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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

Nicole Heitmann
Nicole Heitmann
Ryan Prickett
Nicole Heitmann
Madison Shapland
Nicole Heitmann
Nicole Heitmann
Madison Shapland
Nicole Heitmann

24 Emma Ruddle

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Canton, Kan.
  • Highschool McPherson HS

Biography

Career Accolades
• 4x MIAA Academic Honor Roll
• 2022-23 CSC Academic All-District

2023-24 (Junior): Played and started in all 33 contests...Averaged 20.0 minutes per contest...Compiled 217 points, 53 rebounds, 44 assists, 29 steals and 18 blocks...Ranked fourth on the team with an average of 6.6 points per game...Led the team in 3-point shooting percentage and makes, knocking down 36.9 percent from behind the arc (41-of-111)...Ranked second on the team with 0.5 blocks per game...Ranked fourth on the squad with an average of 0.9 steals per game...Shot 36.7 percent from the floor (73-of-199) and 85.7 percent from the charity stripe (30-of-35)...Led the team in blocks eight times, five times in steals and four times in assists...Scored in double figures 10 times, including a season-high 15 points in a win at Newman (12/17)...Hit a career-best four 3-pointers in a win at Central Oklahoma (12/19)...Distributed six assists in a win against Lincoln (1/6)...Listed on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

2022-23 (Sophomore): CSC Academic All-District selection...Played in 31 games, including 10 starts...Averaged 19.1 minutes per game, totaling 593 minutes of action...Ranked fourth on the team with an average of 6.2 points per game, recording 192 points on the year...Added 80 rebounds (2.6 rpg), 40 assists (1.3 apg), 28 steals and 16 blocks...Hit 34.4 percent from the floor (65-of-189), 33.3 percent from behind the arc (30-of-90) and 88.9 percent from the free-throw line (32-of-36)...Led the team in blocks eight times, seven times in steals, twice in assists and once in scoring...Scored in double figures seven times, including one game with 20-plus points...Scored a season-high 21 points at Newman (2/2)...Poured in a trio of 3-pointers in four-consecutive games in February (2/2-11)...Distributed eight assists at Newman (2/2)...Listed on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll...Received the D2ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2021-22 (Freshman-2): Appeared in 27 games...Averaged 9.1 minutes per game...Scored 100 points on the year, averaging 3.7 per night...Totaled 33 rebounds, averaging 1.2 per contest...Recorded 17 assists, 18 steals and two blocks...Hit 39.8 percent from the floor (37-of-93), 32.5 percent from behind the arc (13-of-40) and 61.9 percent from the charity stripe (13-of-21)...Scored in double figures three times, including a season-best 12 points against Lincoln (1/8)...Grabbed a season-high four rebounds in three different games, most recently against Minnesota State in the Central Region quarterfinals (3/11)...Distributed three assists against St. Cloud State (11/19)...Recorded two blocks against Cameron (11/20)...Listed on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll...Earned the D2ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2020-21 (Freshman): Played in 22 games, including four starts...Totaled 272 minutes, averaging 12.4 minutes per game...Tallied 50 points, averaging 2.3 points per game...Grabbed 40 rebounds, averaging 1.8 rebounds per game...Added 11 assists, six steals and four blocks...Hit 84.6 percent (11-of-13) from the charity stripe...Scored a season-high eight points at Northwest Missouri State (2/27) after hitting 6-of-7 from the free-throw line...Grabbed a season-high five rebounds against Rogers State (12/20)...Listed on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

McPherson HS (Class of 2020): Three-year starter at MHS, helping the Bullpups to a 66-5 record and three-straight state semifinal appearances in that time...Guided the Bullpups to a Kansas Class 4A Division I championship as a sophomore (2018), a fourth-place finish in 2019 and the state semifinals in 2020 before the tournament was canceled...Earned All-State honors for the second time as a senior after picking up second team honors as a freshman at Canton-Galva High School...Earned all-league honors three times, including first team as a freshman, honorable mention as a junior and second team as a senior...Averaged 8.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 2.3 assists per game as a senior...Also excelled in track, winning three state titles and finishing runner-up three times...Won both the 100m hurdles and the 100m dash as a sophomore before capturing a second 100m hurdle championship as a junior in 2019.

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Historical Player Information

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    2020-21Freshman

    Guard
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    2021-22Freshman

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    2022-23Sophomore

    Guard
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    2023-24Senior

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