2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Ellis, Taya
Jersey Number 11
Taya Ellis
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Royal Crown Acad.
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bio
NCAA GAME-BY-GAME & CAREER STATISTICS
2024-25 | Sophomore
2023-24 | Freshman
COACH CHMIEL ON ELLIS
"We are extremely excited to welcome Taya Ellis to BGSU. She will make an immediate impact on both ends of the floor. Taya has great size and athleticism. She also has an ability to stretch the floor, attack the basket, rebound and block shots. Taya will be a great asset to our team and community, both on and off the court."
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Bowling Green |
- Played in 24 games, making five starts
- Averaged 3.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and a team-leading 0.96 blocked shots
- Shot 45.5% from the field and 76.7% from the free-throw line
- Was ranked seventh in the MAC in blocks per game, and was 25th in the league in rebounding
- In MAC games only, was fourth in the league in blocks (1.0 bpg)
- Had a career-high 11 points in the win over Southern Miss, adding nine rebounds, two assists and four blocked shots (tying her career best in the latter category)
- Again had 11 points and nine boards in the game at Detroit Mercy, along with two assists, two steals and a block
- Had her first collegiate double-double at Cleveland State, with 10 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, including seven offensive boards
- Had nine points and again pulled down 12 rebounds four days later, in BGSU's blowout win over St. Bonaventure
- Led BGSU and tied for game honors with eight rebounds at #13/12 West Virginia, adding two points, two assists and a steal
- Had two points, three boards and a blocked shot at #12/11 Ohio State (Nov. 24)
- Missed the next seven games due to injury, before returning to the court and seeing five-plus minutes of action vs. Buffalo (Jan. 8)
- Blocked three shots at Miami
- Eight rebounds and an assist in 15 minutes of action in the win at Ohio
- Had five points and a rebound in nine minutes against Northern Illinois
- Played just over four minutes vs. Western Michigan, and had an assist
- Scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds at Toledo, going 3-of-4 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the line
- Had a point and an assist in 12 minutes against Akron
- Pulled down two rebounds and blocked a shot in the win at Central Michigan
- Scored two points and added three rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot at Ball State
- Four points, six rebounds, two assists and a steal in the win at Arkansas State
- Went 2-for-3 from the field and had a +7 plus/minus rating vs. the Red Wolves
- Had five points and five rebounds in the win at WMU, adding an assist and a blocked shot
- Had three of those points and four of those boards in the fourth quarter, and was 3-of-4 at the free-throw line in the final minute to help BGSU seal the win
- Four points and four rebounds, including a team-high three offensive boards, in the win over Toledo at the Stroh Center
- Had six points on perfect 3-for-3 shooting in the home win over Ohio, adding game-high totals of seven rebounds and three blocks
- Four points, three boards and a block at Northern Illinois
- Had two points and two rebounds in BGSU's win over Kent State
- Had a well-rounded stat line at Eastern Michigan, with five points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and four blocks
- Two points and two boards in the MAC Tournament game vs. Buffalo
2023-24 | Freshman
- Played in 29 of the Falcons' 31 games off the bench
- Averaged 1.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.66 blocked shots, ranking second on the team in the latter category
- Ranked 10th in the MAC in blocks
- Led the Falcons in blocked shots per 40 minutes (2.3)
- Became the first BGSU freshman in 20 years (since Hall-of-Famer Liz Honegger in 2003-04) to block four shots in a game
- Had two games with four blocks on the season
- In MAC play, saw action in all 18 games off the bench, averaging 1.6 points, 3.0 boards and 0.7 blocks
- Was eighth in the MAC in blocked shots in conference games
- Had one point, four rebounds, an assist and a block in her BGSU debut, as the Falcons beat Cleveland State
- Scored four points and had team-best totals of 11 rebounds and four blocked shots at Texas State
- The block total was the highest by a Falcon in nearly four years
- Played 25:24 in that game
- Had three points and tied for team honors with nine rebounds in the win over Mercer
- Played 10 minutes against Lehigh, with a rebound and a steal in that win
- Saw action in the Falcons' game at #4 Iowa, and played seven minutes in the win at Wright State
- Played four minutes against #1 South Carolina
- Had three rebounds at #16/15 Indiana, seeing 12 minutes of action
- Played nearly 21 minutes at Central Michigan, and had four points, five rebounds, a steal and two blocks in her MAC debut
- Three days later, played almost 23 minutes vs. Western Michigan, and had seven rebounds and four blocked shots
- Became only the second freshman in school history (joining Hall-of-Famer Liz Honegger) with multiple games of four or more blocks
- Led all players with a plus/minus rating of +19 against the Broncos
- Scored 10 points, the highest total of her young career, and added four rebounds and a block against Eastern Michigan
- Had four consecutive BGSU baskets during the second quarter of that win
- Went 5-for-6 from the field against the Eagles
- Had a rebound, a steal and a block at Ball State
- Two points, four rebounds and a steal in the home win over Akron, with a plus/minus rating of +9 in 13:27 of action
- Pulled down eight rebounds and blocked two shots in 19 minutes of work at Miami
- Had five points and five rebounds at Buffalo, and added three boards vs. Kent State
- Scored four points on perfect 2-for-2 shooting vs. Ohio, adding a rebound and a block
- Had a team-high nine rebounds along with two assists and a block in under 16 minutes of action vs. Troy
- Had two points, four rebounds and a blocked shot in the win at Akron
- Played 12 minutes at Western Michigan, with a pair of rebounds in that win
- Four boards and a blocked shot in eight minutes of action at Eastern Michigan
- Played nearly 10 minutes of the WNIT game at Butler, and had a pair of rebounds and a vicious blocked shot
Royal Crown School |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
- Attended Royal Crown School ('22), where she played for three years
- Missed much of the 2021-22 season due to injury
Personal |
- Born in Toronto, Ontario
- Plans to major in social work at BGSU
- Daughter of Natasha Ellis
- Played for Kia Nurse Elite AAU, where she averaged 19 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks per game in 2022-23
COACH CHMIEL ON ELLIS
"We are extremely excited to welcome Taya Ellis to BGSU. She will make an immediate impact on both ends of the floor. Taya has great size and athleticism. She also has an ability to stretch the floor, attack the basket, rebound and block shots. Taya will be a great asset to our team and community, both on and off the court."
Amy Velasco, Lexi Fleming, & Coach Chmiel Postgame Interview (Mar. 5, 2025)
Thursday, March 06
Paige Kohler, Coach Chmiel, & Amy Velasco Postgame Interview (Feb. 26, 2025)
Thursday, February 27
In the Paint: Lexxus Graham-Blincoe
Wednesday, February 26
Erika Porter, Amy Velasco, & Coach Chmiel Postgame Interview (Feb. 22, 2025)
Sunday, February 23
