KIARA AT A GLANCE: Experienced, physical post with ability to score ... excellent rebounder and defender ... A physical presence in the post.
SENIOR (2017-18): Second-Team All-South Region choice by College Sports Information Directors of America/Division II Conference Commissioner's Association ... First-Team All-Sunshine State Conference ... Two-time SSC Player of the Week (Dec. 4 & Feb. 26) ... Two-time SSC Defensive Player of the Week (Dec. 20 & Feb. 19) ... Led team in points scored (494), points per game (16.5), field goals (196), field goals per game (6.5), free throws (101), rebounds (319), rebounds per game (10.6), blocked shots (85), blocks per game (2.83), steals (34), steals per game (1.1) and double-doubles (17) ... Set school season record for blocks ... Her 494 points ranks eighth, and 319 rebounds third on school's single-season leaders list ... Led SSC in rebounds and rebounds per game ... Led league in blocks and blocks per game ... Ranked fourth in the SSC in points scored and points per game ... Scored in double figures in all but three of 30 games she played and started in ... Scored 20 or more points in nine games ... Her 17 double-doubles ranked tied for 10th in country ... Her total rebounds (319) ranked 13th, and rebounds per game (10.6) were 14th in nation  ... Her total blocks (85) tied for 13th, and blocks per game (2.83) tied for 14th in country ... Matched career-high 25 points vs. Palm Beach Atlantic on Nov. 29 and at Florida Southern on Feb. 3 ... Grabbed career-high 17 rebounds, and scored 21 points in win over Nova Southeastern on ESPN3 on Feb. 17 ... Blocked career-high nine shots in win over Benedict on Dec. 16 ... Nine blocks vs. Benedict second most in a game in school history ... Athletic Director's List in fall ... Dean's List in spring ... SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll in spring.
JUNIOR (2016-17): Played in 19 games, starting 16 ... Led the team with 15.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots per game, shooting 51.3 percent from the field ... Was second in the conference in scoring, tied for first in rebounding and first in shooting ... Named to the Sunshine State Conference All-Newcomer team ... Scored in double figures 17 times, including six games of at least 20 points ... Scored career-high 25 points against Palm Beach Atlantic on Jan. 11 and Saint Leo on Feb. 4 ... Grabbed 15 rebounds three times ... Led the conference with nine double-doubles ... Had four blocked shots against Embry-Riddle on Feb. 25 ... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor List in the fall and Dean's List in the spring ... Earned a spot on the SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
SOPHOMORE (2015-16 - Rhode Island): Appeared in seven games in an injury-plagued season ... Averaged 0.9 points and 1.3 rebounds per game while shooting 50.0 percent from the field.
REDSHIRT (2014-15 - Rhode Island): Appeared in five games, averaging 8.8 minutes, 3.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game before suffering a season-ending injury
FRESHMAN (2013-14 - Rhode Island): Made her collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Delaware, recording seven points, four rebounds and two steals in 22 minutes of action ... Grabbed a team-high six rebounds in 10 minutes of action at Central Connecticut ... Scored seven points and dished out a pair of assists - the first of her career - against Lehigh ... Recorded six rebounds, four points, a block and a steal in nine minutes off the bench against Detroit ... Had eight points, two rebounds and a pair of blocks in 12 minutes off the bench at Brown ... Grabbed nine rebounds and added six points in 15 minutes vs. UMass Lowell ... Recorded eight rebounds and a pair of blocks against La Salle ... Made her first career start at Saint Joseph’s ... Had 10 points, six erbounds, three blocks, a steal and an assist in 28 minutes of action vs. Saint Louis ... Registered 10 points and five rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench at George Washington ... Recorded seven points and a career-high 11 rebounds at La Salle.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a member of the basketball and track & field team at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy ... Captained her high school team 2012-13 ... Averaged 14.5 points and 14 rebounds as a senior while earning Miami Herald 8A-5A First-Team All-County honors... Averaged 15 points, 15 rebounds, four steals and four assists per game as a junior ... Was a four-time All-Miami-Dade County selection ... Was named to the All-Tournament teams at the Florida Prospects Invitational and the Miami Rose Classic ... Helped lead her team to Miami Junior Orange Bowl Championship in 2010 ... Also was a member of the USSSA U14 team that finished second at the National Championship ... Helped her team capture the Class 4A District and Regional titles in 2008, the Class 6A District and Regional titles in 2009 and 2010, and the Class 8A District and Regional championships in 2011 ... Was invited to participate in the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine and was a National Society of High School Scholars Nominee in 2011 ... Spent time as a youth basketball counselor ... Also volunteered to feed the homeless on Thanksgiving.
PERSONAL:Â Daughter of Colette and Gabriel Palmer ... Has two older siblings, Carlos and Kia ... Comes from a very athletic family as both of her parents played basketball for the Panamanian National Team ... Her father also played at Panama University while her mother played at Xavier ... Her brother, Carlos, played basketball at Florida Christian and her sister, Kia, played at both Texas State and Barry ... Majoring in pre-med.
