Emily Irwin earns D3hoops.com All-Region honors (photo courtesy of Jackie Kasai '23)
Pictured left to right: Emily Irwin, Bella Vaillant, and Caely Ressler (photos courtesy of Erik Drost '11)
Emily Irwin (photo courtesy of Kevin Wilker '26)
Emily Irwin, pictured left and Kaycie Badylak, pictured right (photos courtesy of Jackie Kasai '23
Emily Irwin (photo courtesy of Jackie Kasai '23)
Emily Irwin

2 Emily Irwin

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Pickerington
  • High School:
    Pataskala Watkins Memorial
  • Position:
    Guard
gp 27
pts/g 11.6
fg % 39.2
3pt % 36.8
ft % 68.8
reb/g 1.7
a/g 1.9

2022-23

  • D3hoops.com All-Region 7 third-team selection
  • All-Ohio Athletic Conference first-team honoree
  • Ohio Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team selection
  • Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection
  • Appeared in 27 games and started 27 games
  • Led the team in scoring, averaging 11.6 points per game
  • Led the team in steals, with 40 (1.5 per game)
  • Led the team in made three pointers (46)
  • Led the team and was fourth in the OAC in three point percentage (37%)
  • Second on the team in assists, tallying 51 (1.9 per game)
  • Got to the free throw line the second-most times, and made 75 free throws
  • Added 45 rebounds and three blocks
  • Earned second varsity letter

2021-22

  • Ohio Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team selection
  • Gym Rat Team Award winner
  • Appeared in 27 games and played an average of 17:12 minutes per game
  • Scored at least 10 points in the last five games of the season, including a career-high 18 points in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
  • Averaged 6.2 points per game, third highest on the team
  • Third most in total assists, posting 40 on the year
  • Made 33 three pointers, second-best on the team
  • Shot .327 from behind the arc
  • Made 56 field goals, totaling 168 points
  • Added 26 rebounds, 17 steals, and four blocks
  • Earned first varsity letter

2021 Spring

  • Missed entire season due to an injury

Career Bests

  • 29 points at Marietta in OAC Semifinals on Feb. 23, 2023
  • Six assists at Marietta on Dec. 10, 2022
  • Four steals (2x) vs #2 Trine (Ind.) on Nov. 11, 2022 and at Marietta on Dec. 10, 2022
  • One block (7x)
  • Five rebounds at Otterbein on Feb. 4, 2023
  • Six three pointers at Marietta in OAC Semifinals on Feb. 23, 2023
  • Double digits in last 5 post season games of 2021-22 (10, 10, 18, 11, and 11)

High School

  • Four-year letter winner and two-year captain in basketball
  • Holds the school record in career steals (265) and assists (266)
  • Holds the school record in single game points (37), three-pointers (8) and assists (9)
  • 2020 First-Team Central Ohio and Third-Team All-Ohio
  • Two-time First Team All-District 11 and two-time Honorable Mention All-District 11
  • 2020 Licking County League (LCL) Player of the Year
  • Two-time First Team All-LCL and two-time Second Team All-LCL
  • Four-year letter winner in softball
  • Two-time Honorable Mention All-District 11
  • One-time First Team All-LCL and one-time Second Team All-LCL
  • Three-year letter winner in soccer
  • Two-time First Team All-LCL and one-time Second Team All-LCL
  • Three-year National Honors Society member

Personal

  • Dean's List student
  • Jacket Scholar
  • Daughter of Steve and Jo Irwin
This page was last updated on April 25, 2023
Recent Games
Feb 11 Muskingum W, 69-44
Feb 15 at John Carroll L, 89-86
Feb 18 at Capital W, 54-50
Feb 21 John Carroll W, 73-62
Feb 23 at Marietta L, 71-65
Mar 3 vs. Wartburg (Iowa) L, 57-43
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 27 18
Games started 27 18
Minutes 624 413
Minutes per game 23.1 22.9
FG 96-245 59-154
FG Pct 39.2 38.3
3PT 46-125 25-78
3PT Pct 36.8 32.1
FT 75-109 54-77
FT Pct 68.8 70.1
Off rebounds 4 2
Def rebounds 41 27
Total rebounds 45 29
Rebounds per game 1.7 1.6
Personal fouls 48 29
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 51 37
Turnovers 58 39
Assist to turnover ratio 0.9 0.9
Steals 40 25
Blocks 3 3
Points 313 197
Points per game 11.6 10.9
Points per 40 min 20.1 19.1
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 11 #2 Trine (Ind.) W, 75-70 1 33 3-9 33.3 1-3 33.3 3-6 50.0 10
Nov 14 Case Western Reserve W, 81-58 1 17 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 7
Nov 18 at Wittenberg W, 56-43 1 21 4-8 50.0 2-5 40.0 4-6 66.7 14
Nov 19 vs. Hanover (Ind.) W, 71-48 1 21 7-15 46.7 4-7 57.1 1-1 100.0 19
Nov 22 at La Roche (Pa.) W, 68-44 1 22 4-9 44.4 3-5 60.0 2-2 100.0 13
Nov 30 Heidelberg W, 54-41 1 26 2-8 25.0 0-4 0.0 5-7 71.4 9
Dec 3 Wilmington W, 67-58 1 21 4-7 57.1 1-3 33.3 9-12 75.0 18
Dec 10 at Marietta W, 52-49 1 28 5-13 38.5 1-3 33.3 5-6 83.3 16
Dec 15 Otterbein W, 62-45 1 15 4-5 80.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 9
Dec 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 74-36 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 Hamilton (N.Y.) W, 72-65 1 16 3-6 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 4 at Mount Union W, 75-73 1 19 1-6 16.7 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 7 at Muskingum W, 65-43 1 18 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 2
Jan 11 at #18 Ohio Northern L, 53-51 1 29 6-9 66.7 4-6 66.7 3-6 50.0 19
Jan 14 Capital W, 65-50 1 21 3-7 42.9 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 7
Jan 18 John Carroll W, 81-60 1 16 3-8 37.5 1-4 25.0 3-4 75.0 10
Jan 21 at Wilmington W, 66-61 1 24 4-9 44.4 2-5 40.0 3-6 50.0 13
Jan 25 at Heidelberg W, 47-37 1 21 1-6 16.7 0-4 0.0 3-4 75.0 5
Jan 28 Marietta L, 59-49 1 25 3-9 33.3 2-6 33.3 4-6 66.7 12
Feb 1 Mount Union W, 66-40 1 20 3-7 42.9 2-5 40.0 5-6 83.3 13
Feb 4 at Otterbein L, 58-55 1 24 4-14 28.6 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 11
Feb 8 #10 Ohio Northern W, 66-62 1 26 3-8 37.5 1-3 33.3 5-6 83.3 12
Feb 11 Muskingum W, 69-44 1 24 2-8 25.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 15 at John Carroll L, 89-86 1 35 7-12 58.3 3-5 60.0 5-8 62.5 22
Feb 18 at Capital W, 54-50 1 21 4-15 26.7 2-8 25.0 2-2 100.0 12
Feb 21 John Carroll W, 73-62 1 21 2-9 22.2 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 7
Feb 23 at Marietta L, 71-65 1 28 11-19 57.9 6-12 50.0 1-3 33.3 29
Mar 3 vs. Wartburg (Iowa) L, 57-43 1 32 1-12 8.3 1-5 20.0 6-10 60.0 9
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 11 #2 Trine (Ind.) W, 75-70 1 33 1 2 3 1 6 0.2 4 0 4 -
Nov 14 Case Western Reserve W, 81-58 1 17 0 2 2 3 1 3.0 2 0 3 -
Nov 18 at Wittenberg W, 56-43 1 21 0 1 1 1 3 0.3 2 0 2 0
Nov 19 vs. Hanover (Ind.) W, 71-48 1 21 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 1 0 1 0
Nov 22 at La Roche (Pa.) W, 68-44 1 22 0 1 1 3 0 - 0 0 0 0
Nov 30 Heidelberg W, 54-41 1 26 0 1 1 2 2 1.0 3 0 1 0
Dec 3 Wilmington W, 67-58 1 21 0 1 1 2 2 1.0 0 0 0 0
Dec 10 at Marietta W, 52-49 1 28 0 2 2 6 2 3.0 4 1 2 0
Dec 15 Otterbein W, 62-45 1 15 0 1 1 3 3 1.0 3 0 2 -
Dec 29 Manchester (Ind.) W, 74-36 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 Hamilton (N.Y.) W, 72-65 1 16 0 1 1 1 4 0.3 0 0 3 0
Jan 4 at Mount Union W, 75-73 1 19 0 1 1 3 1 3.0 2 0 2 0
Jan 7 at Muskingum W, 65-43 1 18 0 3 3 2 3 0.7 0 1 2 0
Jan 11 at #18 Ohio Northern L, 53-51 1 29 0 0 0 1 4 0.3 2 0 3 -
Jan 14 Capital W, 65-50 1 21 0 0 0 4 3 1.3 3 0 1 0
Jan 18 John Carroll W, 81-60 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 0
Jan 21 at Wilmington W, 66-61 1 24 0 1 1 1 4 0.3 0 0 3 0
Jan 25 at Heidelberg W, 47-37 1 21 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 -
Jan 28 Marietta L, 59-49 1 25 0 0 0 1 2 0.5 1 0 2 0
Feb 1 Mount Union W, 66-40 1 20 0 3 3 2 2 1.0 1 0 2 0
Feb 4 at Otterbein L, 58-55 1 24 2 3 5 1 3 0.3 1 0 1 -
Feb 8 #10 Ohio Northern W, 66-62 1 26 0 4 4 3 2 1.5 0 1 0 0
Feb 11 Muskingum W, 69-44 1 24 0 2 2 3 0 - 1 0 1 0
Feb 15 at John Carroll L, 89-86 1 35 0 3 3 2 2 1.0 0 0 2 0
Feb 18 at Capital W, 54-50 1 21 0 2 2 1 2 0.5 3 0 4 0
Feb 21 John Carroll W, 73-62 1 21 0 2 2 1 0 - 2 0 2 0
Feb 23 at Marietta L, 71-65 1 28 0 2 2 1 3 0.3 3 0 3 0
Mar 3 vs. Wartburg (Iowa) L, 57-43 1 32 1 2 3 3 1 3.0 1 0 1 0
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 27 27 23.1 3.6-9.1 39.2 1.7-4.6 36.8 2.8-4.0 68.8 11.6
Conference 18 18 22.9 3.3-8.6 38.3 1.4-4.3 32.1 3.0-4.3 70.1 10.9
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 13 13 21.6 2.8-7.3 38.9 1.2-3.6 31.9 2.9-3.9 74.5 9.8
Away 12 12 24.2 4.2-10.2 41.5 2.2-5.5 39.4 2.5-3.9 63.8 13.2
Neutral 2 2 26.5 4.0-13.5 29.6 2.5-6.0 41.7 3.5-5.5 63.6 14.0
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Wins 21 21 21.5 3.0-8.1 37.6 1.3-3.9 32.9 2.7-3.6 73.7 10.0
Losses 6 6 28.8 5.3-12.5 42.7 3.2-7.2 44.2 3.2-5.5 57.6 17.0
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November 6 6 23.3 3.7-8.8 41.5 1.8-4.5 40.7 2.8-4.0 70.8 12.0
December 4 4 20.0 4.0-7.8 51.6 1.2-3.0 41.7 3.5-4.5 77.8 12.8
January 8 8 21.6 2.6-7.1 36.8 1.2-4.0 31.3 2.2-3.8 60.0 8.8
February 8 8 24.9 4.5-11.5 39.1 2.4-6.1 38.8 2.5-3.4 74.1 13.9
March 1 1 32.0 1.0-12.0 8.3 1.0-5.0 20.0 6.0-10.0 60.0 9.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 27 27 624 96-245 39.2 46-125 36.8 75-109 68.8 313
Conference 18 18 413 59-154 38.3 25-78 32.1 54-77 70.1 197
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
-
Home 13 13 281 37-95 38.9 15-47 31.9 38-51 74.5 127
Away 12 12 290 51-123 41.5 26-66 39.4 30-47 63.8 158
Neutral 2 2 53 8-27 29.6 5-12 41.7 7-11 63.6 28
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Wins 21 21 451 64-170 37.6 27-82 32.9 56-76 73.7 211
Losses 6 6 173 32-75 42.7 19-43 44.2 19-33 57.6 102
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November 6 6 140 22-53 41.5 11-27 40.7 17-24 70.8 72
December 4 4 80 16-31 51.6 5-12 41.7 14-18 77.8 51
January 8 8 173 21-57 36.8 10-32 31.3 18-30 60.0 70
February 8 8 199 36-92 39.1 19-49 38.8 20-27 74.1 111
March 1 1 32 1-12 8.3 1-5 20.0 6-10 60.0 9
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 27 27 23.1 6.2-15.7 39.2 2.9-8.0 36.8 4.8-7.0 68.8 20.1
Conference 18 18 22.9 5.7-14.9 38.3 2.4-7.6 32.1 5.2-7.5 70.1 19.1
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 13 13 21.6 5.3-13.5 38.9 2.1-6.7 31.9 5.4-7.3 74.5 18.1
Away 12 12 24.2 7.0-17.0 41.5 3.6-9.1 39.4 4.1-6.5 63.8 21.8
Neutral 2 2 26.5 6.0-20.4 29.6 3.8-9.1 41.7 5.3-8.3 63.6 21.1
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Wins 21 21 21.5 5.7-15.1 37.6 2.4-7.3 32.9 5.0-6.7 73.7 18.7
Losses 6 6 28.8 7.4-17.3 42.7 4.4-9.9 44.2 4.4-7.6 57.6 23.6
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November 6 6 23.3 6.3-15.1 41.5 3.1-7.7 40.7 4.9-6.9 70.8 20.6
December 4 4 20.0 8.0-15.5 51.6 2.5-6.0 41.7 7.0-9.0 77.8 25.5
January 8 8 21.6 4.9-13.2 36.8 2.3-7.4 31.3 4.2-6.9 60.0 16.2
February 8 8 24.9 7.2-18.5 39.1 3.8-9.8 38.8 4.0-5.4 74.1 22.3
March 1 1 32.0 1.2-15.0 8.3 1.2-6.2 20.0 7.5-12.5 60.0 11.3
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 27 27 23.1 0.1 1.5 1.7 1.8 0.0 1.9 2.1 0.9 1.5 0.1
Conference 18 18 22.9 0.1 1.5 1.6 1.6 0.0 2.1 2.2 0.9 1.4 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 13 21.6 0.1 1.5 1.5 1.7 0.0 2.0 2.1 1.0 1.6 0.1
Away 12 12 24.2 0.2 1.6 1.8 2.0 0.0 1.8 2.4 0.8 1.4 0.2
Neutral 2 2 26.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.0
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Wins 21 21 21.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.7 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.1
Losses 6 6 28.8 0.5 1.7 2.2 2.0 0.0 1.5 2.5 0.6 1.3 0.0
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November 6 6 23.3 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.8 0.0 1.7 2.2 0.8 2.0 0.0
December 4 4 20.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.8 0.0 3.0 2.8 1.1 1.8 0.3
January 8 8 21.6 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.8 0.0 1.5 2.4 0.6 1.1 0.1
February 8 8 24.9 0.3 2.6 2.9 1.9 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.0 1.4 0.1
March 1 1 32.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 27 27 624 4 41 45 48 0 51 58 0.9 40 3
Conference 18 18 413 2 27 29 29 0 37 39 0.9 25 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 13 281 1 19 20 22 0 26 27 1.0 21 1
Away 12 12 290 2 19 21 24 0 22 29 0.8 17 2
Neutral 2 2 53 1 3 4 2 0 3 2 1.5 2 0
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Wins 21 21 451 1 31 32 36 0 42 43 1.0 32 3
Losses 6 6 173 3 10 13 12 0 9 15 0.6 8 0
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November 6 6 140 1 8 9 11 0 10 13 0.8 12 0
December 4 4 80 0 5 5 7 0 12 11 1.1 7 1
January 8 8 173 0 5 5 14 0 12 19 0.6 9 1
February 8 8 199 2 21 23 15 0 14 14 1.0 11 1
March 1 1 32 1 2 3 1 0 3 1 3.0 1 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 27 27 23.1 0.3 2.6 2.9 3.1 0.0 3.3 3.7 0.9 2.6 0.2
Conference 18 18 22.9 0.2 2.6 2.8 2.8 0.0 3.6 3.8 0.9 2.4 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 13 21.6 0.1 2.7 2.8 3.1 0.0 3.7 3.8 1.0 3.0 0.1
Away 12 12 24.2 0.3 2.6 2.9 3.3 0.0 3.0 4.0 0.8 2.3 0.3
Neutral 2 2 26.5 0.8 2.3 3.0 1.5 0.0 2.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.0
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Wins 21 21 21.5 0.1 2.7 2.8 3.2 0.0 3.7 3.8 1.0 2.8 0.3
Losses 6 6 28.8 0.7 2.3 3.0 2.8 0.0 2.1 3.5 0.6 1.8 0.0
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November 6 6 23.3 0.3 2.3 2.6 3.1 0.0 2.9 3.7 0.8 3.4 0.0
December 4 4 20.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 3.5 0.0 6.0 5.5 1.1 3.5 0.5
January 8 8 21.6 0.0 1.2 1.2 3.2 0.0 2.8 4.4 0.6 2.1 0.2
February 8 8 24.9 0.4 4.2 4.6 3.0 0.0 2.8 2.8 1.0 2.2 0.2
March 1 1 32.0 1.3 2.5 3.8 1.3 0.0 3.8 1.3 3.0 1.3 0.0