Jessie Tamerlano

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-11
Class:
Freshman
High School:
North Royalton
Hometown:
North Royalton, Ohio

2009-10
Played in 20 games off the bench ... averaged 1.7 points and 1.2 rebounds, and shot .429 (15-of-35) from the field ... saw brief action in the Falcons' NCAA Tournament game vs. Michigan State ... had a rebound in two minutes in the MAC Tournament semifinal-round win over Akron ... grabbed four rebounds, tying her season best, in eight minutes vs. Miami in the quarterfinals ... had seven points, the highest total of her young career, vs. Northern Illinois ... played 13 minutes, also a season high ... went 3-of-4 from the field and added an assist ... scored four points against Western Michigan, on 2-of-3 shooting ... had six points and four rebounds in nine minutes vs. Buffalo ... tied her season high in points (since broken), and set a new standard in rebounds ... also tied her personal best with two steals, and went 3-for-4 from the field ... scored two points and added an assist and a steal at Ohio ... played nine minutes in that game ... averaged 3.8 points and 2.0 boards over a four-appearance span culminating with the SIU Edwardsville contest ... averaged 8.5 minutes over those four games, after playing a total of 11 minutes over BG's first nine games ... had a point, two offensive rebounds and a steal vs. SIU Edwardsville ... played 10 minutes vs. Appalachian State, with four points, a rebound and a steal ... scored four points and added two rebounds and a steal at Youngstown State ... had a breakout game at Canisius ... played nine minutes, a season high at the time, and scored her first six points of the year ... was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field, and also had the first three rebounds and the first two steals of her career ... hit a foul-line jumper for her first collegiate points, and also had two steals and breakaway layups at CC ... saw two minutes of action at Detroit ... played eight minutes against UNC Greensboro ... made her collegiate debut with a brief appearance in the Oakland game ... played seven minutes in the exhibition-game win over Findlay, with two points and two rebounds.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters under coaches Dean Chuppa and Christine Noy at North Royalton High School ('09) ... a McDonald's All-America nominee in 2008-09 ... earned All-Ohio honors for the Bears in each of her last three years, including third-team accolades as both a sophomore and a senior ... four-time all-league first-team choice ... school was in the Pioneer Conference in her first two years, and the Northeast Ohio Conference in her last two ... named the Pioneer Conference MVP as a soph ... averaged 19.7 points in her senior year, including a school-record 41 points in a January, 2009, win over Valley Forge ... scored 17.2 ppg as a junior ... scored 19 points per outing her sophomore year, helping team to the PC title for the second-straight year ... averaged 11.9 ppg as a freshman ... two-time team captain ... was rated the third-best wing in the state by the Ohio Girls Basketball Report ... played soccer as a freshman and sophomore, helping team reach the state semifinals in 2006.

PERSONAL
Jessica Louise Tamerlano was born on Oct. 7, 1990, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio ... plans to major in sport management and minor in business at BGSU ... daughter of Nick and Kathy Tamerlano ... the third of four daughters ... sister, Jackie, is a junior on the BGSU women's soccer team of coach Andy Richards ... has played club/AAU ball with SMAC since sixth grade, under coach Tucker Neale.

TAMERLANO'S CAREER STATS

                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2009-10   20-0    110/5.5    15-35   .429    0-0    .000    4-8    .500   4-19    23  1.2  13-0    2   6   0   9   34/1.7
TOTAL     20-0    110/5.5    15-35   .429    0-0    .000    4-8    .500   4-19    23  1.2  13-0    2   6   0   9   34/1.7



TAMERLANO GAME BY GAME IN 2009-10
                                         |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---|             |----REBOUNDS----|
Opponent               Date     GS  Min   FG-FGA   Pct 3FG-FGA   Pct  FT-FTA  Pct Off Def  Tot  Avg  PF FO   A  TO Blk Stl  Pts  Avg
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at Oakland             11/24/09       1    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  0.0   1  0   0   0   0   0    0  0.0
UNC GREENSBORO         11/27/09       8    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  0.0   1  0   0   0   0   0    0  0.0
at Detroit             12/09/09       2    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  0.0   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  0.0
at Canisius            12/19/09       9    3-3   1.000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   3    3  0.8   1  0   0   0   0   2    6  1.5
at Youngstown State    12/21/09       9    2-7    .286   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   2    2  1.0   0  0   0   0   0   1    4  2.0
APPALACHIAN STATE      12/23/09      10    2-5    .400   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   1    1  1.0   1  0   0   1   0   1    4  2.3
SIU EDWARDSVILLE       01/02/10       6    0-2    .000   0-0    .000   1-2   .500   2   0    2  1.1   1  0   0   2   0   1    1  2.1
AKRON                  01/06/10       1    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.0   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  1.9
at Ohio                01/09/10       9    0-1    .000   0-0    .000   2-2  1.000   0   0    0  0.9   2  0   1   0   0   1    2  1.9
BUFFALO                01/13/10       9    3-4    .750   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   2   2    4  1.2   0  0   0   0   0   2    6  2.3
at Kent State          01/16/10       7    0-1    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   1    1  1.2   3  0   0   1   0   0    0  2.1
MIAMI                  01/19/10       5    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   1    1  1.2   0  0   0   1   0   0    0  1.9
EASTERN MICHIGAN       01/23/10       3    0-2    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.1   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  1.8
WESTERN MICHIGAN       01/27/10       6    2-3    .667   0-0    .000   0-2   .000   0   1    1  1.1   0  0   0   0   0   1    4  1.9
NORTHERN ILLINOIS      02/02/10      13    3-4    .750   0-0    .000   1-2   .500   0   3    3  1.2   2  0   1   0   0   0    7  2.3
at Central Michigan    02/10/10       1    0-1    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.1   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  2.1
at Buffalo             02/24/10       1    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.1   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  2.0
vs Miami               03/10/10       8    0-1    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   4    4  1.2   1  0   0   0   0   0    0  1.9
vs Akron               03/12/10       2    0-1    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   1    1  1.2   0  0   0   1   0   0    0  1.8
vs #25/25 Michigan St  03/20/10       0+   0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.2   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  1.7

Totals.........................  0  110   15-35   .429   0-0    .000   4-8   .500   4  19   23  1.2  13  0   2   6   0   9   34  1.7

Games played: 20                                            Rebounds/game: 1.2
Minutes/game: 5.5                                           Assists/game: 0.1
Points/game: 1.7                                            Turnovers/game: 0.3
FG Pct: 42.9                                                Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3
FT Pct: 50.0                                                Steals/game: 0.5