2019-20 Women's Basketball
Abbey Ellis
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Our Lady of Mercy
- Hometown:
- Yallambie, Australia
2019-20 -- Selected to the Big West Conference All-Freshman Team after averaging 15.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game in debut season ... ranked No. 13 around the NCAA in scoring among all freshmen nationally ... also earned overall Big West honorable mention recognition regardless of class ... chosen for Big West Player of the Week accolades on Jan. 27 after a 37-point performance (the second-highest-scoring effort by a freshman across the country, trailing only a 41-point game from Villanova redshirt Madison Siegrist) against UC Riverside, culminating in a 75-70 win at Mott Athletics Center ... her pirouette of a game-winning layup to beat the buzzer in the 57-56 victory over Lamar (capping the #ShareSLO Tournament) earned national @NCAAWBB Top Play of the Week status on Dec. 8, after she was chosen to the All-Holiday Beach Classic Team Nov. 30 ... corralled a season-best nine rebounds against Seattle U on Dec. 20 ... distributed a season-high eight assists on two occasions: first at Pepperdine on Nov. 10 and then facing Old Dominion on Nov. 29 ... had four games with three steals each ... scored in double-figures 20 times for the year, including four straight to close out the season, along with eight 20-point efforts (two in a row at the Big West Tournament held at LBSU to wrap up the year) ... knocked down seven 3-pointers at Long Beach State on Jan. 9 ... shot .324 from behind the arc for the year ... top game from the foul line came Nov. 17 at Denver, going 7-for-7; finished the season with an .839 free-throw percentage (No. 2 around the conference — good for a national ranking of No. 39 at the charity stripe) ... in addition, won Mechanics Bank Cal Poly (bestowed to all sports) Student-Athlete of the Week awards for Dec. 2 & March 16 ... in helping to lead the Mustangs to back-to-back wins at the conference tournament prior to the stoppage of play, shot a combined 17-for-26 altogether, including 8-of-14 from 3-point territory as Cal Poly advanced to the semifinals hosted at Honda Center ... started all 29 games as a true frosh ... during first year on campus, averaging 32.8 minutes per appearance ... saw a season-high 39 minutes during the 62-43 home win over Sacramento State on Nov. 20.
Prep -- Played 25 games between 2017 and 2018 in the Australian Championships, including at the Victoria senior-level tournament ... had an extensive career throughout the Australian Youth National system, as she played at the U-18 level for Vic Metro after helping the team win the 2016 U-16 Australian Junior Championships crown ... was Victoria’s second-leading scorer in the 2016 final, posting 10 points as Vic Metro topped NSW Metro 63-38 for the title, finishing the tournament unbeaten ... additionally, helped lead Our Lady of Mercy in Heidelberg, coached by Christopher Spencer, to back-to-back Girls Sport Victoria championships, each in 6-0 fashion, in 2017 & 2018 ... also competed in netball at OLM, and participated in Camp Heidi, Bell/Bardia and Loreto House as a captain.
Personal -- Majors in Child Development ... grew up in a suburb of Melbourne ... also visited Pacific; chose Cal Poly because of the “basketball program, the people and experienced coaching staff” ... aspires to play professionally.
