A native of Siloam Springs, Kendra (McCormick) Knoner stayed home for her collegiate basketball career - one that would eventually yield a new program scoring leader for the first time in 15 years.

Knoner kicked off her stint with JBU scoring 12.5 points per game and appeared in all 32 contests, earning her the first Sooner Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year honors in program history. As a sophomore, Knoner avoided the legendary slump and instead posted a team-best 14.5 points per game and led the Golden Eagles to its first-ever appearance in the NAIA National Championships. There, Knoner and JBU pushed #4 seed Georgetown (Ky.) to the brink. For her efforts, the post presence landed her first-career NAIA All-America second team selection to accompany her first of two All-Sooner Athletic first team honors.

After notching another season in double-digit scoring and another All-SAC selection, Knoner capped off her Golden Eagle career with her strongest season. Leading JBU to a 20-12 record, she earned a career-best 16.1 points per game and shot over 80 percent from the free throw line for the first time in her career. Against second-seeded Union in the 2006 NAIA National Championships, Knoner and John Brown nearly edged out the Bulldogs with Knoner posting a game-high 18 points and nine rebounds.

Again, with the program's second appearance ever at the NAIA National Championships, Knoner was honored with an NAIA All-America third team and a WBCA-Kodak All-America honorable mention selection. The first-ever NAIA All-American in women's basketball program history also collected her fourth-consecutive All-SAC accolade, another first-team honor.

At the time of graduation, Knoner and the Golden Eagles had enjoyed a 71-56 record over the past four seasons in the toughest conference in the NAIA, highlighted by two trips to the NAIA big dance. Knoner rewrote numerous portions of the program record book, including setting new career records in points (1,793), free throws made (384) and offensive rebounds (241).