Makenzie Luehring is Oakland’s freshman spark plug with real scorer’s juice
In the 2025-26 season, Oakland guard Makenzie Luehring has emerged as a high-usage freshman who can score in bunches, create for others, and fill up the box score, highlighted by 11.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game over 20 games, plus a 25-point game and a 31-point breakout that made her the first Horizon League player with two 30-point performances that season[1][5][9]. At 5-foot-6, her game leans on toughness, shot volume, and steady playmaking rather than size, and the league recognized her immediate impact with back-to-back Freshman of the Week honors[5][6].
