2024-2025 Women's Basketball Roster
Stemmer, Ella
Jersey Number 5
Ella Stemmer
- Position:
- G
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Hometown:
- Ann Arbor, Mich.
- High School:
- Saline
Bio
2024-25 (Senior Season)
Strong senior campaign, earning second team All-Patriot League honors for the first time in her career...was named to the 2025 Patriot League All-Tournament team...won the 2025 Mary O.Hurley Leadership award, given to Lehigh athletics top female leader...finished in double figures 21 times...put up a season-tying 21 points in games against Valparaiso (12/1), Cornell (12/8) and Lafayette (2/22)...corralled a career-tying eight rebounds in games against Navy (2/12) and Army (3/1)..named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2023-24 (Junior Season)
Had a breakout season, playing in 30 games while making 28 starts…led the team in scoring, averaging 13.6 points per game…was named the Patriot League Player of the Week twice…named Patriot League Player of the Week for the first time in career on Nov. 20 after averaging 22.5 points, four rebounds and 2.5 steals… was named the Patriot League Player of the Week on Dec. 11 after averaging 35 points in games against La Salle and Pitt…tallied 33 points against La Salle and followed that up with another phenomenal against Pitt on Dec. 10, scoring 37 points, which tied a single-game points record…made 10 three pointers against Pitt, which set a single-game record…shot 33% from beyond the arc…led the team in free throw percentage (85.9%)...had 21 double-figure games…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (Sophomore Season)
Played a key role for Lehigh in sophomore season, playing in all 31 games, making 10 starts…Third on the team in points (218)...Had first career start against Navy (1/18)...Had eight games where she recorded double digit points…Exploded for 22 points, which is a career-high, after shooting 60% from beyond the arc vs. Holy Cross (1/11).... Put up 14 points in games against Bloomsburg (11/18) and Delaware (12/18).... Recorded a career-high of four steals against Bloomsburg (11/18)...Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll..
2021-22 (First-Year Season)
Developed into a sharpshooting threat off the bench, playing all 30 games...averaged 10.1 minutes per games and finished fourth on the team in 3-pointers made (25) and third in 3-point field goal percentage (33.8 percent)...had a career-high of 15 points twice in back-to-back games against Loyola Maryland (1/15) and Navy (1/19)...career-high three steals at Navy (3/2) in 13 minutes off the bench...finished with 11 points on a trio of 3-pointers in a career-high 20 minutes vs. Loyola (2/19). Notched the final two 3-pointers of the contest to set the new team single-game Patriot League record for 3-pointers in a game with 17...had third straight game with at least five points in a victory over Holy Cross (1/28). Also tallied her fifth straight game with at least one 3-pointer in the win...scored 15 points for the second consecutive game vs. Navy (1/19), shooting 6-for-7 from the field and added two rebounds and a career-high two steals...phenomenal showing against Loyola Maryland (1/15), scoring a career-high 15 points on five 3-pointers in the victory. Scored 12 of her 15 points in the first quarter...had a solid performance vs. Delaware State (12/18) with a career-high 11 points, a trio of 3-pointers with two rebounds and three assists...scored a career-high five points in 11 minutes against Mount St. Mary’s (11/19)...registered four points on a 3-pointer in seven minutes off the bench at Seton Hall (11/16)...picked up her first career basket with two rebounds, two assists and a steal in a season-opening win over East Stroudsburg (11/9) at Grace Hall.
BEFORE LEHIGH
Stemmer had a tremendous four-year career at Saline High School, breaking and setting records and leading her team to multiple championships. She holds individual records for points in a game (38), points in a season (513), points in a career (1,637), single game 3-pointers (8), 3-pointers in a season (58), 3-pointers in a career (145), free throws in a career 419 and her 90.9 percent mark from the line in a season is the second-best total in Michigan state history. As a senior, Stemmer became the first First Team All-State selection in Saline basketball history. She was First Team All-Region and Ann Arbor Player of the Year in both her junior and senior seasons. She finished her high school career as a four-time All-Conference selection. In the classroom, Stemmer was a four-time Gold Honor Roll member (3.6 GPA or above) and is a member of the National Honor Society and is graduating with High Honors (Top 5% of graduating class).
Strong senior campaign, earning second team All-Patriot League honors for the first time in her career...was named to the 2025 Patriot League All-Tournament team...won the 2025 Mary O.Hurley Leadership award, given to Lehigh athletics top female leader...finished in double figures 21 times...put up a season-tying 21 points in games against Valparaiso (12/1), Cornell (12/8) and Lafayette (2/22)...corralled a career-tying eight rebounds in games against Navy (2/12) and Army (3/1)..named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2023-24 (Junior Season)
Had a breakout season, playing in 30 games while making 28 starts…led the team in scoring, averaging 13.6 points per game…was named the Patriot League Player of the Week twice…named Patriot League Player of the Week for the first time in career on Nov. 20 after averaging 22.5 points, four rebounds and 2.5 steals… was named the Patriot League Player of the Week on Dec. 11 after averaging 35 points in games against La Salle and Pitt…tallied 33 points against La Salle and followed that up with another phenomenal against Pitt on Dec. 10, scoring 37 points, which tied a single-game points record…made 10 three pointers against Pitt, which set a single-game record…shot 33% from beyond the arc…led the team in free throw percentage (85.9%)...had 21 double-figure games…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (Sophomore Season)
Played a key role for Lehigh in sophomore season, playing in all 31 games, making 10 starts…Third on the team in points (218)...Had first career start against Navy (1/18)...Had eight games where she recorded double digit points…Exploded for 22 points, which is a career-high, after shooting 60% from beyond the arc vs. Holy Cross (1/11).... Put up 14 points in games against Bloomsburg (11/18) and Delaware (12/18).... Recorded a career-high of four steals against Bloomsburg (11/18)...Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll..
2021-22 (First-Year Season)
Developed into a sharpshooting threat off the bench, playing all 30 games...averaged 10.1 minutes per games and finished fourth on the team in 3-pointers made (25) and third in 3-point field goal percentage (33.8 percent)...had a career-high of 15 points twice in back-to-back games against Loyola Maryland (1/15) and Navy (1/19)...career-high three steals at Navy (3/2) in 13 minutes off the bench...finished with 11 points on a trio of 3-pointers in a career-high 20 minutes vs. Loyola (2/19). Notched the final two 3-pointers of the contest to set the new team single-game Patriot League record for 3-pointers in a game with 17...had third straight game with at least five points in a victory over Holy Cross (1/28). Also tallied her fifth straight game with at least one 3-pointer in the win...scored 15 points for the second consecutive game vs. Navy (1/19), shooting 6-for-7 from the field and added two rebounds and a career-high two steals...phenomenal showing against Loyola Maryland (1/15), scoring a career-high 15 points on five 3-pointers in the victory. Scored 12 of her 15 points in the first quarter...had a solid performance vs. Delaware State (12/18) with a career-high 11 points, a trio of 3-pointers with two rebounds and three assists...scored a career-high five points in 11 minutes against Mount St. Mary’s (11/19)...registered four points on a 3-pointer in seven minutes off the bench at Seton Hall (11/16)...picked up her first career basket with two rebounds, two assists and a steal in a season-opening win over East Stroudsburg (11/9) at Grace Hall.
BEFORE LEHIGH
Stemmer had a tremendous four-year career at Saline High School, breaking and setting records and leading her team to multiple championships. She holds individual records for points in a game (38), points in a season (513), points in a career (1,637), single game 3-pointers (8), 3-pointers in a season (58), 3-pointers in a career (145), free throws in a career 419 and her 90.9 percent mark from the line in a season is the second-best total in Michigan state history. As a senior, Stemmer became the first First Team All-State selection in Saline basketball history. She was First Team All-Region and Ann Arbor Player of the Year in both her junior and senior seasons. She finished her high school career as a four-time All-Conference selection. In the classroom, Stemmer was a four-time Gold Honor Roll member (3.6 GPA or above) and is a member of the National Honor Society and is graduating with High Honors (Top 5% of graduating class).
Chasing Greatness: The Road to the Patriot League Title - Part 2
Thursday, May 15
Chasing Greatness: The Road to the Patriot League Title - Part 1
Wednesday, May 14
Lehigh Sports Central: Women's Basketball
Wednesday, March 19
Lehigh Sports Central: Women's Basketball
Wednesday, January 29
