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A former Pella High School girls basketball standout is off to a blazing start in her senior season at William Jewell College. Kiara Bradley is a two-time honoree for the NCAA Division II All-Stats team in the start to the 2020-21 season. She made her all-stats debut earlier in the month, and was honored again today. The senior is averaging 23 points and 10.2 rebounds for the Cardinals. Most recently, Bradley went for a season-high 30 points and 12 boards in a win over Missouri S&T, tying Tusculum’s Maddie Sutton for the DII lead with her fourth double-double.

Hear an interview with Bradley from August 2020 here: https://www.kniakrls.com/2020/08/05/lets-talk-pella-pella-alumna-discusses-basketball-career/

Bradley is a two-time All-Great Lakes Valley Conference award winner and a two-time selection for conference player of the week in her two full seasons with William Jewell. Kiara was a first team All-State selection in her senior season at Pella High School and a third team All-State honoree as a junior, as she was a key member of the back-to-back state qualifying teams in 2016 and 2017. Bradley finished with 726 career points and 463 rebounds for the Lady Dutch.