Career
Games/Starts: 52/52
Maryville Debut: Nov. 11, 2023, vs. Methodist
First Career Start: Nov. 11, 2023, vs. Methodist
Stats Through End of 2024-25: 354 points (6.8 pg), 167 rebounds (3.2 pg), 75 assists (1.4 pg), 5 blocked shots, 68 steals, .46.6 FG%, 11.9 3FG%, 74.6 FT%.

Awards
2024-25 All-CCS Second Team
2024-25 Academic All-District (College Sports Communicators)
2X CCS Academic All-Conference 

2024-25 (Sophomore)
Game/Stars: 26/26
Stats: 234 points (9.0 pg), 86 rebounds (3.3 pg), 44 assists (1.7 pg) 2 blocked shots, 43 steals, 52.7 FG%, 15.0 3FG%,  76.0 FT%.
Best Games: Scored 18 points in back-to-back wins against Huntingdon and Lagrange (back-to-back days as well). She added 12 assists, seven rebounds, and two steals across those games. Produced a career-high 21 points against Piedmont on 10-12 shooting. Scored in double digits in 8/9 games from Jan 18 - Feb. 8. Led the team with 760 minutes played and FG% (52.7). Was also second in the conference in FG%. Brought down a career-high number of rebounds against Agnes Scott with nine, and a career-high number of assists against LaGrange with nine as well. 

2023-24 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 26/26
Stats: 120 points (4.6 pg), 81 rebounds (3.1 pg), 31 assists (1.2 pg), 3 blocked shots, 25 steals, 36.6 FG%, 9.1 3FG%, 73.7 FT%.
Best Games: Season-high 12 points against Wesleyan ... Also recorded a season-high seven rebounds that game ... Scored 11 points and recorded two steals vs. LaGrange ... Scored 10 points and picked up four assists against Christopher Newport.

Before Maryville
Attended Halls High School in Knoxville ... Played four seasons for head coach Savannah Harrison … Two-year captain.

Stats: Finished with more than 900 career points and 500 career rebounds … As senior, averaged 8.5 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Honors: Two-time All-Region and All-District … 2022 District Tournament MVP … 2023 Team Defensive MVP …. 2022 Team MVP and Best Offense … Helped Red Devils to 2022-23 Substate appearance after team swept District regular season and tournament championships and finished second in Region … 2021-22 District champions.
Get to Know: National Honor Society member … Played club basketball for Tennessee Lady Volcanoes under head coach Matt Smith.

Personal
Born: Ella Faye Tharpe in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Family: Parents are Bethany and Brock Tharpe … Three brothers, Deacon, Langston and Riggs; and one twin sister, Sophie, who also plays for Scots.