2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Love, Eylia

Jersey Number 24
Eylia Love
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Kan.
- High School:
- Olathe North
- Prev School:
- Georgia Tech
Bio
Louisville - Senior Year (2023-24)
Georgia Tech - Junior Year (2022-23)
- 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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
WBB: Head Coach Jeff Walz Press Conference (7/31/25)
Thursday, July 31
Jeff Walz Post Game vs Clemson Press Conference 02.27.25
Friday, May 16
WBB: NCAA 2nd Round Preview Press Conference
Saturday, March 22
WBB: NCAA 1st Round Postgame Press Conference (Nebraska - 3/21/25)
Saturday, March 22