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22 Emma Starks
Emma Starks
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Fort Wayne, Ind.
  • High School:
    Concordia Lutheran
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Psychology & Social Work
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    3.4
  • fg %
    37.4
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    66.7
  • reb/g
    1.9
  • a/g
    0.4

Bio

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 4 Mt. St. Joseph W, 71-55
Feb 8 Earlham (Ind.) W, 70-57
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 60-33
Feb 15 Bluffton W, 77-68
Feb 18 Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-52
Feb 24 vs. Transylvania (Ky.) L, 57-42
  Total Conference
Games 25 17
Games started - -
Minutes 332 214
Minutes per game 13.3 12.6
FG 34-91 24-60
FG Pct 37.4 40.0
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 18-27 14-21
FT Pct 66.7 66.7
Off rebounds 14 11
Def rebounds 34 22
Total rebounds 48 33
Rebounds per game 1.9 1.9
Personal fouls 36 23
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 10 5
Turnovers 41 24
Assist to turnover ratio 0.2 0.2
Steals 20 14
Blocks 1 1
Points 86 62
Points per game 3.4 3.6
Points per 40 min 10.4 11.6

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 15 Olivet (Mich.) L, 58-52 - 19 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Nov 18 vs. Otterbein L, 58-49 - 18 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 19 vs. Pitt.-Greensburg W, 75-51 - 21 5-9 55.6 0-0 - 0-0 - 10
Nov 22 at Hope L, 68-43 - 13 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 30 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 74-60 - 22 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 2
Dec 3 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 66-54 - 11 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 71-49 - 15 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 6
Dec 14 Kalamazoo W, 70-65 - 14 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 7
Dec 17 Albion (Mich.) L, 78-58 - 20 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 0
Dec 19 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 55-50 - 8 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 2
Dec 21 at Alma (Mich.) L, 65-48 - 13 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 4 at Bluffton W, 63-53 - 9 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 60-53 - 4 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 11 Manchester (Ind.) L, 58-47 - 8 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 14 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 69-56 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 81-73 - 16 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 7
Jan 21 Hanover (Ind.) L, 74-66 - 20 6-8 75.0 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 14
Jan 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 62-54 - 17 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 28 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 69-66 - 13 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 10
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 41-34 - 5 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 4 Mt. St. Joseph W, 71-55 - 15 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 8 Earlham (Ind.) W, 70-57 - 8 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 60-33 - 19 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 15 Bluffton W, 77-68 - 16 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 7
Feb 18 Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-52 - 8 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 24 vs. Transylvania (Ky.) L, 57-42 - 0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 15 Olivet (Mich.) L, 58-52 - 19 0 2 2 0 2 1 0
Nov 18 vs. Otterbein L, 58-49 - 18 0 4 4 0 4 0 0
Nov 19 vs. Pitt.-Greensburg W, 75-51 - 21 0 1 1 0 3 0 0
Nov 22 at Hope L, 68-43 - 13 0 2 2 1 1 1 0
Nov 30 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 74-60 - 22 0 4 4 1 1 1 0
Dec 3 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 66-54 - 11 2 2 4 0 0 2 0
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 71-49 - 15 2 3 5 0 2 1 0
Dec 14 Kalamazoo W, 70-65 - 14 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
Dec 17 Albion (Mich.) L, 78-58 - 20 0 2 2 3 2 1 0
Dec 19 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 55-50 - 8 1 1 2 0 4 1 0
Dec 21 at Alma (Mich.) L, 65-48 - 13 2 0 2 0 2 1 0
Jan 4 at Bluffton W, 63-53 - 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 60-53 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 11 Manchester (Ind.) L, 58-47 - 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 14 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 69-56 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 81-73 - 16 1 1 2 0 4 1 0
Jan 21 Hanover (Ind.) L, 74-66 - 20 0 3 3 1 4 0 1
Jan 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 62-54 - 17 0 3 3 1 3 1 0
Jan 28 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 69-66 - 13 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 41-34 - 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 4 Mt. St. Joseph W, 71-55 - 15 1 1 2 0 2 1 0
Feb 8 Earlham (Ind.) W, 70-57 - 8 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 60-33 - 19 1 1 2 1 2 1 0
Feb 15 Bluffton W, 77-68 - 16 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Feb 18 Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-52 - 8 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Feb 24 vs. Transylvania (Ky.) L, 57-42 - 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 15 Olivet (Mich.) L, 58-52 - 2 0 0.0
Nov 18 vs. Otterbein L, 58-49 - 1 0 0.0
Nov 19 vs. Pitt.-Greensburg W, 75-51 - 2 0 0.0
Nov 22 at Hope L, 68-43 - 0 0 1.0
Nov 30 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 74-60 - 2 0 1.0
Dec 3 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 66-54 - 2 - -
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 71-49 - 1 0 0.0
Dec 14 Kalamazoo W, 70-65 - 2 0 1.0
Dec 17 Albion (Mich.) L, 78-58 - 4 0 1.5
Dec 19 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 55-50 - 1 0 0.0
Dec 21 at Alma (Mich.) L, 65-48 - 1 0 0.0
Jan 4 at Bluffton W, 63-53 - 0 0 -
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 60-53 - 1 0 -
Jan 11 Manchester (Ind.) L, 58-47 - 0 0 -
Jan 14 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 69-56 - - - -
Jan 18 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 81-73 - 1 0 0.0
Jan 21 Hanover (Ind.) L, 74-66 - 2 0 0.3
Jan 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 62-54 - 1 0 0.3
Jan 28 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 69-66 - 0 0 0.0
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 41-34 - 0 0 -
Feb 4 Mt. St. Joseph W, 71-55 - 3 0 0.0
Feb 8 Earlham (Ind.) W, 70-57 - 1 0 -
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 60-33 - 3 - 0.5
Feb 15 Bluffton W, 77-68 - 3 0 0.0
Feb 18 Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-52 - 2 0 -
Feb 24 vs. Transylvania (Ky.) L, 57-42 - 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 25 13.3 1.4-3.6 0.0-0.0 0.7-1.1 3.4
Conference 17 12.6 1.4-3.5 0.0-0.0 0.8-1.2 3.6
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 12 13.3 1.4-3.8 0.0-0.0 0.6-0.9 3.4
Away 10 13.3 1.0-3.2 0.0-0.0 1.1-1.6 3.1
Neutral 3 13.0 2.3-4.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 4.7
Result            
Wins 10 13.5 2.0-4.5 0.0-0.0 0.5-0.7 4.5
Losses 15 13.1 0.9-3.1 0.0-0.0 0.9-1.3 2.7
Month            
November 5 18.6 1.4-3.6 0.0-0.0 0.6-1.2 3.4
December 6 13.5 1.5-4.2 0.0-0.0 0.8-1.5 3.8
January 7 12.4 2.0-4.4 0.0-0.0 0.7-0.9 4.7
February 7 10.1 0.6-2.4 0.0-0.0 0.7-0.9 1.9

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 25 - 332 34-91 37.4 0-0 - 18-27 66.7 86
Conference 17 - 214 24-60 40.0 0-0 - 14-21 66.7 62
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 12 - 160 17-45 37.8 0-0 - 7-11 63.6 41
Away 10 - 133 10-32 31.3 0-0 - 11-16 68.8 31
Neutral 3 - 39 7-14 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 14
Result                    
Wins 10 - 135 20-45 44.4 0-0 - 5-7 71.4 45
Losses 15 - 197 14-46 30.4 0-0 - 13-20 65.0 41
Month                    
November 5 - 93 7-18 38.9 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 17
December 6 - 81 9-25 36.0 0-0 - 5-9 55.6 23
January 7 - 87 14-31 45.2 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 33
February 7 - 71 4-17 23.5 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 13

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 25 332 13.3 4.1-11.0 0.0-0.0 - 2.2-3.3 10.4
Conference 17 214 12.6 4.5-11.2 0.0-0.0 - 2.6-3.9 11.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 12 160 13.3 4.2-11.2 0.0-0.0 - 1.8-2.8 10.3
Away 10 133 13.3 3.0-9.6 0.0-0.0 - 3.3-4.8 9.3
Neutral 3 39 13.0 7.2-14.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 14.4
Result                
Wins 10 135 13.5 5.9-13.3 0.0-0.0 - 1.5-2.1 13.3
Losses 15 197 13.1 2.8-9.3 0.0-0.0 - 2.6-4.1 8.3
Month                
November 5 93 18.6 3.0-7.7 0.0-0.0 - 1.3-2.6 7.3
December 6 81 13.5 4.4-12.3 0.0-0.0 - 2.5-4.4 11.4
January 7 87 12.4 6.4-14.3 0.0-0.0 - 2.3-2.8 15.2
February 7 71 10.1 2.3-9.6 0.0-0.0 - 2.8-3.4 7.3

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 25 0.6 1.4 1.9 0.4 1.6 0.8 0.0
Conference 17 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.3 1.4 0.8 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 12 0.4 1.3 1.8 0.6 1.3 0.8 0.1
Away 10 0.9 1.2 2.1 0.3 1.7 0.9 0.0
Neutral 3 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 3.0 0.3 0.0
Result                
Wins 10 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.2 1.8 1.0 0.0
Losses 15 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.5 1.5 0.7 0.1
Month                
November 5 0.0 2.6 2.6 0.4 2.2 0.6 0.0
December 6 1.3 1.3 2.7 0.7 1.8 1.2 0.0
January 7 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.4 1.7 0.7 0.1
February 7 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.1 1.0 0.7 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 25 - 14 34 48 10 41 20 1
Conference 17 - 11 22 33 5 24 14 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 12 - 5 16 21 7 15 10 1
Away 10 - 9 12 21 3 17 9 0
Neutral 3 - 0 6 6 0 9 1 0
Result                  
Wins 10 - 6 12 18 2 18 10 0
Losses 15 - 8 22 30 8 23 10 1
Month                  
November 5 - 0 13 13 2 11 3 0
December 6 - 8 8 16 4 11 7 0
January 7 - 3 7 10 3 12 5 1
February 7 - 3 6 9 1 7 5 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 25 1.7 4.1 5.8 1.2 4.9 2.4 0.1
Conference 17 2.1 4.1 6.2 0.9 4.5 2.6 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 12 1.3 4.0 5.3 1.8 3.8 2.5 0.3
Away 10 2.7 3.6 6.3 0.9 5.1 2.7 0.0
Neutral 3 0.0 6.2 6.2 0.0 9.2 1.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 10 1.8 3.6 5.3 0.6 5.3 3.0 0.0
Losses 15 1.6 4.5 6.1 1.6 4.7 2.0 0.2
Month                
November 5 0.0 5.6 5.6 0.9 4.7 1.3 0.0
December 6 4.0 4.0 7.9 2.0 5.4 3.5 0.0
January 7 1.4 3.2 4.6 1.4 5.5 2.3 0.5
February 7 1.7 3.4 5.1 0.6 3.9 2.8 0.0

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