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2009-10 Women's Basketball Roster

35 Ellie Radke

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Monroe, Wisc.
  • High School Monroe

Biography

Notes: Ended career ranked fifth in program history in free-throw percentage (78.0)

2009-10 (Senior Season)

  • Appeared in 30 games and made 29 starts
  • Ranked second on the team in scoring (11.2) and led the team in rebounding (6.3)
  • Averaged 13.2 points and 7.5 rebounds during the final 10 games of the season
  • Scored in double figures in eight of those 10 games
  • Had three double-doubles on the season
  • Made 36 3-pointers on the season after making 18 3-pointers in first three seasons combined
  • Led Canisius in scoring in each of the first four games of the season
  • Scored 15 points in the first half of games against Youngstown State and Detroit - first Golden Griffin to score 15 points in the first half of back-to-back games since 2004
  • Scored 20 points in the first-round win over Saint Peter's in the MAAC Championship
  • Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team

2008-09 (Junior Season) 
• Named the MAAC Sixth Player of the Year, first player in program history to win the honor
• Named to the MAAC all-Tournament Team
• Named to the MAAC all-Academic Team
• Led Canisius in scoring in the MAAC Championship, averaging 13.0 points per game and a team-best 51.7 percent from the field
• Shot 55.6 percent (25-of-45) in the last seven games of the season
• Matched career high with 10 rebounds in Jan. 9 game at Manhattan
• Recorded a career-high 19 points in 22 minutes against Mount St. Mary's Dec. 30
• Scored at least eight points in 15 games this season
• Grabbed at least five rebounds in 16 games this season
• Had 13 points and seven rebounds against Wisconsin, playing in her home state. Radke went to high school in Monroe, Wisc.
• Started four games this season after entering the season with three career starts

2007-08 (Sophomore Season)
• Set career highs in all offensive categories and increased points per game average by 5.8 points and rebounds per game average by 2.0
• Finished fourth in the MAAC in free-throw percentage (84.1), which also ranked fourth on the Canisius single-season list
• Recorded first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Siena Feb. 8, which was first game in career with double-digit rebounds
• Had game-winning three-point play with 3.7 seconds remaining against Fairfield Jan. 10
• Made first career start against Rhode Island Jan. 2
• Tallied double digits in four straight games Dec. 15-29
• Connected on first 3-pointer against Rider Dec. 7 after missing on first 25 attempts of her career
• Returned from offseason injury and played for the first time at Notre Dame Nov. 27, after missing the opening four games of the season  

2006-07 (Freshmasn Season)
• Played in 22 games, averaging 9.9 minutes per contest
• Scored 2.3 points and recorded 2.1 rebounds per game in her rookie season
• Had a season-high six points at Montana Dec. 28, and at Manhattan Jan. 25
• Was credited with eight rebounds at home against St. Bonaventure
• Had a season-high three steals against Buffalo

Before Canisius
• Won a total of 12 varsity letters at Monroe High School in basketball, swimming and track and field
• Was named Wisconsin's "Miss Basketball" after her senior season
• Selected the 2006 WIAA State Tournament MVP
• Honored as the Capital Times and the Monroe Times Player of the Year in 2006
• A first-team all-state selection by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association and The Associated Press in 2006
• Scored 461 points as a senior and owns the top two single-season point totals in program history
• A 2006 WIAA Scholar-Athlete Recipient, made four straight appearances in the Wisconsin State Swimming and Diving Championships
• A four-time conference champion in the 100 high hurdles
• Also won conference titles in the long jump and the high jump
• Made three appearances in the state track and field championships

Personal
• The daughter of Chuck and Luann Radke,
• Majoring in special education
• Has two siblings, Quinn and Eric
• Her uncle and cousin played basketball in college
• Lists horseback riding, swimming and watching movies as her hobbies
• Is the first player in program history to claim Wisconsin as her home state

 

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2006-07Freshman

    Forward
    6'0"
    35
  • 35

    2007-08Sophomore

    Forward
    6'0"
    35
  • 35

    2008-09Junior

    Forward
    6'0"
    35
  • 35

    2009-10Senior

    Forward
    6'0"
    35