22 Ilene Tsao
22 - Ilene Tsao
Height: 5-5
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Fremont, CA
High School: Mission San Jose
Position: G

Career:
After three seasons in the program, she has played in 71 games, 30 in a starting capacity ... Has scored in double figures on 12 occasions ... 22 outings with two or more steals ... Holds down the No. 20 spot on the program's all-time ladder with 141 assists and is 17th with a 2.0 assists-per-game average mark.

Junior (2014-15):
Started all 25 Emory contests, averaging a team-high 29.6 minutes per playing stint ... Ended the season fifth on the team in scoring (7.6 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (4.6 rpg) ... Topped the squad, ranked third among UAA players and placed 15th on the Eagles' seasonal chart in overall assists average (3.9 apg) ... 97 total assists placed third in the conference and 13th on the Eagles' seasonal chart ... In UAA action, she doled out 3.2 assists per game, good for fifth place on the league list ... Scored in double figures on seven occasions ... Paced the team's scoring efforts in three games and was the top rebounder in six encounters ... Second on the team in steals (41) and held down the No. 7 slot on the UAA's overall ladder with a 1.6 per-game average ... Huge effort at Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 22), leading the team with a career-high 28 points, the high-water mark by an Emory player during the season and tying the 16th-highest individual game total in program history -- ended that CMU contest sinking 12 (season high by an Eagle)-of-23 from the floor, including three-of-six from beyond the arc, while also doling out five assists ... Career-high 10 assists, tied the 10th-highest single-game effort in program history and she ranked second on the team with 13 points and six rebounds at Piedmont (Dec. 30) ... Paced the squad with 11 points and seven rebounds at Rochester (Jan. 10) ... Team's No. 2 scorer with 16 points, 14 coming in the second half, and added seven assists and three steals in a 75-70 triumph over Berry College (Nov. 22) -- totaled seven points of a 12-0 Eagle run that that gave them a 15-point cushion with 7:51 left on the clock ... Dished out six assists with no turnovers in 35 minutes of action in a 64-54 win over Salem (Dec. 29) ... Game-high six assists and tied Khadijah Sayyid for game honors with four steals at Chicago (Jan. 18) ... Second on the club with 10 points and tied Dumebi Egbuna for the team lead with eight boards in a 61-60 decision over Case Western Reserve (Feb. 20) ... Tallied seven of her nine points during a 13-2 Emory charge that gave the Eagles a 38-37 advantage with 13:41 remaining at No. 4 Washington University (Jan. 16) ... Finished with seven points and went four-for-four at the foul line over the finals 26 seconds of the contest in helping Emory to a 62-57 triumph vs. Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 25). 

Sophomore (2013-14):
Played in 18 games and drew four starting nods ... Averaged 16.5 minutes, 4.9 points and 3.2 rebounds per game ... Scored in 16 outings and produced three contests of double-figure scoring ... Totaled 11 of her Emory reserve-high 13 points in the first half and wound up connecting on five-of-six from the floor, including both of her triple tries, in a 76-52 triumph vs. Case Western (Jan. 19) ... Chipped in nine points off the bench in an 18-minute outing, including a three pointer during a decisive 14-4 Emory surge late in the game, and tied for the team lead with a career-high tying six rebounds in an 87-76 win at Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 14) ... Topped the squad with six boards, led all players with a career-high six steals and registered her first double-figure scoring effort of the season with 10 points vs. Bridgewater (Dec. 20) ... Tied her career high with six rebounds in 14 minutes of of play at Chicago (Feb. 7) ... Drew a starting assignment vs. NYU (Feb. 21) and responded with 10 points and sank a pair of second-half three pointers, including one that gave Emory a 67-62 advantage with 6:30 remaining in the contest ... Compiled five games of two or more steals.  

Freshman (2012-13):
Played in all 28 Emory contests, averaging 16.1 minutes, 4.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per outing ... Made one start, that coming vs. LaGrange (Nov. 20), where she played a season-high 24 minutes ... Found her way into the scoring column in 23 games ... Six performances of two or more steals and averaged 1.0 thefts per game ... Seven efforts of two or more assists ... Knocked down a huge three pointer with 2:36 left in overtime against Case Western (Feb. 15) that knotted the score at 58-58 and helped Emory bounce back from a six-point deficit earlier in the extra session in an eventual 62-61 win ... Led the team’s scoring attack in a 75-67 win at Case Western (Jan. 18) with a season-high 16 points, 14 coming in the second half, and ended the game hitting five-of-six from the floor including three of her four three-point attempts – started a key 12-2 Emory run in the second half with back-to-back triples before closing out the run with a pair of buckets in helping the Eagles take a 62-51 lead with 6:40 remaining ... Logged 19 minutes of action vs. Huntingdon (Mar. 2) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament where her season-high six assists topped the team and eight points helped the Eagles to an 88-62 triumph ... Finished with seven points and a game-high four steals in a 76-55 win over Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 17) ... Hit the squad's first two three pointers over  2:18 stretch early in the first half and would go on to lead the Emory reserves in scoring with 11 points, her second-highest total of the season, sinking four-of-six from the field including three-of-five from beyond the arc ... Scored all five of her points as part of a 12-2 Emory burst that blew the game wide open, upping Emory’s lead to 23 points in the second half in an eventual 73-49 win over NYU (Jan. 27). 

High School:
Enjoyed a fine four-year career as a member of the Mission San Jose girl's basketball program ... Was coached by Doug Sakamoto ... Served as her team's captain her junior and senior seasons ... Her final two campaigns saw her earn first-team all-league honors ... As a senior, she averaged 10.0 points, 4.5 assists and 3.6 steals per game in helping her squad to a 27-4 record that included a league title ... Team MVP her senior year ... All-Metro honorable mention in 2011 and 2012 ... USA Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete in 2011-12 ... Four-year member of the track team where she competed in the 100 and 200 meters along with running a leg on the 4x100 relay team.


Personal:
Daughter of Stanley and Rachel Tsao ... Born Nov. 26, 1994 ... Plans to major in business.

Career Stats

Year GP-GS FG-FGA PCT 3pt
FG-FGA
PCT FT-FTA PTS AVG AST AVG
2012-13 28-1 41-128 .320  16-63 .254 21-39 119 4.3 30 1.1
2013-14 18-4 34-89 .382  8-23 .348 13-27 89 4.9 14 0.7
2014-15 25-25 71-246 .289 11-61 .180 36-72 189 7.6 97 3.9
TOTAL 71-30 146-463 .315 35-147 .238 70-138 397
5.6 141
2.0

 

Career Highs
 

Points 28
at Carnegie Mellon, Feb. 22, 2015
  16 Berry College, Nov. 22, 2014
  16 at Case Western Reserve, Jan. 18, 2013
Rebounds 9
Washington University, Feb. 13, 2015
  8 on three occasions
Field Goals 12
at Carnegie Mellon, Feb. 22, 2015
  7
Berry College, Nov. 22, 2014
3 pt. FGs on three occasions
Assists 10
at Piedmont College, Dec. 30, 2014
  7 Berry College, Nov. 22, 2014
Steals Bridgewater, Dec. 20, 2013
  4 on five occasions
Minutes 39
at Piedmont College,  Dec. 30, 2014

 

Quote:
"I chose Emory because of its strong academic and basketball programs as well as the diversity of the school."