2021-2022 Women's Basketball Roster
Grothaus, Emma
Jersey Number 25
Emma Grothaus
- Position:
- F
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Hometown:
- Mahtomedi, Minn.
Bio
2021-22 (Senior Season)
One of the centerpieces of the roster who started all 30 games at forward...Earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors for her performance throughout the year...Finished the season second on the team in points per game (12.6) and led the program in rebounds (9.1)...Concluded the season among Patriot League leaders in rebounding, finishing fifth, while ranking second in field goal percentage (44.8 percent), as well as second in blocked shots (1.8)...Registered her 10th double-double of the season at Bucknell (3/7) in the Patriot League Quarterfinals with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Also tallied two blocks and two steals...Scored nine points with three rebounds at Navy (3/2), including her 1,000th career point. At the end of her career, Grothaus sat 21st all-time with 1,014 points and became just the seventh player in program history with 1,000+ points and 600+ rebounds...Scored 12 points with 14 boards for her ninth double-double of the year vs. Lafayette (2/26). Sits just eight points from 1,000 for her career with one regular season game remaining...Picked up her eighth double-double of the season at American (2/23) with 13 points and 10 rebounds...Scored 13 points with seven rebounds and a career-high five assists vs. Loyola (2/19)...Registered her third straight double-double and seventh of the year at Bucknell (2/16) with 18 points and 15 rebounds vs. the Bison...Scored 15 points with 13 rebounds in a dominant victory at Lafayette (2/12). Her first board of the game marked the 600th of her career, becoming just the 14th player in program history to reach the milestone...Put in work to tally 14 points and 10 boards for her fifth double-double of the season vs. Colgate (2/9). Also finished with two blocks and a steal...Registered her fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and 13 rebounds vs. Boston U. (1/22). Shot 60.0 percent (6-for-10) from the field...Put together a solid second half vs. Navy (1/19) with 17 points on eight made shots with seven boards in the victory...Scored 12 points with nine rebounds and three assists at Loyola Maryland (1/15). Registered a pair of blocks for the second straight game...Tallied 13 rebounds with six points vs. Bucknell (1/12), also adding three steals to her total...Named a Patriot League honorable mention for the second straight week, with fourth straight game with 10 or more points with 15 and seven rebounds at Holy Cross (1/8). Shot 42.9 percent from the floor for the second consecutive contest...Led her team with 15 points, nine rebounds and three blocks in a victory over Army (1/5)...Earned honorable mention recognition from the Patriot League after stuffing the stat-sheet at Colgate (1/2), scoring 17 points with seven rebounds, a season-high five blocks with four steals in 29 minutes of work...Became the first player since 2015 to register 20 or more rebounds in a victory at GW (12/21), registering a 12-point, 20-rebound double-double. Also reached the 500 career rebound milestone, becoming the 28th Mountain Hawk in program history...Picked up a double-double for the second time on the year vs. Binghamton (12/4) with 15 points and 13 rebounds in 30 minutes...Led her teammates with 16 points and eight rebounds at Villanova (12/1)...Nearly recorded her second double-double of the season with 11 points and nine rebounds vs. Mizzou (11/28)...Scored 11 points with seven rebounds and a career-high five steals on defense in a win over Merrimack (11/21)...Led all scorers with a career-high 31 points and 12 rebounds in a victory over Mount St. Mary’s (11/19). Went 13-for-18 from the field, adding three assists, three blocks and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line...Poured in 16 points with four rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal in 35 minutes vs. Saint Peter’s (11/12). Went 5-for-9 from the free throw line...Scored seven points with seven rebounds, a block, an assist and a steal in 22 minutes during Lehigh’s season-opening victory over ESU (11/9) at Grace Hall.
2020-21 (Junior Season)
Team captain who played 12 games and started eight, finishing the season in dominant fashion to lead Mountain Hawks to fourth Patriot League title in program history...Ended up finishing third on the team in scoring (11.3 ppg) and led her teammates in rebounding (6.8 rpg)...Scored 15 points with six boards, three assists, three blocks and three steals in a OT win on the road over Lafayette (1/2) to kick off the new season...Scored eight points and was tied for the team lead in rebounds with six in a win against Lafayette (1/3) at home...Returned to the floor with a double-double, including 12 rebounds and 10 points vs. Bucknell (1/16)...Played first game since missing two games due to a facial injury, scoring a season-high 16 points with six rebounds at Bucknell (1/30)...Notched a season-high 17 points with four rebounds and a career-high four steals in a road win over Lafayette (2/22) in her return to the starting lineup...Picked up a new season-high with 19 points and seven rebounds adding two blocks and a steal in a quarterfinal round victory over Holy Cross (3/7)...Continued Patriot League Tournament dominance with her second double-double of the season, scoring 12 points with a career-high 14 rebounds in a Semifinal round victory over top-seeded Bucknell (3/11) on the road...Finished out an incredible Patriot League tournament run with 12 points and eight boards in a championship-clinching victory over Boston University (3/14). Also finished with two steals and a block...Named Patriot League Tournament MVP and a member of the All-Tournament team after averaging nearly a double-double (14.3 ppg, 9.7 rpg) in three postseason games. Also was stellar on the defensive end, with team highs in steals (6) and blocks (5)...Against West Virginia (3/21) in first round of NCAA Tournament, scored 14 points with seven boards, two assists and two steals.
2019-20 (Sophomore Season)
Made 12 starts in all 30 games for the Mountain Hawks...finished second on the team in scoring (10.2) and third in rebounds (6.1). Shot 40.1 percent from the field...Had 15 double-digit scoring games with two double-doubles, ranked third on the team...Scored a team-high 18 points with five rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes in a Patriot League quarterfinal victory at Colgate (3/9)...Picked up her second double-double of the season with 16 points and a career-high 13 rebounds to go along with two blocks in 30 minutes in a road win at Colgate (3/4) in the final regular season game...Registered her second consecutive 20+ point game with 21 against Colgate (2/19). Added seven rebounds with two assists and a block...Scored a career-high 25 points on 10-for-17 shooting from the field against Army West Point (2/15). Went 5-for-5 from the free throw line and added six rebounds with three assists and three steals...Returning to the starting lineup for the first time in a month, she finished with 14 points and eight rebounds at Army West Point (2/1), going along with her career-high six blocks in 29 minutes...Had another 10 or more point outing with 10 points in 30 minutes off the bench at Lafayette (1/25)... Scored a team-high 13 points with five rebounds in 22 minutes vs. Holy Cross (1/22)...Finished with a team-high 14 points and season-high 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the year at American (1/11). Added two assists and two blocks... Notched her fourth straight game scoring in double-digits with a 10-point, eight rebound performance at Loyola (1/5). Also added a career-high mark in assists with four...Had an efficient outing in the Patriot League opener vs. Navy (1/2), scoring 14 points with four rebounds, a block and an assist in 22 minutes off the bench. Went 6-of-10 from the field...Scored 12 points and added seven boards at Saint Peter’s (12/29)...Led all Lehigh scorers with 16 points and eight rebounds in her homecoming game at Minnesota (12/21), also finishing with a steal in her third start of the season...Had eight points and eight rebounds in a win over Mount St. Mary’s (12/8) in her second start of the season...Tallied eight points and five rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench in a victory over Bloomsburg (12/3)...Scored 10 points with eight boards in 26 minutes off the bench vs. Fordham (11/30) in the finale of the Bahamas Hoopfest...Got her first start of the year against Ball State (11/28) in the Bahamas, grabbing six rebounds and picking up a steal in 27 minutes...Scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds in a win over Seton Hall (11/22)...Eclipsed her season-high points total of 14 with 15 points in a team-high 28 minutes off the bench against CCSU (11/18). She also had five boards with a block and an assist....Scored 14 points with four rebounds in 20 minutes in a win vs. GW (11/13)...Had seven rebounds including three offensive boards with two points, an assist and a steal in 22 minutes off the bench in an OT win at Merrimack (11/9)...Tallied six points and eight rebounds, playing 21 minutes off the bench at Delaware State (11/6). She also finished with a block and a steal.
2018-19 (First-Year Season)
Appeared in all 31 games...Averaged 6.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game while averaging 17.5 minutes off the bench…Led the team with 21 blocks and finished fourth on the team in total rebounds with 142…Led all freshmen in points per game, rebounds per game, blocks per game and minutes per game. Also led freshmen with 24 steals…Began her rookie campaign with a double-double against Kutztown (11/6), scoring 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting and adding 11 rebounds with two assists. Notched six points with eight rebounds and an assist against Central Connecticut State (11/10), named Patriot League Rookie of the Week (11/12) for the first time for her performances…Scored 14 points with six rebounds with a block and a steal in 24 minutes against Monmouth (11/13) on Education Day…Tallied her second double-double against Charlotte (11/25) in the final round of the Christmas City Classic with 10 points and 12 rebounds…Scored nine points with seven rebounds, three assists and went 5-for-7 from the charity stripe against Sacred Heart (12/8)…Had 10 points, six rebounds and two assists against LIU-Brooklyn (12/20)…Scored 11 points with three rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench at No. 2 Notre Dame (12/30)…Had eight points and matched a season-best 12 boards in 19 minutes against Navy (1/6)…Tallied 10 points to go along with five rebounds, an assist and two steals against Colgate (1/23), and followed that with a 10-point, two rebound, two block and a steal performance against Army (1/26), subsequently named Patriot League Rookie of the Week (1/28) for the second time…Scored a season-high 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 4-for-6 from the line and 2-for-3 from 3-point land in the regular season finale at Holy Cross (3/6). Also brought in nine boards and had three blocks…Tallied nine points and was perfect from the foul line at 4-for-4 with two rebounds against Colgate (3/11) in Patriot League quarterfinals…named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH
ESPN Top 100 recruit…2018 McDonald’s All-American Game nominee…2018 AAA all-state selection and 2017 AAA all-state honorable mention…2018 All-USA Minnesota Girl’s Basketball First Team selection…2018 Metro East Conference Player of the Year…2018 First Team Star Tribune All-Metro…Three-time All-Metro East Conference selection…At the time of her graduation, held the Mahtomedi school records for career points (1,890), rebounds (1,061), and blocks (196)…Five year varsity starter and a two-year team captain…2018 academic all-state honoree…Played for the North Tartan EYBL AAU program.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Erica and Pat Grothaus…Has one brother, Jacob. Her mother played college basketball for William Woods University.
WHY I CHOSE LEHIGH?
"I chose Lehigh because I wanted a school that would offer me the balance of both great academics and a high level of competitive basketball. I also appreciated the relationships I was able to develop with the coaching staff, and the fact that the players will be my second family with teammates who will be like sisters."
One of the centerpieces of the roster who started all 30 games at forward...Earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors for her performance throughout the year...Finished the season second on the team in points per game (12.6) and led the program in rebounds (9.1)...Concluded the season among Patriot League leaders in rebounding, finishing fifth, while ranking second in field goal percentage (44.8 percent), as well as second in blocked shots (1.8)...Registered her 10th double-double of the season at Bucknell (3/7) in the Patriot League Quarterfinals with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Also tallied two blocks and two steals...Scored nine points with three rebounds at Navy (3/2), including her 1,000th career point. At the end of her career, Grothaus sat 21st all-time with 1,014 points and became just the seventh player in program history with 1,000+ points and 600+ rebounds...Scored 12 points with 14 boards for her ninth double-double of the year vs. Lafayette (2/26). Sits just eight points from 1,000 for her career with one regular season game remaining...Picked up her eighth double-double of the season at American (2/23) with 13 points and 10 rebounds...Scored 13 points with seven rebounds and a career-high five assists vs. Loyola (2/19)...Registered her third straight double-double and seventh of the year at Bucknell (2/16) with 18 points and 15 rebounds vs. the Bison...Scored 15 points with 13 rebounds in a dominant victory at Lafayette (2/12). Her first board of the game marked the 600th of her career, becoming just the 14th player in program history to reach the milestone...Put in work to tally 14 points and 10 boards for her fifth double-double of the season vs. Colgate (2/9). Also finished with two blocks and a steal...Registered her fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and 13 rebounds vs. Boston U. (1/22). Shot 60.0 percent (6-for-10) from the field...Put together a solid second half vs. Navy (1/19) with 17 points on eight made shots with seven boards in the victory...Scored 12 points with nine rebounds and three assists at Loyola Maryland (1/15). Registered a pair of blocks for the second straight game...Tallied 13 rebounds with six points vs. Bucknell (1/12), also adding three steals to her total...Named a Patriot League honorable mention for the second straight week, with fourth straight game with 10 or more points with 15 and seven rebounds at Holy Cross (1/8). Shot 42.9 percent from the floor for the second consecutive contest...Led her team with 15 points, nine rebounds and three blocks in a victory over Army (1/5)...Earned honorable mention recognition from the Patriot League after stuffing the stat-sheet at Colgate (1/2), scoring 17 points with seven rebounds, a season-high five blocks with four steals in 29 minutes of work...Became the first player since 2015 to register 20 or more rebounds in a victory at GW (12/21), registering a 12-point, 20-rebound double-double. Also reached the 500 career rebound milestone, becoming the 28th Mountain Hawk in program history...Picked up a double-double for the second time on the year vs. Binghamton (12/4) with 15 points and 13 rebounds in 30 minutes...Led her teammates with 16 points and eight rebounds at Villanova (12/1)...Nearly recorded her second double-double of the season with 11 points and nine rebounds vs. Mizzou (11/28)...Scored 11 points with seven rebounds and a career-high five steals on defense in a win over Merrimack (11/21)...Led all scorers with a career-high 31 points and 12 rebounds in a victory over Mount St. Mary’s (11/19). Went 13-for-18 from the field, adding three assists, three blocks and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line...Poured in 16 points with four rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal in 35 minutes vs. Saint Peter’s (11/12). Went 5-for-9 from the free throw line...Scored seven points with seven rebounds, a block, an assist and a steal in 22 minutes during Lehigh’s season-opening victory over ESU (11/9) at Grace Hall.
2020-21 (Junior Season)
Team captain who played 12 games and started eight, finishing the season in dominant fashion to lead Mountain Hawks to fourth Patriot League title in program history...Ended up finishing third on the team in scoring (11.3 ppg) and led her teammates in rebounding (6.8 rpg)...Scored 15 points with six boards, three assists, three blocks and three steals in a OT win on the road over Lafayette (1/2) to kick off the new season...Scored eight points and was tied for the team lead in rebounds with six in a win against Lafayette (1/3) at home...Returned to the floor with a double-double, including 12 rebounds and 10 points vs. Bucknell (1/16)...Played first game since missing two games due to a facial injury, scoring a season-high 16 points with six rebounds at Bucknell (1/30)...Notched a season-high 17 points with four rebounds and a career-high four steals in a road win over Lafayette (2/22) in her return to the starting lineup...Picked up a new season-high with 19 points and seven rebounds adding two blocks and a steal in a quarterfinal round victory over Holy Cross (3/7)...Continued Patriot League Tournament dominance with her second double-double of the season, scoring 12 points with a career-high 14 rebounds in a Semifinal round victory over top-seeded Bucknell (3/11) on the road...Finished out an incredible Patriot League tournament run with 12 points and eight boards in a championship-clinching victory over Boston University (3/14). Also finished with two steals and a block...Named Patriot League Tournament MVP and a member of the All-Tournament team after averaging nearly a double-double (14.3 ppg, 9.7 rpg) in three postseason games. Also was stellar on the defensive end, with team highs in steals (6) and blocks (5)...Against West Virginia (3/21) in first round of NCAA Tournament, scored 14 points with seven boards, two assists and two steals.
2019-20 (Sophomore Season)
Made 12 starts in all 30 games for the Mountain Hawks...finished second on the team in scoring (10.2) and third in rebounds (6.1). Shot 40.1 percent from the field...Had 15 double-digit scoring games with two double-doubles, ranked third on the team...Scored a team-high 18 points with five rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes in a Patriot League quarterfinal victory at Colgate (3/9)...Picked up her second double-double of the season with 16 points and a career-high 13 rebounds to go along with two blocks in 30 minutes in a road win at Colgate (3/4) in the final regular season game...Registered her second consecutive 20+ point game with 21 against Colgate (2/19). Added seven rebounds with two assists and a block...Scored a career-high 25 points on 10-for-17 shooting from the field against Army West Point (2/15). Went 5-for-5 from the free throw line and added six rebounds with three assists and three steals...Returning to the starting lineup for the first time in a month, she finished with 14 points and eight rebounds at Army West Point (2/1), going along with her career-high six blocks in 29 minutes...Had another 10 or more point outing with 10 points in 30 minutes off the bench at Lafayette (1/25)... Scored a team-high 13 points with five rebounds in 22 minutes vs. Holy Cross (1/22)...Finished with a team-high 14 points and season-high 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the year at American (1/11). Added two assists and two blocks... Notched her fourth straight game scoring in double-digits with a 10-point, eight rebound performance at Loyola (1/5). Also added a career-high mark in assists with four...Had an efficient outing in the Patriot League opener vs. Navy (1/2), scoring 14 points with four rebounds, a block and an assist in 22 minutes off the bench. Went 6-of-10 from the field...Scored 12 points and added seven boards at Saint Peter’s (12/29)...Led all Lehigh scorers with 16 points and eight rebounds in her homecoming game at Minnesota (12/21), also finishing with a steal in her third start of the season...Had eight points and eight rebounds in a win over Mount St. Mary’s (12/8) in her second start of the season...Tallied eight points and five rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench in a victory over Bloomsburg (12/3)...Scored 10 points with eight boards in 26 minutes off the bench vs. Fordham (11/30) in the finale of the Bahamas Hoopfest...Got her first start of the year against Ball State (11/28) in the Bahamas, grabbing six rebounds and picking up a steal in 27 minutes...Scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds in a win over Seton Hall (11/22)...Eclipsed her season-high points total of 14 with 15 points in a team-high 28 minutes off the bench against CCSU (11/18). She also had five boards with a block and an assist....Scored 14 points with four rebounds in 20 minutes in a win vs. GW (11/13)...Had seven rebounds including three offensive boards with two points, an assist and a steal in 22 minutes off the bench in an OT win at Merrimack (11/9)...Tallied six points and eight rebounds, playing 21 minutes off the bench at Delaware State (11/6). She also finished with a block and a steal.
2018-19 (First-Year Season)
Appeared in all 31 games...Averaged 6.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game while averaging 17.5 minutes off the bench…Led the team with 21 blocks and finished fourth on the team in total rebounds with 142…Led all freshmen in points per game, rebounds per game, blocks per game and minutes per game. Also led freshmen with 24 steals…Began her rookie campaign with a double-double against Kutztown (11/6), scoring 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting and adding 11 rebounds with two assists. Notched six points with eight rebounds and an assist against Central Connecticut State (11/10), named Patriot League Rookie of the Week (11/12) for the first time for her performances…Scored 14 points with six rebounds with a block and a steal in 24 minutes against Monmouth (11/13) on Education Day…Tallied her second double-double against Charlotte (11/25) in the final round of the Christmas City Classic with 10 points and 12 rebounds…Scored nine points with seven rebounds, three assists and went 5-for-7 from the charity stripe against Sacred Heart (12/8)…Had 10 points, six rebounds and two assists against LIU-Brooklyn (12/20)…Scored 11 points with three rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench at No. 2 Notre Dame (12/30)…Had eight points and matched a season-best 12 boards in 19 minutes against Navy (1/6)…Tallied 10 points to go along with five rebounds, an assist and two steals against Colgate (1/23), and followed that with a 10-point, two rebound, two block and a steal performance against Army (1/26), subsequently named Patriot League Rookie of the Week (1/28) for the second time…Scored a season-high 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 4-for-6 from the line and 2-for-3 from 3-point land in the regular season finale at Holy Cross (3/6). Also brought in nine boards and had three blocks…Tallied nine points and was perfect from the foul line at 4-for-4 with two rebounds against Colgate (3/11) in Patriot League quarterfinals…named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH
ESPN Top 100 recruit…2018 McDonald’s All-American Game nominee…2018 AAA all-state selection and 2017 AAA all-state honorable mention…2018 All-USA Minnesota Girl’s Basketball First Team selection…2018 Metro East Conference Player of the Year…2018 First Team Star Tribune All-Metro…Three-time All-Metro East Conference selection…At the time of her graduation, held the Mahtomedi school records for career points (1,890), rebounds (1,061), and blocks (196)…Five year varsity starter and a two-year team captain…2018 academic all-state honoree…Played for the North Tartan EYBL AAU program.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Erica and Pat Grothaus…Has one brother, Jacob. Her mother played college basketball for William Woods University.
WHY I CHOSE LEHIGH?
"I chose Lehigh because I wanted a school that would offer me the balance of both great academics and a high level of competitive basketball. I also appreciated the relationships I was able to develop with the coaching staff, and the fact that the players will be my second family with teammates who will be like sisters."
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