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2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

11 Ellie Droste

11 Ellie Droste

  • Position:
    G
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Westphalia, Mich.

Summary

Biography

2024-25:
Selected Second-Team All-GLIAC…Named to the Tipoff at the Trailhead All-Tournament Team…Appeared in all 40 games, starting two of them…Second on the team with 55 made threes…Scored 345 points, averaging 8.6 a game…Contributed 68 rebounds, 64 assists, and 37 steals…Shot 39% from beyond the arc and 84.7% from the free throw line…Hit three or more three-pointers in eight games…Reached double-figures 19 times, topping 20 points once…Scored 10 points in the season-opener against Findlay (11/1)…Tallied 18 points, hitting four three-pointers, versus Union (11/3)…Had 12 points against both Walsh (11/10) and Ashland (11/21)…Scored 13 points at Northwood (12/22)…Recorded 15 points and five assists at Davenport (1/16)…Poured in a season-high 22 points, grabbing four rebounds in the road victory over PNW (2/13)…Totaled 14 points and three steals versus Wayne State (2/20)…Scored 10 points in the GLIAC Tournament quarterfinal victory against Michigan Tech (3/5)…Tallied 12 points to help lead the Lakers to a Regional Championship game win over Ashland (3/17)…Recorded 11 points in the National Championship game victory against CSUDH (3/28).

2023-24:
Started all 18 games she appeared in…Averaged double-figures, scoring 11.7 points per game, totaling 210 total points…Named GLIAC Player of the Week one time…Was in double-figures in 13 games…Scored 15 points on 6-8 shooting in the season-opener (11/10)…Totaled her 1,000th career point, as part of a 21-point effort against Maryville (11/11)…Recorded 15 points and three rebounds against Davenport (12/8)…Notched 17 points against both Ohio State (12/15) and Thomas More (12/19)…Scored 14 points in the win over Rochester (12/30)…Tallied 13 points versus Michigan Tech (1/4)…Had 14 points and four rebounds in the win over SVSU (1/11).

2022-23:
Named First-Team All-GLIAC...Was a member of the Midwest Region All-Tournament team...One of only two Lakers to start all 34 games this season...Ranked second on the team with 387 points and 11.4 points per game...Led the team with 68 assists, adding 60 rebounds and 29 steals...Registered a shooting line of 45.8/40.7/78.7...Scored in double-figures on 20 occasions, including three times over 20 points...Had 13 points and four rebounds in back-to-back games versus Maryville (11/12) and Tiffin (11/18)...Had 11 points versus Findlay (11/19)...Tallied a six game stretch of double-digit scoring, notching 13 points versus Ferris State (12/1), 11 points against LSSU (12/3), 16 against Central State ( (12/10), 10 points and five assists against Davenport (12/11), 12 points and three boards at D'Youville (12/17), and 19 points and five assists against Wheeling (12/18)...Totaled 12 points and five assists against Parkside (1/5)...Notched 17 points and four boards versus PNW (1/7)...Totaled 10 points and six rebounds against Northern Michigan (1/19)...Made seven three-pointers en route to a 23 point performance against LSSU (2/23)...Scored 25 points, knocking down 16-19 free throws, while grabbing five rebounds in the Midwest Regional quarterfinal victory over Kentucky Wesleyan (3/10)...Recorded 17 points in the Regional semifinal win over Drury (3/11)...Tied her season-high with 25 points, shooting 9-16 from the floor, against Ashland (3/13).

2021-22:
Appeared in 34 games and made 33 starts...Named to the All-GLIAC First Team..Named NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament MVP in regional tournament after scoring 54 points across three games in the tournament...Finished as second-leading scorer for GVSU (12.2 points per game)...Finished shooting 44.4% from the field and 39.4% from three...Averaged 2.4 rebounds per game and recorded 66 assists on the season...Scored in double figures 20 times this year with four games with 20 or more points...Scored a season-high 31 points in the overtime win against Michigan Tech (1/20).

2020-21 *Season did not count against eligibility due to COVID-19*:
Appeared in all 20 games as a true freshman...Scored first career points in her debut at SVSU (1/8)...Finished in double-figures in eight games including four straight to end the season...Scored a season-high 18 points vs. Northwood (2/26)...Ranked third on the team in scoring (8.1 points) and tied for first in assists (2.5)...Shot 71.8% from the charity stripe and 33% from behind the arc.

High School: Prepped at Pewamo-Westphalia HS under head coach Steve Eklund…Named All-Conference three times, All-State honorable mention after sophomore season, and All State first-team during her junior campaign...Elected captain during junior season…Has helped guide team to a 76-5 record through her first three seasons including a state championship in 2018-19…Averaged 14 points per game in 2018-19…Member of the National Honors Society.
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Historical Player Information

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    2020-21Freshman

    G
    5'8"
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    2021-22Freshman

    G
    5'8"
    11
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    2022-23Redshirt Sophomore

    G
    5'8"
    11
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    2023-24Redshirt Junior

    G
    5'8"
    11
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    2024-25Redshirt Senior

    G
    5'8"
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