Elon University Athletics

Career Recap: Finished her career at Elon with 748 points, placed sixth on the program’s all-time charts with 382 assists and second in assists per game with 4.0…Played in 96 games in maroon and gold, starting 93 of them.
 
Career Honors:
-2017 CAA All-Tournament Team
-2016 GSU Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team

2016-17: Started all 34 games on the season, averaging a career-best 8.6 points per game, which was among the CAA’s top 30 on the season…Shot 39.2 percent from the floor with 3.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 28.9 minutes per game…Was second on the team and sixth in the CAA with 128 assists and third on the team in steals with 37…Her 1.8 assist-to-turnover ratio finished third in the conference in 2016-17…Recorded her first-career double-double on Jan. 8 against Delaware with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds…Reached double-figure scoring 11 times, scoring a season-high 18 points on the road against Georgia State to be named to the GSU Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team…Knocked down a season-high seven shots at North Carolina, finishing with 17 points and a season high seven assists against the Tar Heels…Also finished with seven assists Feb. 3 against Towson…Ended the year scoring in double figures five of the last eight games, including 16 points in the CAA Tournament title game against James Madison…Handed out at least four assists in 21 of the team’s 34 games...Was named to the CAA All-Tournament Team for her stellar performance throughout the three games.

2015-16: Played in all 31 games on the season, earning the start in 30 games…Led the team in minutes, averaging 30.5 minutes per game…Averaged 8.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists per game and 1.3 steals per game…Led the team with 116 assists…Led the team and ranked eighth in the CAA in assists per game…Handed out at least five assists in 11 games…Matched career-high with 17 points at High Point…Scored in double figures 12 times on the season…Set a new career high with three three-pointers at Virginia Tech in the WNIT…Notched a season-high five field goals four times…Went 7-of-8 from the line against High Point to set a new career high…Ranked ninth in the conference with a 70.8 free throw percentage…Hauled down a season-high seven rebounds in three games…Claimed a career-high five steals against College of Charleston…Led the team and ranked 10th in the league with 41 steals…Matched career-high two blocks at NC State…Handed out a season-high seven assists in two games…Finished third on the team with a 42.1 field goal percentage…Seventh in the CAA with a 1.3 assist/turnover ratio…Currently ranks second on Elon’s career assists per game record list with 4.1/game…Named the team’s Best Defensive Player.

2014-15: Played in 31 games on the season and started 29 of those contests…Averaged 27.5 minutes, 6.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game…Led the team and ranked third in the CAA with 138 assists on the season…Ranks seventh on the Elon single-season record list in assists (138) and 10^th in assists per game (4.5)…Currently ranks second on Elon’s all-time record list for assists per game…Scored a career-high 17 points off a career-high 7-of-11 performance from the field and a perfect 3-for-3 from the line…Hauled down a career-high nine rebounds at Campbell…Scored in double figures eight times on the season…Recorded a career-high nine assists twice…Tallied at least five assists in 13 games…Ranked fourth in the CAA with a 1.6 assist/turnover ratio…Ranked 75^th in the NCAA in assists per game…Led the team with 38 steals on the season.

2013-14: Inactive for season due to NCAA residence requirement for transfers…Redshirted.

2012-13 (UAB): Played in 26 games and started seven of those contests...Scored a season-high six points at UCF in the Conference USA opener on Jan. 10...Tallied four points off of a 4-for-4 mark from the free-throw line in the first round WNIT contest at Auburn.
 
High School: Averaged 14.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 5.0 steals per game as a senior…Two-time all-state selection in North Carolina's Class 3A...Two-time All-District 9 selection by the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association and All-Mecklenburg County by the Charlotte Observer...Named first-team All-MEGA 7 Conference all four years and conference player of the year as a senior...Led her team to three conference championships...Three-time team MVP…Rated as the nation's No. 62 point guard in the class of 2012 by ESPN HoopGurlz…Member of the National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Full name is Essence Gabriel Baucom…Daughter of Michael and Beverly Baucom…Born on Sept. 30, 1994....Majoring in sport and event management.