2018-19 (Freshman Season)
Season: Saw action in all 30 games while making 24 starts…Finished with 3.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game…Led the team in assists in eight games and tallied two double-digit efforts.
Best Games: California (11/11): Scored first-career points in a four-point, four-rebound effort against the No. 24 Bears. at Fordham (11/14): Put together a strong all-around game in a road victory with 6 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Princeton (11/18): Tallied 7 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in an overtime win. Stony Brook (11/25): Contributed 6 points and a team-best 6 rebounds in a career-high 38 minutes played. St. Bonaventure (12/9): Had career-best marks in rebounds (9) and assists (6) in a victory over the Bonnies. Illinois (1/12): Put together a strong all-around game in a big win over the Illini with 6 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and a career-best 3 steals. Ohio State (1/17): Drained 3 three-pointers en route to a career-best 12 points against the Buckeyes. at Northwestern (2/14): Matched her career high with 12 points while adding 7 rebounds against the Wildcats.
High School
Ranked as the No. 54 prospect nationally by ESPN.com and the No. 14 player at her position...Member of the exclusive 1,000-point, 500-rebound and 500-assist club for Archbishop Mitty High School, which ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation by USA Today at the end of her senior year...Led team to Western Catholic Athletic League and Central Coast Section Championships as a senior, averaging 15 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists to earn second-team all-state honors...Archbishop Mitty went 29-1 in her senior season and 80-8 over her three varsity seasons...Strong senior season also led to first-team all-region, all-city and all-conference honors...Selected to play in the 2018 All-NorCal Games and was a nominee for the McDonald’s All-American game...Finished high school career as a three-time all-conference pick.
Personal
Full name is Karisma Limda Ortiz…Daughter of Laura Presley…Has two older brothers, Dae’Shon and Elijah, and one sister, Anecia…Born on June 5, 2000 in San Jose, Calif.
Karisma Ortiz Season 2017-18
#3PositionG
Height6-0
ClassFreshman
HometownSan Jose, Calif.
ClassFR
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