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22 Emma Starks
Emma Starks
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Fort Wayne, Ind.
  • High School:
    Concordia Lutheran
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Psychology & Social Work
  • gp
    16
  • pts/g
    1.2
  • fg %
    43.8
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    50.0
  • reb/g
    1.1
  • a/g
    0.1

Bio

Senior (2012-13): Played in 16 games with one start…Averaged 5.1 minutes per game with 82 minutes played…Made 19 points on the year, averaging 1.2 points per game…Shot 7-of-16 (.438) from the field...Shot 5-of-10 (.500) from the free throw line...Collected 18 rebounds (1.1 per game)...nine offensive rebounds...nine defensive rebounds...Had four blocks...Made four steals...Recorded two assists...Had 12 fouls...Turned the ball over eight times...

Junior (2011-2012): Saw action in 25 games while averaging a career-high 13.3 minutes per game … Averaged career-highs in points per game with 3.4 and rebounds per game with 1.9 … Set a career-high for points in a game with 14, while shooting 6-of-8 from the field in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference home game against Hanover on January 21 … Set a season-high in rebounds in a contest with five at Hanover on December 10...

Sophomore (2010-2011): Averaged 6.9 minutes of action in 22 games during the season for the Yellow Jackets ... Brought down 44 rebounds, including 12 offensive boards to average 2.0 per night ... Scored 1.1 points per game and connected on eight shots from the floor...

Freshman (2009-2010): Played in 24 games in her first season …  Averaged 1.4 points and 0.6 rebounds in just five minutes per game...

Prep: Three-year letterwinner at Concordia Lutheran High under head coach Dave Miller … Member of Concordia High’s Summit Athletic Conference sectional championship team … Member of the CLH Summit Athletic Conference track and field championship team … Two-time Academic Honor Roll member...

Personal: Daughter of Tom and Dawn Starks … Majoring in psychology and social work with a minor in autism studies...

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 2 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-72
Feb 6 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 58-47
Feb 9 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 57-50
Feb 13 at Bluffton L, 62-47
Feb 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-56
Feb 22 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 48-32
  Total Conference
Games 16 10
Games started 1 1
Minutes 82 45
Minutes per game 5.1 4.5
FG 7-16 4-6
FG Pct 43.8 66.7
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 5-10 4-8
FT Pct 50.0 50.0
Off rebounds 9 4
Def rebounds 9 4
Total rebounds 18 8
Rebounds per game 1.1 0.8
Personal fouls 12 8
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 2 1
Turnovers 8 5
Assist to turnover ratio 0.3 0.2
Steals 4 4
Blocks 4 3
Points 19 12
Points per game 1.2 1.2
Points per 40 min 9.3 10.7

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 16 vs. Thomas More L, 55-51 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 17 at Centre (Ky.) L, 78-42 - 7 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 20 Hope L, 52-46 - 15 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 28 Alma (Mich.) W, 80-69 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 56-50 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 5 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-42 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 8 Hanover (Ind.) W, 85-80 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 15 Franklin (Ind.) W, 59-51 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 at Kalamazoo W, 62-40 - 2 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 28 at Wittenberg L, 62-44 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 29 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 45-42 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 2 Bluffton W, 54-32 - 5 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-53 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 64-62 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 12 Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-55 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 16 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-57 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 19 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-76 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 46-44 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 26 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-81 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-48 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-72 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 2
Feb 6 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 58-47 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 57-50 1 16 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Feb 13 at Bluffton L, 62-47 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-56 - 5 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 22 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 48-32 - 7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 16 vs. Thomas More L, 55-51 - 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 17 at Centre (Ky.) L, 78-42 - 7 4 1 5 0 1 0 0
Nov 20 Hope L, 52-46 - 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
Nov 28 Alma (Mich.) W, 80-69 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 56-50 - 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 5 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-42 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 8 Hanover (Ind.) W, 85-80 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 15 Franklin (Ind.) W, 59-51 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 at Kalamazoo W, 62-40 - 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dec 28 at Wittenberg L, 62-44 - 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Dec 29 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 45-42 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 2 Bluffton W, 54-32 - 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
Jan 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-53 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 64-62 - 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 12 Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-55 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 16 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-57 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 19 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-76 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 46-44 - 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
Jan 26 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-81 - 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-48 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-72 - 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Feb 6 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 58-47 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 57-50 1 16 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
Feb 13 at Bluffton L, 62-47 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-56 - 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Feb 22 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 48-32 - 7 1 1 2 0 1 0 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 16 vs. Thomas More L, 55-51 - 0 0 -
Nov 17 at Centre (Ky.) L, 78-42 - 0 0 0.0
Nov 20 Hope L, 52-46 - 2 0 -
Nov 28 Alma (Mich.) W, 80-69 - - - -
Dec 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 56-50 - 1 - -
Dec 5 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-42 - - - -
Dec 8 Hanover (Ind.) W, 85-80 - - - -
Dec 15 Franklin (Ind.) W, 59-51 - - - -
Dec 18 at Kalamazoo W, 62-40 - 0 0 -
Dec 28 at Wittenberg L, 62-44 - 1 0 0.0
Dec 29 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 45-42 - - - -
Jan 2 Bluffton W, 54-32 - 0 0 -
Jan 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-53 - - - -
Jan 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 64-62 - 0 0 0.0
Jan 12 Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-55 - 1 0 -
Jan 16 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-57 - - - -
Jan 19 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-76 - - - -
Jan 23 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 46-44 - 0 0 0.0
Jan 26 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-81 - 0 0 0.0
Jan 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-48 - - - -
Feb 2 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-72 - 1 0 -
Feb 6 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 58-47 - - - -
Feb 9 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 57-50 1 3 - 0.0
Feb 13 at Bluffton L, 62-47 - 2 0 -
Feb 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-56 - 0 0 -
Feb 22 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 48-32 - 1 0 0.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2009-10 24 5.0 0.5-1.6 0.0-0.2 0.4-0.8 1.4
2010-11 22 6.9 0.4-2.0 0.0-0.0 0.4-0.7 1.1
2011-12 25 13.3 1.4-3.6 0.0-0.0 0.7-1.1 3.4
2012-13 16 5.1 0.4-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.6 1.2
Total 87 7.9 0.7-2.2 0.0-0.1 0.5-0.8 1.9

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2009-10 24 - 119 11-38 28.9 1-6 16.7 10-18 55.6 33
2010-11 22 - 151 8-43 18.6 0-0 - 9-15 60.0 25
2011-12 25 - 332 34-91 37.4 0-0 - 18-27 66.7 86
2012-13 16 1 82 7-16 43.8 0-0 - 5-10 50.0 19
Total 87 1 684 60-188 31.9 1-6 16.7 42-70 60.0 163

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2009-10 24 119 5.0 3.7-12.8 0.3-2.0 16.7 3.4-6.1 11.1
2010-11 22 151 6.9 2.1-11.4 0.0-0.0 - 2.4-4.0 6.6
2011-12 25 332 13.3 4.1-11.0 0.0-0.0 - 2.2-3.3 10.4
2012-13 16 82 5.1 3.4-7.8 0.0-0.0 - 2.4-4.9 9.3
Total 87 684 7.9 3.5-11.0 0.1-0.4 16.7 2.5-4.1 9.5

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2009-10 24 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.1
2010-11 22 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.1
2011-12 25 0.6 1.4 1.9 0.4 1.6 0.8 0.0
2012-13 16 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.3
Total 87 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.2 0.9 0.5 0.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2009-10 24 - 7 7 14 4 13 9 2
2010-11 22 - 12 32 44 4 19 8 3
2011-12 25 - 14 34 48 10 41 20 1
2012-13 16 1 9 9 18 2 8 4 4
Total 87 1 42 82 124 20 81 41 10

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2009-10 24 2.4 2.4 4.7 1.3 4.4 3.0 0.7
2010-11 22 3.2 8.5 11.7 1.1 5.0 2.1 0.8
2011-12 25 1.7 4.1 5.8 1.2 4.9 2.4 0.1
2012-13 16 4.4 4.4 8.8 1.0 3.9 2.0 2.0
Total 87 2.5 4.8 7.3 1.2 4.7 2.4 0.6

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 16 5.1 0.4-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.6 1.2
Conference 10 4.5 0.4-0.6 0.0-0.0 0.4-0.8 1.2
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 5 7.8 0.6-1.2 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.4 1.4
Away 9 3.6 0.3-0.8 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.7 1.0
Neutral 2 5.5 0.5-1.5 0.0-0.0 0.5-1.0 1.5
Result            
Wins 7 5.0 0.6-0.7 0.0-0.0 0.6-1.1 1.7
Losses 9 5.2 0.3-1.2 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.2 0.8
Month            
November 3 8.7 0.3-2.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.7
December 3 2.7 0.3-0.3 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.7 1.0
January 5 2.8 0.2-0.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.4
February 5 6.8 0.8-1.2 0.0-0.0 0.8-1.6 2.4

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 16 1 82 7-16 43.8 0-0 - 5-10 50.0 19
Conference 10 1 45 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 4-8 50.0 12
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 5 1 39 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Away 9 - 32 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 9
Neutral 2 - 11 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Result                    
Wins 7 1 35 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 4-8 50.0 12
Losses 9 - 47 3-11 27.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Month                    
November 3 - 26 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
December 3 - 8 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
January 5 - 14 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
February 5 1 34 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 4-8 50.0 12

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 16 82 5.1 3.4-7.8 0.0-0.0 - 2.4-4.9 9.3
Conference 10 45 4.5 3.6-5.3 0.0-0.0 - 3.6-7.1 10.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 5 39 7.8 3.1-6.2 0.0-0.0 - 1.0-2.1 7.2
Away 9 32 3.6 3.8-8.8 0.0-0.0 - 3.8-7.5 11.3
Neutral 2 11 5.5 3.6-10.9 0.0-0.0 - 3.6-7.3 10.9
Result                
Wins 7 35 5.0 4.6-5.7 0.0-0.0 - 4.6-9.1 13.7
Losses 9 47 5.2 2.6-9.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-1.7 6.0
Month                
November 3 26 8.7 1.5-10.8 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 3.1
December 3 8 2.7 5.0-5.0 0.0-0.0 - 5.0-10.0 15.0
January 5 14 2.8 2.9-5.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 5.7
February 5 34 6.8 4.7-7.1 0.0-0.0 - 4.7-9.4 14.1

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 16 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.3
Conference 10 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 0.6 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.2
Away 9 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.3
Neutral 2 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 7 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
Losses 9 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.1
Month                
November 3 1.3 1.0 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
December 3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
January 5 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.6
February 5 0.6 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 16 1 9 9 18 2 8 4 4
Conference 10 1 4 4 8 1 5 4 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 1 3 2 5 0 3 3 1
Away 9 - 5 5 10 2 4 1 3
Neutral 2 - 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
Result                  
Wins 7 1 3 3 6 2 3 3 3
Losses 9 - 6 6 12 0 5 1 1
Month                  
November 3 - 4 3 7 0 1 0 1
December 3 - 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
January 5 - 2 2 4 0 3 1 3
February 5 1 3 2 5 1 3 3 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 16 4.4 4.4 8.8 1.0 3.9 2.0 2.0
Conference 10 3.6 3.6 7.1 0.9 4.4 3.6 2.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 3.1 2.1 5.1 0.0 3.1 3.1 1.0
Away 9 6.3 6.3 12.5 2.5 5.0 1.3 3.8
Neutral 2 3.6 7.3 10.9 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 7 3.4 3.4 6.9 2.3 3.4 3.4 3.4
Losses 9 5.1 5.1 10.2 0.0 4.3 0.9 0.9
Month                
November 3 6.2 4.6 10.8 0.0 1.5 0.0 1.5
December 3 0.0 10.0 10.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.0
January 5 5.7 5.7 11.4 0.0 8.6 2.9 8.6
February 5 3.5 2.4 5.9 1.2 3.5 3.5 0.0

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