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Jersey Number 24
Lucija Kostic
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Zagreb, Croatia
- High School:
- Prirodoslovna Škola Vladimira Preloga
HONORS & AWARDS
- WCC Player of the Week - 2/4/18
2020-21 (REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE)
2019-20 (SOPHOMORE): Redshirt season.
2018-19 FRESHMAN
PERSONAL:
- WCC Player of the Week - 2/4/18
2020-21 (REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE)
- Played in 27 games making 26 starts in her return to the lineup.
- Logged 704 minutes averaging 26.1 minutes per game.
- Scored 91 points averaging 3.4 points per game...shot 37.6 percent from the field (35-for-93)
- 51st in the nation in assist to turnover ratio at 2.17 - led the WCC with that stat.
- Was 37th in the nation in total assists with 102 (second in the WCC) and 71st in the nation in assists per game at 4.4 (second in the WCC).
- Led the team in rebounding with 171 rebounds, averaged 6.3 rebounds per game...had double-digit rebounds four times including a career-high 14 rebounds in the win over Saint Mary's on Mar. 6 in the WCC Tournament...had a double-double in that contest with 13 points...was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field in that contest.
- Had her first double-double of the year in the Dons road win over Saint Mary's on Jan. 9, grabbing 10 boards and dishing out a season-high 10 assists.
- Had five or more assists 11 times.
- In USF's win over Houston in the first round of the WNIT she had six rebounds, five assists and five points.
2019-20 (SOPHOMORE): Redshirt season.
2018-19 FRESHMAN
- Played in and started 30 of the Dons’ 31 games as a true freshman.
- Was the team’s best shooter at 51.6% (sixth in the West Coast Conference) and shot blocker with 22 rejections (tied for seventh in the WCC), and was second on the team in rebounding (4.8 per game) and assists (2.8 per game).
- Averaged 7.1 points per game with nine double-figure scoring games.
- Shot at least 50.0% from the floor (minimum four attempts) on 13 occasions.
- Proved to be one of the team’s best passers, posting 10 games with four or more assists.
- Earned WCC Player of the Week honors for the week of Jan. 28-Feb. 3 after a season-standout performance on the road at Santa Clara.
- She posted her first career double-double with a season-high 22 points, 12 rebounds and 11 made shots (11 for 14, 78.6% shooting).
- She also had two blocks, two assists and a steal in that game.
- Scored 18 points and collected seven rebounds while shooting 53.3% from the floor in the Dons’ 2019 WCC Tournament first-round victory over Portland in Las Vegas (March 7).
- It was Kostic’s clutch 18-foot jump shot with only 45 seconds left that made it a four-point game at the time and helped propel the Dons to their 76-69 postseason victory.
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Won multiple national championships playing her club basketball for ŽKK Trešnjevka 2009 alongside fellow Croatians and USF teammates Marta and Marija Galic.
- Four-time Croatian junior national champion, two-time Croatian senior league finalist, and two-time Ružica Meglaj-Rimac cup finalists (national women's basketball cup for Croatia).
- Was ranked No. 1 in efficiency during the U-18 Women's European Championship, and third at the U-16 championship.
PERSONAL:
- Parent Sanja Soldo Kostic
- Sibling Ivan Kostic
- Misses the food and people most about home.
- After graduation, Lucija wants to get her Master's degree in psychology.
- Favorite musical artist is Beyoncé.
- Favorite food is Croatian food
- Favorite athlete is Ioanna Krimili.
WBB | USF vs. Montana St Postgame w/ Molly Goodenbour
Monday, March 23
WBB | USF vs. Pepperdine Postgame w/ Molly Goodenbour, Mara Neira, and Candy Edokpaigbe
Monday, March 09
WBB | USF vs. Pepperdine Postgame w/ Molly Goodenbour, Aina Cargol, and Nataša Taušová
Sunday, March 08
WBB | USF vs. Santa Clara Postgame w/ Molly Goodenbour
Sunday, March 01
