"Jenna is a workhorse. I would put her up against any post in the country and take my chances. She can be as good as she wants to be."

- Jolette Law, University of Illinois Head Coach

"She's too talented to stop completely."

- Coquese Washington, Penn State University Head Coach

"She's poison with the basketball."

- Pam Borton, University of Minnesota Head Coach

"...People like Jenna Smith don't come around every day..."

- Felicia Legette-Jack, Indiana University Head Coach

Notes on Jenna (as of End of 2007-08 Season)

• Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American
• Named a Regional Finalist for WBCA All-America Honors
• Named first team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media (unanimous selection by the media)
• Played and started in all 35 games, leading the Big Ten in minutes played (37.3 per game)
• Named the team's Most Valuable Player
• Had 59 blocked shots on the year to break the 25 year-old Illinois single-season blocks record of 57
• Ended the year ranked second in the UI single-season rebouding list (329) and third on the season scoring list (640)
• Earned a spot on the Big Ten Tournament All-Tournament Team after averaging 17.3 points and 9.3 rebounds and carrying the Illini to the championship game
• Fell one rebound shy of breaking the Big Ten Tournament single-tournament rebounding record of 38 set by Purdue's Stacey Lovelace in 1996
• Ranked first in the Big Ten with 16 double-doubles on the season and has 22 in her career
• Scored 20+ points a Big Ten best 14 times and 30+ points three times, which ranked second
• Finished the season ranked second in the Big Ten in scoring (18.3) and rebounding (9.4) and first in minutes (37.29)
• One of only eight players in the nation to average at least 18.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game
• Scored in double figures in 34 of 35 games on the season and held a streak of 28 straight games in double digits that was snapped on Feb. 24 vs. Michigan
• Expanded her game beyond the arc during the second half of the season, hitting 11-of-26 from three-point land for the season (.423) and 5-of-7 behind the arc in the Big Ten Tournament (.714)
• Three-time Big Ten Player of the Week in 2007-08 - the first Illini to earn the honor three times in one season since 1985-86
• Named MVP of the FIU Thanksgiving Classic after leading Illinois to the tournament title
• Scored a career-high 32 points on Nov. 18 vs. Southern Illinois, the most for an Illini since 2001, also turning in 10 rebounds
• Had career rebounding best on Nov. 9 at Eastern Illinois with 19 boards, the most for and Illini since 1989, including 10 offensive boards to go along with 16 points and three blocks.
• After two season she is on pace to break the Illinois career rebounding, blocked shots and double-double records and has a shot at Ashley Berggren's all-time UI scoring record of 2,089
• Honorable Mention All-Big Ten in 2007 as a freshman and named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team
• Broke the Illinois freshman rebounding and blocked shots records in 2007

2007-08 Game-by-game Stats

                              2007-08 Illinois Women's Basketball
                     Illinois Individual Game-by-Game (as of Apr 01, 2008)
                                           All games



                                        #13 Smith, Jenna



                                         |---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 Eastern Illinois    11/09/07  *   34    6-8    .750   0-0    .000   4-4  1.000  10   9   19 19.0   3  0   1   4   3   1   16 16.0
UW-MILWAUKEE           11/11/07  *   37    8-13   .615   0-0    .000   6-6  1.000   3  10   13 16.0   2  0   6   3   2   2   22 19.0
UAB                    11/14/07  *   39    5-9    .556   0-0    .000   2-3   .667   1   6    7 13.0   4  0   2   1   4   1   12 16.7
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS      11/18/07  *   38   13-19   .684   0-0    .000   6-10  .600   2   8   10 12.3   3  0   1   3   1   1   32 20.5
vs South Carolina      11/23/07  *   33    8-11   .727   0-0    .000   1-2   .500   3   7   10 11.8   2  0   0   2   1   2   17 19.8
vs Providence          11/25/07  *   39    8-14   .571   0-0    .000  13-13 1.000   4   6   10 11.5   1  0   1   3   1   1   29 21.3
at NC State            11/29/07  *   36    5-15   .333   0-0    .000   6-7   .857   2   1    3 10.3   3  0   0   4   3   1   16 20.6
UIC                    12/02/07  *   36    7-11   .636   0-0    .000   2-2  1.000   2  11   13 10.6   0  0   4   0   3   1   16 20.0
#9 OKLAHOMA            12/05/07  *   40    7-9    .778   0-0    .000   1-2   .500   2   6    8 10.3   4  0   1   3   2   1   15 19.4
vs Chicago State Couga 12/08/07  *   35   10-14   .714   0-0    .000   4-4  1.000   2   6    8 10.1   1  0   2   2   1   0   24 19.9
at Missouri            12/19/07  *   38    7-13   .538   0-0    .000   5-7   .714   6  10   16 10.6   2  0   1   5   1   1   19 19.8
at Northwestern        12/27/07  *   37    4-12   .333   0-0    .000   3-4   .750   2   5    7 10.3   0  0   5   0   0   3   11 19.1
WISCONSIN              12/30/07  *   26    4-9    .444   0-0    .000   8-8  1.000   0   5    5  9.9   3  0   1   3   1   0   16 18.8
at Penn State          01/02/08  *   40    4-11   .364   0-1    .000   2-2  1.000   3   3    6  9.6   3  0   2   2   3   1   10 18.2
at Indiana             01/06/08  *   40    9-15   .600   0-0    .000   2-3   .667   4  12   16 10.1   3  0   4   5   2   1   20 18.3
MINNESOTA              01/10/08  *   40    8-13   .615   0-0    .000   4-4  1.000   3   4    7  9.9   3  0   2   0   3   1   20 18.4
at #16 Ohio State      01/17/08  *   39    7-17   .412   0-0    .000   2-4   .500   2   7    9  9.8   0  0   2   3   5   1   16 18.3
IOWA                   01/21/08  *   40    8-15   .533   0-0    .000   5-9   .556   7   6   13 10.0   1  0   3   4   0   2   21 18.4
MICHIGAN STATE         01/24/08  *   36    7-15   .467   0-1    .000   4-6   .667   4   7   11 10.1   3  0   2   3   2   2   18 18.4
at Purdue              01/27/08  *   40    5-12   .417   1-4    .250   9-12  .750   3   6    9 10.0   0  0   2   5   3   1   20 18.5
#19 OHIO STATE         01/31/08  *   38    6-15   .400   2-3    .667   6-9   .667   4   6   10 10.0   2  0   3   3   0   1   20 18.6
at Michigan            02/04/08  *   39    6-10   .600   0-2    .000   4-4  1.000   3   5    8  9.9   3  0   2   1   1   1   16 18.5
at Minnesota           02/07/08  *   39    6-10   .600   1-2    .500   3-4   .750   2   9   11 10.0   2  0   3   2   1   1   16 18.3
INDIANA                02/10/08  *   33   10-16   .625   0-0    .000  10-12  .833   3   3    6  9.8   2  0   3   1   2   0   30 18.8
at Wisconsin           02/14/08  *   40    9-19   .474   0-0    .000   6-6  1.000   6   8   14 10.0   1  0   0   7   4   0   24 19.0
PENN STATE             02/21/08  *   36   12-19   .632   0-0    .000   6-10  .600   2   5    7  9.8   1  0   2   1   0   0   30 19.5
MICHIGAN               02/24/08  *   38    3-12   .250   0-1    .000   0-0   .000   1   8    9  9.8   1  0   1   1   0   4    6 19.0
at Michigan State      02/28/08  *   40    4-18   .222   1-3    .333   6-8   .750   2   3    5  9.6   2  0   1   4   1   2   15 18.8
PURDUE                 03/02/08  *   36    8-17   .471   1-1   1.000   3-4   .750   2   8   10  9.7   2  0   3   3   1   1   20 18.9
vs Wisconsin           3/6/08    *   30    8-14   .571   2-2   1.000   3-4   .750   2   8   10  9.7   0  0   1   1   1   0   21 18.9
vs #22 Ohio State      3/7/08    *   39    6-13   .462   0-1    .000   1-1  1.000   2   4    6  9.5   3  0   4   3   0   1   13 18.7
vs Michigan State      3/8/08    *   35    4-15   .267   1-2    .500   7-8   .875   4   5    9  9.5   1  0   1   0   1   0   16 18.7
vs Purdue              3/9/08    *   39    7-20   .350   2-2   1.000   3-7   .429   4   8   12  9.6   3  0   2   3   3   1   19 18.7
DRAKE                  03/24/08  *   40    4-12   .333   0-1    .000   2-2  1.000   1   8    9  9.6   1  0   2   3   2   0   10 18.4
at Marquette           3/26/08   *   40    6-10   .600   0-0    .000   2-3   .667   1   2    3  9.4   1  0   1   4   1   1   14 18.3

Totals......................... 35 1305  239-475  .503  11-26   .423 151-194 .778 104 225  329  9.4  66  0  71  92  59  37  640 18.3

Games played: 35                                            Rebounds/game: 9.4
Minutes/game: 37.3                                          Assists/game: 2.0
Points/game: 18.3                                           Turnovers/game: 2.6
FG Pct: 50.3                                                Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8
3FG Pct: 42.3                                               Steals/game: 1.1
FT Pct: 77.8                                                Blocks/game: 1.7

Career Statistics

                                 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
2006-07   30-22   800/26.7  130-253  .514    1-3    .333   71-92   .772  88-145  233  7.8  56-0   55  42  39  18  332/11.1
2007-08   35-35  1305/37.3  239-475  .503   11-26   .423  151-194  .778 104-225  329  9.4  66-0   71  92  59  37  640/18.3
TOTAL     65-57  2105/32.4  369-728  .507   12-29   .414  222-286  .776 192-370  562  8.6 122-0  126 134  98  55  972/15.0