2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

4 Vannessa Garrelts

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • High School Marian Central Catholic
  • Hometown Spring Grove, Ill.

Biography

2021-22 Highlights
  • Played in 28 games, making five starts
  • Finished the year averaging 2.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists
  • Had a season-high five steals at Akron in her final game as a RedHawk
  • Scored a season-high nine points in a win over Eastern Kentucky

2020-21 Highlights
  • Played in 17 games, making three starts
  • Opened the year with a career-high six assists and five rebounds at Notre Dame
  • Had six points on 2-of-2 shooting from behind the arc at Ball State.

2019-20 Highlights
  • Appeared in 27 games
  • Averaged 2.3 ppg, 1.4 rpg and 0.7 apg in 8.5 mpg
  • Totaled 61 points and 37 rebounds
  • Scored a career-high 10 points on a career-high four field goals made and two three-pointers made at Ohio (3/7), also playing a career-high 31 minutes
  • Scored eight points in nine minutes played against Akron (2/29)
  • Scored seven points twice – at Eastern Michigan (1/15) and against Bowling Green (3/4)
  • Scored five points twice – at No. 19 DePaul (11/8) and at Buffalo in the first round of the MAC Tournament (3/9)
  • Grabbed six rebounds at Ohio (3/7).

2018-19 Highlights
  • Appeared in nine games
  • Averaged 0.3 ppg and 0.4 apg in 2.1 mpg
  • Totaled three points and four assists this season
  • Scored her first collegiate points, a three-pointer in the MAC Tournament Semifinal against Ohio (3/15) in a season-high four minutes
  • Tallied her first assist in her first collegiate appearance against Louisville (11/26).

High School
  • Four-year letterwinner at point guard at Marian Central Catholic
  • Earned two letters in volleyball
  • Three-time ESCC all-conference first team selection
  • Served as the varsity captain for three years
  • Voted team MVP three years
  • Was the leading scorer in the NW Suburban Area during the 2016-17 season, shooting 17.91%
  • Named all-area first team by the NW Herald the past three seasons
  • Three-time MVP in both the Harvest Christian Tournament and the Grant Christmas Tournament
  • Named all-state fourth team by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association in 2016-17
  • Named honorable mention by the Gazette during her sophomore season, special mention 50 her junior season and second team her senior season
  • Got an honorable mention for all-state girls 3A by the Illinois AP
  • Also got an honorable mention for the IHSA 2017-18 Associated Press all-state team
  • Ranked second in the area in 3PG in during the 2016-17 season
  • Named Buffalo Wild Wings January 2018 Athlete of the Month
  • Four-time NW Herald Athlete of the Week
  • Named Woodstock Independent Athlete of the Week on December 28, 2017
  • Won the Sister Lenore Outstanding Athlete Award and the U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award for the 2017-18 season

Personal
  • Daughter of Stephen and Evelyn Garrelts
  • Born Oct. 11
  • Majoring in business economics.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2018-19Freshman

    Guard
    5'4"
    4
  • 4

    2019-20Sophomore

    Guard
    5'4"
    4
  • 4

    2020-21Junior

    Guard
    5'4"
    4
  • 4

    2021-22Senior

    Guard
    5'4"
    4