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2009-10 Women's Basketball Roster

Oscar Salinas
Ray Acevedo
Ray Acevedo
Jeff McCurry
Jeff McCurry
Oscar Salinas
Oscar Salinas
Oscar Salinas

12 Jessica Canary

12 Jessica Canary

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Coatesville, Ind.
  • High School:
    South Putnam

Summary

Biography

2009-10:  Finished career ranking highly in the all-time UIndy annals in nearly every statistical category, including 3-pointers made (3rd, 171), games played (T3rd, 119), blocks (4th, 89), free throw percentage (4th, .808), assists (7th, 412), points (9th, 1402), free throws made (9th, 273), rebounds (10th, 616), 3-point percentage (10th, .365) and steals (12th, 150)  •  became the school’s 17th member of the 1,000-point club, finishing with 1,402 career points  •  named First Team All-GLVC and garnered All-America Honorable Mention from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)  •  dubbed the GLVC Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year  •  named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® College Division Third Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), being the first UIndy women's basketball Academic All-America honoree  •  only player in program history with more than 1,400 career points, 600 career rebounds and 400 career assists.

2008-09:  Started 32 of 33 games played  •  named to the All-GLVC Second Team  •  amassed 28 double-digit scoring games  •  led the squad in rebounding (5.3 rpg), blocks (19) and double-doubles (3)  •  ranked seventh in the GLVC in 3-point percentage and 10th in scoring  •  went for 15 points and 13 boards against Bellarmine (12/6/08)  •  drained six triples versus KWC (2/19/09)  •  hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 3.7 seconds left to beat third-ranked Hillsdale 73-72 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament  •  followed that by setting the program record for most points scored in an NCAA game by racking up a career-high 33 vs. No. 9 Quincy  (3/14/09)  •  garnered third straight Academic All-GLVC laurels  •  also picked up CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V Second Team recognition.

2007-08:  Started 28 of 29 games played  •  named to the All-GLVC Third Team  •  finished second in the league with a lofty .896 free throw percentage, good for the highest single-season percentage by a Greyhound (min. 2 made per game)  •  ranked third on the team in both scoring (11.2 ppg) and rebounding (5.4 rpg)  •   registered two double-doubles  •  led the squad in blocks and finished eighth in the conference by blocking just under one shot per contest  •  notched 17 double-digit scoring games, including career-high 23-point effort in a win at Ohio Valley (12/08/07)  •  grabbed a personal-best 12 rebounds against seventh-ranked Drury (01/26/08)  •  sank all ten free throw attempts at Bellarmine (02/14/08)  •  had 18 points and six assists versus eventual national champion Northern Kentucky at the NCAAs (03/14/08)  •  bombed four three-pointers in that game to match a personal best  •  became a two-time Academic All-GLVC honoree.

2006-07: Started all 27 games while averaging 24 minutes per  •  scored in every game   •  led team with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio  •  only Greyhound to win conference "Player of the Week" honors  •  grabbed five boards versus Findlay in her first collegiate game (11/15/06)  •  had seven steals in the first four games of the season  •  boarded eight missed shots at Missouri-St. Louis (01/08/07), including a season-high five offensive rebounds  •  scored a season-high 15 points while adding seven rebounds and three assists versus SIU Edwardsville (01/20/07)  •  reached double-digits in points on two more occasions with 12 points at Central State (02/08/07) and 13 points at Wisconsin-Parkside (02/15/07)  •  finished the season with five assists and four steals against Bellarmine (02/22/07) and five assists and a season-high nine rebounds versus Northern Kentucky (02/24/07)  •  Academic All-GLVC honoree.

High School: 11-time letterwinner - four in basketball, three apiece in volleyball and softball and one in cross country  •  finished as all-time leading scorer at South Putnam High School with 1,247 points  •   three-time Banner Graphic "Athlete of the Week"  •  named Eagle Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team all four years  •  two-time Banner Graphic "Player of the Year"  •  dubbed HBCA All-Star and Hoosier Basketball Magazine First Team All-State as a senior  •  led team to a 24-0 regular season record as a junior, first perfect regular season in school history  •  named all-conference all four years  •  compiled an impressive stat line as a senior, averaging 17.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 4.1 steals and 2.6 blocked shots per game  •  garnered academic all-conference honors  •  also an all-conference and all-county performer on the volleyball court and softball diamond as a prep.
Personal: Graduated as salutatorian of her high school class  •  United States Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award honoree  •  tasted success as an AAU participant, placing 3rd nationally on the 13 and under Indiana's Finest Black Cats and 9th as a member of the 17 and under Team Indiana  •  born 9/12/87.

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Career Highs (through 3/11/10)
Points - 33 (3/14/09 v. Quincy)
Rebounds - 13 (12/6/08 v. Bellarmine)
Assists - 11 (12/15/09 at Fla. Tech)
Steals - 4 (2x, last 1/18/10 at Missouri S&T)
Blocks - 5 (11/17/07 v. Ashland)
FG Made - 10 (3/14/09 v. Quincy)
3FG Made - 6 (2/19/09 v. KWC)
FT Made - 10 (2x, last 2/20/10 at Northern Ky.)
Minutes - 39 (1/17/08 at SIUE)
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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2007-08Sophomore

    Guard
    6'0"
    12
  • 12

    2008-09Junior

    Guard
    6'0"
    12
  • 12

    2009-10Senior

    Guard
    6'0"
    12
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