College Career: Kelly Ellison returns for her final season with the Lady Hawks having already established herself as one of the most accomplished players in school history... Ellison is a two-time NAIA All-American and two-time All-SSAC and SSAC All-Academic selection... Was named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete in 2010-11 as well as the SSAC’s Female Honor Student-Athlete and the NAIA’s Emil S. Liston Award winner... Enters 2011-12 needing 330 points to reach 1,000 for her career and 86 assists to become Shorter’s all-time leader... Is averaging 10.5 points, 4.9 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals a game for her career... Ranked second on the team in scoring (10.5 ppg) and ranked No. 5 in the NAIA in assists at 5.4 per game in 2010-11... Nearly recorded the first triple-double in school history with 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in a win over Emmanuel on Jan. 15, 2011... Dished out double-digit assists four times last season, including a career-high 15 against Southern Wesleyan... Had 17 points, six assists and four rebounds in Shorter’s loss to Freed Hardeman in the first round of the national tournament... As a sophomore in 2009-10, Ellison averaged 10.7 points and 4.5 assists... Poured in a career-high 23 points in a win over Southern Wesleyan on Jan. 21, 2010... Enjoyed a stretch of 13 straight games with at least one three-pointer made.

Personal: Born June 11, 1990... Daughter of Roderick and Shari Ellison... Has one sister, Kymberly (17)... Majoring in Business.