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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

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21 Elina Arike

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Sophomore
  • Exp. 2L
  • High School Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School
  • Hometown Helsinki, Finland

Biography

C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2021, 2022)

2022 (SOPHOMORE)
  • Was named 2023 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year and earned second-team All-Conference and All-Defensive Team honors.
  • Started 26 of 29 appearances, posting 11.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.
  • Posted 24 steals and 16 blocked shots.
  • Ranked first on the team in blocks, second in scoring, and third in rebounds.
  • Was fifth in C-USA in free throw percentage at 80.8 (80-99).
  • Led the team in scoring 10 times, rebound eight, and assists twice.
  • Scored in double figures in 17 contests, including eight in a row in the second half of the season.
  • Notched 20 games with five or more rebounds, with six games in a row to start the season, and five in a row to end it.
  • Dropped a career high 23 points, including a career-best 10 made free throws against Middle Tennessee (03/10/23) in the conference tournament.
  • Also set a career-high in blocks (four) and field goals made (eight) against the Blue Raiders in the regular season (02/02/23), adding on to 20 points and eight rebounds.
  • Had one double-double on the year, going for 16 points and 11 rebounds against WKU (02/04/23).
  • Nearly posted another double-double with 11 points and eight rebounds against Charlotte (01/16/23).
  • Stuffed the stat sheet with 19 points to go with three rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one block against North Texas (01/28/23).
  • Scored 12 points and added five rebounds, three assists, and two steals in the season opener against New Orleans (11/07/22).
  • Tallied 16 points and five rebounds at NM State (12/13/22).
  • Dropped 17 points and eight rebounds in a late-season game at Middle Tennessee (03/04/23).
  • Posted 14 points to go with four boards and two assists at UAB (02/17/23).
2021-22 (FRESHMAN)
  • Started all 25 games that she played in. 
  • Third on the team with 8.8 points per game. 
  • Led the Miners with 6.6 rebounds per contest, tallying 165 for the season. 
  • Second on the team with 41 assists on the campaign. 
  • Reached double figures for rebounding four times. 
  • Had 17 games with five or more rebounds.
  • Played 30 or more minutes eight times.  
  • Went 79-of-178 (44 percent) from the field. 
  • Racked up 11 double-digit scoring outputs. 
  • Scored 10 or more points in six straight games from Dec. 15-Jan. 17. 
  • Finished with 14 games in which she shot 40 percent or better from the floor. 
  • Had double-doubles vs. North Dakota (11/13/21) and against Air Force (12/21/21). 
  • Set new career highs with 19 points and 15 rebounds in a dominant performance against North Dakota (11/13/21). 
  • In addition to posting a double-double with 16 points and 14 boards vs. Air Force (12/21/21), she also distributed the ball well with a career-high six assists. 
  • Picked up three steals vs. North Dakota (11/13/21) and at New Mexico (12/19/21). 
  • Tied a career high with two blocks at NM State (12/15/21). 
  • Netted 12 points on 6-of-11 shooting with six rebounds in just 19 minutes vs. Rice (2/5/22). 
  • Took a career-high 13 free throws and made a career-high 10 free throws against Southern Miss (2/19/22). 
  • Drilled two 3-pointers on the way to 13 points with eight rebounds in a big win against Middle Tennessee (1/1/22). 
2020-21 (FRESHMAN)
  • Played in all 25 games, including starting the final 24.
  • Ranked second on the team in blocked shots (six) and third in offensive rebounds per game (1.1).
  • Hit double figures in scoring in three games.
  • Set then career highs for points (15), rebounds (eight) and minutes (29) at Rice (1/8/21).
  • Scored 14 points on 7-10 shooting while adding three rebounds against UAB (2/5/21).
  • Was nearly perfect from the floor (5-6) to score 10 points and also grab five rebounds at FIU (2/12/21).
  • Had nearly as many offensive rebounds (27) as defensive boards (30).
  • Scored five points and dished out a then career-high four assists at Charlotte (2/27/21) to help UTEP lock up the second seed in the C-USA West Division.
  • Tallied eight points on 4-7 shooting at Charlotte (2/26/21).
  • Had multiple offensive rebounds in seven games, including four at Rice (1/8/21).
  • Shot at least 50 percent from the field in 10 different contests.
PRIOR TO UTEP
  • Ample international playing experience with Finland at numerous tournaments, competing for the U18 and U20 teams.
  • Averaged 8.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in six games in summer of 2019 at the U20 European Championships Division B.
  • Efforts helped Finland take runner-up honors at the 12-country event.
  • Connected on 46.2 percent (18-39) of her shots from the floor, while also making a robust 83.3 percent (10-12) at the charity stripe.
  • Increased her scoring output as the tournament wore on, tallying double digits in both the semifinal and championship contests.
  • Tallied 12 points to go along with seven rebounds in the 86-68 win in the semifinals against Great Britain (8/10/19) … hit 5-7 from the floor, including 2-2 on 3-pointers, in 25 minutes of action.
  • Scored 11 points (3-6 FGs, 5-6 FTs) while snagging six rebounds and dishing out two assists in the championship contest vs. Bulgaria (8/11/19).
  • Competed on the club level with HBA Märsky.
  • Graduated from Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School in Dec. 2019.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Ulla and Matti ... is an only child ... majoring in media advertising ... started playing basketball at the age of 10.

Statistics

Season:
2022-23

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2020-21Freshman

    Forward
    6'2"
    21
  • 21

    2021-22Freshman

    Forward
    6'2"
    21
  • 21

    2022-23Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2"
    21