Ellie Shields

Class:
Senior
Position:
C
Hometown:
Warren, Ohio
High School:
Howland

Getting to Know Ellie

Greatest basketball memory:
When I backpeddled into two stationary bikes and crashed

Pre-game rituals:
Pray and read the Bible

Person I admire the most:
John Diehl

One place I have always wanted to visit is:
Fiji

Favorite sport other than basketball:
Football

When I was 12 years old, I started playing basketball because:
My friend made me try out

I wear my jersey number because:
I've had the same number since 9th grade

I chose Kent State because:
I loved the coaches and campus the moment I met them

Favorite thing to do when not playing basketball:
Sleep

The song playing on my iPod is:
Song of Hope - Robbie Seay Band

My HORSE-winning shot is:
Left-hand hook shot

Hobbies and outside interests:
Texting, shopping, hair and make-up, fishing

THIS OR THAT?

Breakfast or Dinner
Blue or Gold
Flying or Driving
Mild or Spicy
Google or Yahoo
Summer or Winter
Country or City
Dine-In or Take Out
Day or Night
Mountains or Ocean
Offense or Defense
Singing or Dancing

2009-10 – JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS
• In a season hampered by injury, saw action in 20 games with 12 starts
• Averaged 7.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game while shooting 46.1 percent from the field
• Led team with season-high 18 points against Buffalo (Jan. 19)
• Missed only one shot attempt (5-6 fg, 4-4 ft) against Temple (Dec. 12) for 14 points
• Had a team-best 11 rebounds at Youngstown State (Nov. 18)
• Opened the year with 14 points and six rebounds at Robert Morris (Nov. 13)
• Went 6-of-7 from the field in win over Central Michigan (Jan. 27) for 12 points

2008-09 – SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS
• Played in 25 games, averaging 8.8 minutes per contest
• Scored a season-high 14 points vs. Seattle (Nov. 30)
• Pulled down four or more rebounds four times
• Totaled eight points and four rebounds going 4-for-4 from the field against Robert Morris (Dec.20)
• Missed two games due to injury

2007-08 – FRESHMAN HIGHLIGHTS
• Made huge strides as the year went on and earned the team’s “Most Improved Award”
• Averaged 12.0 points and 6.4 rebounds per game from Dec. 22 until season’s end
• Appeared in all 30 games and started 16
• Picked up the slack replacing an injured Anna Kowalska, scoring in double figures in the first six games and 13 games on the season
• Had 9.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game
• Scored 11.6 points per game in MAC play
• In her first career start against Presbyterian (Dec. 29), went 6-of-14 from the field and 7-of-8 from the charity stripe for 19 points and a career-high 15 rebounds
• Against Toledo Jan. 30, went 9-of-14 from the floor and 13-of-15 from the free-throw line for 31 points and 10 rebounds, one of three double-doubles on the season
• Her performance marked the first time in 17 years that a freshman scored 30 or more points (Tracey Lynn, 1991, 38 points)
• Shot .448 (103-of-250) from the floor, good for 14th in the conference
• Added five assists, five blocks and 14 steals for the season

PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Led the Howland Tigers and the Metro Athletic Conference in scoring her junior (18.2 points per game) and senior (20.1 points per game) seasons
• Named to the All-Ohio and Northeast Ohio teams her junior and senior seasons
• Recognized as the Most Valuable Player in the Metro Athletic Conference her senior season
• Played in the North-South All Star Game her senior season
• Led the Tigers to a district title her junior year and to a sectional and Metro Athletic Conference titles her senior year
• Was coached by John Diehl at Howland

PERSONAL
• Full name is Jessica Lynn Shields
• Parents are David and Belinda Shields
• Has two sisters, older sister Stephanie and younger sister Eve
• Is a double major in criminal justice and psychology