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2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster

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3 Mariah Massengill

  • Position Point Guard
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-5
  • Hometown Chattanooga, Tenn.
  • High School Silverdale Baptist Academy
  • Previous School Silverdale Baptist Academy

Biography

AS A IN SENIOR IN 2016-17
Fourth on the team in minutes at 27.3 per contest … fourth on the team in scoring, chipping in 8.9 points per game … notched team-best 3.7 assists per game, good enough for 10th in the OVC… appeared in all 32 games, notching 20 starts … scored in double figures 14 times, including 12 of her last 15 games … scored a career high 16 points on three separate occasions … knocked down a team-best 83 percent of her free throw attempts … posted third-best three-point percentage at 32 percent … racked up her first career double-double against Tennessee Tech on Feb. 25, pacing the EKU offense in a OVC Tournament clinching win, dishing out a career high 10 assists, the most by a Colonel this season, while pouring in 10 points … pulled down a career high nine rebounds against Morehead State on Feb. 11 … recorded a career high five steals in a win against Morgan State on Nov. 25 ... earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
 
AS A IN JUNIOR IN 2015-16
Logged 22.6 minutes per contest in her junior season with 12 starts … recorded four games in double digit scoring … had stellar complete game in win at Morehead State (Jan. 30) including tying a then career-high in points (12) and setting a new career-high in minutes (40) … also added seven assists in the win … posted a season-high four steals in loss at WKU (Dec. 16).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2014-15
One of only three returning Colonels to play in all 26 games on the year … started seven games … ranked second on the team with 58 assists … averaged 4.6 points per game and 1.8 rebounds per game … also came up with 20 steals … matched a then career-high with 12 points in a game at in-state rival Morehead State on Jan. 31 … scored 11 points in a win over conference foe Southeast Missouri on Jan. 10 … dished out a then career-high seven assists and scored seven points in a win over Central Arkansas in the Preseason WNIT on Nov. 21 … had one of her most complete games in a win over Western Carolina at the UNCW Thanksgiving Classic on Nov. 28, scoring 10 points, grabbing five rebounds, dishing out four assists and coming up with two steals.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2013-14
Played in all 30 games as a reserve point guard her freshman year … averaged 2.2 points per game and 1.0 assists per game … scored six points and dished out four assists in a November game versus Alabama A&M … scored nine points and dropped two assists a week later versus Davis & Elkins … scored five points and had three assists in a win over conference foe Southeast Missouri on Feb. 1 … scored seven points off the bench in a key road win over Austin Peay on Feb. 22 … saved her best for last, though, as she pumped in a season-high 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting from behind the arc in EKU’s OVC semifinals loss to eventual conference champion Tennessee-Martin on March 7.

HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 23.8 points per game, 4.3 assists per game and 3.5 steals per game as a senior … finished her four-year high school career with 2,466 points … led Silverdale Baptist to a District 5-A championship in 2012-13 … named the MVP of the District 5-A Tournament … named TSWA first team all-state (Class A) … earned first team all-region, first team All-District 5-A and first team Best of Preps honors … averaged 31.5 points per game and 3.4 assists per game as a junior in 2011-12 … rated as a three-star prospect, the No. 73 point guard in the country and one of seven standouts from Peach State Basketball Elite 32 Summer Jam by ESPN Hoopsgurlz following her stellar junior campaign … was also been ranked as the No. 51 point guard in the country by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report.

PERSONAL
Full name is Mariah Paige Massengill ... daughter of David and Robin Massengill ... has one brother – Chris – and one sister – Malissa ... her father played basketball at OVC foe Southeast Missouri ... majoring in public relations.


Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2013-14Freshman

    Guard
    5'5"
    3
  • 3

    2014-15Sophomore

    Guard
    5'5"
    3
  • 3

    2015-16Junior

    Point Guard
    5'5"
    3
  • 3

    2016-17Senior

    Point Guard
    5'5"
    3