Hall of Fame
Emily Hart Meyer became one of the most dominant scorers and rebounders in the history of the McKendree women's basketball program. She was a leading force in helping the Bearcats to unmatched success during her four-year career.
By the time her playing career concluded in 2006-07 , Emily compiled 1,981 points and 942 rebounds at McKendree. She showed great consistency over the final three years of her career with the Bearcats averaging at least 17 points and 6.9 rebounds per contest. Emily led McKendree in scoring in each of her final three seasons, and was the team's top rebounder as a junior and senior. A great shooting touch also enabled Emily to connect on 53.4 percent of her field goal attempts while shooting 71.8 percent from the free throw line with the Bearcats.
At the time of her induction, Emily ranks second on the Bearcats' career scoring list and third all-time in rebounds. In addition, she made 708 field goals over a four-year span, which ranks third on the career charts at McKendree. Emily also 5i1<5 in="" the="" top="" 10="" for="" several="" season="" records="" with="" the="" bearcats.="" she="" made="" 188="" free="" throws="" as="" a="" senior,="" which="" is="" the="" most="" by="" any="" mckendree="" women's="" basketball="" player="" in="" a="" single="" season.="" as="" a="" senior="" in="" 2006-07,="" emily="" poured="" in="" a="" career-high="" 36="" points="" in="" a="" contest="" against="" olivet="" nazarene="" university="" and="" grabbed="" a="" career-best="" 19="" rebounds="" versus="" the="" master's="" college.="" both="" of="" those="" totals="" rank="" second="" all-time="" among="" mckendree="" players="" in="" a="" single="">
With Emily leading the way, McKendree earned four consecutive trips to the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Champlonship in Jackson, Tenn. She was also part of two American Midwest Conference Tournament championship squads with the Bearcats.
Individually, Emily was a three-time AMC All-Conference selection. She also made her mark in the classroom, collecting AMC Academic All-Conference honors in each of her four years with the Bearcats, and she was a two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete.
