23 - Emily Christensen
| Year: | Jr. |
| Position: | F |
| Height: | 5-11 |
| Experience: | 2V |
| Hometown: | El Dorado Hills, Calif. |
| Previous School: | Oak Ridge HS |
AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09)
Appeared in the final 19 games of the season off the Hornet bench after missing the first 11 games due to offseason knee surgery...averaged 8.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in just 18.8 minutes per game...shot 51.6 percent from the field (63-for-122) and 41.7 percent from beyond the three-point arc (10-for-24)...remains the schools all-time leader in three-point field goal percentage, hitting at a 42 percent clip...scored a career-high 20 points against Idaho State on Feb. 26...reached double-figures seven times...posted her second career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds at home against Eastern Washington on Feb. 5.
AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08)
Saw action in all 28 games, making four starts during her freshman season...played both on the perimeter and inside...averaged 6.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game...set a school single-season record by shooting 42.1 percent from beyond the three-point arc...made 24-of-57 from three-point distance...posted a career-high 19 points against Northern Arizona on Feb. 23 on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 from beyond the three-point arc...scored 14 points in her third collegiate game at Iowa State on Nov. 18...recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Idaho State on Jan. 26.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2007 graduate of Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, Calif…four-year letterwinner for coach Steve White and the Trojans…averaged 18.0 points along with 5.7 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.4 assists per game during her senior season…ranked 29th in the state of California in scoring…was named the Sierra Valley League MVP, Cal-Hi Magazine Division II all-State and first team all-Metro in 2006-07 after leading the Trojans to a 30-2 record, including a perfect 10-0 league mark…led Oak Ridge to the Division II CIF Sac-Joaquin Section championship game…scored 20 of her team’s 36 points in the title game, which was the Trojans’ first loss of the season…tallied 19 points in final high school game against Archbishop Mitty in state title tournament…collected 1,629 points during her career…teamed with Hornet teammate Jasmine Cannady in the Sac vs. Bay Area All-Star game in Folsom…played club ball with the Pacific Pistols.
PERSONAL
Born on April 24, 1989…parents are Lori and Mark Christensen…major is liberal studies. |