Elmira College Athletics

Honors & Records
Empire 8 All-Conference Third Team (2021-22)
Empire 8 All-Conference First Team (2022-23)
EC Female Athlete of the Year (2023)

2022-23 Season:
Appeared in and started all 26 games for the Soaring Eagles during the season while earning Empire 8 First Team All-Conference honors…finished the season averaging 13.9 points and 9.6 rebounds per game under head coach Thad Phillips, while increasing her starting streak to 51 games to begin her career in the Purple & Gold…produced 13 double-doubles during the season, including a 21-point, 13-rebound effort against Hilbert (Nov. 22)...Against Houghton in the Empire 8 Conference First Round, was able to score 18 points while grabbing 13 rebounds in Elmira’s win over the Highlanders…increased her shooting percentage from the season prior, finishing 156-of-331 from the floor (.471)...against Alfred (Feb. 18) in the season-finale, scored 19 points and collected 12 rebounds while converting on one of her two made three-pointers from the season…finished the year 47-of-70 from the free throw line (.671), and finished second in the Empire 8 in blocked shots (40), third in rebounding (9.6/G) and 6th in scoring.

2021-22 Season
Started all 25 games as a freshman for the Soaring Eagles...Finished the season averaging 12.3 points and 10.4 rebounds per game while shooting 45 percent from the field...Finished the season with 13 double-doubles including five straight from 1/29-2/8...Scored a career-high 19 points against Wells (11/13), Houghton (2/4), and Russell Sage (2/18)...Notched a career-high 17 rebounds against Russell Sage while finishing 8-of-14 from the field. 261 rebounds finished tied for sixth all-time in a single season with Mary Kay Babcock '82.

Before Elmira
Lettered in basketball and track at North Stafford High School in Stafford, Virginia...averaged 9.5 points and 11.3 rebounds during her high school career under head coach Lloyd Clinton.

Personal
Desiree is a Psychology major with a minor in Sociology.