Elyce Knudsen - Former Millikin Star talks Dlll Career, Commitment to Illinois State, Winning Jostens Trophy + More

"Not Even D2" is joined by 2023 Jostens Trophy winner, Elyce Knudsen, on this week's episode. Elyce was a 3x All-American and CCIW POTY at Millikin College (D3) before transferring to Illinois State (D1) for her final year of college basketball. The star player averaged 26.3 points per game this past season- scoring just under 800 points in her final year at Millikin College. This gives her the scoring record at now Millikin and her high school, Tolono Unity. Hear about what drives Elyce's work ethic, her experience winning the 2023 Jostens Trophy, and how her mindset has shifted now playing at the Division 1 level.This episode is available wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to the podcasts YouTube channel @Notevend2 .Enjoy the episode!Intro- 00:00-08:09Favorite WNBA Players/Team(s)- 08:09-09:27Adapting to Summer Session at Illinois State- 09:27-12:00Players Admired Growing Up / Developing a Love for Basketball- 12:00-14:46Breaking Tolono Unity's Scoring Record / Recruitment out of HS vs Recruitment in Transfer Portal- 14:46-18:16Transitioning from HS to College Basketball- 18:16-22:10Intense Workouts / High Work Ethic- 22:10-24:50CCIW Competition- 24:50-28:31Winning the Jostens Trophy- 28:31-31:39Break- 31:39-31:50Getting Recruited/Coached by Coach Kristen Gillespie- 31:50-34:00Division 3 Level Experience Impacting Transition to Division 1- 34:00-35:46Off-season Workouts During Transition to Division 1- 35:46-38:45Mindset Playing for Illinois State- 38:45-41:10Staying Grounded through Success- 41:10-43:34Plans Post College- 43:34-45:16Advice for Younger Girls Dealing with Negative Stereotypes in Basketball- 45:16-48:24Rapid Fire- 48:24-50:12Starting 5: Players Played With or Against- 50:12-52:04Outro- 52:04-52:18