Career Notes
One of the Braves top threats from three-point range, Hartke developed into a key reserve for Bradley last season ... She has the ability to play both the point and off-guard positions ... After struggling from long range as a freshman, she has found her range last year, shooting .349 from three-point land over the last two seasons ... Will likely see playing time at both guard positions in her final season on The Hilltop.
2004-05 Season (Junior)
Appeared in all but two games, starting one contest ... Saw fewer minutes than the previous year, but raised her scoring and rebounding in addition to increased shooting percentages from the field and free throw line ... Ranked third on the team with 19 three-pointers made ... Scored a career-high 15 points in 15 minutes in the Braves season-opening victory against Stony Brook ... Got hot late in the year, making eight of her final 15 three-point attempts ... Provided a big spark off the bench in the Braves victory at Missouri State, hitting 3-of-5 three-pointers and finishing with nine points ... Hit a personal-best four three-pointers, going 4-of-6 from long range, in Bradley’s victory at Wichita State en route to a 13-point effort ... Shot 41.4 percent from beyond the arc in Missouri Valley Conference play.
2004 European Exhibition
Had a solid trip averaging 4.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, during the tour ... Led the team in assists with 19 ... Grabbed seven rebounds in each of the first two games and capped off the trip with a seven point, five assist effort in Bradley’s victory against the Dutch National Team.
2003-04 Season (Sophomore)
Saw an increased role, playing in 26 games with one start ... Led the team in three-point percentage, shooting .353 from long range ... Ranked fourth on the team with 18 made three-pointers ... Scored a career-high 14 points against Northern Illinois, hitting four-of-six three-point attempts ... Reached double figures in scoring three times off the bench, tossing in 12 points against St. Mary’s and 13 points against Northern Iowa ... Tied a career-high with five assists against Miami (Fla.) ... Had a season-best four steals to go along with 13 points in home win over Northern Iowa.
2002-03 Season (Freshman)
After missing part of the pre-season and the first full month of the regular season due to a foot injury, Hartke managed to appear in 17 games as a true freshman ... Averaged 1.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists, while playing 10.6 minutes per contest ... Scored a season-high five points against Wichita State ... Had career-highs of five assists and five steals at Indiana State ... Despite playing just 11.4 minutes per game in Valley contests, ranked third on the team with 26 assists in conference (1.7 per game).
High School
A three-sport athlete at Neoga High School, Hartke is Neoga’s all-time leading scorer (both boys and girls basketball), with 1,859 points in her four-year career ... Scored a school season record 737 points as a senior, averaging 25.4 points per game ... Also averaged 5.0 assists, 3.0 steals and 2.0 rebounds per game in her final season at Neoga ... Earned team MVP honors all four seasons ... A participant in the Illinois High School Association’s 3-Point Showdown at the IHSA Championship, Hartke scored a school-record 44 points against Brownstown in 2001-02 and had a triple-double with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists in Neoga’s 42-point victory against Sullivan ... Helped Neoga to a 28-5 record as a senior ... As a junior, Hartke averaged 18.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists, despite missing seven games midway through the season ... As a sophomore she earned honorable mention all-state honors from the Associated Press ... For her career she averaged 16.0 points and nearly five assists per game ... Named first-team IBCA Class A all-state as a senior and earned all-area honors from the Mattoon Journal Gazette and Effingham Daily News all four seasons ... Hartke also lettered in cross country and softball ... A four-time all-conference pick in softball, she earned third-team all-state honors as a junior and senior ... Named the team MVP of the cross country team three times and led Neoga to three cross country sectional appearances.
Personal
Majoring in early childhood education ... Born Dec. 29, 1983 in Mattoon, Ill. ... Daughter of LuAnn and Gary Hartke ... An honor roll student at Neoga High School, Hartke has a twin brother, Marty (21) and an older sister, Mindi (25) ... Has been named to the Bradley Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in three of her six semesters at Bradley.
