Jessica Jenkins

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Marion, Ohio
High School:
Marion Harding
Years at St. Bonaventure:
1L

Height:
5-8
Position:
G

As A Freshman (2008-09)
Provided a consistent threat from three-point land off the bench ... saw action in every game, averaging 13.7 minutes per contest ... played more than 20 minutes in six games ... finished third on the team with 39 made three-pointers ... led the team and finished second in the Atlantic 10 with a .415 (39-94) three-point field goal percentage ... made at least three three-pointers seven times during the season ... scored in double figures in six contests ... had a coming out party in the 77-58 win against Big 4 rival Buffalo, (Nov. 16) scoring 11 points on 4-of-8 from the field and 3-of-6 from behind the arc in 21 minutes of play ... had the best game of her career against Syracuse (Dec. 28) pouring in a season-high 18 points on 5-of-8 from the field, including a 5-for-7 showing from downtown, in just 16 minutes of action ... also put up a season-high five long balls against the Orange... shot 3-of-6 from long range against regular season A-10 champion Xavier (Feb. 1) ...put in 12 points in the victory against A-Sun foe Duquesne (Feb. 18), including going 3-for-4 from behind the arc ... rose her game to a new level in postseason play with a 14 point performance on 4-of-5 shooting from three-point territory in the St. Bonaventure's first round A-10 Tournament victory over Saint Joseph's (Mar. 6) ... showed the poise of a veteran by going 3-for-5 from beyond the arc in the win against Wisconsin (Mar. 26) in the second round of the WNIT... also put in 20 minutes of work in the come-from-behind victory against the Badgers  

High School
Capped prep career with a selection to the Associated Press Division I All-Ohio first team... led Marion Harding to a 23-2 (10-0) record last season en route to a Greater Buckeye Conference championship as well as Sectional and District VI titles ... compiled season averages of 19.2 points and 3.0 assists per game as a senior ... earned Greater Buckeye Conference, District VI and Northwest District Player of the Year honors last season ... tallied a single-season school best 451 points in 2007-08, including a record 37-point outburst against Lima on December 7th ... sits atop the President's all-time scoring chart with 1,284 career points ... posted junior year tallies of 13.2 points, 6.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game ... named to the All-Greater Buckeye Conference and All-District VI first teams following junior campaign ... 2006-07 All-Ohio honorable mention ... owns every three-point field goal shooting record at Marion Harding ... shot at a career rate of 43.0 percent from behind the arc with 187 triples over four varsity seasons ... posted all-time program bests with 55 treys in a single-season and seven trifectas in a single-game ... also holds President records in all-time assists (517), made field goals (458) and made free throws (181) in addition to single-season marks in helpers (173), field goal percentage (61.4) and free throw percentage (85.0) ... four-time All-GBC, District VI and Northwest District selection ... coached by Bill Sykes.

Personal
Born on May 11, 1990 ... daughter of Bruce and Sherry Jenkins ... her mother played basketball at Xavier for one season ... graduated in the top 20 of the 2008 class at Marion Harding ... three-time All-Conference Academic team selection ... member of the National Honor Society in high school ... also earned varsity letters in tennis ... named the GBC Tennis Player of the Year as a senior ... played with the Capital City Comets AAU club in 2007 ... undeclared business major.

 

CAREER HIGHS
Points 18  vs. Syracuse (Dec. 28, 2008)
Rebounds 3  vs. Dayton (Feb. 4, 2009)
Assists 2  twice
Blocks 1  vs. Farleigh Dickinson (Dec. 30, 2008)
Steals 2  three times
Field Goals 5  vs. Syracuse (Nov. 11, 2007)
Field Goals Attempted 8  twice
Free Throws 3  twice  
Free Throws Attempted 4  twice
3-Pt Field Goals 5  vs. Syracuse (Dec. 28, 2008)
3-Pt Field Goals Attempted 7  vs. Syracuse (Dec. 28, 2008)
Minutes 24  Twice

 

JESSICA JENKINS' CAREER STATISTICS
Year G/GS Min/Avg FG-A Pct 3PT-A Pct FT-A Pct Reb Ast TO Blk St Pts Avg
08-09 34-0 466/13.7 50-125 .400 39-94 .415 12-19 .632 25 15 19 1 17 151 4.4
Tot. 34-0 466/13.7 50-125 .400 39-94 .415 12-19 .632 25 15 19 1 17 151 4.4