AS A SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
Played in 28 games all off the bench … Saw more minutes down the stretch of the season … 31.3 FG5, 30.8 3FG%, 62.5 FT% … Began the year with 15 minutes played at Arkansas – Pine Bluff, pulling down two rebounds and grabbing a steal … Scored five points and grabbed two rebounds at Little Rock … Made a field goal against Oral Roberts … Played in 11 SEC contests … Logged five points off one 3-pointer and two free throws vs. Florida … Saw 10 minutes on the floor at Auburn, finishing that game with two boards and one block … Pulled own a season-high five rebounds (three offensive, two defensive) at Vanderbilt … Earned a season-high seven points with three rebounds and two blocks vs. Texas A&M … Appeared in all four Postseason WNIT games, registering two points in the Louisiana Tech and SFA games and pulling down four defensive rebounds at Kansas.
AS A FRESHMAN (2021-22)
Earned a role off the bench during her first season … Played in 27 games … Averaged 2.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, 0.8 blocks, 10.8 minutes per game … 38.8 FG %, 12.5 3FG %, 69.2 FT % … One game in double-figures … Came up huge in Arkansas’ win over Auburn, scoring a career-best 11 points while pulling down five boards … That win came with Arkansas missing three starters … Kept it rolling, as she had four points and a career-best eight rebounds at Missouri a game later … Rejected five shots against UAPB, a career-best … That was the most blocks in a single game by an Arkansas freshman since 2014 … Blocked four more shots against Arkansas State … Scored seven points in the Hogs’ win over Belmont.
PRIOR TO ARKANSAS
No. 48 overall recruit in ASGR’s 2021 recruiting rankings … Named Ada News All-Area Co-Player of the Year in 2021 after leading Vanoss High School to the Class A State Final … VYPE Top 100 in all four of her high school seasons … Four-time Pontotoc County All-Conference … Led the state of Oklahoma in rebounds & blocks in 2018 … Averaged 13.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game during her senior season … Helped Vanoss go 102-16 during her four-year high school career … Posted 15.6 points, 10.2 rebounds over her 111 games played.
FUN FACTS/PERSONAL
- Daughter of Randy and Catherine Ellis
- Birthday is Oct. 25
- Majoring in sport and recreation management
- Has lived in Oklahoma her whole life
- Pets: bulldogs and chows (Miya, Harley, Brings and Roscoe)
- Favorite food: steak
- Favorite place to eat in Fayetteville: Mojitos
- Favorite thing to do in Fayetteville with teammates: swim or go to the lake
- Favorite pair of shoes: Kyries
- Favorite game last season: win over Auburn
- Favorite TV show: Outer Banks
- Answer to the question: “What do you want to be when you grow?”: nurse
- How Coach Neighbors’ coaching style fits her: likes to play fast and that is all she has ever played like
- Wears #55 because it was her dad’s number
