Krystal Ellis Player Spotlight

2006-07 (Sophomore) Established herself as one of the premier guards in the nation ... AP All-America Honorable Mention Selection ... First Team All-BIG EAST honoree ... BIG EAST All-Tournament Team selection ... Six-time BIG EAST Honor Roll selection ... Named Women's Basketball magazine's National Player of the Month for the month of April ... Nearly doubled her point output from her rookie season and averaged a team best 18.0 ppg including 18.4 ppg in BIG EAST play, ranking her fourth and fifth on the conference scoring lists, respectively ... Ranked nationally in three categories; points per game (38th, 18.0), free throw percentage (14th, 87.2) and three-point field goals per game (100th, 2.0) ... Scored in double figures in all but three games for the season including a career best 33 point performance at South Dakota State (Dec. 31) ... Led all scorers with 24 points in season opener against Washington ... One of two players to score in double figures against Wis.-Green Bay ... Tallied her second 20-plus point performance and matched a season high seven field goals made against Auburn at the USVI Paradise Jam ... Was named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team after averaging 12.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 3.7 apg in three contests ... led all scorers with 19 points while matching a career high seven rebounds at Wis.-Milwaukee ... Contributed a then season high 26 points and a career best six steals at Rice in 27 minutes ... Was a perfect 8-of-8 in the first half at Rice scoring 20 points ... Was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll following wins at Wis.-Milwaukee and Rice ... Led all scorers at Oakland with 17 points ... Was perfect from the free throw line at Oakland for the third straight game and sixth game of the season ... Matched her then career high 29 points against Gonzaga for her fourth 20-plus point performance of the season ... 19 of those points came in the first half as she was almost perfect from the field connecting on 6-of-7 attempts in the first half ... Contributed seven points, five rebounds and three steals against Manhattan ... Led all scorers against Navy with 14 points, and added four assists and four steals ... Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for the third time of the season on Jan. 2 ... Scored a career high 33 points on 9-of-16 shooting including 5-of-7 shooting from three-point range at South Dakota State ... Added season high seven assists and grabbed five steals ... Was perfect from the free throw line for the ninth time this season making all 10 attempts ... Led Marquette agaisnt Syracuse with 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three-point land ... Scored 29 points on 8-of-16 shooting (50 percent), made 4-of-6 attempts from three-point land for the second consecutive season and connected on 9-of-10 free throws ... dished six assists, grabbed three steals and five rebounds all while not committing a turnover ... Her 29 points was her second best output of the season and third time of her career she has scored that total ... Was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for the fourth time this season on Jan. 8, following her performances against Syracuse and at DePaul ... Scored 27 points at Pittsburgh - all in the second half and overtime - on 9-of-16 shooting ... she also added six rebounds and five assists ... Led the team with 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field for her ninth 20+ point performance of the season against Villanova ... Scored 24 points (8-of-19 shooting) at Providence, including the go-ahead lay-up with 10.9 seconds left in the game that held Marquette defeat the Friars, 79-77 ... Her 24 points at Providence marked her seventh game of double figure scoring this season and fourth straight game of 20 or more points ... Ellis matched career highs in attempted field goals (19), attempted three-pointers (11) and matached a season best seven assists while not committing a turnover ... Contributed 12 points on 4-of-12 shooting from the floor and added five assists and two steals against Notre Dame ... scored a team high 17 points at Cincinnati ... Continued her streak of double-figured scoring with 12 points at Rutgers, 10 against UConn, 14 at Georgetown, 13 at St. John's and 19 against Louisville ... Led MU in scoring at Seton Hall with 25 points her most since Jan. 9 ... 10 of those points were from the charity stripe matching a career best made free throw attempts ... Scored 21 points against USF and registered her second straight game of converting on 10 free throw attempts ... Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for the sixth time on Feb. 26 ... Averaged 17.5 ppg for two games in the BIG EAST Tournament ... Shot 53.8 percent (7-13) from the field and 57.1 percent (4-7) from long range in the BIG EAST Semifinal against Rutgers ... Averaged 14.5 ppg during the First and Second Round of the NCAA Tournament ...

2005-06 (Freshman)

A BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection ... second on the team in scoring her rookie season with 10.7 points per game ... Had 18 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals in the WNIT semifinals at home against Pittsburgh...The two steals gave Ellis 62 for the season, setting a new single-season freshman steals mark...Chipped in with 15 points against Indiana in the WNIT quarterfinals...Tallied 22 points, on 9-of-16 shooting, to go along with three rebounds, three assists, and five steals in the second round of the WNIT at Iowa State...Scored 15 points, dished out three assists and tallied four steals against Illinois in the WNIT opener...Tied a Marquette freshman single-game scoring record with 29 points, on 8-of-14 shooting from the floor, including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc, and 9-of-10 shooting from the foul line against Villanova in the BIG EAST Tournament...Also had four steals against the Wildcats in the conference tourney...Had 10 points, six assists and four rebounds versus Cincinnati...Recorded career-highs in assists (8) and steals (5) along with 11 points in 33 minutes at Connecticut...Had eight points and three rebounds versus Rutgers...Registered 10 points, three rebounds, four assists and two steals at home against Georgetown...Was 4-for-8 from the floor, tallying 10 points and seven assists at USF...Poured in a team-high 21 points to go along with four rebounds and three steals at St. John's...Did not score in 20 minutes of action at Louisville, but added four rebounds and four assists...Had 17 points, two rebounds, and four assists at home against Providence...Contributed 16 points, five rebounds, five steals and three assists versus Seton Hall...Had just five points and three rebounds at Villanova...Poured in a career-high 23 points - including 19 in the second half - capping a tremendous comeback win at West Virginia...Also tallied career-highs with seven rebounds and five assists against the Mountaineers...Had 13 points and two steals against Pittsburgh...Scored 15 points, dished out three assists and tallied two steals at Syracuse...Had eight points - including the three-pointer that forced overtime - to go along with three points, two assists and two steals at Notre Dame...Led the team with 17 points, as well as four rebounds and four assists against DePaul...Scored six points and grabbed four rebounds against South Dakota State...Contributed seven points, three assists and four steals at home against UWM...At Penn State, logged eight points and four steals...Dished out three assists against St. John's in MU's BIG EAST debut...Had 14 points at home versus Rhode Island...Tallied eight points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals at Wisconsin...Earned her first collegiate start at Montana State, recording five points, three rebounds and three steals...Scored five points to go along with two rebounds and two assists versus Oakland...Played seven scoreless minutes in her collegiate debut at Evansville.

Prior to Marquette

Averaged 24.3 points per game as a senior for St. Catherine's ... A three-time First Team All-State selection ... Was named the Milwaukee-area Player of the Year by the Associated Press and the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel following her junior year ... Averaged 19.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game that season, guiding St. Catherine's to the state semifinals.