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2008-09
Fifth on the team in assists with 22 ... Had a career game with five points and a steal in a win over Michigan (1/4) ... Tallied one assist and one steal in six minutes of action at Illinois (2/22) ... Doled out a career-best eight assists in 26 minutes in the win over Bucknell (12/9) ... Tied her then-career high with three points and set career marks with three rebounds and three assists against Dayton (12/6) ... Scored her first career points on a three-pointer in the second half at Pittsburgh (11/24). Also notched her first career steals against the Panthers ... Registered a career-high three steals against #8/5 Texas A&M (11/28) ... Saw her first collegiate action in a win over Stony Brook (11/19) ... Registered two assists in the victory over SBU ... Scored on a fastbreak layup in the waning moments of the exhibition win over California (Pa.) (11/9) ... Collected two assists and a steal against the Vulcans (11/9).
High School
Led Washington High School to the Indiana State High School Championship game for the third year in a row ... Squad finished 25th in the final ESPN High Elite 25 girls basketball poll ... Was a first team Northern Indiana Conference selection her senior season ... Garnered second team All-State accolades in 2007-08 ... Broke the single-season assists record with 176 helpers in 26 games (6.8 apg) ... Contributed 7.7 points and 2.8 steals per game in 2007-08 ... Other honors during her senior campaign include 'WSBT' Student-Athlete of the Week, an Indiana All-Star Team selection and a Hoosier Basketball Magazine[apos]s Top 60 senior girls[apos] basketball performers selection ... Played in three State Championship games, winning the State Championship in 2007 and finishing as a runner-up twice (2006, 2008) ... Led Washington High to a #13 rank in the final USA Today Super 25 girls basketball rankings in 2006-07.
Personal
Full name is Emily Jean Phillips ... Born June 3, 1989, in South Bend, Indiana ... Parents are Donna Akers and DeRon Phillips ... Has two sisters Brianna (21) and Karis (18) Phillips ... Her father was a state high school wrestling champion ... Considering majoring in communication arts and sciences.