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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

30 Emily Spitzley

30 Emily Spitzley

  • Position:
    G
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Hometown:
    Westphalia, Mich.

Summary

Biography

2022-23:
Named WBCA Honorable Mention All-American...Earned D2CCA All-Region...Voted First-Team All-GLIAC, as well as GLIAC All-Defensive team...Ended her career with 1,257 points, ranking 20th in program history...Was the GLIAC Tournament MVP...Led the team with 466 points, averaging 13.7 a contest...Had 136 rebounds for an average of 4.0 a game...Added 58 assists, 37 steals, and 18 blocks...Scored in double-figures in 25 games, topping 20 points five times, and 30 points once...Grabbed five or more rebounds 13 times...Had one double-double this season...Scored 12 points and had five rebounds in the season opening victory over UMSL (11/11)...Tallied 16 points, seven rebounds, and three assists against Maryville (11/12)...Notched 16 points, seven assists, and five boards versus Northwood (11/26)...Had 19 points and six rebounds against LSSU (12/3)...Scored 22 points with eight rebounds and three steals against Central State (12/10)...Tallied 26 points in the win at Wheeling (12/18)...Scored a career-high 31 points, putting her over 1,000 for her career in the overtime win at Parkside (1/5)...Followed that up with 12 points and six rebounds against PNW (1/7) to win GLIAC Player of the Week...Scored 21 points against SVSU (2/16)...Recorded a 15 point, 10 rebound double-double in the win at Wayne State (2/18)...Tallied 18 points in the GLIAC Tournament quarterfinal win over PNW (3/5)...Scored 19 points in the GLIAC semifinal win over SVSU (3/4)...Registered 25 points in the GLIAC Championship game victory over Michigan Tech (3/5)...Scored 13 points and had five rebounds against Ashland (3/13).

2021-22:
Named to the All-GLIAC First Team...Named to the NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team...Led the Lakers with 13.4 points per game, scoring 456 points this season and shooting a team-high 41% from three...Grabbed 3.9 rebounds per game...Finished with 34 assists, 31 steals, and blocked 12 shots...Named GLIAC Player of the Week after shooting 4-4 from three and knocking down the game-tying three at the buzzer to send the game into overtime, where the Lakers defeated Michigan Tech on the road (1/20)... Scored in double-figures 20 times this season...Scored a season-high 28 points in the win over Drury in the Regional Semifinals (3/12)

2020-21 *Season did not count against eligibility due to COVID-19*:
Named First Team All-GLIAC...Appeared and started in all 20 games...Led the team in scoring with 12.6 points and was second in rebounding (5.4)...Scored in double-figures in 10 straight games to being the season...Finished with career-high 25 points in the GLIAC Tournament vs. Parkside (3/4)...Recorded a pair of double-doubles, 16 points and 12 rebounds at SVSU (1/9) and 16 points and 10 rebounds at Davenport (1/26)

2019-20:
Named to GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team...Season cut short due to injury...Appeared in 13 games while playing a total of 142 minutes...Averaged 3.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game...Scored a season-high 10 points in a win over Ave Maria (12/20)...Helped the Lakers to a fifth straight NCAA Tournament berth

2018-19:
Saw action in 24 of the team’s 33 games to help them to a GLIAC Regular Season Title and a fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance…Averaged 4.8 minutes per game and scored 35 total points, pulled down 19 rebounds, tallied 10 assists, and notched five steals and three blocks…Tallied a season and career-high seven points after going 3-6 from the field in a win over Lourdes (12/29)…Played a season and career-high 16 minutes against Concordia Ann-Arbor where she knocked down all six of her free throws while pulling down a career-high six rebounds as well.

High School
Prepped at Pewamo-Westphalia High School in Westphalia, Mich. under head coach Steve Eklund…Averaged 13.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.9 steals, and 1.6 assists as a junior, leading the Pirates to a District and Regional Championship…Earned Associated Press All-State Second Team and Detroit Free Press First Team honors…Also named to the All-Conference First Team and the Class C All-Area squad…Earned BCAM Best of the Best Academic Team honors for her work in the classroom as well. 
 
Personal
Daughter of Michael and Renee Spitzley…Member of Student and Class Council, NHS, and also worked as a tutor during junior and senior year at Pewamo-Westphalia High School…Enjoys playing sports and spending time with friends and family…Majoring in Accounting at GVSU.
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Historical Player Information

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    2018-19Freshman

    G
    5'11"
    30
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    2019-20Sophomore

    G
    5'11"
    30
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    2020-21Junior

    G
    5'11"
    30
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    2021-22Junior

    G
    5'11"
    30
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    2022-23Senior

    G
    5'11"
    30