Bentley University

In four years at Bentley, Kim (Penwell) Seymour put together a resume that takes others many years to achieve. As a forward for the Falcons hoop squad, she ranked amongst Bentley's finest, finishing her career third in points and sixth in rebounds in the college's history while setting numerous school records. As of 2025, she was 10^th on the Falcons’ all-time list in points and 18th in rebounds.

Some still stand, including points in a half (who can forget her 27-point half in the 1991 NCAA quarterfinals against Jacksonville State), free throws made in a season and career, and free throw attempts in a career. While several others have since been broken, all are testimonials of her skill and dedication to her sport.

At 5-9, she did not have the physical attributes that many players who drive the lane rely on to score buckets. According to 2020 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and former Bentley women's basketball coach Barbara Stevens, "she had smarts. She was the best at using her body and getting the opposition to foul her".

Speaking of smarts, perhaps the thing that both Kim and Coach Stevens are most proud of are her accomplishments in the classroom. She graduated from Bentley with a grade point average that hovered around 3.8 and was honored by the College Sports Information Directors of America by being named a GTE Academic All-America three times. In her senior season, Kim also earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, was a finalist for the NACDA/Disney Postgraduate Scholarship and was the recipient of Bentley's prestigious Edward J. Powers Scholar Athlete Award.

Throughout Kim's four-year career, the Falcons recorded a record of 125-13, won the Northeast-10 regular season championship annually and earned a berth in the NCAA Division IJ Fab Four in each of those years. In addition, Bentley won 71 consecutive regular season games from November 1990 to February 1993. Without question, Kim played a huge role in this script and she was honored as such with the Kodak Division II All-America (sophomore and junior year), New England Division II Female Athlete of the Year and MVP of a Bentley team that finished third in the country.

Stevens believes ·Kim would have earned the title of All-America for the third time if her senior season was not cut short by a serious back injury. A true commentary as to Kim's character, she battled back to end her career on the court, albeit in excruciating pain, helping Bentley in' the postseason, which culminated with the Falcons hosting the NCAA Division II Fab Four in a jam-packed Dana Center. She would not have wanted it any other way. Neither would the Bentley fans.