Jessica McKenzie

Height:
6-0
Class:
Freshman
High School:
West Muskingum
Hometown:
Zanesville, Ohio

2005-06: Played in 21 games off the bench, including all three wins in the Kraft MAC Tournament and the NCAA Championships first-round contest vs. UCLA ... prior to that UCLA game, BGSU had never lost a game in which she saw action, having been 20-0 to that point ... averaged 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per game ... missed all of November and most of December after suffering an injury in practice just days before the season opener ... made her collegiate debut vs. Iona on Dec. 29, playing a season-high 21 minutes ... had four points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal in 21 minutes vs. the Gaels ... saw action in all 16 of BGSU[apos]s conference games, averaging 1.5 points and 1.4 boards ... shot 58.8 percent (10-of-17) from the field in MAC play ... scored a season-high seven points in the home win over Ohio, going 3-for-5 from the field ... had five-straight points during BG[apos]s game-changing 20-3 run during the second half of that win ... pulled down a season-high five rebounds in the final regular-season game, at Miami.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner for coaches Jack Van Reeth and Joey Mobley at West Muskingum High School ... the Ohio Division III co-Player of the Year as a senior ...a four-time All-Muskingum Valley League First-Team selection for the Tornadoes ... the MVL[apos]s all-time scoring leader, with 1,794 points ... also the school[apos]s all-time leading scorer, boy or girl ... averaged 25.8 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and three steals per game as a senior, as WMHS went 22-4 and advanced to the state quarterfinals ... team was 71-23 in her four seasons ... a Division III All-Ohioan as a junior as well as a senior ... the District and MVL Player of the Year as a junior, after averaging 22.6 points and 12 boards per game ... a four-time all-district selection ... also earned four volleyball letters, and was named the District co-Player of the Year and a unanimous All-MVL First-Team choice in that sport as a senior ... National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Jessica Marie McKenzie was born Feb. 5, 1987, in Zanesville, Ohio ... an intervention specialist major at BGSU, with a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA through her first year ... daughter of Karl and Vicki McKenzie ... has three older brothers.