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2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster

Ed Mailliard
Ed Mailliard

20 Emma Pellicano

  • Position Forward
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-10
  • High School Mount Lebanon
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.

Biography

Notable: 2012-13 NCAC Newcomer of the Year...four-time All-NCAC selection (2012-13, HM; 2013-14, 1st; 2014-15, 1st; 2015-16, 1st), one of three players in program history to gain All-NCAC plaudits in each season of their career…2012-13 Women’s D-III News All-Freshman Team pick...closed her career with 1,295 points, the second most in school history

2015-16: All-NCAC First Team selection…played in all 28 games, starting 25 of them…led Allegheny with 10.0 points per game, while establishing new career bests in assists (55) and steals (64)…scored a team-high and individual season-best 18 points and buried a game-tying layup at the end of regulation in an eventual 67-66 victory over #23 Denison (Feb. 26) in the NCAC Tournament semifinals…registered double-digit points on 17 different occasions and posted double-doubles at Saint Vincent (Nov. 13) and against Carnegie Mellon (Nov. 21)…flirted with a triple-double against Misericordia (Dec. 30), tallying 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting with nine rebounds and seven steals…named to the All-NCAC Tournament Team after scoring 38 points in the Gators’ three postseason contests…collected Gator Athlete of the Week accolades on Feb. 29 following her stellar playoff run…given the Gator Award for most outstanding player at the team’s annual postseason banquet

2014-15: All-NCAC First Team selection…led the Gators in scoring with 15.0 points per game, adding a team-high 171 rebounds, averaging 6.6 per game…started in 25 of 26 games played…scored her 1,000th career point in the Gators’ season finale against Denison (Feb. 24)…shot 48.9 percent from the floor, 34.5 percent from three-point range…netted a career-high 33 points for the Gators against Washington & Jefferson (Nov. 25), the highest single-game total for the team since 2001…posted five double-doubles during the season and four games of 20 or more points…added 53 steals, the second highest total on the team and 22 blocks, which ranked third…earned NCAC Player of the Week and Gator Female Athlete of the Week honors on Dec. 1

2013-14: All-NCAC First Team selection...winner of the 2013-14 Gator Award, bestowed upon the Most Outstanding Player of the women's basketball squad...started in 25 of 26 games played…led the Gators in scoring (14.5) and rebounding (7.5) average, ending the season with 377 points and 196 rebounds…shot 43.5 percent from the field, adding a 34.0 conversion rate from three-point range…finished fifth on the team with 36 steals, also recording 40 assists, which tied junior Kendall Hoffman for fourth on the team…ended the season with seven double-doubles, including back to back performances against Kenyon (Feb. 1) and Wittenberg (Feb. 8)…posted a career-high, 28-point performance against Oberlin (Jan. 26), sparked by a career-high 12 made field goals…set a new career-high with 15 boards against Hiram (Dec. 4) and Wooster (Jan. 22)…three-time Allegheny Female Athlete of the Week, earning the honor on Nov. 19, Jan. 13 and Jan. 27…finished the season with a 72.4 free-throw percentage, finishing third among the team members that took 50 or more three-throws…grabbed an impressive 87 offensive rebounds, accounting for nearly half of her season total

2012-13: North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Newcomer of the Year…Women’s D-III News All-Freshman Team selection…Allegheny Female Newcomer of the Year…All-NCAC Honorable Mention selection…played in 25 games, starting in 13…finished second on the team with 10.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game…tallied 44 steals…earned NCAC Player of the Week accolades after averaging 15.5 points and 9.5 rebounds, leading Allegheny to two critical conference wins…recorded first career double-double in overtime loss to John Carroll in the inaugural Greg Richards ’08 Tip-Off Tournament Championship Game (Nov. 17), scoring a career-high 18 points while grabbing 12 boards en-route to an all-tournament team selection…finished the season with two double-doubles, 12 double-digit point performances and three games with 10 or more rebounds…grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds at Ohio Wesleyan (Jan. 12)…three-time Allegheny Female Athlete of the Week

Personal: Daughter of Aaron and Elizabeth Pellicano…born Feb. 17, 1994…six-time letter winner (basketball, soccer)…three-time PIAA state champion (basketball)…undecided major

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2012-13Freshman

    Forward
    5'10"
    20
  • 20

    2013-14Sophomore

    Forward
    5'10"
    20
  • 20

    2014-15Junior

    Forward
    5'10"
    20
  • 20

    2015-16Senior

    Forward
    5'10"
    20