Lilly Meister

Photo by: Gracie Farrall/Indiana Athletics

Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Rochester, Minn
Position:
Forward
Height:
6-3

HONORS
Academic All-Big Ten (2024-25)
Academic All-Big Ten (2023-24)

JUNIOR YEAR (2024-25)
Made 17 starts while appearing in all 33 games … averaged 6.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while shooting 51.8 percent from the floor … scored in double figures nine times and had one double-double ... had three 20-point scoring efforts … started off the season with back-to-back double figure scoring performances with 13 points, six rebounds and two steals against Brown … had a double-double with 20 points and 15 rebounds – the first for an IU player since 2017 – versus Harvard … pulled down seven rebounds at Butler … added nine points and six rebounds with two assists in a win over No. 23 Stanford … went 10-for-15 from the field with eight boards and 20 points in the Battle 4 Atlantis win over Columbia … contributed seven points, five rebounds and two blocks in a win over No. 17 Baylor … went 7-for-9 from the floor for 18 points and nine rebounds while tying a season-high three blocks at home versus Maine … it kicked off a stretch of four-straight double figure games as she scored 11 points and six boards against Southern Indiana … in the Big Ten opener at Penn State, chipped in 10 points in the win … her 9-for-13 effort from the floor for 20 points led Indiana past Wisconsin … had seven points and five rebounds versus No. 1 UCLA … put up eight points at Northwestern … tied a season-high three blocks at No. 23 Iowa … scored six points and two blocks versus Rutgers … dropped six points in the win at Purdue … picked up four rebounds against Oregon in the Big Ten Tournament … had 11 points in the NCAA Tournament first round against Utah … transferred at the end of the season.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2023-24)
Saw action in all 32 games and shot 71.4 percent from the floor … averaged 3.7 points per outing along with 2.7 rebounds per game … put points up in 21 games … posted six points in the season opener against EIU … scored 12 points against Murray State, going 6-for-7 from the field along with seven rebounds … was perfect from the floor (4-for-4) in a win over No. 19/21 Tennessee at the Fort Myers Tip-Off for eight points and four rebounds … pulled down seven rebounds and a season-high two blocks against Stetson … recorded eight points and seven rebounds in win against Evansville … set a new career-high in rebounds with eight against Bowling Green along with six points … went 4-for-4 from the field for eight points in Big Ten home opener against Illinois … pulled down three rebounds against Michigan … recorded six rebounds and a block against Penn State … put up a new career-high with 13 points shooting 5-for-8 from the floor along with three assists to help beat Northwestern … recorded three rebounds and four points in home win to sweep Purdue … she scored five points and two assists in win at Wisconsin … pulled down three rebounds in win against No. 4/4 Iowa … recorded 10 points and two rebounds at Northwestern … grabbed three rebounds in regular season finish against Maryland … in the NCAA Tournament First round, chipped in four points and three rebounds against Fairfield … pulled down three rebounds in NCAA Tournament second round win against Oklahoma … added two rebounds in Sweet Sixteen against top-seeded South Carolina.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2022-23)
Appeared in 31 games, making one start … shot 63 percent from the floor and averaged 6.4 minutes per game … had a bucket in 17 games … made her lone start in the NCAA Tournament against Tennessee Tech … scored a season-high 10 points against UMass Lowell where she also had four rebounds, an assists, block and steal … had six points in a win over Bowling Green where she went 3-for-4 from the floor … added four points in the victory against Quinnipiac … in her Big Ten debut, scored a basket at Penn State … played 15 minutes and went 3-for-5 for seven points along with eight rebounds and two steals versus Morehead State … scored buckets at Northwestern and at home against No. 9/11 Maryland … had a Big Ten high eight points with two rebounds against Wisconsin … playing 10 minutes at No. 14/16 Michigan, came off the bench for four points, six rebounds and two blocks … came in for five rebounds and two points in a win over No. 2/5 Ohio State … shot a perfect 3-for-3 for seven points and three rebounds against No. 12/13 Michigan … in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal against Ohio State, added six points and seven rebounds … made her first career start in the NCAA Tournament versus Tennessee Tech where she scored seven points, had a season-high three blocks and four rebounds … scored in IU’s second round game against Miami (FL).

PREP
Became the second player in John Marshall history to score over 2,000 points and was named the Post Bulletin Girls Basketball Player of the Year as a senior … averaged 22.3 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as a senior … helped John Marshall advance to the section championship game in 2022 … is a four-time all-conference and all-area first team selection and was a 2021 All-State honorable mention and 2022 First Team All-State honoree … averaged 22 points and 11 rebounds as a junior … during her freshman season, she helped John Marshall to a conference championship. … rated as the No. 87 by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report and No. 86 recruit by All Star Girls Report … played AAU with Minnesota Fury.

PERSONAL
Birth date is May 16 … daughter of Kurt and Angie Meister … has two siblings, Lincoln, who plays basketball at Minnesota-Duluth and a sister, Alayna … parents both played college basketball at South Dakota State … major is merchandising.

Career Highs (through 2024-25)

Points	20, 3x last vs Wisconsin (12/28/24)
Rebounds	15, vs Harvard (11/07/24)
Assists	2, 4x
Steals	2, 6x
Blocks	3, 3x last vs Maine (12/01/24)
FG Made	10, vs Columbia (11/23/24)
FG Attempts	15, vs Columbia (11/23/24)
3FG Made	1, 2x last vs USC (01/19/15)
3FG Attempts	2, vs North Carolina (11/25/24)
FT Made	8, vs Harvard (11/07/24)
FT Attempts	13, vs Harvard (11/07/24)