| 2002-03
Junior Season
Year was cut short due to an ACL injury ... Played in 13 games
and averaged 4.7 ppg ... Had career high 14 points vs. Southern
Illinois-Edwardsville ... Recorded 10 or more points in three
games.
2001-02
Sophomore Season
Grabbed career high eight rebounds twice ... Had three games
in which she scored 10 or more points ... Best offensive game
was against Northwest Missouri State with 13 points ... Started
in five games and played in all 26 ... Averaged 3.6 ppg and
3.3 rpg.
2000-01
Freshman Season
Played in 21 games and shot 54% from the field ... Helped
Lady ‘Cats to NCAA tournament.
West
Plains High School
Played four years of basketball and lettered in three of them
... Was a two-year starter, averaged 12 points, five rebounds
and two steals per game during her junior season and 16.3
points, 7.3 rebounds and four steals in her senior season
... Helped lead West Plains to the Class 4A State Championship
in her sophomore season ... Was South Central Association
Second Team All-Conference selection in her junior year and
First Team All-Conference and All-District (4A) player in
her senior season.
Coach
Middleton Says
One of the big things about Jenni is that she is a tremendous
offensive rebounder. She just has a nose of where the basketball
is going to rebound. She is also very good at transition in
the offense. She has the ability to break away and score some
uncontested lay-ups in our transition offense.
About
Jenni
Career
plans after college: I have several options, but
as of today, I’m leaning toward graduate school with
a degree in guidance counseling.
What I like most about SBU: I like how everyone
is so nice
Why I chose SBU: to play basketball and get
a good education, plus my mother graduated from here and she
always bragged about how great this school is.
Major:
Criminal justice and psychology
Favorite movie: How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Favorite TV show: CSI, Friends
Favorite book: Bible
Favorite singer/artist: I love country music
Favorite event attended as a spectator: My
brother’s and sister’s athletic events
Favorite event attended as a participant:
My sophomore year in high school when we won the state championship
Favorite athlete: Chipper Jones
Nickname: JJ, Jonsey, Jonesbones
Favorite SBU instructor: Dr. Schriver
Favorite quote: "The pathway of faith
doesn’t drive around the potholes, but through them."
What do you do to get ready for a game (pre-game rituals):
Listen to music, put some chapstick on, and chew two pieces
of Big Red gum
Meal I looked forward to while growing up:
Pancakes
People say I look like: My mom
Favorite Scripture: Romans 12:2
Most influential person in my life: My parents,
and all the troops who serve and fight for our country
If my life were made into a movie, who would play
me? Ashley Judd or Sandra Bullock
Favorite thing to do on a day off: Sleep
Favorite vacation: Pensacola, Florida
Cardinals vs. Royals: Cardinals, but really
the Braves
Favorite place to play on the road: Pitt
State
Favorite sports team: Oklahoma Sooners
What I have learned from Coach Middleton: Respect
and work hard to reach your goals…anything is possible
with dedication!
Three words to describe my play: run the
floor
I chose my jersey number because: It was
my high school number, and I was mad that MJ retired so I
took Pippen’s number (33)
What I worked on during the off-season: I
lifted weights to get stronger and worked on getting healthy
being that I just came off from an ACL injury
My basketball goals for this year: To win
conference and go to the NCAA tournament
Pets: I have a few cows and a horse named
Sierra
Dream car: Convertible Jaguar
If you could meet and spend the afternoon with any
celebrity who would it be and why? Oprah, because
I would love to go to her house and listen to all of her stories,
plus maybe she would feel sorry for me and give me some presents
!
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