Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Elina Arike
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Prev school:
- Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School
- Hometown:
- Helsinki, Finland
AWARDS
2024-25: N/A
2023-24: N/A
2022-23: CUSA Defensive Player of the Year… CUSA Second-Team All-Conference… CUSA All-Defensive Team.
2021-22: N/A
2020-21: N/A
NOTABLES
• Finished her career with 935 points, 593 rebounds, 210 assists, 87 steals and 53 blocks
• Shot 43.3 percent from the field on her career, including 24.2 percent from beyond the arc and 75.0 percent from the charity stripe
2024-24 (FIFTH YEAR)
• Played and started in 34-of-35 games
• Averaged 4.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.7 steals per game
• Shot 35.9 percent from the field and 78.8 percent from the charity stripe
• Scored double figures in six games
• Made her Blue Raider debut at NKU (11/4)
• Logged 12 points, nine rebounds, two assists and a steal against the Norse
• Tallied 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists, a pair of blocks and a steal at Belmont (12/7)
• Posted 16 points, four boards, two assists and a pair of steals against FIU (1/2)
• Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds against NM State (2/27)
• Notched 13 points, seven rebounds, four assists and a block in the CUSA Quarterfinal win over Kennesaw State
2023-24 (SENIOR, TEXAS TECH)
• Started in five games and appeared in 26 on the season
• Averaged 3.7 points per game, 2.0 rebounds per game. 18.8 minutes per game and a 39.4 percent field goal percentage (37-of-94)
• Totaled two double-figure scoring games
• Posted a season-high in scoring of 11 points in the season opener against UTRGV
• Added a season-best seven rebounds against Tulsa in the Maui Classic Tournament
• Went 5-for-7 with 10 points versus Houston Christian on December 1, 2023
• Posted a season-high five assists at Oklahoma on January 13
• Added two blocks against the Kansas Jayhawks on January 6
• Led the Lady Raiders in blocks six times and assists twice this year
• Appeared in 11 Big 12 contests and averaged 2.1 points per game, 1.5 rebounds per game and 17.3 minutes per game
• Aided the Lady Raiders to a 74-60 victory against Houston in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament and a ranked win against No. 24 Iowa State on January 17
2022-23 (JUNIOR, UTEP)
• Was named 2023 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year and earned second-team All-Conference and All-Defensive Team honors.
• Started 26 of 29 appearances, posting 11.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.
• Posted 24 steals and 16 blocked shots.
• Ranked first on the team in blocks, second in scoring, and third in rebounds.
• Was fifth in C-USA in free throw percentage at 80.8 (80-99).
• Led the team in scoring 10 times, rebound eight, and assists twice.
• Scored in double figures in 17 contests, including eight in a row in the second half of the season.
• Notched 20 games with five or more rebounds, with six games in a row to start the season, and five in a row to end it.
• Dropped a career-high 23 points, including a career-best 10 made free throws against Middle Tennessee (03/10/23) in the conference tournament.
• Also set a career-high in blocks (four) and field goals made (eight) against the Blue Raiders in the regular season (02/02/23), adding on to 20 points and eight rebounds.
• Had one double-double on the year, going for 16 points and 11 rebounds against WKU (02/04/23).
• Nearly posted another double-double with 11 points and eight rebounds against Charlotte (01/16/23).
• Stuffed the stat sheet with 19 points, three rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one block against North Texas (01/28/23).
• Scored 12 points and added five rebounds, three assists, and two steals in the season opener against New Orleans (11/07/22).
• Tallied 16 points and five rebounds at NM State (12/13/22).
• Dropped 17 points and eight rebounds in a late-season game at Middle Tennessee (03/04/23).
• Posted 14 points with four boards and two assists at UAB (02/17/23).
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE, UTEP)
• Started all 25 games that she played in.
• Third on the team with 8.8 points per game.
• Led the Miners with 6.6 rebounds per contest, tallying 165 for the season.
• Second on the team with 41 assists on the campaign.
• Reached double figures for rebounding four times.
• Had 17 games with five or more rebounds.
• Played 30 or more minutes eight times.
• Went 79-of-178 (44 percent) from the field.
• Racked up 11 double-digit scoring outputs.
• Scored 10 or more points in six straight games from Dec. 15-Jan. 17.
• Finished with 14 games in which she shot 40 percent or better from the floor.
• Had double-doubles vs. North Dakota (11/13/21) and against Air Force (12/21/21).
• Set new career highs with 19 points and 15 rebounds in a dominant performance against North Dakota (11/13/21).
• In addition to posting a double-double with 16 points and 14 boards vs. Air Force (12/21/21), she also distributed the ball well with a career-high six assists.
• Picked up three steals vs. North Dakota (11/13/21) and at New Mexico (12/19/21).
• Tied a career-high with two blocks at NM State (12/15/21).
• Netted 12 points on 6-of-11 shooting with six rebounds in just 19 minutes vs. Rice (2/5/22).
• Took a career-high 13 free throws and made a career-high 10 free throws against Southern Miss (2/19/22).
• Drilled two 3-pointers on the way to 13 points with eight rebounds in a big win against Middle Tennessee (1/1/22).
2020-21 (FRESHMAN, UTEP)
• Played in all 25 games, including starting the final 24.
• Ranked second on the team in blocked shots (six) and third in offensive rebounds per game (1.1).
• Hit double figures in scoring in three games.
• Set then career highs for points (15), rebounds (eight) and minutes (29) at Rice (1/8/21).
• Scored 14 points on 7-10 shooting while adding three rebounds against UAB (2/5/21).
• Was nearly perfect from the floor (5-6) to score 10 points and also grab five rebounds at FIU (2/12/21).
• Had nearly as many offensive rebounds (27) as defensive boards (30).
• Scored five points and dished out a then career-high four assists at Charlotte (2/27/21) to help UTEP lock up the second seed in the C-USA West Division.
• Tallied eight points on 4-7 shooting at Charlotte (2/26/21).
• Had multiple offensive rebounds in seven games, including four at Rice (1/8/21).
• Shot at least 50 percent from the field in 10 different contests.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Ample international playing experience with Finland at numerous tournaments, competing for the U18 and U20 teams.
• Averaged 8.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in six games in the summer of 2019 at the U20 European Championships Division B.
• Efforts helped Finland take runner-up honors at the 12-country event.
• Connected on 46.2 percent (18-39) of her shots from the floor, while also making a robust 83.3 percent (10-12) at the charity stripe.
• Increased her scoring output as the tournament wore on, tallying double digits in both the semifinal and championship contests.
• Tallied 12 points to go along with seven rebounds in the 86-68 win in the semifinals against Great Britain (8/10/19) … hit 5-7 from the floor, including 2-2 on 3-pointers, in 25 minutes of action.
• Scored 11 points (3-6 FGs, 5-6 FTs) while snagging six rebounds and dishing out two assists in the championship contest vs. Bulgaria (8/11/19).
• Competed on the club level with HBA Märsky.
• Graduated from Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School in Dec. 2019.
PERSONAL
• Born April 2
• Daughter of Ulla and Matti Arike
• Began playing basketball at age 10
• Favorite hobby is reading
