SR4,1,42 Whereas, Krystal Ellis has been named a three-time First Team All-state
3selection and Milwaukee area player of the year following her junior year at Racine
4St. Catherine's High School; and

SR4,1,75 Whereas, Ellis was a Big East All-Freshmen Team selection while breaking the
6single season steals record as a freshman while tying a single game scoring record
7with 29 points against Villanova in the Big East Tournament; and

SR4,1,118 Whereas, Ellis was an Associated Press All-American Honorable Mention
9selection and Big East All-Tournament Team selection, a six-time Big East Honor
10Roll selection, and named Women's Basketball Magazine's National Player of the
11Month for the month of April 2007; and

SR4,1,1412 Whereas, Ellis earned a spot on the Naismith Trophy watch list and was placed
13on the All-Big East First Team twice while winning the MVP of the WNIT
14tournament; and

SR4,2,3

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1Whereas, Ellis was selected as Big East player of the week in November 2007
2and scored a career best 40 points against Kentucky in the WNIT finals, leading the
3Marquette women's basketball team to a WNIT championship; and

SR4,2,74 Whereas, Ellis broke Abbie Willenborg's nine-year scoring record on February
53 in her 119th game by totaling 1,835 points in her career, and Ellis is the only player
6in program history to record over 1,800 points, 350 assists, and 200 steals; now,
7therefore, be it