Emma Ronsiek

Emma Ronsiek
Ronsiek with Creighton in 2022
No. 31 – Creighton Bluejays
PositionForward
LeagueBig East Conference
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High schoolO'Gorman
(Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
CollegeCreighton (2020–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-Big East (2022, 2024)
  • Big East All-Freshman Team (2021)
  • South Dakota Miss Basketball (2020)

Emma Ronsiek is an American college basketball player for the Creighton Bluejays of the Big East Conference.

High school career

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Ronsiek played basketball for O'Gorman Catholic High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. As a freshman, she helped her team win the Class AA state tournament, its first state title since 1995.[1] In her senior season, Ronsiek led O'Gorman to a 21–0 record before the state tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. She was named Miss Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year in South Dakota,[2][3] and earned Argus Leader Basketball Player and Athlete of the Year honors.[4][5] Ronsiek left as the program's all-time leading scorer.[6] She committed to playing college basketball for Creighton over offers from Colorado State, Green Bay and South Dakota.[7] In addition to basketball, Ronsiek was an all-state volleyball player in high school, leading the team to the Class AA state title game as a senior and breaking the program record for kills.[5][8]

College career

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As a freshman at Creighton, Ronsiek averaged 11.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, earning Big East All-Freshman honors.[9] On January 16, 2022, she scored a career-high 30 points in an 86–60 win over St. John's.[10] Ronsiek helped 10th-seeded Creighton reach its first Elite Eight at the 2022 NCAA tournament.[11] She averaged 13.9 points and five rebounds per game as a sophomore and was a first-team All-Big East selection.[12] In her junior season, Ronsiek averaged 13.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and three assists per game, earning All-Big East honorable mention.[13]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2020–21 Creighton 20 14 27.8 47.0 36.3 80.0 5.1 1.2 0.3 0.7 1.3 11.6
2021–22 Creighton 32 32 28.3 48.3 33.9 69.6 5.0 2.5 0.8 0.9 1.5 13.9
2022–23 Creighton 31 31 29.7 45.7 38.4 80.0 5.3 3.0 1.0 0.4 2.4 13.2
2023–24 Creighton 32 32 33.9 47.2 33.1 89.1 5.3 2.7 1.0 1.2 2.1 16.8
Career 115 109 30.1 47.1 35.3 81.3 5.2 2.5 0.8 0.8 1.8 14.1
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[14]

Personal life

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Ronsiek's parents both played college basketball: her mother, Mary Beth, at Dakota Wesleyan and her father, Randy, at Westmar.[8] Her younger sister, Hannah, plays basketball for Colorado State and was her teammate in high school.[15] Ronsiek's older brother, Luke, played college basketball for Mount Marty.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Haenchen, Brian (March 18, 2017). "No. 7 O'Gorman stuns top-seeded Harrisburg". Argus Leader. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Ovenden, Mark (May 13, 2020). "Ronsiek named Miss Basketball". KDLT-TV. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "Emma Ronsiek Named South Dakota Girls Basketball Player of Year". KSOO (AM). March 6, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Haenchen, Brian (March 27, 2020). "Push for perfection: O'Gorman senior Emma Ronsiek sparks dominant season". Argus Leader. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Haenchen, Brian (June 18, 2020). "Argus Leader Sports Awards: Emma Ronsiek, Nash Hutmacher named Athletes of the Year". Argus Leader. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Palleschi, Jerry (January 29, 2020). "Emma Ronsiek Sets Career Points Record O'Gorman Girls Basketball". KSOO (AM). Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  7. ^ DeMarinis, Matt (December 27, 2018). "Creighton Gets a Verbal Commitment from South Dakota Dual-Sport Star Emma Ronsiek". White & Blue Review. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Emma Ronsiek – 2022-23 – Women's Basketball". Creighton University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  9. ^ Nyatawa, Jon (October 13, 2021). "Creighton women's basketball has the type of bond that can overcome any adversity". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  10. ^ Nyatawa, Jon (January 16, 2022). "Emma Ronsiek scores 30 points as Creighton defeats St. John's". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  11. ^ Baccellieri, Emma (March 26, 2022). "Creighton's Remarkable Run Continues as Depth Helps Bluejays Dispatch Iowa State". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  12. ^ Whelan, Josie (November 15, 2022). "Creighton's Emma Ronsiek named to John R. Wooden Award preseason watch list". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  13. ^ Gotlieb, Zach (May 12, 2023). "Emma Ronsiek Is Soaking It All In". USA Basketball. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  14. ^ "Emma Ronsiek College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  15. ^ Borg, Zach (December 21, 2021). "Hannah Ronsiek is following in sister and brother's footsteps at O'Gorman". KDLT-TV. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  16. ^ Budge, Taylor (January 7, 2020). "Ronsiek embracing versatile role in senior season with O'Gorman". KDLT-TV. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
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