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DePaul vs. Green Bay at McGrath-Phillips Arena on Friday, Nov. 9

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Ashton Millender

Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Glenwood, Ill.
High School:
Marian Catholic

Career:

2018-19 BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award
BIG EAST Player of the Week
Set career record for games played
Second all-time in career three-pointers and three-point attempts
Became a 1,000-point career scorer
Maggie Dixon Captains Award
Pat Ewers Unsung Hero Award
DePaul Defensive Player of the Year
2017 Shirley Becker Academic Award
Named DePaul’s Most Improved player following the 2015-16 season
Two-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2018-19 (Senior):

Led the team with 89 three-pointers, sixth-highest in program history
Her 253 three-point attempts is the fifth-best, single-season mark
Finished No. 29 in the nation in three-point attempts and No. 39 in three-point field goals
Biggest reason why DePaul led the country in three-point attempts and was No. 3 in three-point field goals
Tied a career high with 27 points against national runner-up Notre Dame
Set career highs with 10 rebounds and seven assists against Creighton
Tied a career high with 10 field goals against Notre Dame
Scored in double figures in 26 games
Finished her career as the No. 21 scorer all-time with 1,392 points
Will graduate as No. 2 all-time in career three-pointers with 286 and also second all-time in three-point attempts with 771
No. 1 all-time in games played with 144.

2017-18 (Junior):

The team's leading long-distance threat was No. 16 in the nation in three-point field goals during her redshirt season
She started 34 games averaging nearly 32 minutes a game and shot 41.4 percent from beyond the arc
Established career highs with 27 points and 10 field goals against Delaware State when she connected on 7-of-9 three-pointers
Went 7-for-11 from deep against Seton Hall
Millender's 103 three-pointers last season is No. 2 all-time behind Megan Rogowski's 114
Came down with a career-high seven rebounds against Butler
Scored 21 points aganst Oklahoma and Seton Hall and 20 versus Butler
Scored in double figures the final 11 games of the season and 28 games overall.

2016-17 (Junior):

Started first nine games of the year averaging 12.8 points per game before a stress reaction injury ended her season
Scored in double figures the first six games
Scored 21 points and hit five 3-pointers against UAB
Had 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting versus Appalachian State
Scored 15 points against Prairie View
Finished with 14 points and connected four times from long distance against No. 11/18 Syracuse.

2015-16 (Sophomore):

Appeared in all 36 games
Averaged 22.5 minutes
Averaged 7.6 points per game and scored double-figures in 13 games
Career-best 15 points in four games (Indiana, Xavier, Butler, St. John’s) last season
Boasted a 1.1 assist-to-turnover ratio
38 assists and 24 turnovers
Ranked ninth in the BIG EAST with a .359 3-point field goal percentage
Went 5-for-5 from the field at Louisville in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
Eight games with three or more triples
Career-best four 3-pointers against Indiana and St. John’s
81.1 percent (30-37) from the free throw line which tied for tops with graduating senior Chanise Jenkins.

2014-15 (Freshman):

Played in 31 games, recording 700 playing minutes on the court
Recorded a career high 12 points against Georgetown on Jan. 30
Notched a career high six rebounds against Chicago State on Dec. 12
Averaged 2.6 points per game
Scored first career points against #5/5 Texas A&M on Nov. 14
Played 23 minutes in a victory over Xavier in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament Mar. 8
Recorded a total of 42 rebounds over the course of the season.

2014-15 (Freshman):

Played in 31 games, recording 700 playing minutes on the court
Recorded a career high 12 points against Georgetown on Jan. 30
Notched a career high six rebounds against Chicago State on Dec. 12
Averaged 2.6 points per game
Scored first career points against #5/5 Texas A&M on Nov. 14
Played 23 minutes in a victory over Xavier in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament Mar. 8
Recorded a total of 42 rebounds over the course of the season.

High School:

Helped Marian Catholic to the 2013 Illinois High School State Championship and a third place finish in 2014
Named the Southtown Star Girls Basketball Player of the Year in 2014
Named the Northwest Indiana Times Player of the Year in 2014
As a senior garnered Player of the Year honors in the East Suburban Catholic Conference, and was all-tournament at both the Oswego and Montini Holiday tournaments
Averaged 16.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and hit 71 three-pointers as a senior
Ranked the No. 19 guard in the class of 2014 by ESPN
Played for the AAU Lady Hurricanes and the Illinois Defenders.

Personal:

Daughter of Alan and Laverne Millender
Sister to Alan Jr. and Alex
Majoring in Sociology.

DePaul Career Numbers

2018-19 Game-by-Game

Career Highs
Points: 27, x2 last vs. Notre Dame (11-17-18)
Rebounds: 10, at Creighton (03-03-19)
Assists: 7, vs. Creighton (03-11-19)
Steals: 3, x5 last vs. Notre Dame (11-17-18)
Blocks: 1, x5 last vs. Providence (03-10-19)
Field Goals: 10, x2 last vs. Notre Dame (11-17-18)
FG Attempts: 16, x5 last vs. Marquette (02-03-19)
3-pt. FG: 7, x4 last vs. Temple (12-03-18)
3-pt. FG Attempts: 13, x3 last vs. Seton Hall (01-20-19)
Free Throws: 5, Saint Louis (11-18-17)
FT Attempts: 8, Bradley (11-18-14)
Minutes: 41, at Villanova (01-13-19)
Double-Figure Games: 77