Kalynne Mendez

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Kalynne Mendez
  • Height:
    5'6
  • Hometown:
    Irvine (CA)
  • Position:
    Guard/Forward
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Portola
  • Previous College:
    Westcliff
  • Major:
    Nursing
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    11.8
  • fg %
    37.1
  • 3pt %
    20.9
  • ft %
    55.4
  • reb/g
    3.8
  • a/g
    2.0
Bio

Comes to Saddleback from Westcliff University where she played in 15 games for the Warriors last season.  During her freshman campaign, Mendez averaged 2.6 points and 2.1 rebounds-per-game.

Previous to WU, Mendez lettered in basketball at Portola High School before graduating in 2024.  While at PHS, she was a two-time, all-league selection.  

Mendez was born in Canada and has seven siblings.  She plans to major in nusring.  

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 25 11
Games started 17 10
Minutes 798 408
Minutes per game 31.9 37.1
FG 95-256 45-134
FG Pct 37.1 33.6
3PT 23-110 9-57
3PT Pct 20.9 15.8
FT 82-148 53-82
FT Pct 55.4 64.6
Off rebounds 20 6
Def rebounds 76 32
Total rebounds 96 38
Rebounds per game 3.8 3.5
Personal fouls 57 23
Disqualifications - -
Assists 51 24
Turnovers 58 21
Assist to turnover ratio 0.9 1.1
Steals 39 21
Blocks 2 0
Points 295 152
Points per game 11.8 13.8
Points per 40.0 min 14.8 14.9
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 10 Santa Ana W, 74-65
Feb 12 at Cypress L, 69-60
Feb 20 Orange Coast L, 77-68
Feb 25 LA Mission W, 71-46
Feb 28 at Glendale W, 47-43
Mar 7 at Mt. San Antonio L, 67-51
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Sep 26 vs. TBD - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 vs. TBD - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Mt. San Jacinto - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 El Camino W, 62-44 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Chaffey W, 64-51 - 25 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 2-4 50.0 6
Nov 8 at MiraCosta L, 70-51 - 29 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 4-10 40.0 6
Nov 14 at Long Beach L, 48-45 - 21 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-4 0.0 3
Nov 19 Citrus W, 80-72 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 San Diego Mesa W, 71-60 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 24 at Monterey Peninsula W, 79-39 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 at Laney L, 77-64 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 5 vs. Reedley W, 74-69 - 27 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Dec 6 vs. Palomar W, 86-80 - 33 9-19 47.4 4-8 50.0 6-9 66.7 28
Dec 7 vs. Merced W, 69-46 - 22 3-8 37.5 0-3 0.0 2-5 40.0 8
Dec 10 Cuyamaca W, 74-34 - 13 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 3
Dec 18 vs. Santa Barbara L, 58-49 1 33 5-17 29.4 3-10 30.0 2-10 20.0 15
Dec 19 vs. Skyline W, 71-53 1 36 8-14 57.1 2-7 28.6 1-1 100.0 19
Dec 20 vs. Porterville W, 90-40 1 22 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 2-4 50.0 4
Jan 2 at Cerritos W, 81-49 1 22 4-8 50.0 2-6 33.3 3-5 60.0 13
Jan 7 at Fullerton W, 78-61 1 36 2-16 12.5 0-6 0.0 3-7 42.9 7
Jan 9 Irvine Valley W, 68-61 1 44 2-9 22.2 0-4 0.0 10-13 76.9 14
Jan 14 Riverside W, 74-60 1 24 3-10 30.0 0-6 0.0 3-6 50.0 9
Jan 16 at Santa Ana W, 79-69 1 39 7-13 53.8 3-5 60.0 9-16 56.3 26
Jan 21 Cypress W, 61-58 1 45 4-11 36.4 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 9
Jan 28 at Orange Coast L, 62-54 - 30 4-10 40.0 0-2 0.0 4-6 66.7 12
Jan 30 Fullerton W, 70-52 1 38 4-11 36.4 2-7 28.6 5-5 100.0 15
Feb 4 at Irvine Valley L, 65-49 1 35 4-15 26.7 1-8 12.5 3-4 75.0 12
Feb 6 at Riverside W, 85-62 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 Santa Ana W, 74-65 1 40 4-11 36.4 1-5 20.0 5-6 83.3 14
Feb 12 at Cypress L, 69-60 1 39 9-20 45.0 2-8 25.0 8-10 80.0 28
Feb 20 Orange Coast L, 77-68 1 38 2-8 25.0 0-4 0.0 2-7 28.6 6
Feb 25 LA Mission W, 71-46 1 31 3-11 27.3 1-7 14.3 3-5 60.0 10
Feb 28 at Glendale W, 47-43 1 37 5-11 45.5 0-1 0.0 1-4 25.0 11
Mar 7 at Mt. San Antonio L, 67-51 1 39 5-12 41.7 1-2 50.0 2-4 50.0 13
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Sep 26 vs. TBD - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 vs. TBD - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Mt. San Jacinto - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 El Camino W, 62-44 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Chaffey W, 64-51 - 25 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
Nov 8 at MiraCosta L, 70-51 - 29 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 14 at Long Beach L, 48-45 - 21 1 4 5 1 6 0 0
Nov 19 Citrus W, 80-72 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 San Diego Mesa W, 71-60 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 24 at Monterey Peninsula W, 79-39 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 at Laney L, 77-64 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 5 vs. Reedley W, 74-69 - 27 1 7 8 5 2 3 0
Dec 6 vs. Palomar W, 86-80 - 33 1 4 5 0 1 1 0
Dec 7 vs. Merced W, 69-46 - 22 2 4 6 2 2 2 1
Dec 10 Cuyamaca W, 74-34 - 13 0 3 3 1 1 0 1
Dec 18 vs. Santa Barbara L, 58-49 1 33 1 4 5 3 4 3 0
Dec 19 vs. Skyline W, 71-53 1 36 0 6 6 2 3 2 0
Dec 20 vs. Porterville W, 90-40 1 22 3 0 3 4 1 1 0
Jan 2 at Cerritos W, 81-49 1 22 0 5 5 4 3 1 0
Jan 7 at Fullerton W, 78-61 1 36 1 5 6 2 0 1 0
Jan 9 Irvine Valley W, 68-61 1 44 0 2 2 3 3 4 0
Jan 14 Riverside W, 74-60 1 24 2 2 4 3 2 3 0
Jan 16 at Santa Ana W, 79-69 1 39 0 5 5 2 3 3 0
Jan 21 Cypress W, 61-58 1 45 0 5 5 3 2 2 0
Jan 28 at Orange Coast L, 62-54 - 30 1 2 3 0 2 0 0
Jan 30 Fullerton W, 70-52 1 38 2 1 3 3 1 2 0
Feb 4 at Irvine Valley L, 65-49 1 35 0 3 3 1 3 2 0
Feb 6 at Riverside W, 85-62 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 Santa Ana W, 74-65 1 40 0 3 3 0 1 0 0
Feb 12 at Cypress L, 69-60 1 39 0 1 1 0 2 3 0
Feb 20 Orange Coast L, 77-68 1 38 0 3 3 7 2 1 0
Feb 25 LA Mission W, 71-46 1 31 0 1 1 2 3 4 0
Feb 28 at Glendale W, 47-43 1 37 1 2 3 1 4 1 0
Mar 7 at Mt. San Antonio L, 67-51 1 39 2 2 4 2 6 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Sep 26 vs. TBD - - - -
Sep 28 vs. TBD - - - -
Oct 17 Mt. San Jacinto - - - -
Oct 30 El Camino W, 62-44 - - - -
Nov 6 Chaffey W, 64-51 - 1 - 0.0
Nov 8 at MiraCosta L, 70-51 - 4 - -
Nov 14 at Long Beach L, 48-45 - 1 - 0.2
Nov 19 Citrus W, 80-72 - - - -
Nov 21 San Diego Mesa W, 71-60 - - - -
Nov 24 at Monterey Peninsula W, 79-39 - - - -
Nov 26 at Laney L, 77-64 - - - -
Dec 5 vs. Reedley W, 74-69 - 4 - 2.5
Dec 6 vs. Palomar W, 86-80 - 2 - 0.0
Dec 7 vs. Merced W, 69-46 - 3 - 1.0
Dec 10 Cuyamaca W, 74-34 - 0 - 1.0
Dec 18 vs. Santa Barbara L, 58-49 1 4 - 0.8
Dec 19 vs. Skyline W, 71-53 1 3 - 0.7
Dec 20 vs. Porterville W, 90-40 1 0 - 4.0
Jan 2 at Cerritos W, 81-49 1 2 - 1.3
Jan 7 at Fullerton W, 78-61 1 3 - -
Jan 9 Irvine Valley W, 68-61 1 1 - 1.0
Jan 14 Riverside W, 74-60 1 2 - 1.5
Jan 16 at Santa Ana W, 79-69 1 3 - 0.7
Jan 21 Cypress W, 61-58 1 1 - 1.5
Jan 28 at Orange Coast L, 62-54 - 3 - 0.0
Jan 30 Fullerton W, 70-52 1 0 - 3.0
Feb 4 at Irvine Valley L, 65-49 1 2 - 0.3
Feb 6 at Riverside W, 85-62 - - - -
Feb 10 Santa Ana W, 74-65 1 2 - 0.0
Feb 12 at Cypress L, 69-60 1 2 - 0.0
Feb 20 Orange Coast L, 77-68 1 4 - 3.5
Feb 25 LA Mission W, 71-46 1 3 - 0.7
Feb 28 at Glendale W, 47-43 1 4 - 0.3
Mar 7 at Mt. San Antonio L, 67-51 1 3 - 0.3
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 25 31.9 3.8-10.2 0.9-4.4 3.3-5.9 11.8
Conference 11 37.1 4.1-12.2 0.8-5.2 4.8-7.5 13.8
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 9 33.1 2.8-8.9 0.4-4.3 3.6-5.4 9.6
Away 10 32.7 4.2-11.0 1.0-4.0 3.7-7.0 13.1
Neutral 6 28.8 4.7-11.0 1.5-5.2 2.2-4.8 13.0
Result
Wins 17 31.4 3.8-9.9 0.9-4.4 3.4-5.5 11.8
Losses 8 33.0 3.9-10.9 1.0-4.5 3.1-6.9 11.9
Month
November 3 25.0 1.3-3.3 0.3-1.3 2.0-6.0 5.0
December 7 26.6 4.1-10.0 1.3-4.7 2.0-4.3 11.6
January 8 34.8 3.8-11.0 0.9-4.8 4.8-7.5 13.1
February 6 36.7 4.5-12.7 0.8-5.5 3.7-6.0 13.5
March 1 39.0 5.0-12.0 1.0-2.0 2.0-4.0 13.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 25 17 798 95-256 37.1 23-110 20.9 82-148 55.4 295
Conference 11 10 408 45-134 33.6 9-57 15.8 53-82 64.6 152
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 9 7 298 25-80 31.3 4-39 10.3 32-49 65.3 86
Away 10 7 327 42-110 38.2 10-40 25.0 37-70 52.9 131
Neutral 6 3 173 28-66 42.4 9-31 29.0 13-29 44.8 78
Result
Wins 17 12 534 64-169 37.9 15-74 20.3 57-93 61.3 200
Losses 8 5 264 31-87 35.6 8-36 22.2 25-55 45.5 95
Month
November 3 - 75 4-10 40.0 1-4 25.0 6-18 33.3 15
December 7 3 186 29-70 41.4 9-33 27.3 14-30 46.7 81
January 8 7 278 30-88 34.1 7-38 18.4 38-60 63.3 105
February 6 6 220 27-76 35.5 5-33 15.2 22-36 61.1 81
March 1 1 39 5-12 41.7 1-2 50.0 2-4 50.0 13
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 25 798 31.9 4.8-12.8 1.2-5.5 20.9 4.1-7.4 14.8
Conference 11 408 37.1 4.4-13.1 0.9-5.6 15.8 5.2-8.0 14.9
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 9 298 33.1 3.4-10.7 0.5-5.2 10.3 4.3-6.6 11.5
Away 10 327 32.7 5.1-13.5 1.2-4.9 25.0 4.5-8.6 16.0
Neutral 6 173 28.8 6.5-15.3 2.1-7.2 29.0 3.0-6.7 18.0
Result
Wins 17 534 31.4 4.8-12.7 1.1-5.5 20.3 4.3-7.0 15.0
Losses 8 264 33.0 4.7-13.2 1.2-5.5 22.2 3.8-8.3 14.4
Month
November 3 75 25.0 2.1-5.3 0.5-2.1 25.0 3.2-9.6 8.0
December 7 186 26.6 6.2-15.1 1.9-7.1 27.3 3.0-6.5 17.4
January 8 278 34.8 4.3-12.7 1.0-5.5 18.4 5.5-8.6 15.1
February 6 220 36.7 4.9-13.8 0.9-6.0 15.2 4.0-6.5 14.7
March 1 39 39.0 5.1-12.3 1.0-2.1 50.0 2.1-4.1 13.3
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 25 0.8 3.0 3.8 2.0 2.3 1.6 0.1
Conference 11 0.5 2.9 3.5 2.2 1.9 1.9 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 0.6 2.4 3.0 2.4 1.8 1.8 0.1
Away 10 0.7 2.9 3.6 1.3 2.9 1.1 0.0
Neutral 6 1.3 4.2 5.5 2.7 2.2 2.0 0.2
Result
Wins 17 0.8 3.4 4.2 2.2 1.9 1.8 0.1
Losses 8 0.8 2.4 3.1 1.8 3.1 1.1 0.0
Month
November 3 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.3 2.3 0.0 0.0
December 7 1.1 4.0 5.1 2.4 2.0 1.7 0.3
January 8 0.8 3.4 4.1 2.5 2.0 2.0 0.0
February 6 0.2 2.2 2.3 1.8 2.5 1.8 0.0
March 1 2.0 2.0 4.0 2.0 6.0 0.0 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 25 17 20 76 96 51 58 39 2
Conference 11 10 6 32 38 24 21 21 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 7 5 22 27 22 16 16 1
Away 10 7 7 29 36 13 29 11 0
Neutral 6 3 8 25 33 16 13 12 1
Result
Wins 17 12 14 57 71 37 33 30 2
Losses 8 5 6 19 25 14 25 9 0
Month
November 3 - 3 6 9 1 7 0 0
December 7 3 8 28 36 17 14 12 2
January 8 7 6 27 33 20 16 16 0
February 6 6 1 13 14 11 15 11 0
March 1 1 2 2 4 2 6 0 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 25 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.6 2.9 2.0 0.1
Conference 11 0.6 3.1 3.7 2.4 2.1 2.1 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 0.7 3.0 3.6 3.0 2.1 2.1 0.1
Away 10 0.9 3.5 4.4 1.6 3.5 1.3 0.0
Neutral 6 1.8 5.8 7.6 3.7 3.0 2.8 0.2
Result
Wins 17 1.0 4.3 5.3 2.8 2.5 2.2 0.1
Losses 8 0.9 2.9 3.8 2.1 3.8 1.4 0.0
Month
November 3 1.6 3.2 4.8 0.5 3.7 0.0 0.0
December 7 1.7 6.0 7.7 3.7 3.0 2.6 0.4
January 8 0.9 3.9 4.7 2.9 2.3 2.3 0.0
February 6 0.2 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.7 2.0 0.0
March 1 2.1 2.1 4.1 2.1 6.2 0.0 0.0
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