After graduating as the program's all-time leading scorer, Downs was named an assistant coach before the start of the 2023-24 season. During her first season she helped the Bulldogs finish fourth in the SCIAC regular season standings as they advanced to the SCIAC Postseason Tournament Semifinals.
In September 2024 she was named a full-time assistant women's basketball coach.
Basketball Bio:
2022-23 (Graduate)
-All-SCIAC First Team
-CSC Academic All-District
SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Week (Jan. 17)
Played in 26 games, all starts ... Averaged 16 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists per game on 44.4 percent from the field, 41.8 percent from three, and 89 percent from the line ... Scored 417 points (eighth most in single-season history), made 64 threes (seventh most), 89.0 percent from the line (third highest) ... Help the Bulldogs to an 18-point win at Occidental (Nov. 30) as she scored a season-high 27 points (10-for-15 FG, 1-for-3 3FG, 6-for-6 FT) ... Scored 21 points (5-for-14 FG, 1-for-5 3FG, 10-11 FT) in a 70-67 win at Pacific Lutheran (Dec. 17) ... Tied the all-time program scoring record with 22 points (7-or-15 FG, 4-for-9 3FG, 4-for-4 FT) vs. Pomona-Pitzer (Feb. 4) ... After missing a game, Downs then helped the Bulldogs grind out a 58-54 win vs. Claremont-M-S (Feb. 15) as she became the all-time leading scorer ... Led the Bulldogs to a 70-69 win at La Verne (Feb. 25) in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament Final.
2021-22 (Senior)
-All-SCIAC First Team
Played and started 24 games ... Averaged 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 0.5 steals per game while shooting 45.5 percent from the field, 41.9 percent from three, and 90.2 percent from the line ... Opened the season with a 20-point (7-of-17 FG, 4-of-6 3FG, 2-of-2 FT) game vs. Linfield (Nov.12) ... In a road win at Whittier (Dec. 14) Downs scored 10 points (4-of-8 FG, 2-of-6 3FG) with five assists, four rebounds, one steal, and one block in a game that got her past the 1,000 career points mark; she is the 11th Bulldog to reach the milestone ... Recorded her first career double-double with 18 points (7-of-13 FG, 4-of-8 3FG), 11 rebounds, two assists, two steals, and two blocks in a road win at Caltech (Jan. 12) ... Scored 20 points on an efficent 7-of-9 shooting from the field, 3-of-4 from three, and 3-of-3 from the line in a road win at Cal Lutheran (Feb. 12) ... Helped lead the Bulldogs past the Regals for the third time during the season with 21 points (8-of-11 FG, 5-of-8 3FG), four rebounds, and three assists in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament Semifinal.
2020-21 (Junior | COVID-19 season)
Played and started five games ... Averaged 17.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 0.8 steals per game ... Scored in double-figures in all five games ... Scored a season-high 26 points (7-of-18 FG, 2-of-7 3FG, 10-of-10 FT) with five rebounds and a steal at Cal Lutheran (Mar. 27).
2019-20 (Sophomore)
-All-SCIAC Second Team
- A major contributor in the squad’s “double” championship that included winning the regular-season and postseason tournament titles
- Helped Redlands earn its first-ever NCAA Tournament win with an upset over then-No. 8 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
- Started all 29 games as a shooting guard/forward
- Averaged 33.2 minutes per game
- Shot 39.2% from the floor on 332 attempts for a team-high 14.4 points per game
- Converted 40.8% of her three-pointers to lead the team
- Also, reset her own school record with 82 threes made on the season
- Also shot 85.4% from the charity stripe on 89 attempts
- Pulled in 91 rebounds and delivered 51 dimes
- Also recorded 17 steals and nine blocks
- Scored a season-high 31 points in a tight 76-79 loss to Whitman College (WA) on November 23
- Made at least one three-pointer in all 29 games this season
2018-19 (Freshman)
-All-SCIAC Second Team
- Helped the Bulldogs to their 12th consecutive SCIAC semifinal appearance
- Competed in all 26, while starting in 25 in her first year with the Bulldogs
- Finished second on the team with 15.4 points per game
- Led the SCIAC with 81 three-pointers per game
- Broke the school record for most three-pointers made in a season
- Shot 39.3& from behind the arc
- Averaged 3.7 rebounds per game
- Dished out 1.4 assists per game
Career Highs (Through graduate season)
- Points: 31, vs. Whitman -- 11-23-19
- Rebounds: 11, at Caltech -- 1-12-22
- Assists: 7, vs. Caltech -- 1-18-20
- Steals: 4, vs. Macalester -- 11-12-22
- Blocks: 2, 5x, last vs. La Verne -- 2-18-23
- FG Made: 10, 2x, last at Occidental -- 11-30-22
- FG Attempts: 21, vs. Southern Virginia -- 11-29-19
- 3FG Made: 7, vs. Whitman -- 11-23-19
- 3FG Attempts: 14, vs. Whitman -- 11-23-19
- FT Made: 11, at Occidental -- 2-5-20
- FT Attempts: 12, 2x, last at Chapman -- 2-12-20
- Minutes: 50, vs. Whittier in SCIAC Postseason Tournament Final 2OT -- 2-24-22
Accomplishments
- All-SCIAC First Team (2021-22, 2022-23)
- All-SCIAC Second Team (2018-19, 2019-20)
- SCIAC All-Academic Selection (2019-20)
- Redlands Scholar-Athlete (2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022)
- Dean’s List: Spring and Fall of 2020
- CSC Academic All-District (2022-23)
- SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Week (2022-23: Jan. 17)
School Records Rankings
- Career scoring: 1661 points, 1st, 2018-2023
- Career scoring average: 15.1 ppg, 2nd, 2018-2023
- Career 3FG made: 291, 1st, 2018-2023
- Career 3PT%: .4036, 2nd, 2018-2023
- Career FT%: .871, 1st, 2018-2023
- Games played: 110, 1st, 2018-2023
- Games started: 109, 1st, 2018-2023
