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2011-12 Women's Basketball

15 Melissa Koike

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Sacred Heart Cathedral
  • Hometown San Francisco, CA

Biography

Career:
Concluded her four-year career in an Emory uniform byplaying in 96 games (tied for 15th position all-time atEmory), 29 in a starting capacity ... Totaled 11double-figure scoring games ... Finished in 16th place on theschool's all-time ladder with 100 steals.

Senior (2011-12)
Took to the court in all 25 games, 19 as a starter ...Fourth on the team in minutes (29.4 mpg) and finished sixth on theteam's scoresheet with a 6.2 points-per-game average ... Third onthe squad in rebounding with a 4.1 per-game effort ... Averaged 1.7steals per game, good for a seventh-place tie among UAA players ...Recorded her second-highest career total when she finished with 15points (second high on the team), sinking six-of-11 from the fieldincluding a then career-best three-of-seven from three-point rangein an 82-72 victory at home vs. No. 8 Washington University (Feb.5) ... Tied her career best with three triples a couple of contestslater, including one with 6:37 left in the game that snapped a tieand put Emory ahead for good, and chalked up 11 points (second highon the team) in a 53-48 decision over Brandeis (Feb. 12) ...Recorded four games of double-figure scoring ... Led or shared forthe team's lead in steals on eight occasions ... 13 performanceswith two or more steals including a pair of career-high tyingfive-theft outings vs. NYU (Jan. 13) and Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 20)... Converted two-of-four from distance en route to posting sixpoints while chipping in a team-high four steals in a  79-68triumph at No. 19 Rochester (Feb. 25) ... Led or shared for squadhonors in rebounding in three games including a career-high tyingseven boards at Brandeis (Jan. 15) in a 70-40 win ... Dished out acareer-high five assists in a 72-59 verdict against BirminghamSouthern (Nov. 27) ... Logged a career-long 40 minutes andregistered nine points, five rebounds and four steals in anovertime affair at No. 7 Washington University (Jan. 29).

Junior (2010-11)
Saw action as a reserve in all 25 games ... Averaged 18.5minutes, 5.7 points and was third on the club in rebounding (3.7rpg) ... Hit 78.1 percent (25-of-32) from the charity stripe ...Scored in double figures in four contests ... Big outing atBirmingham Southern (Nov. 28)  where she led the team with acareer-high 18 points, 14 in the second half, hitting all seven ofher field goal opportunities including a pair from beyond the arc... Led or shared for team rebounding honors on four occasionsincluding a career-high tying seven-board performance vs. CarnegieMellon (Jan. 23) ... Team's top scoring sub with 11 points andregistered four steals in 20 minutes at Chicago (Jan. 16) ... Camethrough with a pivotal three-point play with 30 second left thatgave Emory a five-point cushion and registered a total of eightpoints along with a career-high five steals in a 57-53 win at CaseWestern (Feb. 18) ... Sank a pair of three-point field goals andchalked up eight points and grabbed a team-high six rebounds (fiveoffensive boards) at Rochester (Jan. 8) ... Logged 20 or moreminutes in 14 games.

Sophomore (2009-10)
Played in all 25 contests and earned a starting nod on 10occasions ... Averaged 16.7 minutes, 4.3 points and 2.3 reboundsper stint ... Started eight UAA games games and tossed in 5.4points per effort ... Scored in double figures in three games andeither led or shared for team scoring honors in all three of theaffairs ... Played a career-long 30 minutes and chalked up apersonal-best 14 points, 12 coming in the second half, vs.Rochester (Feb. 27) ... Found her way into the scoring column in 17games ... Came off the bench vs. Chicago (Feb. 5) and sankfour-of-six from the floor, including two-of-three from beyond thearc, en route to a team-high 12 points in 19 minutes of action ...Helped the Eagles to a 70-56 win over NYU (Feb. 19), recordingseven points, a team-high tying six rebounds, which represented acareer high, and four four steals in 17 minutes ... Over the lasteight games of the year, she shot 49.1 percent from the field(27-of-55) ... Seven performances of two or more steals.

Freshman (2008-09)
Saw action as a reserve in 21 games ... Averaged 6.0minutes and 1.3 points per outing ... Scored in eight gamesincluding a season-high six points, going three-of-six from thefield, in 12 minutes against Chicago (Feb. 15) ... Wenttwo-of-three from the floor, including one-of-two from beyond thearc and finished with five points in seven minutes at MaryvilleCollege (Dec. 6) ... Dished out four assists in a season-high 14minutes against Agnes Scott (Jan. 5).

High School
Three-year member of the varsity basketball program at Sacred HeartCathedral Prep ... Was coached by Brian Harrigan, the 2007-08National Coach of the Year as picked by USA Today ...Served as a co-captain her senior season ... Starter on the 2007-08team that posted a 33-0 record en route to being ranked No. 1 inthe nation by USA Today ... SHCP captured threeconsecutive Division 3 state championships during her career ... Asa junior, she helped her team to a 32-2 record and a final rankingof 17th nationally by USA Today.

Personal: Born January 30, 1990 ... Daughter ofWayne and Frances Koike.


Career Stats

YearGP-GSFG-FGAPCT3pt
FG-FGA
PCTFT-FTAPTSAVGREBAVG
2011-1225-1962-168.36918-64.28113-181556.21024.1
2010-1125-052-117.44413-44.29525-321425.7923.7
2009-1025-1045-103.43711-33.3337-131084.3572.3
2008-0921-010-35.2862-16.1256-7281.319 0.9
TOTAL96-29169-423.40044-157.28051-70433 4.5270 2.8




Career Highs

Points18 at Birmingham Southern, Nov. 28, 2010
 15Washington University, Feb. 5, 2012
 14at University of Rochester, Feb. 27, 2010
Reboundsat Carnegie Mellon, Feb. 17, 2012
 7Washington University, Feb. 5, 2012
 7at Brandeis, Jan. 15, 2012
 7at Sewanee,  Nov. 29, 2011
 7LaGrange, Nov. 23, 2011
 7Carnegie Mellon, Jan. 23, 2011
 7Agnes Scott, Dec. 31, 2010
Field Goalsat Birmingham Southern, Nov. 28, 2010
 6Washington University, Feb. 5, 2012
 6at University of Rochester, Feb. 27, 2010
3 pt. FGs3Brandeis, Feb. 12, 2012
 3Washington University, Feb. 5, 2012
AssistsBirmningham Southern, Nov. 27, 2011 
StealsCarnegie Mellon, Jan. 20, 2012
 5at NYU, Jan. 13, 2012
 5at Case Western, Feb. 18, 2011
Minutes40 at Washington University, Jan. 29, 2012

 Quote:
"I chose Emory because it was the perfect environment forme. The atmosphere is warm and I feel that I will be able to pursuemy academic interest. I also had fabulous reviews from past Emorygraduates on how much they enjoyed their time there. The schoolalso provides the opportunity to continue my passion of playingbasketball."

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2008-09Freshman

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    5'7"
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    2009-10Sophomore

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    5'7"
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    2010-11Junior

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    5'7"
    15
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    2011-12Senior

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    5'7"
    15
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