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  Jill Glessner

Jill Glessner

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Mechanicsburg, Pa.

High School:
Trinity

Height:
5-10

Position:
Guard

Birthdate:
03/25/1985

LOGAN ON GLESSNER: "Jill is one of the hardest working players in this conference. That hard work coupled with her tremendous leadership will make her one of the best guards in the league. She knows what it takes to help us succeed and is ready to contribute on both ends of the court to help us get where we want to be."

2005-06: Appeared in all 30 games of the season while starting in all but one ... was second on the team in scoring with 10.2 points a game ... also ranked second in steals (47), blocks (15) and assists (84) ... led the team in rebounds with nine in the MAAC Championship game vs. Marist (Mar. 5) ... scored 14 points in the conference semi-final win over Canisius (Mar. 4) ... was one of five Greyhounds in double-figures with 12 points at Fairfield (Feb. 25) ... added eighth points vs. Niagara (Feb. 23) ... scored a career-high 20 points against Marist (Feb. 19) ... was one of four players in double-figures with 10 points over Rider (Feb. 10) ... scored a career-high 19 points at Canisius (Feb. 5) ... was second in scoring with 16 points at Niagara (Feb. 3) ... chipped in 10 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals over Iona (Jan. 29) ... scored nine points while pulling down a team-high eight rebounds against Canisius (Jan. 26) ... was Loyola's second leading point scorer against Siena with 15 points, eight rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block ... led Loyola at Rider with 14 points, 12 in the second half (Jan. 19) ... scored 11 points against Saint Peter's (Jan. 14) ... led team in scoring with 13 points over Towson (Dec. 21) ... tallied 11 points against Fairfield (Dec. 11) ... scored 11 points in a win over Iona (Dec. 9) ... was the team-leader with 14 points against Howard (Dec. 6) ... added 14 points and a team-high nine rebounds over St. Francis (Pa.) (Dec. 3) ... scored a career-high 16 points against LIU (Nov. 29) ... tied a career-high with 10 rebounds against Hartford (Nov. 20).

2004-05: Appeared in a total of 17 games with 11 starts ... missed several games mid-season due to an injury but returned for the final nine games ... set a new career point total with 14 at Rider (February 24) in addition to eight rebounds and four steals ... recorded a new career-high of 10 rebounds vs. Saint Peter's (February 9) ... had 10 points vs. Canisius (February 6) ... tied her career-high with 13 points at Howard (Dec. 9), also added seven rebounds ... recorded 11 points, seven rebounds and six assists at Niagara (Dec. 5) ... led the Greyhounds in scoring in the two first games of the season with 13 points at American (Nov. 26) and 10 points at Delaware (Nov. 21).

2003-04: Appeared in all 29 games this season, averaging 22.9 minutes a game ... started in the last 18 games of the season ... averaged 5.0 points and 4.4 rebounds a game ... scored a career-high six points against both Liberty (Dec. 29) and Lafayette (Dec. 30) at the Leopards Holiday Tournament ... also posted six assists against the Leopards ... named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on Jan. 5 ... tallied nine points at Saint Peter's (Jan. 23) ... pulled down a new career mark of eight rebounds in a win over Iona (Jan. 31) ... score 10 points against Marist (Feb. 17) ... recorded 12 points at Niagara (Feb. 20) and followed with 13 against Canisius (Feb. 22) ... added 12 points against Saint Peter's (Feb. 25) ... also had seven rebounds against Marist, Canisius and Saint Peter's ... at the MAAC Tournament, had nine points against both Rider (Mar. 4) and Canisius (Mar. 5) ...also added eight boards against the Broncs and seven rebounds and five assists against the Golden Griffs.

AT TRINITY: Won a total of eight varsity letters at Trinity (four in basketball and two each in soccer and tennis) ... McDonald's All-America nominee ... was a three-year captain of the basketball team ... named an Associated Press All-State pick twice ... scored 1,464 career points, which makes her second in Trinity's history books ... basketball squad was the "AA" State Champions in 2000-01 and District Champions in 2002-03 ... named the team's MVP as a senior ... earned Mid-Penn All-Star status and the Harrisburg Patriot News' "Big Fifteen" twice in her career ... also twice named the Carlisle Sentinel Co-Player of the Year ... named the Grady Award Winner for Sportsmanship as a junior.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Mark and Susan Glessner, Jill Kiley Glessner was born March 23, 1985 in Pennsylvania ... has a brother, Adam (23) who is pursuing a masters degree at the University of Florida while working with the Gator's men's basketball staff, and sister, Jena (28) ... majoring in psychology.