Elli made an immediate impression when she joined BG Sartorius Goettingen in Germany midway through last season, so much so, that she is now a member of the Greek Young Women\'s squad and played in the 2002 FIBA European Young Women\'s Championships finals in Croatia, where her country finished 8th. Aiming to fight her her way into the Greek senior national squad befo the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Her initial stint in the Greek League with First Division Iraklis is seen as an important stepping stone in realising her Olympic dream. Before departing Australia, the country of her birth, dual citizen Elli has been a mainstay of New South Wales junior representative teams for a number of years and a product of the NSW Institute of Sport program under coach Rob Beveridge. She received her just reward when she was recruited by former coach Tom Maher into the Sydney Panthers\' WNBL squad a year ago. She tasted instant success under Maher, becoming part of a squad which scored an upset win over favourites Canberra Capitals to carry off the National League (WNBL) championship title in a memorable final match of the season. Elli has enormous potential and the necessary ambition to become an outstanding professional in Europe\'s big leagues.