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Ellie Ward

0 Ellie Ward

  • Height:
    5’6
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Waco, Texas
  • High School:
    Reicher Catholic HS
  • Position:
    PG
gp 25
pts/g 10.1
fg % 38.6
3pt % 26.5
ft % 77.1
reb/g 5.4
a/g 3.0

AT SOUTHWESTERN

  • Major: Kinesiology
  • Minor: Exercise & Sports Studies

CAREER-HIGHS

  • Points: 19, vs. Colorado College - 12/17/2021
  • Rebounds: 12, vs. Centenary (La.) - 2/18/2022
  • Assists: 7, at Centenary (La.) - 1/2/2022
  • Steals: 3, at Austin College - 1/14/2022; St. Thomas (Tex.) 2/9/22

AWARDS

  • All-SCAC Honerable Mention 2021-22
  • SCAC Player of the Week - 2021-22 (Week 7)
  • SCAC Academic Honor Roll - 2021-22

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Four-year letter, Basketball
  • Four-year letter, Softball
  • Four-year letter, Volleyball 
  • Two-year letter, Track & Field
  • One-year letter, Powerlifting
  • 1st Team All-District - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Newcomer of the Year
  • District MVP x2,
  • 1st Team All-State
  • 1st Team SuperCentex x2,
  • 2nd Team All-State 
  • Basketball 1000 pt plateau
  • Classroom Champion
  • Club Teams: Waco Elite Basketball Club
  • Summa Cum Laude 
  • First All Honors - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Student Body President
  • National Honor Society
  • National German Honor Society

PERSONAL

  • Parents: William and Ashley Ward
  • Siblings: Jake, Tyler 
Recent Games
Feb 7 St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 63-54
Feb 9 at St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 53-50
Feb 12 at Trinity L, 93-63
Feb 18 Centenary (La.) W, 58-49
Feb 19 Austin College L, 51-46
Feb 25 vs. Colorado College L, 69-49
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 25 16
Games started 25 16
Minutes 692 466
Minutes per game 27.7 29.1
FG 80-207 64-148
FG Pct 38.6 43.2
3PT 18-68 16-51
3PT Pct 26.5 31.4
FT 74-96 43-57
FT Pct 77.1 75.4
Off rebounds 25 19
Def rebounds 111 83
Total rebounds 136 102
Rebounds per game 5.4 6.4
Personal fouls 81 48
Disqualifications 3 1
Assists 75 59
Turnovers 104 65
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 0.9
Steals 17 15
Blocks 1 1
Points 252 187
Points per game 10.1 11.7
Points per 40 min 14.6 16.1
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 5 at Concordia Texas L, 55-44 1 22 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 5-8 62.5 5
Nov 6 Howard Payne W, 64-56 1 25 2-5 40.0 1-1 100.0 9-10 90.0 14
Nov 9 Concordia Texas L, 55-46 1 29 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 4
Nov 12 at McMurry W, 72-59 1 30 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Nov 13 at UNT Dallas L, 68-53 1 25 0-9 0.0 0-4 0.0 3-4 75.0 3
Nov 20 at Sul Ross State L, 59-43 1 22 2-6 33.3 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Nov 21 vs. Southwest (N.M.) W, 76-65 1 28 1-8 12.5 0-3 0.0 7-8 87.5 9
Nov 30 at Concordia Texas W, 67-58 1 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 3
Dec 4 at St. Edward's   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 17 Colorado College W, 71-68 1 29 6-14 42.9 4-10 40.0 3-3 100.0 19
Dec 18 St. Thomas (Tex.)   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 2 at Centenary (La.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 St. Thomas (Tex.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 7 Schreiner L, 71-62 1 31 5-11 45.5 1-5 20.0 5-10 50.0 16
Jan 8 at Schreiner L, 67-64 1 30 3-8 37.5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 7
Jan 12 at Centenary (La.) W, 76-63 1 30 4-8 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 10
Jan 14 at Austin College W, 70-63 1 29 3-7 42.9 1-3 33.3 9-10 90.0 16
Jan 16 at Dallas W, 66-61 1 34 5-11 45.5 0-3 0.0 7-10 70.0 17
Jan 18 Texas Lutheran L, 60-43 1 22 1-5 20.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 5
Jan 25 Trinity L, 80-56 1 25 1-7 14.3 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 28 at Texas Lutheran L, 75-60 1 24 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 4-4 100.0 9
Feb 1 Dallas W, 64-58 1 33 7-10 70.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 15
Feb 5 at Colorado College L, 71-58 1 32 5-12 41.7 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 10
Feb 7 St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 63-54 1 22 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Feb 9 at St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 53-50 1 36 3-14 21.4 0-3 0.0 3-4 75.0 9
Feb 12 at Trinity L, 93-63 1 25 4-6 66.7 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 11
Feb 18 Centenary (La.) W, 58-49 1 33 7-11 63.6 2-3 66.7 2-4 50.0 18
Feb 19 Austin College L, 51-46 1 31 5-15 33.3 0-3 0.0 4-4 100.0 14
Feb 25 vs. Colorado College L, 69-49 1 34 6-20 30.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 14
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 5 at Concordia Texas L, 55-44 1 22 0 3 3 1 1 1.0 0 0 5 1
Nov 6 Howard Payne W, 64-56 1 25 0 5 5 0 2 0.0 0 0 3 -
Nov 9 Concordia Texas L, 55-46 1 29 0 2 2 1 3 0.3 0 0 5 1
Nov 12 at McMurry W, 72-59 1 30 0 6 6 4 8 0.5 1 0 2 -
Nov 13 at UNT Dallas L, 68-53 1 25 1 1 2 2 5 0.4 0 0 4 -
Nov 20 at Sul Ross State L, 59-43 1 22 1 2 3 1 4 0.3 0 0 2 -
Nov 21 vs. Southwest (N.M.) W, 76-65 1 28 2 4 6 6 5 1.2 0 0 4 -
Nov 30 at Concordia Texas W, 67-58 1 11 2 1 3 0 7 0.0 1 0 4 -
Dec 4 at St. Edward's   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 17 Colorado College W, 71-68 1 29 1 5 6 6 6 1.0 1 0 4 -
Dec 18 St. Thomas (Tex.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 2 at Centenary (La.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 St. Thomas (Tex.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 7 Schreiner L, 71-62 1 31 0 3 3 3 3 1.0 0 0 2 -
Jan 8 at Schreiner L, 67-64 1 30 0 5 5 5 4 1.3 0 0 4 0
Jan 12 at Centenary (La.) W, 76-63 1 30 3 3 6 7 4 1.8 1 0 1 0
Jan 14 at Austin College W, 70-63 1 29 2 6 8 6 3 2.0 3 0 4 -
Jan 16 at Dallas W, 66-61 1 34 1 10 11 5 3 1.7 1 0 4 0
Jan 18 Texas Lutheran L, 60-43 1 22 0 8 8 3 7 0.4 0 0 3 -
Jan 25 Trinity L, 80-56 1 25 0 2 2 3 11 0.3 1 0 2 -
Jan 28 at Texas Lutheran L, 75-60 1 24 1 4 5 1 4 0.3 1 0 3 0
Feb 1 Dallas W, 64-58 1 33 3 5 8 1 4 0.3 0 0 3 -
Feb 5 at Colorado College L, 71-58 1 32 0 5 5 2 1 2.0 0 0 2 -
Feb 7 St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 63-54 1 22 1 1 2 3 1 3.0 0 0 5 1
Feb 9 at St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 53-50 1 36 4 7 11 5 4 1.3 3 0 3 0
Feb 12 at Trinity L, 93-63 1 25 0 3 3 2 4 0.5 1 0 2 -
Feb 18 Centenary (La.) W, 58-49 1 33 1 6 7 3 4 0.8 2 1 2 -
Feb 19 Austin College L, 51-46 1 31 2 10 12 4 2 2.0 1 0 4 -
Feb 25 vs. Colorado College L, 69-49 1 34 0 4 4 1 4 0.3 0 0 4 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2021-22 25 25 27.7 3.2-8.3 38.6 0.7-2.7 26.5 3.0-3.8 77.1 10.1
2022-23 22 21 25.0 2.7-8.5 32.3 0.4-2.5 14.5 1.5-2.0 79.1 7.4
2023-24 24 18 27.8 3.2-8.2 39.3 1.0-2.8 34.3 2.5-3.2 80.3 9.9
Total 71 64 26.9 3.1-8.3 36.8 0.7-2.7 25.8 2.4-3.0 78.6 9.2
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 25 25 692 80-207 38.6 18-68 26.5 74-96 77.1 252
2022-23 22 21 549 60-186 32.3 8-55 14.5 34-43 79.1 162
2023-24 24 18 667 77-196 39.3 23-67 34.3 61-76 80.3 238
Total 71 64 1908 217-589 36.8 49-190 25.8 169-215 78.6 652
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2021-22 25 25 27.7 4.6-12.0 38.6 1.0-3.9 26.5 4.3-5.5 77.1 14.6
2022-23 22 21 25.0 4.4-13.6 32.3 0.6-4.0 14.5 2.5-3.1 79.1 11.8
2023-24 24 18 27.8 4.6-11.8 39.3 1.4-4.0 34.3 3.7-4.6 80.3 14.3
Total 71 64 26.9 4.5-12.3 36.8 1.0-4.0 25.8 3.5-4.5 78.6 13.7
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2021-22 25 25 27.7 1.0 4.4 5.4 3.2 0.1 3.0 4.2 0.7 0.7 0.0
2022-23 22 21 25.0 1.1 3.7 4.8 2.6 0.0 1.6 3.7 0.4 1.1 0.2
2023-24 24 18 27.8 0.7 3.4 4.1 3.3 0.1 1.6 3.8 0.4 1.0 0.0
Total 71 64 26.9 0.9 3.9 4.8 3.1 0.1 2.1 3.9 0.5 0.9 0.1
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2021-22 25 25 692 25 111 136 81 3 75 104 0.7 17 1
2022-23 22 21 549 24 82 106 58 0 35 81 0.4 24 4
2023-24 24 18 667 17 81 98 79 2 38 92 0.4 25 0
Total 71 64 1908 66 274 340 218 5 148 277 0.5 66 5
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 25 25 27.7 1.4 6.4 7.9 4.7 0.2 4.3 6.0 0.7 1.0 0.1
2022-23 22 21 25.0 1.7 6.0 7.7 4.2 0.0 2.6 5.9 0.4 1.7 0.3
2023-24 24 18 27.8 1.0 4.9 5.9 4.7 0.1 2.3 5.5 0.4 1.5 0.0
Total 71 64 26.9 1.4 5.7 7.1 4.6 0.1 3.1 5.8 0.5 1.4 0.1
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 25 25 27.7 3.2-8.3 38.6 0.7-2.7 26.5 3.0-3.8 77.1 10.1
Conference 16 16 29.1 4.0-9.2 43.2 1.0-3.2 31.4 2.7-3.6 75.4 11.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 10 10 28.0 3.9-8.6 45.3 0.9-2.7 33.3 2.9-4.0 72.5 11.6
Away 13 13 26.9 2.6-7.2 36.6 0.7-2.7 25.7 2.8-3.5 78.3 8.7
Neutral 2 2 31.0 3.5-14.0 25.0 0.0-3.0 0.0 4.5-5.0 90.0 11.5
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Wins 10 10 28.2 3.8-7.9 48.1 1.1-3.0 36.7 4.1-5.1 80.4 12.8
Losses 15 15 27.3 2.8-8.5 32.8 0.5-2.5 18.4 2.2-3.0 73.3 8.3
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November 8 8 24.0 1.2-4.9 25.6 0.2-1.8 14.3 3.6-4.6 78.4 6.4
December 1 1 29.0 6.0-14.0 42.9 4.0-10.0 40.0 3.0-3.0 100.0 19.0
January 8 8 28.1 3.0-7.8 38.7 0.9-3.1 28.0 3.5-4.8 73.7 10.4
February 8 8 30.8 5.0-11.5 43.5 0.6-2.4 26.3 1.8-2.2 77.8 12.4
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 25 25 692 80-207 38.6 18-68 26.5 74-96 77.1 252
Conference 16 16 466 64-148 43.2 16-51 31.4 43-57 75.4 187
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 10 10 280 39-86 45.3 9-27 33.3 29-40 72.5 116
Away 13 13 350 34-93 36.6 9-35 25.7 36-46 78.3 113
Neutral 2 2 62 7-28 25.0 0-6 0.0 9-10 90.0 23
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Wins 10 10 282 38-79 48.1 11-30 36.7 41-51 80.4 128
Losses 15 15 410 42-128 32.8 7-38 18.4 33-45 73.3 124
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November 8 8 192 10-39 25.6 2-14 14.3 29-37 78.4 51
December 1 1 29 6-14 42.9 4-10 40.0 3-3 100.0 19
January 8 8 225 24-62 38.7 7-25 28.0 28-38 73.7 83
February 8 8 246 40-92 43.5 5-19 26.3 14-18 77.8 99
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 25 25 27.7 4.6-12.0 38.6 1.0-3.9 26.5 4.3-5.5 77.1 14.6
Conference 16 16 29.1 5.5-12.7 43.2 1.4-4.4 31.4 3.7-4.9 75.4 16.1
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 10 10 28.0 5.6-12.3 45.3 1.3-3.9 33.3 4.1-5.7 72.5 16.6
Away 13 13 26.9 3.9-10.6 36.6 1.0-4.0 25.7 4.1-5.3 78.3 12.9
Neutral 2 2 31.0 4.5-18.1 25.0 0.0-3.9 0.0 5.8-6.5 90.0 14.8
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Wins 10 10 28.2 5.4-11.2 48.1 1.6-4.3 36.7 5.8-7.2 80.4 18.2
Losses 15 15 27.3 4.1-12.5 32.8 0.7-3.7 18.4 3.2-4.4 73.3 12.1
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November 8 8 24.0 2.1-8.1 25.6 0.4-2.9 14.3 6.0-7.7 78.4 10.6
December 1 1 29.0 8.3-19.3 42.9 5.5-13.8 40.0 4.1-4.1 100.0 26.2
January 8 8 28.1 4.3-11.0 38.7 1.2-4.4 28.0 5.0-6.8 73.7 14.8
February 8 8 30.8 6.5-15.0 43.5 0.8-3.1 26.3 2.3-2.9 77.8 16.1
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 25 25 27.7 1.0 4.4 5.4 3.2 0.1 3.0 4.2 0.7 0.7 0.0
Conference 16 16 29.1 1.2 5.2 6.4 3.0 0.1 3.7 4.1 0.9 0.9 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 10 10 28.0 0.8 4.7 5.5 3.3 0.2 2.7 4.3 0.6 0.5 0.1
Away 13 13 26.9 1.2 4.3 5.5 3.1 0.1 3.2 4.0 0.8 0.9 0.0
Neutral 2 2 31.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 - 3.5 4.5 0.8 0.0 0.0
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Wins 10 10 28.2 1.5 5.1 6.6 3.1 0.0 3.8 4.6 0.8 1.0 0.1
Losses 15 15 27.3 0.7 4.0 4.7 3.3 0.2 2.5 3.9 0.6 0.5 0.0
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November 8 8 24.0 0.8 3.0 3.8 3.6 0.3 1.9 4.4 0.4 0.3 0.0
December 1 1 29.0 1.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 - 6.0 6.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
January 8 8 28.1 0.9 5.1 6.0 2.9 0.0 4.1 4.9 0.8 0.9 0.0
February 8 8 30.8 1.4 5.1 6.5 3.1 0.1 2.6 3.0 0.9 0.9 0.1
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 25 25 692 25 111 136 81 3 75 104 0.7 17 1
Conference 16 16 466 19 83 102 48 1 59 65 0.9 15 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 10 10 280 8 47 55 33 2 27 43 0.6 5 1
Away 13 13 350 15 56 71 40 1 41 52 0.8 12 0
Neutral 2 2 62 2 8 10 8 - 7 9 0.8 0 0
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Wins 10 10 282 15 51 66 31 0 38 46 0.8 10 1
Losses 15 15 410 10 60 70 50 3 37 58 0.6 7 0
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November 8 8 192 6 24 30 29 2 15 35 0.4 2 0
December 1 1 29 1 5 6 4 - 6 6 1.0 1 0
January 8 8 225 7 41 48 23 0 33 39 0.8 7 0
February 8 8 246 11 41 52 25 1 21 24 0.9 7 1
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 25 25 27.7 1.4 6.4 7.9 4.7 0.2 4.3 6.0 0.7 1.0 0.1
Conference 16 16 29.1 1.6 7.1 8.8 4.1 0.1 5.1 5.6 0.9 1.3 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 10 28.0 1.1 6.7 7.9 4.7 0.3 3.9 6.1 0.6 0.7 0.1
Away 13 13 26.9 1.7 6.4 8.1 4.6 0.1 4.7 5.9 0.8 1.4 0.0
Neutral 2 2 31.0 1.3 5.2 6.5 5.2 0.0 4.5 5.8 0.8 0.0 0.0
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Wins 10 10 28.2 2.1 7.2 9.4 4.4 0.0 5.4 6.5 0.8 1.4 0.1
Losses 15 15 27.3 1.0 5.9 6.8 4.9 0.3 3.6 5.7 0.6 0.7 0.0
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November 8 8 24.0 1.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 0.4 3.1 7.3 0.4 0.4 0.0
December 1 1 29.0 1.4 6.9 8.3 5.5 0.0 8.3 8.3 1.0 1.4 0.0
January 8 8 28.1 1.2 7.3 8.5 4.1 0.0 5.9 6.9 0.8 1.2 0.0
February 8 8 30.8 1.8 6.7 8.5 4.1 0.2 3.4 3.9 0.9 1.1 0.2
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