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2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

Profile

  • G
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Lynden, Wash.
    Hometown
  • 5'11
    Height
  • Lynden Christian
    High School
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Emily Mellema
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Emily Mellema
G
Position
Senior
Class
Lynden, Wash.
Hometown

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Summary

Biography

Honors
Academic All-Mountain West (2022, '23); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2022, '23); CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (2023, '24); Mountain West All-Defensive Team (2024)

Junior (2023-24)
Started in all 33 games and led the team with 103 assists (3.1 APG). Named to the Mountain West All-Defensive Team. Ranked fifth in the league with a 1.75 assist-to-turnover ratio. Led the Cowgirls with 43 steals and also tallied 13 blocks. Fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 8.8 points per contest. Pulled down 3.3 rebounds a contest. Scored in double figures 12 times and set a career-high with 25 points in both contests against Colorado State (1/20 and 2/17). Her seven made 3-pointers in the January contest against CSU, were tied for the second-most in a single game in program history. Had five-plus assists in seven games. Tied a career-high with five steals against Air Force (1/24). Fourth on the team with 25 made 3-pointers. Made 45 free throws and shot nearly 78-percent at the line. Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.

Sophomore (2022-23)
Appeared in all 34 games and averaged 6.3 points and 1.7 assists per game. Both marks led Cowgirl reserves on the season. Ranked fourth on the team with 53 made free throws while shooting nearly 74-percent at the line. Scored a career-high 19 points in the WNIT at Kansas State (3/21). Was second on the team with 31 steals on the season. Scored in double figures nine times in 2022-23, including a stretch of five times in six games from January 14 to the 28th. Dished out a season-best four assists, four separate times and hit a career-best 10 free throws in the win at San Jose State (1/14). Also pulled down 1.6 rebounds per contest. Averaged nearly 20 minutes per game during her sophomore campaign.

Freshman (2021-22)
Played in all 30 games during her freshman campaign. Averaged 3.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game in 2021-22 while playing 15.3 minutes a contest. Fifth on the team with 12 steals on the year and was sixth with 27 made free throws. Scored 10 points in the win over Boise State (1/26) and had a season-high five assists in the triple overtime win over Tulsa in the WNIT (3/20). Recorded a pair of steals three times in 2021-22. Played a season-high 35 minutes in the victory against Tulsa and added four rebounds and two steals. Had 11 contests where she scored five-or-more points.


High School
A First Team Washington All-State selection, Mellema helped lead Lynden Christian to a pair of Washington 1A State Championships ... was a multiple-time all-conference honoree ... also helped lead Lynden Christian to three regional and district championships and a pair of conference titles ... helped her team to the 2019 Academic State Championship