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Sophia Elenga Season 2018-19

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PositionForward
Height6-1
ClassSenior
HometownNogent Sur Oise, France
Previous SchoolCochise College
CAREER NOTES
• Played in 68 games in her two years at ASU.
• Transferred to ASU from Cochise College (Douglas, Ariz.) where she earned Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) First-Team honors and First-Team All-Region I (Div. I) recognition in 2016 and 2017.
• Helped lead the Apaches to their best record in program history (28-4) in 2017 as they captured their first Region 1 Division 1 championship in more than 30 years.
• Was ranked among the top 20 junior college players in Dan Olson's Collegiate Girls' Basketball Report.
• Coach at Cochise College was former longtime Sun Devil assistant coach Laura Hughes.
• Originally from Nogent Sur Oise, France.

2018-19
• Played in every game and was 2nd on the team in FG pct. (53.7) and 3rd in rebounds (5.1 rpg) and blocked shots (0.4 bpg).
• Made 58 percent (29-50) of her shots in the last 10 games of the season.
• Grabbed 7 or more rebounds 9x.
• Scored 6 points to go with 9 rebounds and 2 blocks in season opening win over Incarnate Word (Nov. 6).
• Posted first career double-double (11 points, career-high 12 rebounds) in ASU’s win at Arkansas (Nov. 18).
• Was named to South Point Thanksgiving Shootout All-Tournament Team after averaging 11.0 ppg and 8.5 rpg and shooting 78 percent (7-9) in ASU’s contests vs. No. 5 Louisville (Nov. 23) and SIU (Nov. 24). Led ASU with 13 points and 8 rebounds in near upset of the No. 4 Cardinals and followed that with 9 points and 9 rebounds in win over SIU (Nov. 24).
• Led ASU with 12 points (6-9 FGs) in win over Kansas State (Dec. 16).
• Scored 8 points (4-5 FGs) in win over Utah (Feb. 17).
• Scored 4 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in ASU’s near upset of Oregon (Mar. 3).
• Strong all-around effort in Pac-12 Tournament opener vs. Colorado (Mar. 7) included 5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 assists and followed that with 11 points (5-6 FGs) in Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinal vs. UCLA (Mar. 8).
• Accounted for 6 points and 7 rebounds in NCAA First Round win over UCF (Mar. 22).
• Scored 7 of her 9 points in the 2nd half of ASU’s 57-55 NCAA Second Round win at Miami (Mar. 24).

2017-18
• Played in every game and finished 2nd on the team in FG pct (52.9), tied for 2nd in O-rebounds (1.9 rpg) and 4th in rebounds (4.0 rpg).
• Connected on 60.6 percent (43-71) of her shots in Pac-12 play and closed the season by hitting 60 percent (15-25) of her shots in ASU's five postseason contests.
• Had five-game stretch during non-conference play in which she averaged 8.4 ppg and shot 75 percent (15-20) from the floor.
• Made all 6 of her field goals and scored 16 points to go with 6 rebounds in win vs. Sacramento State (Nov. 18).
• Scored 11 points (3-3 FGs/5-7 FTs) vs. Columbia (Nov. 25).
• Scored 8 points and grabbed 7 rebs vs. UCR (Dec. 3).
• Pulled down a career-high 9 rebounds vs. Arkansas (Dec. 21).
• Averaged 13.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg and connected on 73 percent of her FGs (11-15) in ASU's wins at Colorado (Dec. 29) and at Utah (Dec. 31)...Scored 11 of her game- and career-high 17 points in the 3rd quarter at Colorado. Made 7-8 FGs/3-4 FTs and grabbed 7 rebs... Added 9 points at Utah and had 2 steals, including one on inbounds pass with 12 seconds left as Utah (down by one) was looking for go-ahead basket.
• Was 2nd on team in scoring with 8 points at Stanford (Jan. 26).
• Tied for the team lead with 13 points (5-7 FGs) vs. Oregon State (Feb. 25).
• Scored 11 points (5-8 FGs) in ASU's Pac-12 Tourney first round win over Arizona (Mar. 1).
• Had solid outing with 8 points (4-5 FGs) and 6 rebounds in NCAA Tournament first round win over Nebraska (Mar. 17).
 
COCHISE COLLEGE
• Earned Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) First-Team honors and First-Team All-Region I (Div. I) recognition in 2016 and 2017.
• Helped lead the Apaches to their best record in program history (28-4) in 2017 as they captured their first Region 1 Division 1 championship in more than 30 years.
• Averaged 12.4 points and 8.3 rebounds while scoring a season-high 20 points on four occasions in 2017.
• Concluded her sophomore season third in the ACCAC in field goal percentage (52.3), fourth in rebounds per game (8.3) and fifth in blocks (38).
• Averaged 11.1 points and 8.1 rebounds in 30 games (29 starts) as a freshman. She would go on to finish second in the ACCAC in both field goal percentage (53.2) and rebounds per game in helping Cochise to a 23-8 record.
 
Personal: Sophia Elenga was born June 1, 1995...Parents are Martin and Madeleine Elenga...Has two siblings: Kekelly (27) and Ngala (35)...Major is Sports Journalism.
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Junior
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