Lakeland University Athletics

Lakeland: Yeltysheva is in her first year with the Muskies and is a transfer from the Muskies’ Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference rival Marian University. As a freshman in 2025-26 she came off the bench in 22 games, averaging 2.3 points and 1.1 rebounds in 10.0 minutes per game… Totaled 50 points, 24 rebounds, 15 assists and five steals… Shot 30.2% from the field (19 of 63) including 4 of 13 from three-point range (30.8%) and 8 of 9 from the free throw line (88.9%)… Scored season-best 14 points at Maranatha Baptist Dec. 16.

High School: Four-year letter winner on basketball team and also lettered one year in cross country… Two-time second team all-Packerland Conference selection as a junior and senior, when she was a team captain and named team MVP both years… Two-time academic all-state award winner… Honorable mention all-conference in cross country running for Sevastopol High School as a freshman… Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Michael Yeltyshev & Oksana Yeltysheva and has one sister (Vanessa)… Majoring in chemistry and biochemistry.


Career ambition/goal: Pharmacist
Favorite TV show: Gravity Falls
Favorite movie: Beauty and the Beast
Favorite food: Stuffed mushrooms
Favorite holiday: Halloween
Hero/most influential person: My mom
Greatest sports accomplishment: Being a top scorer in my conference my junior and senior year of high school
When not playing sports you will find me: At Starbucks
Something people may not know about you: I speak three languages