Ebony Ellis Class: Sophomore Hometown: Joliet, Ill. High School: Joliet Township Height: 6-3 Position: C

2007-08: Played in all 28 games for NIU, starting 10...First collegiate start came Dec. 8, 2007 against Iowa at the Hawkeye Classic where she played a career-high 34 minutes...Posted five double-digit scoring, five double-digit rebounding and two double-double performances...Turned in her first career double-double against Central Michigan (1/15/08), scoring a career-high 17 points and grabbing 11 rebounds...Made a career-high eight field goals against the Chippewas, going 8-12 from the field...Posted her second double-double in an overtime victory against Kent State (2/13/08), scoring 16 points and hauling in a career best 16 rebounds...Fifth on the team in scoring with 150 points to average 5.4 points a game...Led the team in rebounds with 164 and averaged 5.9 boards a game...Led the Huskies in rebounding in 11 games...Led the Huskies in blocked shots with 25, averaging 0.9 a game...Had a career-high five blocks against Iowa.

Prep: A two-year starter and three-year letterwinner for head coach Teri Schrishuhn... Named most improved player her junior year and was elected co-captain her senior season... Earned All Southwest Suburban Conference honors her senior year and was named to the Joliet Herald's All-Area second team. A McDonaldss All-American candidate... Shot above 50 percent from the field and averaged nine points per game in both her junior and senior seasons.

Personal: Daughter of Ylonda Dickerson. Birthdate: August 11, 1988. Major: Sociology.