2008-09 Women's Basketball Roster
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#12 Jessica Canary
Position: Guard
Height: 6-0
Class: Junior
Hometown: Coatesville, Ind.
High School: South Putnam
2007-08: Started 28 of 29 games played • named to the All-GLVC Third Team • finished second in the league with a lofty .896 free throw percentage, good for the highest single-season percentage by a Greyhound that made at least two foul shots per game • ranked third on the team in both scoring (11.2 ppg) and rebounding (5.4 rpg) • registered two double-doubles • led the squad in blocks and finished eighth in the conference by blocking just under one shot per contest • notched 17 double-digit scoring games, including career-high 23-point effort in a win at Ohio Valley (12/08/07) • grabbed a personal-best 12 rebounds against seventh-ranked Drury (01/26/08) • sank all ten free throw attempts at Bellarmine (02/14/08) • had 18 points and six assists versus eventual national champion Northern Kentucky at the NCAAs (03/14/08) • bombed four three-pointers in that game to match a personal best • became a two-time Academic All-GLVC honoree.
2006-07: Started all 27 games while averaging 24 minutes per • scored in every game • led team with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio • only Greyhound to win conference "Player of the Week" honors • grabbed five boards versus Findlay in her first collegiate game (11/15/06) • had seven steals in the first four games of the season • boarded eight missed shots at Missouri-St. Louis (01/08/07), including a season-high five offensive rebounds • scored a season-high 15 points while adding seven rebounds and three assists versus SIU Edwardsville (01/20/07) • reached double-digits in points on two more occasions with 12 points at Central State (02/08/07) and 13 points at Wisconsin-Parkside (02/15/07) • finished the season with five assists and four steals against Bellarmine (02/22/07) and five assists and a season-high nine rebounds versus Northern Kentucky (02/24/07) • Academic All-GLVC honoree.
High School: 11-time letterwinner - four in basketball, three apiece in volleyball and softball and one in cross country • finished as all-time leading scorer at South Putnam High School with 1,247 points • three-time Banner Graphic "Athlete of the Week" • named Eagle Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team all four years • two-time Banner Graphic "Player of the Year" • dubbed HBCA All-Star and Hoosier Basketball Magazine First Team All-State as a senior • led team to a 24-0 regular season record as a junior, first perfect regular season in school history • named all-conference all four years • compiled an impressive stat line as a senior, averaging 17.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 4.1 steals and 2.6 blocked shots per game • garnered academic all-conference honors • also an all-conference and all-county performer on the volleyball court and softball diamond as a prep.
Personal: Graduated as salutatorian of her high school class • United States Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award honoree • tasted success as an AAU participant, placing 3rd nationally on the 13 and under Indiana's Finest Black Cats and 9th as a member of the 17 and under Team Indiana • born 9/12/87.
2008-09 Game-by-Game Stats
2007-08 Game-by-Game Stats
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