Jessica Malone

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Jessica Malone’s Collegiate Career

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JUNIOR (2000-01):

 Started 26 of 27 games missing one contest due to injury…led West Coast Conference in scoring with 18.8 ppg and led team in scoring for third consecutive season…team's leading scorer in 19 games reaching double-digit scoring in all 27 contests…led squad in assists with 60 and rebounding at 7.4 rpg…five double-doubles with a career-high 17 rebounds against UC-Riverside and 26 points in the same game…set WCC Tournament record with 33 points against Saint Mary's in the opening round of the WCC Tournament, setting a career-high for scoring… surpassed the 1,000 point mark for her career against Colgate…finished the season ranked sixth on career scoring list with 1,258 points…became school's career 3-pointer shooter against Loyola Marymount and ended season ranked second in the WCC with 208 career 3-pointers, WCC record is 223 held by Deana Lansing of Portland…ranks seventh on GU single-season list with 95 free throws made including streak of 20-straight during the season…second-team Verizon/College Sports Information Directors of American District VIII Academic All-America selection…West Coast Conference first team selection... WCC All-Academic team... finished season ranking 39th in the NCAA in scoring... ranked fourth in WCC in rebounding, second in free throw percentage and eighth in blocked shots.

SOPHOMORE (1999-00):

Started 25 of the Bulldogs' 28 contests…led the team in scoring for the second consecutive season with 405 points and a 14.5 average…third on the squad in rebounding with a 5.6 clip and second on the team in assists with 70…broke the Bulldog record single-season 3-pointers with 75…buried 36.3 percent of her shots from beyond the arc…scored in double figures during 23 of 28 contests including a span of 11 consecutive games…had a career-high 27 points, five rebounds and six assists to open West Coast Conference action at San Francisco…recorded her second double-double of the season in a 23 point, 11 rebound effort at Loyola Marymount…West Coast Conference honorable mention selection.

Freshman (1998-99):

Only player to start all 27 games…scored just 9 points in her first three games but produced double-digit games in the next 18 outings…began streak with 11 points at Washington, and at one point recorded back-to-back season-high games of 26 points against Weber State and at Washington State…went 10-19 from the field against Washington State, 4-7 from 3-point range and 2-4 from the free throw line…came back with 23 points at Eastern Washington for three straight 20-point games…scored an even 20 one other time at Santa Clara…led team in scoring (12.8 ppg), field goals made (118) and 3-pointers made (53)…5.3 rpg tied with Kristin Deal for team lead, grabbing 142 boards to Deal's team-leading 143…had three double-doubles - 26 points, 12 rebounds at Washington State, 15/13 night at home against Cal Poly and 12/11 outing at home against San Francisco…had streak of 18 straight double-digit scoring games ended with 7 against Saint Mary's, but came back with 11 in re-match at SMC.

Misc.: Born 11-21-79.

Career Game Highs
Points: 33, vs. Saint Mary’s (3/1/01)
Rebounds: 17, vs. UC-Riverside (12/7/00)
Assists: 9, at Pacific (12/6/98)
Steals: 4, vs. Pepperdine (3/2/00)
Blocks: 3, vs. San Diego (2/24/01)

 

 

Jessica Malone’s Collegiate Career

 

Malone Selected All-WCC First Team

Jessica Malone was the lone Gonzaga University selection


This season marks the first for Jessica Malone being honored as an All-WCC selection, she was an honorable mention selection the previous two seasons

                                 Feb. 26, 2001

The West Coast Conference announced today that Gonzaga University's junior forward Jessica Malone was selected as an All-WCC first team member.

Malone was Gonzaga's lone selection to the All-West Coast Conference team. The 5-10 junior also received honorable mention status her freshman and sophomore campaigns. Malone leads the Bulldogs and the WCC in scoring with 475 points for an average of 18.3 points/game. Malone also leads the team with 2.27 assists and 7.2 rebounds per game, which ranks fifth among the WCC's leader board. On the year, Malone is averaging 2.73 threes per game that ranks first in the conference and 16th nationally.

She has become Gonzaga University's all-time leader in 3-point shooting. This season, she broke Ivy Safranski's 499 career 3-point attempts as she has now amassed 582 for her career. She also broke Safranski's 181 career 3-pointers with 202. When she passed Safranski as GU's all-time leader, she also took over her third place among the WCC's 3-point shooting all-time leader board. Malone's 202 trey's move her past former Saint Mary's College standout Anja Bordt's (1988-91) second all time. Deana Lansing, a member of the Portland Pilots from 1993-97, is the WCC's all-time leader with 223.

Malone has 71 three's this season, which shatters the previous WCC mark of 49 set by former Santa Clara University star Julie Lienhert in the 1989-90 season. Malone also became the eighth player in GU women's basketball history to reach the 1,000-point milestone. She scored her 1,000th point on a 3-pointer in the first half of the Colgate University game. She has accumulated 1,225 points for her career to rank 7th all-time at GU, and only five points behind Sarah Christensen's 1,230 points for sixth.

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Forward Jessica Malone Nominated For CLASS Award

New senior award to be announced in April

Dec. 7, 2001

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Gonzaga senior forward Jessica Malone has been nominated for the new Senior CLASS Award along with 30 other women basketball players around the nation. Malone is the only West Coast Conference player nominated.

In response to the recent trend of college basketball players leaving college early to turn professional, a major new award has been established to recognize college seniors. The Senior CLASS Award - an acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School - will be launched during the current 2001-02 college basketball season.

The Senior CLASS Award will be presented annually to the outstanding senior NCAA Division I basketball player. The award will honor the top male and female player in the country.

Selection criteria will be based on a number of factors, the most important being that the recipient must have exhausted their four years of eligibility and have fulfilled their commitment to their respective university. In addition, the recipient must be working toward their degree, be in good academic standing and be of sound moral character.

The award winners will be selected by three separate voting entities - a panel of national media that covers college basketball, Division I college basketball coaches, and a nationwide fan balloting. A points system will combine the votes from these groups and determine the national winner.

Thirty senior basketball players have been identified as nominees for the award entering the 2001-02 season. The national media panel will select 10 finalists for the ballot by February 5, 2002. The voting process will be conducted throughout the month of March. Fan balloting will be facilitated via the Internet and possible retail locations. The inaugural winners will be announced during the NCAA Final Four weekend - the men's in Atlanta and the women's in San Antonio.

The first annual award recipients will then be honored at the Tribute Gala, a black- tie awards dinner held at the Westin Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City. The event, hosted by the Kansas City Club, is scheduled for Saturday, April 20.

2002 Women's Senior CLASS Award Players To Watch

Barnes, Rashana      Penn State

Berthieu, Lucianne   Old Dominion

Bird, Sue           Connecticut

Cash, Swin          Connecticut

Caufield, LaNeishea  Oklahoma

Chapman, Jill       Indiana

Crockrom, Danielle   Baylor

Dales, Stacey       Oklahoma

Frolich, Linda      UNLV

Greco, Michelle      UCLA

Jackson, Deanna      UAB

Klimesova, Zuzi      Vanderbilt

Lambert, Sheila      Baylor

Luckett, Rochell     Va. Commonwealth

Malone, Jessica      Gonzaga

McCain, Brandi      Florida

McDonald, Tawana     Georgia

Meder, Lindsey      Iowa

Moore, Tamara       Wisconsin

Powers, Natalie      Western Kentucky

Ragland, Felicia     Oregon State

Snow, Michelle      Tennessee

Jessie, Stomski      Wisconsin

Teasly, Nikki       North Carolina

Traylor, April      Florida State

Walker, Ayana       Louisiana Tech

Welle, Angie        Iowa State

White, DeTrina      Louisiana State

Williams, Tamika     Connecticut

Yamasaki, Lindsey    Stanford

Malone Named To District VIII All-Academic Third Team

Senior forward lands on list for second time

Feb. 21, 2002

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Senior Jessica Malone was among 15 women basketball players selected for the Verizon Academic All-American All-District VIII Women's Team named by the College of Sports Information Directors Thursday. Malone garnered second team honors last season with a 3.22 grade average.

In order to be eligible fpr Academic All-America honors, a student athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, must be a starter or an important reserve and be in at least their second season of athletic and academic eligibility at their current school.

Malone holds the West Coast Conference All-Time 3-point scoring record with 290 treys and currently sits in the No. 15 spot on the NCAA All-Time 3-point leader list. She also leads the team averaging 15.4 points per game and 82 3-pointers so far this season.

The Vancouver, Wash., native will appear in her last game at the Kennel Saturday against the University of San Francisco at 7 p.m.


Malone Garners All-Conference Honors For Fourth Time

Senior forward lands on Honorable Mention List

Feb. 25, 2002

San Bruno, Calif. - The West Coast Conference women's basketball All-Conference team was announced Monday by the league office. Leading the honorees were sisters Jerkisha and Jermisha Dosty of Saint Mary's. Jerkisha picked up Player of the Year honors while Jermisha was named Defender of the Year. San Francisco's Toni Russell earned Freshman of the Year honors. Pepperdine's Mark Trakh was tabbed as Coach of the Year.

Gonzaga's senior forward Jessica Malone made her fourth appearance on the All-Conference team as she was selected for the Honorable Mention list for the third year. Malone was selected as an Honorable Mention both as a frehman and sophomore. She was picked as a First Team All-Conference player as a junior.

Malone averaged 15.3 points per game and pulled down 4.9 rebounds per game. She leads the league in overall 3-point field goals with an average of 3.11. Malone captured the WCC 3-point career record earlier this season with 295 treys. She is ranked No. 11 on the NCAA All-Time 3-point shooting list.

Malone is Gonzaga's second four-time All-Conference selection, the first player to appear on the list four times was Ivy Safranski (1991-95).


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