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BULLDOG CAREER
2011-12 (As a Freshman) –  Reunited with her older sister and former Barnum High School teammate, Katrina, at UMD and appeared in all 28 outings … scattered a pair of starts throughout her rookie season and closed out the winter averaging 4.6 points per game while averaging 17.8 minutes a contest … hauled in 71 rebounds (2.5 per game) and came away with 16 steals … occasionally did damage from long range, hitting on 33 percent (17-51) of her 3-point tries … dished out over one assist per game (1.2) … crossed the 10-point plateau on back-to-back-occasions, including a 17-point performance Jan. 13 against league rival Concordia-St. Paul ... knocked down the game-winning shot at the buzzer in the Dec. 2 NSIC opener against Minnesota Crookston, propelling UMD to a 73-72 overtime win.

BEFORE UMD
Is a 2011 graduate of Barnum High School ... held down a spot with the Bombers’ basketball program from seventh grade through her senior season ... started four years and served as Barnum’s team captain her junior and senior seasons ... honored as a Minnesota Miss Basketball finalist as a senior ... named a Polar League All-Star in 2009 and 2010 ... earned All-Polar League Conference first team status in 2009 and 2010 ... named to the all-tournament team at the 2010 state tourney after helping the Bombers to a Class A title ... eclipsed the 1,000-point mark in her high school career ... started three years for the Barnum volleyball squad, earning second team all-conference honors in 2009 and a first team all-conference selection in 2010 ... lettered four times in softball and locked up all-conference acclaim in 2009 and 2010 ... named to the All-State Team in 2010 after Barnum finished as the state runner up.

PERSONAL
Born Jessica May Newman on May 20, 1993 in Duluth, Minn. ... is the daughter of Richard and Corina Newman, with sister Katrina and brothers Justin and Brandon ... majoring in teaching social studies at UMD.