The only way to describe Kailey Klein is as a pure scorer who can make a big offensive play when needed. Looking to score from the moment she walks on the floor, Klein can knock down jumpers, three-pointers and has the desire to get to the basket and create contact for opportunities at the free throw line. A year after becoming the first freshman to lead the Vikings in scoring since 1987-88, Klein was honored as a 2007-08 Preseason All-Horizon League first team selection and will serve as a team captain.

2006-07 - Freshman Season
• Became the first CSU women's basketball player to earn Horizon League Newcomer of the Year accolades
• Was also chosen to the league all-newcomer team
• Came off the bench for first 13 games of the season she appeared in before starting the final 16 contests
• Missed the game at Virginia (12/16/06)
• Became just the fifth freshman in program history, and the first since Debra Taylor (1987-88), to lead the team in scoring (11.0 ppg)
• Finished 14th in the conference in scoring and 10th in free throw percentage (.711)
• Poured in 26 points at Western Michigan (12/7/06) in just 26 minutes of action after scoring just 14 points combined in the first nine contests of the season
• Amassed 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists versus UIC (2/3/07)
• Scored career-high 33 points, including 4-of-7 from three-point land, to go along with eight boards in 38 minutes at Detroit (2/8/07)
• Recorded 26 points and a career-best nine rebounds at Butler (3/3/07)
• Tallied double-digits a team-leading 13 times, including the final three contests and nine of the final 11 games

Hall H.S.
• Unanimous first team all-state selection as a senior after averaging 24.0 points a game
• Third runner-up for Illinois Ms. Basketball
• Scored a conference record (boys or girls) 2,496 career points and pulled down 1,188 rebounds
• Named Peoria Journal Star Player of the Year her final two seasons
• MVP of Illinois Basketball Coaches Association all-star game
• Led team to a 29-4 record and a berth in the state quarterfinals
• Averaged 22.0 points as a junior en route to earning all-state honors from the Chicago Sun-Times (first team), Associated Press (second team and IBCA (third team)
• Scored 58 points in a game as a sophomore
• As an outside hitter, led volleyball team to 32-5 mark as a senior and a fourth-place finish in the state
• Finished fourth in Illinois state history with 1,454 career kills
• Two-time Journal Star Player of the Year
• AP honorable mention all-state as a sophomore
• First team all-conference selection all four years
• Also played a year of softball and three seasons of track
• Two-time state qualifier in the discus as well, owning the school record in the event (128 feet)

Personal
Born May 29, 1988 in Cherry, Ill....daughter of Mike and Lynn Klein...has a younger sister, Brigitte...member of the National Honor Society...major is undecided.