University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Career Highlights:
• Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic (CSC) 2023-24 Academic All-America® Women's Basketball Third Team with a perfect 4.00 GPA in Mathematics becoming the first Detroit Mercy women's basketball student-athlete in program history to garner CSC Academic All-American honors.
• Two-time College Sports Communicators Academic (CSC) Academic All-District® NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Team selection (2022-23, 2023-24).
• Reached the 1000-point career milestone in just three years at Detroit Mercy with 1001 career points.
• 2023-24 #HLWBB All-League Third Team selection
• Two-time #HLWBB All-Academic Team selection (2022-23, 2023-24)
• Named to the 2023-24 #HLWBB Preseason All-League Second Team
• Three-time Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll selection
• Three-time Fall and Spring Horizon League Honor Roll selection 

2023-24:
• Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic (CSC) 2023-24 Academic All-America® Women's Basketball Third Team with a perfect 4.00 GPA in Mathematics becoming the first Detroit Mercy women's basketball student-athlete in program history to garner CSC Academic All-American honors.
• Reached the 1000-point career milestone in just three years at Detroit Mercy with 1001 career points.
• Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic (CSC) Academic All-District® NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Team for the second consecutive season (2022-23, 2023-24).
• Named to the Valeo Horizon League Women's Basketball All-Academic Team for the second consecutive season (2022-23, 2023-24).
• 2023-24 #HLWBB All-League Third Team selection
• Started in all 33 games
• Led the team in scoring (11.2 ppg – 18th HL), and offensive rebounds per game (2.6 – 4th HL), ranked second in rebounds per game (7.4 – 3rd HL) and defensive rebounds per game (4.8 – 7th HL).
• Third on the team in assists (50), steals (26), and steals per game (0.8).
• Tied with a team-best five double-doubles.
• Scored in double figures 20 times and 20 or more points three times.
• Had 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting with six boards in UDM's win over RMU (3/5) marking the first #HLWBB championship first-round win since the 2016-17 season.
• Scored in double figures for the second consecutive game with a team-high 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting and 5-of-6 from the free throw line while grabbing 13 rebounds to secure her fifth double-double of the season vs WSU (3/2).
• Broke out of her three-game scoring slump in a major way matching a season-best 22 points (just missing her career-high of 23 by a point) on 9-of-15 shooting and 4-of-5 from the free throw line with six rebounds and a block in win over IUPUI (2/29).
• Shot over 60% from the field in seven games, over 70% twice at Butler (71.4%) and vs Florida A&M (71.4%), 80% twice vs Green Bay (83.3%) with a season-high 87.5% (7-for-8) at Georgia Southern.
• Recorded fourth double-double of the season scoring a season-high 22 points on 8-for-15 shooting while going 2-for-2 for her first career 3-pointers in a Titan uniform along with 12 rebounds in an overtime setback at IUPUI (1/4).
• Averaged a double-double with 13.0 ppg and 10.5 rebounds per game while shooting a blistering 10-for-18 from the field (55.6%) with three blocks, four steals and three assists to lead Detroit Mercy to a 2-0 season-opening #HLWBB record with wins at YSU and vs Oakland for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
• Posted her second consecutive double-double and third of the season with 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting while grabbing 11 rebounds and matching a career-high two blocks to lead the Titans to their first #MetroSeries win over Oakland since 2017 which snapped a 12-game skid against the Golden Grizzlies (12/3).
• Recorded her second double-double of the season with 14 points on 4-for-9 shooting and 6-for-10 from the free throw line while grabbing 10 rebounds with two assists helping UDM to a #HLWBB road win at YSU which snapped a 10-game skid against the Penguins (11/30).
• Posted a game-high 21 points going 8-for-13 from the field and perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line while just missing a double-double grabbing nine rebounds to lead the Titans over Dayton for their second road win of the season (11/18).
• Scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting with 10 boards at EMU for her first double-double of the season (11/6).
• Named to the 2023-24 #HLWBB Preseason All-League Second Team.

2022-23:
• Started in all 30 games
• Named to the #HLWBB All-Academic Team
• Named to the 2022-23 College Sports Communicators Academic (CSC) Academic All-District® NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Team
• Led the team in scoring (12.1 – 15th HL); led the HL in offensive rebounds per game (3.3) while ranking third in field goal percentage (51.7%); also ranked fourth in HL in rebounds per game (8.1).
• Led the Titans in field goals (152), steals (3) steals per game (1.1)
• Also led the team with six double-doubles while reaching double figures  a team-best 21 times
• Grabbed double-digit rebounds in 10 games with a career-high 17 at North Dakota.
• Poured in a career-high 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line just missing a double-double with nine rebounds at Oakland (2/20).
• Posted sixth double-double of the season and 12th of her career scoring 20 points on 10-of-14 shooting while grabbing 10 rebounds at WSU (2/25).
• Had all-around game scoring 11 points with eight rebounds, three steals and two assists at NKU (2/23).
• Poured in career-high 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line just missing
a double-double with nine rebounds at Oakland (2/20).
• Reached double figures with 11 points and seven rebounds in the Titans’ first win in program history over IUPUI (2/16).
• Posted a double-double for the second consecutive game and the fifth time with 10 points and a team-high 13 rebounds at YSU (2/11).
• Posted fourth double-double of the season with 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting while hauling in 12 rebounds with three assists and two steals to secure #HLWBB series sweep at RMU (2/9).
• Posted team-high 17 points with three assists at IUPUI (1/20).
• Posted double-double with 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting with 10 boards while matching career-best four assists. Also was one of three players to record a double-double along with Trawally Porta and Burch vs WSU (1/13).
• Just missed a double-double with 9 points and 11 rebounds in the Titans’ first #HLWBB win of the season over RMU (1/7).
• Had 19 points while grabbing a team-best nine rebounds vs Miami Hamilton (12/8).
• Recorded second double-double of the season with team-high 13 points and 11 rebounds in #HLWBB opener at PFW (12/2).
• Posted double-double with team-high 16 points while grabbing 11 rebounds helping to win over Canisius (11/13) snapping the Titan’s 24-game home court losing skid.
• Added six points and grabbed a career-high 17 boards in the season opener at North Dakota (11/7).

2021-22:
• Started in 27 of 28 games played
• Led the team in FG% (49.8) and rebounds (196), rebounds per game (7.0) which also ranked eighth in the Horizon League. Also ranked second on the team in scoring (9.1 ppg).
• Scored in double figures a team-best 14 times
• Posted a team-high 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting with four rebounds, three steals and a block in career debut for the Titans at Loyola (11/9)
• Scored a team-high 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting while grabbing a team-best seven rebounds vs RMU (11/18)
• Posted first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs YSU (11/20)
• Recorded second consecutive double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds and while dishing out career-high four assists at Canisius (11/23)
• Just missed a double-double with 12 points and 8 rebounds on a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe at Purdue Fort Wayne (1/8).
• Had six points with eight rebounds and career-high two blocks  at Oakland (1/20).
• Had 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting and 2-of-3 from the free throw line with five rebounds, two assists and two steals vs Oakland (1/22).
• Just missed her second triple double with 11 points and nine rebounds with three assists at YSU (1/28).
• Had 14 points for the second time on 4-of-7 shooting and career-best 6-for-7 from the free throw line with eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks at RMU (1/30).
• Just missed a double-double with nine points with 12 rebounds and three assists at IUPUI (2/6).
• Added 16 points shooting a blistering 8-for-10 from the field with four rebounds, two assists and two steals vs Milwaukee (2/10).
• Came close to a double-double grabbing a team-high 10 rebounds with seven points while matching career-best two blocks vs Green Bay (2/12).
• Grabbed nine rebounds with five points in first win of the season win  at UIC (2/14) snapping the Titans’ 29-game losing streak.
• Had 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting with four boards and three assists.vs PFW (2/17).
• Had 12 points in the third quarter and 16 total on 7-for-11 shooting coming just one rebound shy of a double-double with nine while dishing out three assists with two steals vs CSU (2/19).
• Grabbed a career-best 14 boards while scoring eight points vs CSU (2/21).
• Poured in career-high 20 points on 9-for-14 shooting just missing a double-double with nine rebounds at WSU (2/24).
• Reached double figures with 10 points for the 13th  time at NKU (2/26).
• Reached double figures for the 14th time with 10 points while grabbing a career-high five steals with seven rebounds at NKU in the HL Tournament (3/1).

Louisiana Tech:
• Played in 18 games as a freshman in 2020-21.
• Averaged 1.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game for the Bulldogs, totaling 25 points and 41 rebounds (21 offensive, 20 defensive).
• Shot 44.4% from the floor (12-for-27).
• Scored a season-high nine points against Jackson State and pulled down season-highs of eight rebounds in first two collegiate games against McNeese State and Grambling State.

High School:
• A 2020 graduate of Arizmendi Ikastola.
• Was a three-time regular-season MVP from 2016-19 and was the top scorer and rebounder on the team.
• Averaged 18.3 points and 10.2 rebounds per game as a junior.
• Named MVP of the finals in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
• Helped club team, Ointxe Araski, to third place in the Spanish Championship.

Personal:
Full name: Irene Murua Txintxurreta
Parents: Eli Txintxurreta & Javier Murua
Sibling: Ander
Major: Mathematics