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Jersey Number 10
Ellie Howell
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Manson Northwest Webster
- Hometown:
- Manson, Iowa
Bio
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2017-18)
2018 Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team selection as a redshirt junior... Also picked up MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team and All-MVC Honorable Mention recognition... Started all 31 appearances... Averaged a team-high 30.5 minutes per game along with 10.0 points per contest... Played in 47 out of a possible 50 minutes in a double-overtime contest at Creighton (11/21)... Career-high 62 assists compared to 40 turnovers... First collegiate double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Indiana State (1/14) to start an eight-game double-figure scoring streak... Reached double figures 18 times including 14 times against MVC foes... Scored a season-high 21 points against Valparaiso (12/31)... 2017-18 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award... Entered the season with Preseason All-MVC accolades.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
Earned 2017 MVC Sixth Player of the Year honors... Also named All-MVC First Team and MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team… Saw action in 31 out of 33 games… Averaged 12.2 points per game ranking her No. 10 in MVC… Led the Panthers with 47 steals, ranked No. 9 in MVC… Team-high field goal percentage of .435… Double-digits in 18 games, season-high 27 points against Drake (1/27)… Career-high eight steals against Indiana State (2/19), finishing one shy of Allison Starr's program record of nine takeaways against Tulsa (12/8/99)... Tallied 12 points against DePaul (3/17) in NCAA First Round.
SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
Saw action in the first eight games before suffering a season-ending injury against South Dakota State (12/9)… Averaged 19.4 minutes and 7.8 points per game… Got the starting nod against Iowa (11/22)… Had 15 points and five rebounds against Georgia Tech (11/26)… Also added 12 points and four assists against Iowa State (12/2)… Earned the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and was named to the MVC Honor Roll… Received a medical redshirt.
FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Played in all 32 games, getting the starting nod in 22 as a true freshman… Averaged 20.6 minutes, 7.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game… Recorded double-digit scoring in nine games, including three in a row (12/4-12/11), earning MVC Newcomer of the Week… Pitched in 17 points, four boards and three assists against Creighton (12/8)… Scored a career-high 20 points in UNI's win over Bradley (1/2), shooting 6-for-8 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from the arc and free throw line… Chipped in 17 points, shooting 60 percent from the field and perfect from the line against Drake (2/13), adding eight rebounds… Had a career-high 11 rebounds in UNI's second win of the season over Bradley (3/7)… Was selected to the MVC All-Freshman Team…Earned the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and was named to the MVC Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in basketball at Manson Northwest Webster High School… Averaged 25.6 points, five rebounds, 5.5 assists and 6.2 steals per game… Holds school records for career points and career steals… Was selected to the IBCA All-Star game and the Gatorade All-Start game… Also lettered in volleyball and track… Was the state meet record holder in the 400 meters and was the IA state champion in the 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes in 2013… Was a 16-time state medal winner.
PERSONAL
Born on Sept. 8, 1995 as Ellie Jean Herzberg... Daughter of Jeff and Wendy Herzberg… Has two brothers, Spencer and Tucker Herzberg and three sisters, Cloie, Gabbie and Sophie Herzberg… Currently studying for her MBA, graduated with a degree in health promotion from UNI… Brother, Spencer, was a kicker at Wartburg… In 10 years she wants to be working in the worksite/corporate wellness field… Chose UNI because it felt like home to her… Has a special talent of juggling… Member of the UNI FCA Leadership Team… Was a Valedictorian and Student Council Vice President in high school.
Career Highs
Points: 27 vs. Drake (1/27/17)
Field Goals Made: 12 vs. Drake (1/27/17)
Field Goals Attempted: 21 [2] vs. Drake (3/12/17)
Three-Pointers Made: 5 vs. Drake (3/12/17)
Three-Pointers Attempted: 10 vs. Drake (3/12/17)
Free Throws Made: 7 [2] at Evansville (2/3/17)
Free Throws Attempted: 8 [4] at Southern Illinois (2/5/17)
Rebounds: 11 vs. Bradley (3/7/15)
Assists: 5 [3] vs. Drake (3/11/18)
Steals: 8 at Indiana State (2/19/17)
Blocks: 2 [3] at Loyola (3/3/18)
Minutes: 47 at Creighton (11/21/17)
2018 Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team selection as a redshirt junior... Also picked up MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team and All-MVC Honorable Mention recognition... Started all 31 appearances... Averaged a team-high 30.5 minutes per game along with 10.0 points per contest... Played in 47 out of a possible 50 minutes in a double-overtime contest at Creighton (11/21)... Career-high 62 assists compared to 40 turnovers... First collegiate double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Indiana State (1/14) to start an eight-game double-figure scoring streak... Reached double figures 18 times including 14 times against MVC foes... Scored a season-high 21 points against Valparaiso (12/31)... 2017-18 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award... Entered the season with Preseason All-MVC accolades.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
Earned 2017 MVC Sixth Player of the Year honors... Also named All-MVC First Team and MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team… Saw action in 31 out of 33 games… Averaged 12.2 points per game ranking her No. 10 in MVC… Led the Panthers with 47 steals, ranked No. 9 in MVC… Team-high field goal percentage of .435… Double-digits in 18 games, season-high 27 points against Drake (1/27)… Career-high eight steals against Indiana State (2/19), finishing one shy of Allison Starr's program record of nine takeaways against Tulsa (12/8/99)... Tallied 12 points against DePaul (3/17) in NCAA First Round.
SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
Saw action in the first eight games before suffering a season-ending injury against South Dakota State (12/9)… Averaged 19.4 minutes and 7.8 points per game… Got the starting nod against Iowa (11/22)… Had 15 points and five rebounds against Georgia Tech (11/26)… Also added 12 points and four assists against Iowa State (12/2)… Earned the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and was named to the MVC Honor Roll… Received a medical redshirt.
FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Played in all 32 games, getting the starting nod in 22 as a true freshman… Averaged 20.6 minutes, 7.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game… Recorded double-digit scoring in nine games, including three in a row (12/4-12/11), earning MVC Newcomer of the Week… Pitched in 17 points, four boards and three assists against Creighton (12/8)… Scored a career-high 20 points in UNI's win over Bradley (1/2), shooting 6-for-8 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from the arc and free throw line… Chipped in 17 points, shooting 60 percent from the field and perfect from the line against Drake (2/13), adding eight rebounds… Had a career-high 11 rebounds in UNI's second win of the season over Bradley (3/7)… Was selected to the MVC All-Freshman Team…Earned the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and was named to the MVC Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in basketball at Manson Northwest Webster High School… Averaged 25.6 points, five rebounds, 5.5 assists and 6.2 steals per game… Holds school records for career points and career steals… Was selected to the IBCA All-Star game and the Gatorade All-Start game… Also lettered in volleyball and track… Was the state meet record holder in the 400 meters and was the IA state champion in the 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes in 2013… Was a 16-time state medal winner.
PERSONAL
Born on Sept. 8, 1995 as Ellie Jean Herzberg... Daughter of Jeff and Wendy Herzberg… Has two brothers, Spencer and Tucker Herzberg and three sisters, Cloie, Gabbie and Sophie Herzberg… Currently studying for her MBA, graduated with a degree in health promotion from UNI… Brother, Spencer, was a kicker at Wartburg… In 10 years she wants to be working in the worksite/corporate wellness field… Chose UNI because it felt like home to her… Has a special talent of juggling… Member of the UNI FCA Leadership Team… Was a Valedictorian and Student Council Vice President in high school.
Career Highs
Points: 27 vs. Drake (1/27/17)
Field Goals Made: 12 vs. Drake (1/27/17)
Field Goals Attempted: 21 [2] vs. Drake (3/12/17)
Three-Pointers Made: 5 vs. Drake (3/12/17)
Three-Pointers Attempted: 10 vs. Drake (3/12/17)
Free Throws Made: 7 [2] at Evansville (2/3/17)
Free Throws Attempted: 8 [4] at Southern Illinois (2/5/17)
Rebounds: 11 vs. Bradley (3/7/15)
Assists: 5 [3] vs. Drake (3/11/18)
Steals: 8 at Indiana State (2/19/17)
Blocks: 2 [3] at Loyola (3/3/18)
Minutes: 47 at Creighton (11/21/17)
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