Lincoln - Nebraska added size, experience and athleticism with the signing of Eliza Maupin to its 2025-26 women's basketball roster, Husker Head Coach Amy Williams announced on Monday, April 14.
Maupin, a 6-3 forward from Webster Groves, Mo., joins the Huskers after playing in 33 games with two starts for Kansas State as a junior in 2024-25. Maupin hit 63.2 percent (55-87) of her shots from the field while averaging 3.9 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. She also dished out a career-high 29 assists and blocked a career-best 17 shots for the Wildcats.
"We are so excited to welcome Eliza to the Husker women's basketball family," Williams said. "She has a winning mindset and strong desire to develop, which fits perfectly in our culture. Her length, athleticism, skillset and experience make her primed to excel on both sides of the ball within our system."
In three seasons at KSU, Maupin played in 98 games with three starts while converting on 62.3 percent (157-252) of her field goal attempts. She totaled 390 points, 263 rebounds, 47 assists, 38 blocks and 49 steals. She averaged 4.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in 11.7 minutes per game as a Wildcat.
Maupin earned Missouri Class 5 All-State honors as a senior at Webster Groves High School in 2022 after averaging 15.3 points on 61 percent shooting, including 34 percent from three-point range. She added 7.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.7 rebounds on her way to Class 5 District 2 Player-of-the-Year honors and first-team All-Suburban Conference accolades.
As a junior in 2021, Maupin averaged 12.3 points and 5.3 rebounds while shooting 54 percent from the field and 47 percent from three-point range to help Webster Groves to a Missouri Class 6 state runner-up finish. She was also a significant contributor for the Stateswomen as a freshman and sophomore.
In addition to her exploits on the basketball court, Maupin was the Missouri Class 5 state high jump champion as a freshman in 2019 and as a junior in 2021. She also set the Webster Groves school record in the long jump.