Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

Redshirt-Sophomore (2021-22)
Appeared in all 31 games with five starts on the season … Averaged 6.4 points per game on the year … Ranked third on the team with 18 blocks … Scored double-digits in eight games … Scored 21 points in the road win over Central Arkansas (Feb. 19) … Scored 14 points and pulled down nine rebounds on the road at Stetson (Jan. 29) … Shot 41 percent from the field and 36 percent from the three-point line.
 
Sophomore (2020-21)
Appeared in 23 games with 12 starts on the season … Averaged 5.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game on the season … Scored double-digits in five games … Posted a career-best 22 points going 7-for-7 from the field in a win over Eastern Illinois (Dec. 30) … Had a double-double 12 points and 12 rebounds in a win against Tennessee State (Feb. 13) … Finished 9th in the OVC in blocked shots.
 
Freshman (2019-20)
Appeared in 11 games on the season, all off the bench … Posted a season-best nine points and four rebounds in the win over Alice Lloyd (Nov. 27) … Played a season-long 22 minutes and scored seven points against Eastern Illinois (Jan. 9).
 
High School
Attended Menifee County High School in Frenchburg, Ky. and played for Paul Ricker … Averaged 21 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals per game during her senior season … Chosen second team all-state by the Courier Journal and USA Today, and third team all-state by the Lexington Herald-Leader … Shot 56 percent from the field, 34 percent from three-point range and knocked down 81 percent of her free throws while leading the Wildcats to a district tournament championship during the 2018-19 season … Was chosen as the 61st District MVP and played in the Kentucky-Ohio All-Star Game … Earned honorable mention all-state recognition after contributing 22 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks, three steals and two assists per game, and connecting on 58 percent of her shots as a junior … Member of the track and volleyball teams at Menifee County High School as well … Won the 2018 Class A state high jump championship and placed fifth in the long jump … On the volleyball court, she earned 61st District All-Tournament honors as a senior.
 
Personal
Full name is Emma Elizabeth Hacker … Parents are Catherine & Tim Hacker … Two brothers; Cullen and Keenan … Her aunt Katrina Short is the all-time leading scorer for the Alice Lloyd College basketball team … Another aunt Danielle Wells also played collegiate basketball at Alice Lloyd College … Had a 4.0 grade-point-average, was MCHS’s valedictorian and a Kentucky Governor’s Scholar … Intends to study biology at EKU.