2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 34
Theresa Ekhelar
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Woodbridge, N.J.
- High School:
- Life Center Academy
- Prev School:
- Ohio State
2017-18 (r-Junior)
- Sat out first semester after transferring from Ohio State last season
- Made her WVU debut against Radford and collected four points and two blocks (Dec. 16)
- Started for the first time in her career and netted a career-high eight points against Morgan State (Dec. 18)
- Finished her junior year and first season at WVU with 53 points (2.0 ppg), 69 rebounds (2.7 rpg), 18 blocks and 4 steals
- Shot 50.0 percent (19-of-38) from the field and 65.2 percent (15-of-23) from the free throw line
- Grabbed a rebound in all but six of the Mountaineers’ contests
- Played in 26 games and started six
- Blocked a career-high three shots and played a career-high 28 minutes against Morehead State (Dec. 21)
Spring 2017 (Sophomore)
- Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules
Fall 2016 (Sophomore) – Ohio State
- Scored six points and grabbed four rebounds in three games
- Recorded a block against Duquesne (Nov. 11)
- Grabbed a rebound in three minutes vs. Cleveland State (Nov. 16)
- Went 3-of-3 from the field and finished with 6 points and three rebounds against LIU Brooklyn (Nov. 19)
2015-16 (Freshman) – Ohio State
- Played in six games and scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds
- Was 6-of-8 from the free throw line
- Did not play in the second half of the season in order to focus on her academics
- Made her collegiate debut at No. 2 South Carolina (Nov. 13)
- Scored her first collegiate point on a put-back in the win over Belmont (Nov. 19)
- Notched her first block and rebound in the win against Wagner (Nov. 22)
- Had 2 blocks in the win at Cincinnati (Dec. 6)
- Recorded 4 points and 2 rebounds vs. North Carolina A&T (Dec. 6)
High School
- Ranked No. 104 by Prospects Nation
- Rated as a three-star player, by ESPN's HoopGurlz and a four-star recruit by Prospect Nation
- Played two seasons at Woodbridge High before transferring to Life Center Academy to play for coach Hilton Clarke for her final two seasons
- Led LCA to a 20-13 mark during her senior season, averaging 10.2 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game
- Shot better than 60 percent from the floor as a senior
- McDonalds All-American nominee
- Named to the All-Tournament Team at the National Title IX Invitational
- Was a team captain in 2014-15
- Led the team in rebounding and blocked shots
- Saw action in 13 games at LCA as a junior and averaged 3.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game.
Personal
- Daughter of Paulinus and Esther Ekhelar
- Birthday is September 18
- Has two brothers, Allousius and David
- Majoring in sport management
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
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