2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Elena Pilakouta
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Kykkos B
- Hometown:
- Nicosia, Cyprus
Honors and AwardsĀ
Second Team All-Summit (2022-23)
Summit League Championship All-Tournament Team (2022-23)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2019-20)
Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2019-20)
As a Graduate Student (2022-23)
Appeared in all 32 games, making 31 starts and playing 940 minutesā¦Shot .634 from the field, besting the next best player in the league by over 50 percentage points and placing her sixth in the NCAAā¦First on the team and seventh in the league with 424 points (13.3 PPG)ā¦Pulled down a team-high 234 total rebounds (7.3 RPG), placing her fourth in the leagueā¦Had 24 double-digit scoring games, including seven in a row to start the season and eight straight in the middle of the seasonā¦Pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds and scored a season-high 30 points after shooting 12-for-16 overall and 6-for-6 from the line vs. Oral Roberts (Jan. 28)ā¦Earned eight double-doublesā¦Shot a perfect 13-for-13 at NDSU (Jan. 14) as part of a streak that saw her make 20 consecutive field goals over a three game spanā¦Totaled 36 points and 20 total rebounds in the Summit League Tournamentā¦Became Omahaās all-time leader in games played in the Division I era with 126ā¦Also increased her career FG% to .539, the second best in program history and the most among athletes with at least 500 attemptsā¦Reached seventh all-time at Omaha in offensive rebounds (190) and her 462 defensive rebounds are fifthā¦Became the 27th Maverick in history to reach 1000 career points, doing so at Denver (Jan. 16)ā¦Climbed to 14th in Omaha history with 1201 pointsā¦Became one of only 11 Mavericks to have 1000 points and 500 total rebounds.
As a Senior (2021-22)
Appeared in 24 games making 19 starts as a senior...Second on the team in scoring averaging 9.8 ppg...Shot 52.7 percent from the field and 70.2 percent from the charity stripe...Totaled 110 rebounds, 25 assists, 14 blocks, and 11 steals...Scored double-figures in 10 games highlighted by a career-high 32 points on 14-of-18 from the field at UIC (Nov. 29)...Put up a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds at Western Illinois (Dec. 22)...Narrowly missed a double-double with 17 points and nine boards vs. North Dakota (Feb. 5)...Tallied a season-high four assists vs. North Dakota (Feb. 5)...Blocked three shots at UIC (Nov. 29).
As a Junior (2020-21)
Appeared in 15 games including 9 startsā¦Averaged a team-high 12.5 points per game as well as 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per gameā¦Shot .549 from the floor and .646 from the free throw lineā¦Recorded six-straight double digit point totals from Jan.8 - Feb. 13ā¦Had a double-double against South Dakota State on Jan. 16 with 19 points and 10 boardsā¦Scored a career-high 24 points at Denver (Feb. 27)ā¦Recorded back-to-back games with over 20 points against Denver on Feb. 26 & 27.
As a Sophomore (2019-20)
Appeared in 28 games with 11 starts at centerā¦Averaged 6.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per gameā¦Shot .463 from the floor and .593 from the charity stripeā¦Tallied four-straight double-digit efforts from Nov. 5 ā Nov. 13ā¦Recorded five double-digit efforts and one double-double on the seasonā¦Had a double-double against Kansas on Nov. 13 with 15 points and 12 reboundsā¦Had eight points and 10 rebounds in the home win over Morgan State on Nov. 17.
Started and appeared in 27 contests as a freshmanā¦Averaged 8.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per gameā¦Recorded 13 double-digit scoring games on the seasonā¦Notched 12 points with seven rebounds, four assists and a block in her debut against USC Upstate on Nov. 9, 2018ā¦Recorded her first-career double-double of 12 points and a career-high of 11 boards at Detroit Mercy on Nov. 29, 2018ā¦Posted two double-doubles in back-to-back games against Oral Roberts (Feb. 28, 2019) and at Denver (March 2, 2019)ā¦Had 18 points and 11 rebounds against ORUā¦Scored a season-high of 21 points with 10 rebounds at Denver.
Prior to Omaha
A two-time Cyprus women's basketball player of the yearā¦Represented Cyprus in several high-level international competitionsā¦Played for the U16 and U18 Cyprus national teamsā¦Led her country to the 2017 FIBA U18 Women's European Division C championship last summer, averaging 12.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per contest in the tournamentā¦AĀ four-time Cyprus national champion and a part of two Cyprus Cup championship teams.
Personal
Born Sept. 5 in Nicosia, Cyprus...Majoring in psychology.
