Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Two-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2021-22.

Sophomore (2021-22): Played in all 30 games (one of just four Falcons to do so) with six starts. ... Averaged 6.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, and was second on the team with 30 steals. ... Scored a career-high 15 points at home against Humboldt State on Nov. 13, the matched that on Dec. 11 at Cal State East Bay. ... Collected a career-high 9 rebounds at East Bay, then had another 9-board night at home against Western Oregon on Feb. 10. ... In that game against the Wolves, tied her career high with 3 steals. ... Grabbed her 100th career rebound on Feb. 5 at Simon Fraser. ... Scored her 100th career point on Dec. 9 at Stanislaus State, and her 200th on Feb. 24 at Northwest Nazarene.

Freshman (2021): Played in 12 of the 14 games during the pandemic-shortened season, averaging 11.8 minutes per game. ... Averaged 3.3 points and 2.2 rebounds. ... Steady shooter from all over the court, hitting .448 from the field (13 of 29), including .444 (4 of 9) from behind the 3-point arc, and .818 (9 of 11) at the foul line. ... Logged a double career high of 12 points and 6 rebounds at home against Northwest University on Feb. 10, draining 5 of 6 from the field. ... Came up with a career-high 3 steals on Feb 20 at home against Northwest Nazarene.
 
Folsom High School: All-League 1^st team as a senior and 2^nd team as a junior. … Won team’s Most Improved award as a sophomore after being the junior varsity MVP as a freshman. … Team captain as a senior. … Won the team’s Bulldog Blood Award as a senior, given to the player who emulates the team spirit of such things as aggressiveness, commitment, and hard work.

Personal: Elizabeth Jeanette Pettingill. … Nutrition major.
 
Reason she chose SPU: “The first thing was meeting the coaches. They were so fun, energetic, and seemed to really care about me. They made SPU seem as if it would be such a great environment. I loved that SPU is a Christian university, and that made my decision a lot easier. The school itself is beautiful, and it has great options for majors.”
 
Fun facts: Has been playing basketball since 5^th grade, and competitively since 8^th grade. … If not for basketball, would play volleyball. … Favorite sport to watch is basketball … Dumbest movie she has ever seen is “Dinner for Schmucks.” … Book she just couldn’t put down was “The Goose Girl.” … Favorite junk food is Hostess Mini Crunch donuts. … Favorite healthy foods are avocado, carrots with ranch dressing, or bananas. … Favorite TV program is “The Office.” … Favorite athlete is women’s basketball star Sabrina Ionescu. … Her dream car is “anything foreign and pretty.” … Loves to shop for clothes and cosmetics. … Easiest subjects in school are English and math. … Toughest subject is science. … If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be either Justin Bieber, Chris Hemsworth Leonardo DiCaprio, Chris Pratt, or perhaps George Washington or Martin Luther King Jr. “There are way too many cool people to choose just one.” … If she could be any action hero, would be Wonder Woman. … Her friends call her Beth. … In 10 years, plans to be working in the nutrition field. … If it were possible, would love to go skydiving over some of the world’s greatest sights, such as Machu Pichu. the Eiffel Tower, the pyramids, or the Taj Mahal.


STATISTICS
Year  GP    FG     Pct   3-pt   Pct    FT     Pct.   Reb   Avg   PF  Ast  TO  Blk  Stl  Pts  Avg
20-21 12   13-29  .448   4-9   .444    9-11   .818    26   2.2   15    4  14    3   11   39  3.3
21-22 30   75-178 .419  20-59  .339   24-32   .750   117   3.9   37   23  40   11   30  194  6.5
TOTL  42   88-207 .425  24-68  .353   33-43   .733   143   3.4   52   27  54   14   41  233  5.5