Middle Tennessee Women’s Basketball 44
Player Bios
ICELYN ELIE
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FORWARD • 6-1 • JR-2L LEBANON, TENN. LEBANON HS 2010-11 (SOPHOMORE)
Had a breakout campaign in which she appeared in all 31 games, earning a start in 23 ... Garnered a spot among the first five in the final 15 contests ... Finished the season third on the squad with 10.9 ppg and second with 5.8 rpg ... Topped the double-digit scoring plateau 15 times, including four times with at least 20 ... Named the Feb. 7 Sun Belt Player of the Week ... Averaged 24.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in a pair of home wins over ULM (Feb. 2) and South Alabama (Feb. 5) ... Tallied a career-high 28 points, hitting 12-of-14 field goals and 4-of-6 free throws, against the Warhawks to go along with eight rebounds, a career-best tying three blocked shots and an assist in a career-high 37 minutes ... Converted 8-of-13 field goals and 5-of-5 free throws for 21 points with a game-best nine caroms, a block and steal in 27 minutes against the Lady Jags ... Garnered All-UTSA Holiday Classic Team honors, joining Ebony Rowe as Blue Raider representatives ... Netted all 14 of her points versus Kansas State (Dec. 21) in the second half during the UTSA Holiday Classic ... Finished with three double-doubles, including two in conference action ... First double-double was a 25-point and career-high 16 rebound effort against James Madison (Dec. 12) ... Tallied a career-best 2-of3 effort from 3-point territory against the Dukes ... Collected a dozen defensive boards among the 16 ... Added 14 points and 12 rebounds (10 defensive) for her second double-double at Florida Atlantic (Jan. 26) ... Final double-double was at Troy (Feb. 17) when she posted 23 points and hauled in 13 rebounds ... Stepped to the foul line a career-high eight times, making a career-best tying five, at Troy ... Contributed a 3-pointer in the regular-season finale against Western Kentucky (Feb. 27) and in the Sun Belt Tournament quarterfinal game versus Arkansas State (March 6).
2009-10 (FRESHMAN)
Saw action in 19 games, including 16 against Sun Belt foes ... Played a season-best 13 minutes against Louisiana (Jan. 3) and against New Orleans (Jan. 27) ... Was on the floor for 10 minutes at Arkansas State (Jan. 6) ... Registered four minutes in the Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinals versus North Texas (March 7) ... Netted a season-high 11 points on 4-of5 field goals and 3-of-4 free throws against Louisiana to go along with a season-best five rebounds ... Four of the five boards came on the offensive glass ... Tallied eight points at Arkansas State and six at New Orleans (Dec. 30) ... Her only field goal against South Alabama (Feb. 21) came with 23 seconds left and gave the Blue Raiders 100 points ... Hauled in a pair of offensive rebounds in her first collegiate contest at LSU (Nov. 18).
HIGH SCHOOL
Selected for an AAU Junior Olympic team representing Tennessee in the 2008 AAU Junior Olympic Games in Auburn Hills, Mich., in 2008 ... Listed as high as No. 52 as a forward by ESPN.com ... Tabbed to the Tennessean’s All-Midstate Third Team after averaging 19.7 ppg and nearly eight rebounds as a senior ... Finished as the East squad’s leading scorer with 18 points at the 2009 Basketball Coaches Association of Tennessee All-Star Game ... Added 10 rebounds and three blocks for a double-double ... Named the 2009 District 7 3A MVP and to the all-district first team ... Netted a game-high 29 points with 12 boards in the district tournament opener against White County High ... Averaged 17 points and 7.5 rebounds as a junior ... Played AAU with the Tennessee Elite program . . . State finalist in the pentathlon ... Earned a pair of top-10 finishes in the long jump and triple jump competitions.
PERSONAL
Born Icelyn Meneé Elie on Jan. 23, 1991, in Nashville, Tenn. ... Daughter of Mary and Lester Elie ... Has five siblings: London (22), Hyland (19), Scotllyn (16), Ireland (14) and Asia (10) ... Majoring in exercise science.