Sadalia Ellis

Career

Closed out her career ranked among Liberty's all-time leaders for free throw percentage (third, 77.4), games played (tied for fourth, 125) and points (18^th, 850)

2015-16 (Sr.)

Played in 32 games, starting 28 times
Led the team in free throw percentage (career-best 81.3), assists (2.9 apg) and steals (1.5 spg) and tied for the team lead with 16 games scoring in double figures
Big South Championship all-tournament team member
Honorable mention All-Big South selection
Opened her senior season with 16 points, a team-high seven assists, six rebounds and a team-best four steals at Appalachian State on Nov. 13
Scored a career-high and Liberty season-high 25 points during a Nov. 16 win over Elon, to go along with five rebounds and three steals
At Campbell (Dec. 29), finished with 16 points, a career-high nine rebounds, five assists and three steals
Tied her career high with four three-pointers made on Jan. 16 versus Winthrop
Scored 16 points at High Point on Feb. 23

2014-15 (Jr.)

Started 32 out of 33 games at point guard during her junior campaign
Finished second in the Big South in assists (4.1 apg) and fifth in steals (2.2 spg)
Her career-high 135 assists were the most by a Lady Flame since Sarah Wilkerson had 149 in 1997-98.
Her career-best 74 steals were the most by a Liberty player since 2009-10, when Amber Mays finished with 77 steals.
Prior to this season, Sharon Wilkerson (Feb. 26-March 2, 2000) was the last Lady Flame to record five or more steals in consecutive games. Ellis did so twice in 2014-15 (Dec. 6-13 and Feb. 2-5).
Posted 16 points and eight assists at NC State (Dec. 17)
Scored in double figures 13 times on the season, including a career-best four times in a row between Jan. 27-Feb. 5
Contributed 17 points and six assists to a Jan. 27 home victory over UNC Asheville
Came up with a career-high six steals against Radford on Feb. 2, marking the most thefts by a Lady Flame since Devon Brown had six against Gardner-Webb on March 8, 2013
Paced the Lady Flames with 15 points (10 in the second half), tied her career high with nine assists and came up with five steals during a Feb. 5 triumph at Gardner-Webb
Scored a season-high 18 points at Campbell on Feb. 28, nine of which came during the final 3:41
Made nine straight free throws to end the year, finishing at 77.3 percent (51-of-66) from the line for the season

2013-14 (So.)

Started the first 12 games of the year at point guard for the Lady Flames
Paced the team and ranked fourth in the Big South with 4.0 apg
Finished sixth in the conference with a 1.23 assist-to-turnover ratio
Set then career highs for scoring in each of the season's first two games, tallying 13 points at Charlotte (Nov. 8) and 15 points against James Madison (Nov. 12)
Sank a career-high four three-pointers during the James Madison game
Dished out eight assists and committed only one turnover during a come-from-behind win over Savannah State on Nov. 30
Finished with a season-high 17 points, a team-high seven assists and a career high-equaling five rebounds on Jan. 30 against High Point
Dished out a game-high seven assists on her 20th birthday (Feb. 22), helping Liberty defeat Winthrop
Five days later, set a career high with nine assists at Radford
Competed for the track & field team for the second straight season

2012-13 (Fr.)

Ranked third on the team with 64 assists as a freshman
Tallied seven assists during the second game of her career, Nov. 16 versus Grambling State, marking the most helpers ever by a Lady Flame in a Preseason WNIT contest
Scored a season-high 10 points during a Dec. 17 victory over Virginia Union
Made 11 straight free throw attempts between Jan. 10 and Feb. 23
Played a season-high and team-high 31 minutes during the Big South Championship title game win against Longwood (March 10), finishing with eight points and a game-high four assists
Also high jumped for the track & field team, tying for second place at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a 5-4.25 clearance

Prep

Graduated from Cypress Falls High School
Helped Cypress Falls go a combined 103-10 during her sophomore, junior and senior seasons
During her senior year, Cypress Falls posted a 37-3 record and reached the Texas Class 5A state semifinals for the first time in program history
Her season stats included 10.0 ppg, 6.8 apg, 5.0 spg, 3.1 rpg and 0.9 bpg
Tabbed District 17-5A Defensive Player of the Year and earned TGCA All-State honors for the second consecutive season as a senior
Played in the Greater Houston Area Girls Basketball Association All-Star Game
As a junior, she was part of a 37-2 Cypress Falls team which won a district title
Averaged 9.2 ppg, 5.8 apg, 4.3 spg and 3.0 rpg during her junior campaign
Her junior year awards included a TGCA All-State selection and second team All-Greater Houston mention
Also named District 17-5A Defensive Player of the Year and first team all-district that year
Her sophomore squad went 29-5
As a sophomore, was tabbed District 17-5A Newcomer of the Year
Also excelled in track & field, high jumping 5-7 and long jumping 18-8 to set school records in both events
Tied for third in high jump at the 2012 Texas 5A State Championship