Illinois Wesleyan senior Samantha Ellsworth (Havana, Ill., Havana HS) is the 2015-16 women's basketball team captain and has earned three letters. Her career game highs have been 19 points (vs. Mount Mercy, 11/15/14), eight rebounds (North Central, 2/7/15) and four assists (North Park, 1/17/15, and Salisbury, 11/17/13). Through Dec. 1, 2015, Ellsworth is tied for 33rd in school history with 35 career 3-point field goals.
A business administration major at Illinois Wesleyan, she is the daughter of Mike and Susan Ellsworth.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: Good combination of academics and athletics and being close to home
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Walking and Jogging
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Eating soggy Subway sandwiches for four months straight before every game
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? Freshmen year...let’s just say college was an adjustment
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Snakes
Worst habit: Being indecisive
Most expensive traffic ticket: Speeding ticket for $120 but resulted in $350 because my dad made me go on court supervision..
Language I’d like to learn: Italian
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: Maybe a of couple days
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Caring
Favorite sports figure: Michael Jordan
My greatest moment in sports was: Winning back to back state titles in 7th and 8th grade was pretty fun
The best player I ever faced was: Marley Hall
Worst dresser on my team: Well, we all wear sweats pretty much every day, so I would say this is a team award
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Probably cheese
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Mathew McConaughey
Favorite food: Pizza
Vegetable I won’t eat: Brussels sprouts
Pepsi or Coke? Pepsi
Favorite TV show: “Nashville” and “Grey’s Anatomy”
Favorite musical group: Anything country
Favorite movie: “Elf”
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Jennifer Aniston
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: “The Life of Samantha: Eat, Sleep, Repeat”
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Abe Lincoln
My dream job would be: To be a chef
Place I’d most like to live: Not too far from my family
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Go scuba diving and travel the world
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My shoe collection
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Dustin Wright because he has me as his girlfriend
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Snack time and no homework.. those were the days
