Eylia Love

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kansas City, Kan.
High School:
Olathe North
Prev School:
Georgia Tech

Louisville - Senior Year (2023-24)

Played in 31 games this season.
Led the Cards with four assists to go with three steals and three points in the win over Pitt.
Tied a career high with a team-best five assists to go with eight points, four rebounds and three steals in the road win over Pitt.
Scored a team-best 14 points on 6-for-8 shooting with five rebounds, two assists and two steals against Kentucky.
Recorded her first double-double with the Cards and second of her career with 10 points and 10 rebounds against NC A&T.
Scored in double figures with 10 points, was 8-for-8 from the free throw line and added a team-best four steals and five rebounds against Bucknell.
Broke out with 16 points on 4-for-5 shooting from the field and 6-for-6 from the line to go with three rebounds, two steals and an assist in the win over DePaul.

Love transferred to Louisville for the spring semester in 2023. She will be eligible to play in the 2023-24 season for the Cardinals.

Georgia Tech - Junior Year (2022-23)

Transferred to Louisville in January 2023.
Played in 13 games and made eight starts for Georgia Tech in the fall of 2022.
Had a career-best five steals in the road win over Michigan State on Dec. 1.
Tallied a season-best six rebounds in the road win over Air Force on Nov. 26.
Had a season-best 12 points in the road win over Auburn on Nov. 16.

Georgia Tech - Sophomore Year (2021-22)

Named to the 2021-22 All-ACC Academic Team
Earned a starting role in 31 games and appeared in all 32
Finished third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.5 points per game
Averaged 30.0 minutes per game
Shot 41.7 percent (129-309) from the field and 40.4 percent (23-57) from three-point range
Led Jackets in scoring eight times and rebounding twice
Owned 16 games with double-figure scoring numbers, including seven with 15-plus points
Scored 15 points in season-opener at Central Michigan (11/9), going 5-for-12 from the field and 5-for-6 from the charity stripe
Recorded second-straight game in double-figures with 11 points against Kennesaw State (11/11) and finished with five rebounds
Contributed eight points and five rebounds in win against Belmont (11/14)
Finished with nine points and was perfect 4-for-4 at the charity stripe at ETSU (11/18)
Added seven points and five rebounds against Auburn (11/21)
Played 33 minutes in win against Hofstra (11/24) and posted eight points, six rebounds, two assists and a steal
Finished with 12 points, two assists and a block at Purdue (12/1) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Finished with game-high 14 points in win at Georgia (12/5), shooting 6-for-14 from the field and seven rebounds
Contributed 10 points in win against No. 3/2 UConn (12/9) and recorded two blocks
Recorded 16 points in win over Wake Forest (12/19) shooting 50.0 percent from the field and hitting two three-pointers
Scored career-high 19 points against Boston University (12/21), hitting a personal-best seven field goals
Matched her career-high in rebounding with nine and set personal-best with five assists in win against Virginia (1/9)
Added 10 points in win against Florida State (1/13) and had two blocks and a steal
Contributed seven points and seven rebounds at Miami (1/16)
Recorded first career double-double with 10 points and career-high 13 rebounds at Syracuse (1/20)
Scored career-high 20 points to lead Tech past Boston College (1/27), shooting 9-for-14 from the field
Finished with 14 points in win at Duke (2/1) after scoring 12 in the first half
Also pulled down eight rebounds against the Blue Devils
Scored game-high 16 points at NC State (2/7), shooting 7-for-14 from the field
Finished with five rebounds, four steals, an assist and a block
Led Jackets with a career-high 26 points in overtime win against Clemson (2/13), making career-high 10 field goals
Led Tech with 12 points against Miami (2/20) and finished with five rebounds
Dished out five assists to match career-high at Florida State (2/24), while posting eight points
Led Tech with 16 points against Wake Forest (3/3) in ACC Tournament second round action
Hit seven field goals and two free throws against the Demon Deacons, while securing four rebounds and an assist
Added 11 points in the quarterfinal round against Notre Dame (3/4), while finishing with six rebounds, five assists and a block
Added seven points, three rebounds and an assist against Kansas (3/18) in NCAA Tournament first round action.

Georgia Tech - Freshman Year (2020-21)

Earned a pair of starts in her freshman campaign and appeared in all 26 games for Georgia Tech
Recorded five games with double-figure scoring numbers
Pulled down eight rebounds, while finishing with four points and a block in first collegiate game against Georgia State (11/25)
Contributed seven points and four rebounds against Georgia (11/29)
Posted first double-figure scoring performance against Tulane (12/3) with 10 points, going 2-for-2 from three-point range for her first three-pointers of the season
Added 10 points in win over Boston College (12/9), going a perfect 3-for-3 from the field and finishing 4-of-6 at the charity stripe
Contributed 11 points at Notre Dame (12/13) and recorded personal-best three steals in win
Earned first collegiate start against No. 3 NC State (12/31) and played 27 minutes
Earned second start at Notre Dame (1/3) and hit a field goal
Contributed 12 points at Clemson (1/7), hitting personal-best five field goals, while owning three rebounds in the win
Added eight points in Tech’s win at Miami (1/28), shooting 4-for-5 from the field
Scored season-high 14 points in Tech’s win against Syracuse (2/2), while going 6-for-7 from the free throw line
Contributed six points and a career-high nine rebounds in win over Miami (2/16) and added two steals and an assist
Matched personal-best, swiping three steals at North Carolina (2/25)
Played 21 minutes against NC State (3/6) in ACC Tournament semifinals, finishing with five points
Saw action in all three NCAA Tournament games, helping the Jackets reach the Sweet 16
Pulled down four rebounds against Stephen F. Austin (3/21) in the opening round
Contributed six points, going 3-for-5 from the field, against West Virginia (3/23)
Took the floor for five minutes against top-seeded South Carolina (3/28) in the Sweet 16.

High School

Served as team captain senior year at Olathe North High School
Tabbed Class 6A first team all-State in 2020
McDonald’s All-American nominee…Gatorade Player of the Year nominee
2020 DiRenna Award finalist
Kansas 6A Player of the Year finalist
2020 Sunflower League Player of the Year
2020 All-Sunflower League first team
2020 Class 6A second team
Earned Class 6A third team all-State and second team all-conference in 2019
Four star prospect
Ranked No. 64 overall and No. 12 in position by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report
Scored 1,000th career point at Olathe North on March 2, 2019.

Personal

Member of National Honor Society in high school
Lists most memorable non-athletic accomplishment as maintaining a 4.0 GPA throughout high school
Started playing basketball around six years old with her dad in the driveway