2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster

11 Tahlia Garza

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Morgan Hill, Calif.
  • Highschool Archbishop Mitty HS

Biography

2020-21 (Senior)
• Appeared in all 24 games with eight starts
• Averaged 4.3 points and 3.8 rebounds in 17.1 minutes per outing
• Ranked first on the team in field goal percentage (56.5%)
• Went 8-for-10 from the floor for a career-high tying 16 points at UC Santa Barbara on Dec. 28
• Finished with a season-best nine rebounds and four blocks at UC San Diego (Feb. 27)
• Landed on the Big West All-Academic Team for the third time in her career

2019-20 (Junior)
• Played in 29 games, making 21 starts 
• Averaged 4.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 0.7 blocks per game
• Finished second on the team in total blocks (20) and field goal percentage (49.5%)
• Registered 5+ rebounds on 11 occasions
• Pulled down a career-high 13 boards in a Big West Tournament match-up against Cal Poly on March 11
• Scored a season-best 10 points to go along with five rebounds and three blocks in a win at Long Beach State (Feb. 20)
• Recorded seven points, five rebounds and four blocks at Denver on Nov. 29
• Earned Big West All-Academic honors

2018-19 (Sophomore)
• Played in all 31 games, making 16 starts
• Averaged 4.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks per contest
• Finished second on the team in blocks (24), rebounds (138) and field goal percentage (50.4%)
• Ranked fourth in the Big West with 70 offensive boards (2.3/gm)
• Scored a season-high 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds against Life Pacific on Nov. 7
• Had 10 points, six boards and two blocks in the regular-season finale vs. Long Beach State (March 9)
• Totaled nine points and nine rebounds in the Big West opener at Cal Poly on Jan. 5
• Registered eight points and seven boards, while scoring the go-ahead bucket in a Big West Tournament win over CSUN
• Had multiple blocks on five occasions
• Named to the Big West All-Academic Team

2017-18 (Freshman)
• Started all 32 games, averaging 6.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per outing
• Tops on the squad in rebounds (195), blocks (42) and field goal percentage (57.7)
• Her team-leading 42 blocked shots rank 10th in single-season school history
• Scored a season-best 16 points (7-12 FG) to go along with eight rebounds in her collegiate debut vs. Utah State (Nov. 10)
• Had UCI’s first double-double with 16 points and a season-high 12 boards vs. Chapman on Dec. 19
• Added a season-best five blocks against the Panthers
• Notched 13 points and 11 rebounds at Long Beach State (Feb. 3)
• Pulled down 10 boards at Seattle U, vs. Idaho State and at Cal State Fullerton
• Totaled 14 points and eight rebounds at UC Riverside (Jan. 25)
• Shot 85.7 percent (6-7) from the field for 13 points at Southern Utah on Dec. 5
• Recorded at least one block on 21 occasions and had 15 games with two or more swats

High School
• Prepped at Archbishop Mitty High School
• Helped the Monarchs win three-straight NorCal, Central Coast Section and West Catholic Athletic League championships
• Advanced to the 2017 CIF Open Division State Finals
• Achieved a No. 1 national ranking during the season and finished the year at No. 2 according to MaxPreps
• Compiled a 51-7 record and went unbeaten in league during her junior and senior campaigns
• Claimed the 2015 CIF Division II State title
• Two-time first-team All-WCAL selection
• Finished with 231 points, 139 rebounds and a team-best 69 blocks as a senior
• Earned Mercury News All-Bay Area honorable mention recognition for her effort
• Averaged 10.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game as a junior
• Named to the All-CCS and All-Mercury News Third Team
• Tabbed Archbishop Mitty's Defensive Player of the Year
• Ranked as the 16th-best player in the country at her position

Personal
• Majoring in sociology
• High school teammates with fellow Anteater Dani Guglielmo
• Parents are Shelly and Jim Garza
• Has an older sister, Lisee

UCI CAREER HIGHS
Points: 16, 3x, last at UC Santa Barbara (12/28/20)
Rebounds: 13, vs. Cal Poly (3/11/20)
Assists: 3, vs. Portland (11/17/17)
Steals: 3, 3x, last vs. UC Santa Barbara (1/16/20)
Blocks: 5, vs. Chapman (12/19/17)
FG Made: 8, at UC Santa Barbara (12/28/20)
FG Att.: 12, vs. Utah State (11/10/17)
FT Made: 4, vs. Chapman (12/19/17)
FT Att.: 9, vs. Chapman (12/19/17)
Minutes: 35, vs. Idaho State (11/19/17)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2017-18Freshman

    Forward
    6'2"
    11
  • 11

    2018-19Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2"
    11
  • 11

    2019-20Junior

    Center
    6'2"
    11
  • 11

    2020-21Senior

    Center
    6'2"
    11