2024-25 Graduate Season: Averaged 13.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game… Limited to just 13 games due to injury… Started in 12 games… Logged 349 minutes of playing time, averaging 27 minutes per game… Shot 44 percent from the field (57-128) and 37 percent from 3-point range (22-59)… 80 percent free throw shooter (38-47)… Grabbed 46 rebounds; seven offensive and 39 defensive… Ended the year with 174 points, 21 assists, nine steals and three blocked shots… Hit four 3-pointers to help score a season-high 26 points against UMass Lowell (11/24)… Went 6-for-7 from 3-point range vs. Vanderbilt to post 22 points (11/17)… Nearly posted a double-double vs. Indiana with 14 points and a season-high eight rebounds vs. the Hoosiers (11/3)… Scored 17 points at Milwaukee (11/9)… Had 15 points and a season-high six assists vs. Indiana State (11/20)… Scored 14 points vs. Texas (11/30)… Led BU with 23 points vs. Boise State (12/1)… Led Butler in scoring six times.
2023-24 Senior Season: Second Team All-BIG EAST selection… Led Butler in scoring 17 times… Scored in double figures 27 times… Topped 20 points seven times… Ranked 10th in the BIG EAST with her 15.1 scoring average… Started in all 32 games… Ranked second in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goal percentage (44.7), seventh in free throw percentage (81.8), and 11th in minutes played per game (32.4)… Led Butler in rebounding 22 times… Averaged a team-best 7.1 rebounds per game to rank ninth in the conference… Grabbed 179 defensive rebounds and 47 on the offensive glass… Shot 44.3 percent from the field (174-393)… Made 46 of her 103 3-point attempts… Finished the year ranked 15th in the BIG EAST in made 3-pointers… Made 90 of her 110 free throw attempts… Averaged 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game… Ended the year with 484 points, 226 rebounds, 89 assists, 42 steals, and four blocks… Logged 1,037 minutes of total playing time… Made 10 field goals on her way to scoring a career-high 26 points at Xavier (1/24)… Added 10 rebounds, six assists and a steal against the Musketeers to post her second double-double of the season… First double-double included 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Villanova (1/13)… Grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds vs. Ohio… Scored 21 points, grabbed seven rebounds and added two steals in a contest vs. Austin Peay (11/18)… Just missed a double-double with 22 points and nine rebounds at Providence (2/14)… Had 18 points and nine rebounds in the previous game vs. St. John’s (2/9)… Posted 22 points and eight rebounds in the first meeting vs. Providence by hitting five of her six 3-point attempts (1/21)… Scored 20 points in the BIG EAST Tournament game vs. Providence while adding seven rebounds (3/8)… Guided BU to a WNIT win over Bowling Green with 24 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals (3/21)… Played 38 minutes vs Villanova and recorded 19 points with nine rebounds vs. the Wildcats (2/17)… Scored 22 points, grabbed nine rebounds, and dished out a season-high six assists in the win over Chicago State (12/10).
2022-23 Junior Season: Played in all 30 games, making 11 starts… Ranked seventh in the BIG EAST with a 77.6 free throw percentage (66-85)… Led Butler in made free throws (66) and free throw attempts (85)… Led Butler with 90 defensive rebounds… Ranked second on the team in total rebounds (121) and rebounds per game (4.0)… Averaged 7.3 points and 1.3 assists per game… Shot 39.6 percent from the field (65-164) and 42.6 percent from 3-point range (23-54)… Ended the season with 219 points, 40 assists, 17 steals and two blocks… Logged 634 minutes of playing time, averaging 21.2 minutes per contest… Made her Butler debut in the season opener vs. Chicago State (11/9)… Jumped into the starting lineup for the first time against Southern Indiana (12/7)… Scored a season-high 19 points in the win over Seton Hall (2/24)… Shot 7-for-9 from the field and 3-for-3 from behind the arc against the Pirates… Tied her season-high assist total with four vs. SHU… Had four assists in the win at Georgetown (1/11)… Posted a double-double at Seton Hall with 11 points and a season-high 10 rebounds… Recorded a season-high three steals vs. DePaul (12/4)… Played a season-high 38 minutes vs. the Blue Demons… Recorded 18 points vs. Providence on 6-of-7 shooting (1/18)… Scored in double figures 10 times… Led BU in scoring four times.
2021-22 Sophomore Season (Minnesota): Played in 11 games… Scored 15 points, grabbed four rebounds, handed out two assists, and made two steals… Shot 41.7 percent from the field (5-12)… 71.4 percent free throw shooter (5-7)… Scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting vs. UConn in the Bahamas (11/20)… Hit a shot and recorded a steal vs. Oklahoma (11/22)… Scored five points, pulled down two rebounds and dished out one assist vs. UTSA (11/28)… Scored two points and grabbed a rebound in just five minutes of court time vs. Wisconsin (1/30).
2020-21 Freshman Season (Minnesota): Played in 10 games ... averaged 4.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game ... shot ..441 on field goals (15-34), .375 on 3-pointers (6-16) and .833 on free throws (5-6) ... recorded eight points and two rebounds at Maryland (2/20) ... scored seven points for the second game in a row and tied career best with four rebounds at Ohio State (2/7) ... tallied seven points versus Iowa (1/31) ... made Gophers debut with nine points, four rebounds and four steals vs. Drake (12/6).
High School: A three-star recruit according to ESPN, touted as the No. 29 guard in the country ... Racine Lutheran High School's all-time leader in points (with over 2,500 points), field goals made, free throws made, steals and assists ... finished her career fifth in state history in scoring ... Journal Sentinel's Player of the Year, AP First Team All-State, WBCA Division 4 All-State and McDonald's High School All-American Game nominee as a senior ... ranked second in the state in scoring at 35.3 points per game in her final season and also averaged 10.2 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 5.4 steals and 1.6 blocks per contest ... named all-state and earned Racine County Player of the Year honors as a junior after averaging 29.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.8 steals and 1.2 blocks per game ... A three-time all-conference and all-county pick ... put up 23.1 points, 10.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 3.6 steals and 1.7 blocks as a sophomore ... recorded 16.8 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.1 steals, 2.8 assists and 1.2 blocks per game as a freshman ... also lettered in soccer (holds state record with nine goals in one game) and cross country and track and field ... Racine County Sports Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete honoree and has been on the school's High Honor Roll three times.
Signing Strande
"Caroline is an athletic wing who brings the experience of playing in the Big Ten along with her natural ability to score the basketball. Bulldog fans will love seeing her versatility as she can guard multiple positions defensively and score in a number of ways on offense. She is the type of player who just loves playing ball which is exactly what we are looking for."
