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2014-15 Women's Basketball Roster

20 Jenna Thorp

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position F
  • Hometown Hinckley, Ill.
  • High School Hinckley-Big Rock

Biography

Academic All-MAC selection ... Ended career with 115 appearances and 97 starts, averaging 5.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per game ... Was .357 from the field during her career.

2014-15:
· Appeared in all 29 games, making 28 starts between guard and forward
· Averaged 6.1 points and 4.2 rebounds during the season, scoring in double-figures seven times
· Scored 13 points in the season-opener against Illinois State, pulling down six boards and adding three steals (Nov. 14)
· Led the Huskies in scoring at Northern Iowa, shooting 6-for-9 from the field to finish with 13 points (Dec. 21)
· Pulled down a season-high eight rebounds while adding seven points in NIU's 62-56 win over Akron (Feb. 7)
· Accrued four offensive boards for a total of eight with 11 points versus Kent State (Jan. 17)
· Played 35 or more minutes seven times, playing a season-high 37 versus Illinois State (Nov. 14), Missouri (Dec. 14), Bowling Green (Jan. 28), Western Michigan (Feb. 11), Kent State (Feb. 14) and Toledo (March 4).
· Made lone appearance off the bench versus South Dakota State, scoring six points while adding four rebounds in 27 minutes of play (Nov. 29)
· Helped the Huskies to the second-best turnovers per game rate in the NCAA (10.6/G)

2013-14:
· Appeared in 27 games making 20 starts
· Averaged 6.0 points and 5.4 rebounds in 26.5 minutes per game
· Missed the the first three games of the season after suffering injury in preseason scrimmage
· Made season debut versus Bradley, scoring 10 points on 5-of-11 shooting in 19 minutes (Nov. 21)
· Scored in double figures six times
· Pulled down 10-or-more rebounds three times, capped by a career-high 13 versus EMU (Jan. 12)
· Recorded first career double-double versus Buffalo (Jan. 23), scoring 12 points with 11 rebounds
· Career-best season in rebounds per game, 5.4, including 1.9 offensive boards per game
· Scored a season-high 14 points versus Ball State, converting 5-of-6 field goals (March 5)
· Tied her career-high in field goals versus Central Michigan, shooting 6-for-11 with 12 points (Feb. 22)
· Fell one rebound shy of second double-double against the Chippewas (Feb. 22)
· Was a season-best 4-for-4 at the free throw line versus Kent State (Jan. 29)
· Recorded two blocks at Miami (Ohio) helping the Huskies to a 69-66 victory (Jan. 18)
· Tied her career-high for steals in a game with three versus UIC (Dec. 31) and Kent State (Jan. 29)

2012-2013:

· Started all 28 contests she played in, averaging 29.8 minutes per contest
· Second on the team in rebounds (4.8) and third in points per game (6.3), both career highs
· Hauled in a season-high eight rebounds five times during the season
· Scored in double digits five times including a season-high 16 points at Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 3)
· Tallied 53 assists during the season, second-most on the team
· Played a career high 38 minutes, hauling in eight boards, and hitting a career-high four three pointers against the Redhawks
· Tied her career-high in assists, five, on four occasions
· Logged a season-high eight rebounds in five separate contests against Loyola (Nov. 30), Xavier (Dec. 28), Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 3), and at Ohio (Feb. 6)
· Tallied four of her five double digit scoring performance during Mid-American Conference play

2011-12:
· Made NIU debut against Loyola (Nov. 13), scoring five points, five rebounds and a steal in 26 minutes as a starter
· Against Western Illinois (Nov. 16), led the team in scoring and rebounds with a season-high 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field and 6-of-6 from the free throw line along with a season-high nine rebounds
· Averaged 21.7 minutes in 30 appearances and 20 starts
· Pulled down multiple rebounds in all but seven games and has 10 games with five or more boards
· Handed out a season-best four assists against Western Michigan (March 3) as she logged a season-high 35 minutes
· Scored in 24 of 30 games and shot over 40 percent nine times

2010-11:
· Tore her anterior cruciate ligament in late July, 2010, which forced her to miss the entire season due to a medical redshirt

HINCKLEY-BIG ROCK HIGH SCHOOL:
· Most Valuable Player of back-to-back 1A state champion Hinckley-Big Rock
· Placed eighth in voting for Illinois Ms. Basketball
· DeKalb Daily Chronicle Girls Athlete of the Year as a senior
· Three-time Chronicle Girls Basketball Player of the Year
· Four-time unanimous all-conference selection
· Three-time IBCA first-team all-state honoree
· Three-time team captain and MVP
· Averaged double-figure scoring in each of four seasons
· As a senior, averaged 15.0 points, 8.3 rebound, 3.4 steals and 2.3 steals per game
· For her career, averaged 12.4 points per game
· Holds H-BR's record for points in a career

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
· Daughter of Judy and Bruce Thorp
· Born September 20, 1991 in Aurora, Ill.
· Honor roll member placed on HBR Academic Team as a junior and senior
· Member of National Honor Society, Spanish Club, Student Council, Leadership Retreat and IDAA Youth Board
· Volunteer for Special Olympics, American Auxiliary
· Enjoys outdoor activities
· Majoring in Physical Therapy

THORP'S CAREER HIGHS
Minutes: 39, at Eastern Michigan (3/10/14)
Field Goals Made: 6, three times, last; at UNI (12/21/14)
Field Goals Attempted: 12, vs Miami (Ohio) (2/3/13)
Three Pointers Made: 4, vs Miami (Ohio) (2/3/13)
Three Pointers Attempted: 6, vs Miami (Ohio) (2/3/13)
Free Throws Made: 7, at Kent State (2/10/13)
Free Throws Attempted: 8, at Kent State (2/10/13)
Rebounds: 13, vs Eastern Michigan (1/12/14)
Assists: 5, five times, last; at Eastern Michigan (3/3/13)
Blocks: 2, three times, last; at Miami (1/18/14)
Steals: 3, six times, last; vs Kent State (1/17/15)
Points: 18, vs Western Michigan (11/16/11)

THORP'S CAREER STATISTICS

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Historical Player Information

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    2010-11Freshman

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    2011-12Redshirt Freshman

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    5'11"
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    2012-13Redshirt Sophomore

    F
    5'11"
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    2013-14Redshirt Junior

    F
    5'11"
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    2014-15Redshirt Senior

    F
    5'11"
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