Elysa Wesolek

Awards

At South Carolina
4x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

High School
SCISA Miss Basketball (2018)
SCISA 3A Player of the Year (2017)

Career Notes

Part of teams that claimed two SEC regular-season titles, two SEC Tournament Championships and NCAA finishes in the Sweet 16, Final Four and National Championship in her four years
Played in 71 career games, including a career-best 21 in her senior seasons

Senior Year (2021-22)

Part of first team in program history to be ranked No 1 in both the AP and the USA Today Coaches’ Polls every week of the season and program’s second National Championship
Played in 21 games on the season, including eight SEC outings and five NCAA Tournament games
Pulled down her first career NCAA tournament rebound against Creighton (Mar. 25)
Scored her first career NCAA tournament points against Howard (Mar. 18)
Celebrated her Senior Day vs. #12/8 Tennessee (Feb. 20) drawing a charge and pulling down a rebound in the fourth quarter of the win
Drew a key offensive foul on #15/25 Duke late in the fourth quarter, helping snuff out a Blue Devil rally
Tied for the team lead in scoring in the fourth quarter vs. N.C. A&T (Nov. 29), hitting 3-of-4 shots for six points while playing all 10 minutes of the period

Junior Year (2020-21)

Played in 18 games, including 10 SEC outings and four postseason contests
Scored her first SEC points of the season with four at Vanderbilt (Jan. 14)
Played a career-high 16 minutes in the season opener against Charleston (Nov. 25), notching new career bests in rebounds (4) and blocks (2)

Sophomore Year (2019-20)

Part of first team in program history to end the season ranked No. 1 in the nation, claiming that spot in both the AP and the USA Today Coaches’ Poll
Played in 20 games, including three games of double-digit minutes
Matched her SEC career high with five points against Vanderbilt (Feb. 17) and at Ole Miss (Jan. 30)
Had a perfect shooting night against Alabama State (Nov. 5) in season opener

Freshman Year (2018-19)

Played in 12 of team’s 33 games, including three SEC outings and two NCAA Tournament contests
Scored in double figures for the first time in her career with 10 against ETSU (Nov. 22) on a perfect shooting night – 3-of-3 from the field, 2-of-2 from 3-point range, 2-of-2 from free throw line

High School

Was a four-year starter at Northwood Academy, helping the Chargers to South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) 3A state championships in her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons while earning All-Tournament honors as a junior and senior
Named SCISA Miss Basketball and SCISA Region III 3A Player of the Year as a senior (2018)
Earned SCISA 3A Player of the Year honors as a junior (2017)
Scored over 1,000 points in her career, including averaging 18.5 points as a senior and 13.1 as a junior
Was a three-time SCISA 3A All-State selection (2016-18) and made the SCISA All-Rookie Team in 2015

Personal

Daughter of Lydia and Darryl Wesolek; has an older sister, Erika, who played basketball at Southern Wesleyan
Graduated in May 2022 with a bachelor’s in public health