Daemen University Athletics

CAREER
Finished her five-year Daemen career with 2,447 minutes played (20.7 minutes per game) over 118 games (73 starts). Ivy tallied 737 points (6.2 ppg), 517 total rebounds (4.4 rpg), 336 defensive rebounds and 181 offensive boards, 203 assists (1.7 assist per game), 78 blocks and 75 steals. She went 304-of-655 from the field, shooting 46.4%, and shot 73.4% from the free throw stripe where she knocked down 124 of 169. 

2022-23 (FIFTH YEAR)
ECC Defensive Player of the Year... Second Team All-ECC... ECC Championship All-Tournament Team... was the first player in program history to be named the ECC Defensive Player of the Year... the only player on the team to start all 25 games this season... finished second on the team in blocks (29), rebounds (122), rebounds per game (4.9), assists (66) and made free throws (35)... third on the team in points (203), points per game (8.1), minutes (611), minutes per game (24.4), and made field goals (84)... shot 43.3% from the field (84-of-194) in her final season in a Daemen uniform... posted double-digit points in nine games... tied a career-high 21 points where she went 8-of-15 from the field and 5-of-9 from the free throw stripe vs. Mercy on Feb. 19... posted blocks in 16 games, including a season-high four blocks vs. Queens on Jan. 29... tallied multiple rebounds in all but one game this season... finished with a season-high 10 rebounds vs. Pace in the season opener... posted season-high six assists in two games (vs. St. Michael's on Jan. 2 and vs. St. Thomas Aquinas on Feb. 17)... led the Wildcat defense that ended the season ranked eighth in the country in scoring defense, only allowing their opponents to score an average of 54.7 points per game... helped lead the Wildcats to their fourth consecutive ECC regular season titles, and their second straight ECC Tournament title (and third in four years) while punching their ticket to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the fourth straight season. Daemen finished the year with a 20-5 overall record and a 13-3 mark in ECC play.

2021-22 (SENIOR)
2021-22 ECC regular season and postseason champions... part of team that finished with 22-win season that ended in NCAA East Regional finals... Third-team All-ECC... appeared in and started in all 27 games... one of four players to see action in all 27 games... second in field goals made (113) and blocks (20) ...third on team in points (268), points per game (9.9) total minutes (707), minutes per game (26.2) ), field goal attempts (219), rebounds (158) and rebounds per game (5.9)... fourth in made free-throws (40)... fifth in assists (49)... finished in double-figure scoring 15 times, including in 14 of Daemen's last 23 contests... led all ECC players in field goal percentage (.516) and finished in top-20 for rebounds per game and blocks per game (0.7.)... posted double-double (20 points, 12 rebounds) in season-opener at St. Anselm on Nov. 12... posted 16 points and nine rebounds in 31 minutes played versus Mercy on Feb. 20... posted 19 points on 9-of-15 shooting in 36 minutes played against Roberts Wesleyan in ECC semifinals on Mar. 5... followed up with 13 points and five rebounds against Molloy in ECC championship game on Mar. 6... posted 10 points and six rebounds in NCAA East Regional quarterfinal win against top-seed Southern New Hampshire... posted 18 points, four rebounds and career-high three blocks in NCAA East Regional finals against Pace on Mar. 14, the final game of the season. 

2020-21 (JUNIOR)
Second-team All-ECC... one-time ECC Defensive Player of the Week... one-time ECC Player of the Week... appeared in and started in all 17 games... one of six players to see action in all 17 games... second on team in assists (39), third in points (159), rebounds (110), rebounds per game (6.5), field goal attempts (125), and assists per game (2.3), fourth in points per game (9.4) and total minutes (444) and fifth in minutes per game (26.1)...  ranked among ECC's top-10 leaders in rebounds per game (5th) and assists per game (10th)... finished in double-figure scoring in six of Daemen's last 12 games... totaled season-highs in points (21) and rebounds (16) vs Roberts Wesleyan on Feb. 5... followed up with 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists against Roberts Wesleyan on Feb. 7... recorded 17 points and six rebounds vs Mercy on Feb. 20... totaled 15 points along with seven rebounds and three assists in NCAA East Regional semifinals vs Georgian Court on Mar. 13... totaled 10 points, three rebounds and four assists vs St. Thomas Aquinas on Feb. 28... totaled 10 points and three rebounds in NCAA Elite Eight contest vs Lubbock Christian on Mar. 23... totaled season-high six assists along with four points and 12 rebounds vs D'Youville on Jan. 24.


2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 21 of the team's 28 games and made four starts ... averaged 18.3 minutes, 2.3 points and 3.2 rebounds per game ... played 24 minutes and swiped a season-high five steals in the season opener vs. Stonehill on Nov. 8 ... scored six points and grabbed four rebounds in just 14 minutes vs. Bloomfield on Nov. 15 ... made her first career start - the first of four consecutive - vs. Queens on Jan. 10 and totaled seven points, seven rebounds and four assists while playing a season-high 32 minutes ... averaged 2.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in her four starts ... scored in double figures for the time, totaling 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting in a road win at Roberts Wesleyan on Feb. 1 ... dished a season-high five assists at Bridgeport on Feb. 7 ... went 3-for-3 from the field while totaling six points, four assists and three rebounds in a home win over Mercy on Feb. 16 ... recipient of the team's Most Improved Player award. 

2018-19 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in all 28 games as a reserve and averaged 10.7 minutes per game ... averaged 2.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game ... played 17 minutes and scored a season-high seven points in an early-season loss to Florida Southern ... played a season-high 31 minutes in a loss to Le Moyne and totaled five points and six rebounds ... played 23 minutes, grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds and scored five points in a 64-50 win at Queens.

BEFORE DAEMEN
Played for the East Grand Rapids Pioneers under the guidance of coaches Dominick Melton and Troy Hammond ... four year member of the varsity basketball team ... as a senior, she led the Pioneers to a 20-4 record and their first Class A District championship since 2009 ... totaled 12 points and 15 rebounds to help the Pioneers defeat Rockford High in the Class A District championship game ... collected all-conference and honorable mention all-state honors as a junior and senior ... also lettered in track & field (1) ... played club basketball for Grand Rapids Storm, MBA and West Michigan Drive.

PERSONAL
Born Mickayla Symone Ivy on March 9, 2000 in Grand Rapids, Mich. ... daughter of Hillary Starks, Stephan Starks and Charles Ivy ... siblings include Jordan Ivy, Jasmine Tyson and Jevon Sleet ... majoring in athletic training ... hobbies include volleyball, photography, reading, writing, flag football, watching football and basketball ... chose to attend Daemen because “I was given the opportunity to continue my career as a student-athlete. To be able to have the chance to study for a degree as well as play basketball is a dream come true.”