2020-2021 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 20
Frannie Hottinger
- Position:
- G/F
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Major:
- Management Consulting
- Hometown:
- Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
Bio
WHY LEHIGH?
"I chose Lehigh because it has the perfect balance of everything I looked for in a college through the great academics and high-level athletics all while being located on a beautiful campus. Also, I loved the inviting team culture and the dedicated coaching staff."
2022-23 (Senior Season)
Had one of the best seasons in program history….was named the Patriot League Player of the Year and Lehigh’s first honoree since 2011…landed on the first team All-Patriot League and was named to the ECAC First Team…selected to the academic All-Patriot League team and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team…one of two players in Patriot League women’s basketball history to be named the Patriot League Player of the Week seven times in a season…recorded 1,000th career point at Loyola (2/11)...scored 630 points in her senior season, which is a single-season scoring record at Lehigh..one of 10 players in program history to record 1,000 points and 500 rebounds…led the team and the Patriot League in scoring, averaging 20.3 points per game.. 20.3 points per game were good for 19th in the nation…finished the season ranked 16th in the nation in double doubles (16).... recorded double digit points in 29 games…tallied a career-high of 34 points against Rider (11/30)...brought home a career-high of 18 rebounds against Stonehill in the season opener (11/7)... had second 30-point game of her career against Holy Cross (1/25)...named to Patriot LeagueAcademic Honor Roll.
2021-22 (Junior Season)
Played in 20 games despite missing time due to injury...Averaged 11.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, finishing with a pair of double-doubles...Recorded her second double-double of the season at Navy (3/2), scoring 13 points with 11 rebounds in the win over the Mids. Shot 41.7 percent from the field...Started to look like she was returning to form at Lafayette (2/12), in her third game back from an ankle injury. Scored seven points with two boards in 13 minutes off the bench...Registered first double-double of the year vs. Binghamton (12/4), tallying 17 points with 12 rebound and upped double-digit scoring streak to 14 straight games dating back to the end of the 2020-21 season...Recorded 12 points with eight rebounds at Villanova (12/1)...Scored 13 points with four rebounds vs. Mizzou (11/28)...Finished with a team-high tying 17 points and seven rebounds with two assists and a steal in 23 minutes against Merrimack (11/21)...Had another terrific performance vs. Mount St. Mary’s (11/19), scoring 26 points with eight rebounds on 10-of-14 shooting and 3-of-4 from beyond-the-arc...Bounced back in the second half after getting into early foul trouble, finishing with 15 points and six rebounds, going a perfect 4-for-4 from the foul line at Seton Hall (11/16)...Capped off an impressive opening week with a game-high 22 points and six rebounds against Saint Peter’s (11/12). Went 8-for-10 from the field and 4-for-5 from beyond in the win...Led all scorers with 19 points and eight rebounds, also registering two assists and two steals, shooting 9-for-15 from the field in a season-opening win over East Stroudsburg (11/9) at Grace Hall...Named a Preseason All-Patriot League selection.
2020-21 (Sophomore Season)
Strong sophomore campaign, establishing herself as one of the more dominant scoring threats in the Patriot League...named a Second Team All-Patriot League selection...named an Academic All-Patriot League selection with a 3.94 cumulative GPA...Made 15 starts in 16 appearances on the year...led her teammates in scoring (14.2 ppg) and finished fifth in the Patriot League...Also led her teammates in total rebounds (106), finishing second on the team in rebounding average (6.6)...Recorded first career double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) in a season-opening win over Lafayette (1/2) on the road, also in her first career start...Scored a career-high 18 points with nine rebounds, two assists and a steal in a home victory over American (1/9)...For the second straight game, broke her career-high scoring mark with 21 points on 50 percent shooting, along with two rebounds and three assists...Nearly registered a double-double with 10 points and nine boards at Bucknell (1/17)...Had second double-double of the year with 18 points and 10 rebounds in a victory over Holy Cross (1/23)...Scored a career-high 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting with seven rebounds in a win over Holy Cross (1/24)...Notched her third 20 or more point outing of the season with 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting with nine boards vs. Bucknell (1/31)...Scored 11 points with five rebounds in a victory over Lafayette (2/22)...Tallied ninth game of the season in double figures for scoring with 14 points and seven boards in a Quarterfinal round victory over Holy Cross (3/7)...Finished with 12 points and seven boards in Semifinal victory over top-seeded Bucknell (3/11) on the road...Recorded her fourth 20+ point game of the season and her 11th game in double scoring figures with 21 points and four rebounds on 9-of-14 shooting to lead the Mountain Hawks to their fourth Patriot League title at Boston University (3/14). Was one of two Mountain Hawks named to the All-Tournament Team...Scored 12 points with five rebounds in an NCAA Tournament First Round defeat to West Virginia (3/21).
2019-20 (Freshman Season)
Played in 27 games off the bench in her first season in the Brown and White...averaged 7.7 minutes per game...Second consecutive game with eight points at Army West Point (2/1) on 3-for-4 shooting from the field. Also registered the first 3-pointer of her career in nine minutes... Scored eight points in 16 minutes off the bench vs. American (1/29), adding three rebounds in her highest-scoring game of Patriot League play so far...Scored four points in five minutes in a victory at American (1/11)...Returned home to Minnesota (12/21) and played career-high 20 minutes, tying a career-best mark for rebounds with seven...Best performance of her young career so far against Bloomsburg (12/3), notching a career and game-high 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting with a career-best seven boards, two assists nad a steal in 18 minutes off the bench...Played 11 minutes vs. CCSU (11/18) and converted on her first basket at home, finishing with three points and two rebounds...Played three minutes in her first career appearance at Stabler Arena vs. GW (11/13)... Played six minutes in first career appearance at Delaware State, scoring two points on single field goal attempt. Also picked up a board in the season-opening victory.
BEFORE LEHIGH
Team captain who became Cretin-Derham Hall's all-time leading scorer with 1,908 points...Four-year letter-winner…2019 All-State team…Three-time All-Conference selection…2019 First Team All-Metro selection…Finished second in Minnesota Class 4A scoring during the 2018-19 season averaging 28 points per game…Member of conference and section championship teams in 2017-18 season…2018 All-State Tournament team…Holds school's single game scoring record of 51 points…Miss Basketball Finalist…Also a four-year letter-winner and senior captain in soccer…Honor graduate with a 4.20 GPA, finishing with the ninth highest average in her class…2019 Athena Award winner representing her high school…Hugh Derham Senior Award winner for involvement in academics, athletics and service…National Honors Society and People Finding People Senior Member.
PERSONAL
Daughter of David and Mary Kaul-Hottinger. Has an older bother, George. Her father (football), mother (basketball) and brother (football) played collegiately at University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn.
"I chose Lehigh because it has the perfect balance of everything I looked for in a college through the great academics and high-level athletics all while being located on a beautiful campus. Also, I loved the inviting team culture and the dedicated coaching staff."
2022-23 (Senior Season)
Had one of the best seasons in program history….was named the Patriot League Player of the Year and Lehigh’s first honoree since 2011…landed on the first team All-Patriot League and was named to the ECAC First Team…selected to the academic All-Patriot League team and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team…one of two players in Patriot League women’s basketball history to be named the Patriot League Player of the Week seven times in a season…recorded 1,000th career point at Loyola (2/11)...scored 630 points in her senior season, which is a single-season scoring record at Lehigh..one of 10 players in program history to record 1,000 points and 500 rebounds…led the team and the Patriot League in scoring, averaging 20.3 points per game.. 20.3 points per game were good for 19th in the nation…finished the season ranked 16th in the nation in double doubles (16).... recorded double digit points in 29 games…tallied a career-high of 34 points against Rider (11/30)...brought home a career-high of 18 rebounds against Stonehill in the season opener (11/7)... had second 30-point game of her career against Holy Cross (1/25)...named to Patriot LeagueAcademic Honor Roll.
2021-22 (Junior Season)
Played in 20 games despite missing time due to injury...Averaged 11.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, finishing with a pair of double-doubles...Recorded her second double-double of the season at Navy (3/2), scoring 13 points with 11 rebounds in the win over the Mids. Shot 41.7 percent from the field...Started to look like she was returning to form at Lafayette (2/12), in her third game back from an ankle injury. Scored seven points with two boards in 13 minutes off the bench...Registered first double-double of the year vs. Binghamton (12/4), tallying 17 points with 12 rebound and upped double-digit scoring streak to 14 straight games dating back to the end of the 2020-21 season...Recorded 12 points with eight rebounds at Villanova (12/1)...Scored 13 points with four rebounds vs. Mizzou (11/28)...Finished with a team-high tying 17 points and seven rebounds with two assists and a steal in 23 minutes against Merrimack (11/21)...Had another terrific performance vs. Mount St. Mary’s (11/19), scoring 26 points with eight rebounds on 10-of-14 shooting and 3-of-4 from beyond-the-arc...Bounced back in the second half after getting into early foul trouble, finishing with 15 points and six rebounds, going a perfect 4-for-4 from the foul line at Seton Hall (11/16)...Capped off an impressive opening week with a game-high 22 points and six rebounds against Saint Peter’s (11/12). Went 8-for-10 from the field and 4-for-5 from beyond in the win...Led all scorers with 19 points and eight rebounds, also registering two assists and two steals, shooting 9-for-15 from the field in a season-opening win over East Stroudsburg (11/9) at Grace Hall...Named a Preseason All-Patriot League selection.
2020-21 (Sophomore Season)
Strong sophomore campaign, establishing herself as one of the more dominant scoring threats in the Patriot League...named a Second Team All-Patriot League selection...named an Academic All-Patriot League selection with a 3.94 cumulative GPA...Made 15 starts in 16 appearances on the year...led her teammates in scoring (14.2 ppg) and finished fifth in the Patriot League...Also led her teammates in total rebounds (106), finishing second on the team in rebounding average (6.6)...Recorded first career double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) in a season-opening win over Lafayette (1/2) on the road, also in her first career start...Scored a career-high 18 points with nine rebounds, two assists and a steal in a home victory over American (1/9)...For the second straight game, broke her career-high scoring mark with 21 points on 50 percent shooting, along with two rebounds and three assists...Nearly registered a double-double with 10 points and nine boards at Bucknell (1/17)...Had second double-double of the year with 18 points and 10 rebounds in a victory over Holy Cross (1/23)...Scored a career-high 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting with seven rebounds in a win over Holy Cross (1/24)...Notched her third 20 or more point outing of the season with 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting with nine boards vs. Bucknell (1/31)...Scored 11 points with five rebounds in a victory over Lafayette (2/22)...Tallied ninth game of the season in double figures for scoring with 14 points and seven boards in a Quarterfinal round victory over Holy Cross (3/7)...Finished with 12 points and seven boards in Semifinal victory over top-seeded Bucknell (3/11) on the road...Recorded her fourth 20+ point game of the season and her 11th game in double scoring figures with 21 points and four rebounds on 9-of-14 shooting to lead the Mountain Hawks to their fourth Patriot League title at Boston University (3/14). Was one of two Mountain Hawks named to the All-Tournament Team...Scored 12 points with five rebounds in an NCAA Tournament First Round defeat to West Virginia (3/21).
2019-20 (Freshman Season)
Played in 27 games off the bench in her first season in the Brown and White...averaged 7.7 minutes per game...Second consecutive game with eight points at Army West Point (2/1) on 3-for-4 shooting from the field. Also registered the first 3-pointer of her career in nine minutes... Scored eight points in 16 minutes off the bench vs. American (1/29), adding three rebounds in her highest-scoring game of Patriot League play so far...Scored four points in five minutes in a victory at American (1/11)...Returned home to Minnesota (12/21) and played career-high 20 minutes, tying a career-best mark for rebounds with seven...Best performance of her young career so far against Bloomsburg (12/3), notching a career and game-high 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting with a career-best seven boards, two assists nad a steal in 18 minutes off the bench...Played 11 minutes vs. CCSU (11/18) and converted on her first basket at home, finishing with three points and two rebounds...Played three minutes in her first career appearance at Stabler Arena vs. GW (11/13)... Played six minutes in first career appearance at Delaware State, scoring two points on single field goal attempt. Also picked up a board in the season-opening victory.
BEFORE LEHIGH
Team captain who became Cretin-Derham Hall's all-time leading scorer with 1,908 points...Four-year letter-winner…2019 All-State team…Three-time All-Conference selection…2019 First Team All-Metro selection…Finished second in Minnesota Class 4A scoring during the 2018-19 season averaging 28 points per game…Member of conference and section championship teams in 2017-18 season…2018 All-State Tournament team…Holds school's single game scoring record of 51 points…Miss Basketball Finalist…Also a four-year letter-winner and senior captain in soccer…Honor graduate with a 4.20 GPA, finishing with the ninth highest average in her class…2019 Athena Award winner representing her high school…Hugh Derham Senior Award winner for involvement in academics, athletics and service…National Honors Society and People Finding People Senior Member.
PERSONAL
Daughter of David and Mary Kaul-Hottinger. Has an older bother, George. Her father (football), mother (basketball) and brother (football) played collegiately at University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn.
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