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| Emily Ponder |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: McKinney, Texas
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 | High School: McKinney
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 | Height: 6-2
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 | Position: C
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Junior Year (2005-06)
Only Loyola player to start all 29 games ... Showed significant improvement as the year went on, averaging 8.8 ppg and 6.7 rpg in Horizon League play ... Reached double figures in six of last seven games and seven of last nine contests after doing so just once in first 20 appearances ... Led team in rebounding nine times ... Recorded first double-double of career with 11 points and 10 rebounds in regular-season finale against UW-Milwaukee ... Scored career-best 21 points in Horizon League First Round game against Cleveland State ... Added nine rebounds against the Vikings in that game ... Went 12-of-14 from the line en route to 16 points against Illinois-Chicago ... Hit first eight shots from the floor, pouring in 16 points to go with nine rebounds at Cleveland State.
Sophomore Year (2004-05)
Played in 27 games, starting 13, at center ... Averaged 4.5 ppg and 2.7 rpg as a starter ... Posted six points and career-best 10 rebounds at IUPUI ... Finished with eight points and four rebounds against UW-Green Bay ... Totaled seven points and four boards, all offensive, at home against Illinois-Chicago ... Closed regular season on a high note, scoring 14 points (5-7 FG's, 4-4 FT's) at Butler.
Freshman Year (2003-04)
Played in 26 games off the bench as the primary backup to Danielle Lonie ... Showed excellent touch, hitting 24-of-29 (.828) from the foul line ... Poured in season-high 10 points (3-5 FG's, 4-5 FT's) and tied her season-high with five rebounds against DePaul ... Finished with seven points in win over IUPUI ... Tallied eight points and three rebounds in seven minutes of action in home win over Butler ... Had seven points in Horizon League quarterfinals at Detroit.
High School
Earned District honors her junior and senior seasons ... Led her team in scoring, rebounding, blocked shots and field goal percentage as a senior ... Averaged 12.2 ppg and 6.1 rpg while shooting .563 from the floor and .797 from the foul line her senior season ... Played AAU ball for Team Texas Express under head coach Gary Long ... Helped AAU team to 17U BCI National Championship in 2002 and the 18U national title in 2003.
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2003-04 26-0 182/7.0 16-35 .457 0-0 .000 24-29 .828 15-17 32 1.2 39-0 4 20 6 3 56/2.2
2004-05 27-13 360/13.3 30-83 .361 0-0 .000 34-45 .756 31-30 61 2.3 58-2 5 36 10 12 94/3.5
2005-06 29-29 813/28.0 68-146 .466 0-0 .000 73-102 .716 56-98 154 5.3 107-10 38 104 15 24 209/7.2
2006-07 27-14 561/20.8 58-118 .492 0-0 .000 38-47 .809 30-64 94 3.5 75-3 29 64 12 25 154/5.7
TOTALS 109-56 1916/17.6 172-382 .450 0-0 .000 169-223 .758 132-209 341 3.1 279-15 76 224 43 64 513/4.7