2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

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2 Elyssa Russo

  • Class Junior
  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-3
  • Hometown Teaneck, N.J.
  • High School Teaneck
  • Major Exercise Science
  • Letters 2

Biography

Honors and Awards:
- New Jersey Athletic Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention Team (2024-25)

2023-24: Saw action in all 28 games ... average 9.6 minutes, 3.3 points, and 1.5 assists ... tied-third on the team in three-points made (15), shot 5-for-6 (.833) from the field and 2-for-3 (.633) beyond the arch for a season-best 12 points, adding a pair of assists in win against Rutgers-Camden (1/10) ... grabbed a career-high six boards in win versus Montclair State (1/17) ... recorded nine points, four rebounds, and two assists in the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament against University of Massachussetts-Dartmouth (3/1).

2022-23: Appeared in 28 of 29 games as a rookie point guard, including a pair of starts ... averaged 2.5 points, 0.9 assists and 0.8 rebounds over 16.3 minutes per game ... scored seven points against #3 Amherst (12/4) ... had a career-game in the 78-62 win over Rutgers-Newark (1/7), finishing with 15 points, eight assists and four rebounds over the full 40 minutes ... chipped in seven points, to rebounds and two assists in the 83-65 win at Rutgers-Newark (2/4).

High School: A 2022 graduate of Teaneck High School ... basketball team member ... two-year captain.

Personal: Daughter of Myrth Saley and Elvis Russo.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2022-23Freshman

    Guard
    5'3"
    2
  • 2

    2023-24Sophomore

    Guard
    5'3"
    2
  • 2

    2024-25Junior

    Guard
    5'3"
    2