Height: | 5-11 |
Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Atlanta, GA |
High School: | St. Pius X |
Previous College: | Florida Southern |
Position: | F |
Major: | Psychology |
Emory Career:
Closed out her three-year career at Emory by playing in
78 contests, 69 in a starting capacity ... Ranks among the school's
top-10 all-time performers in 11 categories ... Stands second in
blocked shots (95) and is first in blocked shots average (1.2 bpg)
... Grabbed a total of 621 rebounds, good for seventh place on
Emory's career ladder, while her 8.0 per-game average in rebounding
ranks fifth ... Holds down the No. 10 spots on the Eagles' all-time
charts in total points (900) and scoring average (11.5 ppg) ...
Connected on 48.6 percent (385-0f-792) of her field goal tries with
that effort placing fifth on the school's career list ... Eighth
all-time at Emory in both field goals (385) and steals (135) ...
Produced 51 double-figure scoring contests ... Recorded 17
double-doubles (pts./rebs.) ... 22 outings of 10 or more
rebounds.
Senior (2012-13):
Outstanding season that culminated with her capturing Honorable
Mention All-America honors as selected by the WBCA ... First Team
All-UAA selection ... Started all 28 games and averaged 28.4
minutes per contest, second-highest on the squad and ninth among
UAA players ... Tossed in 11.1 points per game with that effort
placing third on the club and ninth on the UAA ladder ... Topped
the league in rebounding with a 9.0 per-game average, good for the
No. 9 spot on Emory's seasonal chart ... 253 rebounds was the
sixth-highest individual season total in school annals ... Led or
shared for team rebounding honors on 20 occasions ... Chalked up a
conference-high eight double-doubles (pts./rebs.) during the year
... 11 performances of 10 or more caroms ... Manufactured 19
double-figure scoring games and either led or shared for team
scoring honors on six occasions ... Shot a team-leading .492 from
the floor (131-of-266), good for the No. 6 slot on the UAA list and
for a 15th-place tie on the school's season list ... Connected on
50 percent of her field goal attempts in 15 contests ... Set a
school season record with 43 blocked shots and her average of 1.5
rejections per game paced the team and was third among UAA players
... Chalked up at least one block in 22 contests and turned in
eight performances of multiple rejections ... Third in the UAA in
offensive rebounds per game (3.3 orpg) ... Grabbed a
conference-leading 8.8 rebounds per outing in league contests ...
Second among conference cagers with a 2.1 per-game showing in
blocked shots for league contests ... 12 points, converting
six-of-seven from the field, and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds
in Emory’s 72-65 decision over Whitworth (Mar. 1) in the
opening round of the NCAA Tournament ... Followed that effort with
a game-high 12 caroms vs. Huntingdon (Mar. 2) in an 88-62 NCAA
Tournament second-round win ... Exploded for 17 second-half points,
including the team’s first eight of the stanza, en route to
tying Danielle Landry for game scoring honors with 19 points in an
80-65 win at Chicago (Feb. 10), ending the afternoon converting
eight-of-11 from the field ... Second high on the squad with 12
points, 10 coming in the second half, and posted a game-high 10
rebounds while blocking five shots in a 60-48 decision at NYU (Feb.
3) ... Hit the game-winning bucket at the buzzer, snapping a tie
and gave the Eagles a 66-64 win at Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 20),
finishing with 12 points and eight rebounds (second high on the
team) ... Named UAA Player of the Week (Nov. 20) after averaging
17.5 points and 17.0 rebounds in guiding Emory to season-opening
wins over Spelman (Nov. 16) and Piedmont (Nov. 17) in the Emory
Tipoff Classic – posted back-to-back efforts of 17 rebounds
in those contests, tying the 10th-highest individual
game total in school history ... Topped the squad with 19 points in
19 minutes of play, sinking seven-of-13 from the floor and
five-of-seven from the charity stripe, and snatched 17 rebounds in
a 94-37 decision vs. Spelman --- recorded a double-double in the
first half alone vs. the Jaguars with 17 points and 11 caroms ...
Picked up her eighth and final UAA-leading double-double of the
year when she led all players with 19 points (tying her
second-highest effort of the season), hitting seven-of-10 from the
floor, along with a game-high 12 rebounds in a 76-55 win over
Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 17) -- scored six points as part
of a 14-2 Emory run in the opening half that gave the Eagles a
41-22 lead ... Racked up a season-high 20 points, 14 over
the final 20 minutes of play, and posted a nine-of-14 shooting
performance from the field, while tying for team honors with 10
caroms, in a 70-56 win at home vs. Piedmont (Dec. 29) ...
Tied the school’s single-game record with six blocked
shots (tying the high-water mark by a league player during the
year) and finished with 13 points, second-high on the team, and a
game-high 16 rebounds (tying the 12th-highest Emory
individual game mark) in an overtime battle vs. No. 3 Washington
University (Jan. 11) ... Tied Hannah Lilly for team-high scoring
honors with 13 points, 11 in the first half, and topped all players
with 13 rebounds over 28 minutes in a 69-41 triumph vs. Oglethorpe
(Dec. 5) ... Totaled 10 first-half points and finished tied
as the team’s No. 2 scorer with 14 points, hitting seven of
11 field goal attempts in an 82-59 win over Birmingham Southern
(Nov. 30).
Junior (2011-12):
Started 20 or 25 games, averaging 29.6 minutes per game,
third-highest on the squad ... Ranked second on the team and fourth
among UAA players with a 13.0 points-per-game scoring average with
that mark ranking 18th on Emory's seasonal list ... Topped the team
and stood fourth in the league in rebounding with an 8.0 per-game
average, good for the 13th spot on the Eagles' seasonal chart ...
Ranked among the UAA's top-10 players in eight statistical
categories including sixth in field goal percentage (.485,
146-of-301), fourth in steals (1.8 spg) and seventh in blocked
shots (1.0 bpg) ... Selected as a Second Team All-UAA
performer ... 146 field goals were second on the team and
placed 10th on the school's seasonal ladder ... 201 total
boards tied the school's 13th-highest seasonal effort
... Recorded a league-leading eight double-doubles
(pts./rebs.) ... Scored in double figures on 21 occasions and
tallied 20 or more points on two occasions ... Eight performances
of 10 or more rebounds ... Club's top point producer in seven games
and led or shared for the Eagles' lead in rebounding on 14
occasions ... Totaled game highs in both scoring with 18 points,
hitting nine-of-18 from the floor, and rebounding with 11 boards in
a season-ending 79-68 victory over No. 19 Rochester (Feb. 25) ...
Garnered her first UAA Player of the Week award (Nov. 29) after
averaging 19.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.0 steals in helping Emory to
three wins ... Keyed an 80-58 win over LaGrange (Nov. 23) with a
career-high 25 points, sinking 11-of-16 field goal attempts, and a
team-high tying 10 rebounds -- scored six points during an 11-2
Emory run early in the second half that propelled the team to a
17-point lead ... Followed that effort against LaGrange with a
team-high 20 points in a 72-59 decision over Birmingham Southern
(Nov. 27), making her the first Emory player since Lora Turner
(Feb. 6 & 8, 2009) to post back-to-back games of 20 or more
points .... Sank all six of her field goal opportunities en route
to finishing with 13 points in an 84-57 verdict vs. Spelman (Dec.
2) ... Enjoyed an eight-game streak (Nov. 21 - Dec. 28) where she
she hit 60.7 percent (51-of-84) from the floor while averaging 15.5
points ... Played a career-long 41 minutes and chalked up a
team-high 17 points, hitting eight-of-16 from the floor, and eight
rebounds in an 82-73 overtime win vs. NYU (Feb. 10) -- her blocked
shot with six seconds left in regulation helped preserve a
one-point Emory lead, and her basket early in the extra session
gave the Eagles the lead for good and started a 7-0 Emory run ...
Sixth double-double of the campaign was a 10-point, team-high
12-rebound performance that also included a career-high tying six
steals in a 53-48 triumph vs. Brandeis (Feb. 12) ... Her
career-high 14 rebounds in a 68-56 verdict over Case Western (Jan.
22) paced the team and tied the 15th-highest individual game mark
in school history ... Compiled a team-high 13 points that included
a bucket with 51 seconds left on the clock that snapped a 51-51
tie, and led all players with 13 caroms while chipping in three
steals in a 56-53 triumph against Maryville (Jan. 9) ... 13 outings
of two or more steals and her 46 thefts tied for 16th place on the
school's seasonal chart ... Posted double-digit scoring in the
team's first 13 games of the campaign ... Squad's second-high
scorer with 17 points, 11 coming in the second half, and led all
players with 12 rebounds while recording four steals in an 83-60
win at Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 17) ... Blocked shots in 18 games and
turned in five performances of two or more rejections.
Sophomore (2010-11):
Took to the court in all 25 Emory games, 21 as a starter
... Second Team All-UAA selection ...Averaged 23.6 minutes per
playing stint and ranked second on the club and 15th among UAA
performers with a 10.6 per-game scoring effort ... Tied with
Danielle Landry for the team lead with 167 rebounds and her 6.7
per-game showing in that category ranked fourth in the UAA ...
Connected on a team-leading 48.0 percent of her field goal attempts
(108-of-225), good for the No. 7 position in the UAA ...
Posted three games of double-figure rebounding and either led or
shared for squad honors in that department on 10 occasions ...
Registered 11 double-figure scoring affairs and was the team's top
point producer on five occasions ... Paced the team in both scoring
(11.2 ppg) and rebounding (6.5 rpg) in conference contests ...
Earned her first double-double in an Emory uniform when she
recorded a game-high 21 points, tying her season high, and 13
rebounds in a 77-54 triumph over Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 20) ... Sank
a season-high 10-of-14 from the floor and tallied a team-high 21
points, while coming up with a season-best four blocked shots, vs.
No. 6-ranked Washington University (Feb. 11) ... Converted
nine-of-14 field goal attempts and finished with 21 points, along
with a team-leading seven rebounds vs. NYU (Jan. 30) ... Successful
on six-of-eight from the field and was second high on the club with
13 points while also managing to to snare a team-high nine boards
vs. Maryville (Jan. 2) ... Notched 10 of her 14 points in the
opening half and picked off a game-high nine rebounds in a 90-79
decision over Brescia (Jan. 5) ... Totaled a team-high 47 steals,
good for a 13th-place tie on the school's seasonal chart, and her
1.9 per-game average in that category tied for fifth in the UAA ...
Game-high 12 boards and led the Eagles with six steals, tying the
high-water mark byan Emory player during the year and tying for
11th on the school's single-game list, vs. Case Western (Jan. 21)
... Registered steals in each of the last 12 games of the year and
ended the campaign with 14 contests of multiple thefts ... Averaged
1.1 blocks over 14 league encounters, good for a fourth-place tie
on the UAA list, and was No. 2 in offensive rebounds (3.1
orpg).
Prior To Emory
Played the 2009-10 season for NCAA Division II member Florida
Southern College ... Appeared as a reserve for the Lady Mocs in six
games.
High School
Four-year member of the basketball program at St. Pius X in
Atlanta ... Was coached by Stephanie Dunn ... Served as team
captain her final season ... Tossed in 14.6 points and grabbed 5.0
rebounds her senior campaign en route to second-team all-region
honors ... Was a member of the 2006-07 state championship squad
that compiled a won-lost mark of 30-3.
Personal
Born October 5, 1991 .. Daughter of Nedra Kelow-Jackson ... A
Psychology major ... In high school, she was a member of the
National Honor Society ... Was on the Dean's & Principal's List
all four years at Pius ... Winner of the University of the South's
Excellence In Writing Award.
Emory Career Stats
Year | GP-GS | FG-FGA | PCT | 3pt FG-FGA |
PCT | FT-FTA | PTS | AVG | REB | AVG |
2012-13 | 28-28 | 131-266 | .492 | 0 - 0 | .000 | 48-75 | 310 | 11.1 | 253 | 9.0 |
2011-12 | 25-20 | 146-301 | .485 | 0 - 0 | .000 | 34-66 | 326 | 13.0 | 201 | 8.0 |
2010-11 | 25-21 | 108-225 | .480 | 1 - 2 | .500 | 47-79 | 264 | 10.6 | 167 | 6.7 |
TOTAL | 78-69 | 385-792 | .486 | 1 - 2 | .500 | 129-220 | 900 | 11.5 | 621 | 8.0 |
Emory Career Highs
Points | 25 | LaGrange College, Nov. 23, 2011 |
21 | at Carnegie Mellon University, Feb. 20, 2011 | |
21 | Washington University, Feb. 11, 2011 | |
21 | at New York University, Jan. 30, 2011 | |
20 | Piedmont College, Dec. 29, 2012 | |
20 | Birmingham Southern, Nov. 27, 2011 | |
Rebounds | 17 | Piedmont College, Nov. 17, 2012 |
17 | Spelman College, Nov. 16, 2012 | |
16 | Washington University, Jan. 11, 2013 | |
14 | Case Western Reserve, Jan. 22, 2012 | |
13 | Oglethorpe, Dec. 5, 2012 | |
13 | Maryville College, Jan. 9, 2012 | |
13 | at Carnegie Mellon University, Feb. 20, 2011 | |
Field Goals | 11 | LaGrange College, Nov. 23, 2011 |
10 | Birmingham Southern, Nov. 27, 2011 | |
10 | Washington University, Feb. 11, 2011 | |
9 | Piedmont College, Dec. 29, 2012 | |
9 | at Rochester, Feb. 25, 2012 | |
9 | at New York University, Jan. 30, 2011 | |
3 pt. FGs | 1 | Oglethorpe University, Nov. 16, 2011 |
Assists | 3 | on three occasions |
Steals | 6 | Brandeis, Feb. 12, 2012 |
6 | Case Western, Jan. 21, 2011 | |
Minutes | 41 | New York University, Feb. 10, 2012 |
Quote: "I chose to go to Emory because I know it
is an institution that will challenge me both in the classroom and
on the court."