Missouri State

Honors: MVC Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 5, 2018)...Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021)...MVC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)...Lady Bears Academic Excellence Award (2021).

Senior/Career Summary: Played in every game as a senior with four starts, averaging 5.8 points and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the field in 14 minutes per contest...Had a season-high 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds at home against Southern Illinois (Jan. 27)...Also scored in double figures with 13 points against Loyola (Feb. 27) and 10 at UNI (Jan. 15)...Appeared in 95 career victories, good for ninth in school history...Averaged 12.5 rebounds per 40 minutes in her career, finishing in the No. 7 spot in MSU history with 77 blocked shots...Played in 122 career games with 591 points and 534 rebounds with a .465 field goal percentage.

2019-20: Appeared in all 30 games with 14 starts, averaging 6.5 points and 5.6 rebounds while shooting 47 percent from the floor...Ranked eighth in the MVC with 29 blocked shots, improving her career total to 65 for 12th in school history...Poured in a career-high 20 points against Santa Clara (Nov. 22), adding eight rebounds...Had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds versus Missouri (Dec. 15)...Matched career high with 11 boards in just 15 minutes at Bradley (March 1), and had 10 rebounds against Kansas City (Dec. 1) and UNI (Jan. 12)...Scored in double figures four times, including 12 points and nine rebounds in the home win over Drake (Jan. 10)...Blocked multiple shots in 11 games...Shot 50 percent or better from the field in 12 games...Had 19 assists and 18 steals...Hit two 3-pointers on the year, at No. 23 Minnesota (Nov. 5) and at Drake (Feb. 9).

2018-19: Played in 34 of MSU’s 35 games, averaging 4.1 points and 4.5 rebounds...Ranked second on the team with 51 offensive rebounds and 21 blocks...Shot 44 percent from the floor...Averaged 11.9 rebounds per 40 minutes...Shared high scoring honors with 13 points against Ball State (Nov. 17), and matched her season high with 13 points versus Evansville (Jan. 6)...Also scored in double figures against Louisiana Tech (Dec. 20) and at Evansville (March 7)...Blocked three shots against both Indiana (Dec. 9) and LA Tech (Dec. 20)...Had nine rebounds in four separate games, and five or more on 17 occasions...Shot 50 percent or better from the field 16 times, going 6-for-8 in both of her season-high scoring efforts.

2017-18: Returned to the court to average 3.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in 9.8 minutes per game, appearing in all but one contest on the season...Pulled down 13 rebounds per 40 minutes, getting five or more in seven games...Season high of nine rebounds came in just 14 minutes against Loyola (Jan. 21)...Earned MVC Newcomer of the Week honors on Feb. 5 after averaging 14 points and 6.5 rebounds on 70 percent shooting at UNI and Drake...Shot 9-for-14 with 18 points and eight rebounds at Drake (Feb. 4)...Had nine points, eight rebounds and three blocks at Valpo (Feb. 18)...Shot 55 percent (33-for-60) from the field over the season’s final 14 games, and 45 percent for the full year.

2016-17: Redshirt season at Missouri State.

Background: Gartner is Hiawatha High’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder, reaching those levels prior to her senior season while crossing the 1,000-point barrier as a junior as well...Second-team all-state pick as a senior after averaging 21.7 points on 70 percent shooting, 13 rebounds and 7.0 blocks per game...Also a first-team all-conference pick that year...Averaged 21.4 points, 13.3 boards and 4.0 blocks as a junior, shooting 69 percent from the floor to earn all-state recognition...Won a state discus title as a junior with a throw of 151-6, finished fourth in the discus as a senior, and fourth in the shot put her junior year.

Personal: Emily Gartner is the daughter of Sherry Gartner and Chris Gartner...Born Jan. 10, 1998 in Atchison, Kan...Has one brother, Connor, and one sister, Jessica...Sport and park administration major.