2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster
Jessica Pongonis
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Fishers, Ind.
- High School:
- Saint Joseph's
- Prev School:
- Saint Joseph's
TULSA – Was a two-year letterwinner . . . played in 47 games and earned eight starts . . . had three double-digit scoring games in her career . . . had career averages of 2.1 points (101) and 1.4 rebounds (64) . . . transferred to Tulsa from Saint Joseph’s University at mid-semester in January 2015.
SENIOR (2016-17) – Played in 30 games and earned seven starts . . . averaged 2.4 points and 1.4 rebounds . . . had three double-digit scoring games on the season . . . led the team in scoring and blocks twice, and rebounding once . . . recorded 10 points and a block at New Mexico (11-25-16) . . . totaled 11 points, three rebounds and an assist vs. BYU (11-26-16) . . . registered four points and five rebounds against Saint Louis (12-15-16) . . . had two rebounds and a block against Little Rock (12-18-16) . . . totaled three points and four rebounds at Indiana State (12-21-16) . . . posted two points, two rebounds and a steal at #22 USF (1-7-17) . . . had five points, two rebounds and an assist at #1 UConn (2-5-17) . . . registered five rebounds and two assists against UCF (2-11-17) . . . totaled four points against Houston (2-15-17) . . . posted 13 points against USF (2-25-17) . . . tallied two points one rebound and an assist at Cincinnati (2-27-17) . . . had six points, three rebounds and an assist against Memphis in The American First Round (3-3-17) . . . totaled four points, two assists and a rebound against #1 UConn (3-4-17) in The American Championship quarterfinals.
JUNIOR (2015-16) – Played in 17 games and earned one start . . . averaged 1.8 points and 1.2 rebounds per game . . . tallied eight points, two rebounds and an assist in her first game at TU against Northern Iowa (12-20-15) . . . had four points vs. Temple (1-8-16) and UCF (2-13-16) . . . grabbed two rebounds vs. #20 USF (2-24-16) . . . recorded two points, three rebounds and a steal against Houston (3-4-16) in the conference tournament . . . also had two points and three boards vs. Temple (3-5-16) in the postseason tournament.
PREVIOUS COLLEGE – Transferred to Tulsa as a junior from Saint Joseph’s University . . . played in 30 games at SJU . . . as a sophomore, played in six games and earned one start . . . averaged 1.0 points and 1.0 rebounds in just 10.7 minutes per game . . . during her freshman season, tallied 1.8 points and 1.5 rebounds per game, and added six blocked shots . . . had a career-best 10 points against Mount St. Mary’s, and four rebounds against LSU, Quinnipiac and Dayton.
HIGH SCHOOL – Led Hamilton Southeastern High School to the Hoosier Crossroads Conference title as a junior and senior, and a top-20 national ranking her senior year . . . as a senior, posted 11.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 blocks per game, and shot 50-percent from the floor . . . was named to the Indiana North/South All-Star, Indiana Class Basketball All-Star and Hoosier Reunion Classic All-Star teams as a senior . . . was tabbed to the All-Hoosier Crossroads All-Conference team as a junior and senior . . . was invited to the 2010 Midwest Nike Skills Academy . . . was a four-time Hamilton County Sports Daily All-Star and All-County selection . . . served as team captain for three years.
PERSONAL – Her favorite local restaurant is Cosmos . . . her favorite movie is “Goodwill Hunting” . . . her favorite book is Girl with the Dragon Tattoo . . . her favorite food is sriracha sauce . . . the most memorable place she’s visited is Maine . . . her favorite game as a child was Skip-It . . . majoring in political science . . . born March 22, 1995 . . . daughter of Jenni and Mark Pongonis . . . her cousin, Kara, was a member of the Tulsa women’s basketball team from 2002-06.
