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2008-09 (as of Dec. 5, 2008)
Has averaged 5.9 points per game ... tied for 15th in the MAC in FT pct. (80.0%) ... had three points, two rebounds and two steals vs. Detroit ... scored nine points in a career-high 34 minutes vs. UNC Greensboro ... played the final 16-plus minutes of the first half at point guard, and recorded four assists ... had eight points in the win over Winston-Salem State ... recorded the first double-digit game of her young career, with 11 points at Saint Francis (Pa.) ... also had three steals, her most to date, in 20 minutes of action ... scored six points vs. Lipscomb ... wore uniform #12 for the exhibition games and the Temple contest ... saw eight minutes of action vs. VU, pulling down one rebound ... in her collegiate debut, played 17 minutes at Temple, scoring four points and giving the Falcons a spark off the bench ... played eight minutes vs. OGBR Legends in the second exhibition game ... had four points and a team-high five assists in 25 minutes vs. Findlay in exhibition opener.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner for coaches Dan Sanders and Greg Noftz at Lehman Catholic High School ... averaged no less than 15 ppg between her sophomore and senior seasons, and finished her career averaging 17.9 ppg ... as a freshman, the Cavaliers reached the regional finals for only the second time in school history ... LHS won district championships in both 2006 and 2008 ... finished both sophomore and senior seasons with the best free throw percentages on the LHS team and as a sophomore ranked as the best FT throw shooter in the area ... also accumulated the most assists on the team and in Shelby County in final season with the Cavs ... tallied 1, 344 points ... earned consecutive District 9 honors invitations to the OGBR Top 64 and Cage Classic MVP distinctions in 2006-07 ... as a junior was named the team's best defensive player and received an invitation to the Adidas Top Ten All-American camp ... also was distinguished as a two-time All-Ohio player as well as garnering a pair of District 9 All-Star Coaches team nods ... as a senior was recognized as a Jim Dabbelt's first-team All-Area and Division IV Player of the Year in addition to the Dayton Daily News first team Division IV and first team all-district ... was considered a McDonald's All-American nominee and earned the team MVP award for the second time in her career at LHS ... captained the basketball squad as a senior while taking the leadership role on the volleyball team as both a junior and a senior ... graduated as a highly decorated volleyball player as well with individual highlights such as a two-time All-Ohio selection as well as a three all-district awards ... as a sophomore was a starter on the LHS state championship roster as well as ensuring a perfect 30-0 record ... a two-time National Honors Society member who also was a nominee for the Rae Burick award.
PERSONAL
Jessica Lynn Slagle was born March 30, 1990, in Sidney, Ohio ... a secondary math education major at BGSU... daughter of David and Susan Slagle ... has one younger brother and one younger sister.
