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JESSICA GRIMALDO #12 6'1"...Senior...Forward/Center |
2007-08: Played in 27 games, averaging 2.7 points and 2.4 rebounds per game...scored a season-high eight points against SIU Edwardsville and pulled down a season-best eight rebounds against St. Joseph's.
2006-07: Averaged 1.1 points and 0.8 rebounds in 12 games as a sophomore...scored a season-high seven points against the Missouri-Rolla and pulled down a season-best five rebounds in USI's win over Marygrove...also matched a career-high with two blocks in USI's win over Rockhurst.
2005-06: Played in 30 games and made 14 starts during her medical red-shirt freshman season...averaged 6.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game...scored in double figures seven times, while bringing down at least 10 rebounds once...had a season-high 13 points against Merrimack...had one double-double (11 points and 10 rebounds against Brescia)...the 10 rebounds against Brescia were a career-high...made 85.0 percent of her free throws (51-60).
2004-05: Granted a medical-redshirt after a knee injury ended her year just five games into the season...got off to a hot start before the injury, averaging 14.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game...recorded double-figures in three games and 20 or more points in two games...season-high 22 points was against Robert Morris (Chicago)...had a season-best eight rebounds against St. Joseph's and a season-high three assists against Robert Morris...also averaged 1.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Carmi-White County High School where she averaged 20.7 points and 9.2 rebounds per game and was named the Black Diamond Conference MVP as a senior in 2003-04...finished her career as CWCHS's second all-time leading scorer (1,576 pts) and rebounder (704 rbs)...averaged two assists and two steals per game in 2003-04...recorded a career-high 39 points in a single game...recorded the highest career field goal percentage (.650) in school history and was the first to score 600 points in a single season...also holds the school record for rebounds in a single season (294)...had 48 blocked shots as a senior and finished her career with 124 steals...averaged 17.1 points and 7.6 rebounds per game as a junior in 2002-03...earned honorable mention All-State honors in 2002-03...was a three-time All-North Egyptian Conference and four-time All-Southeastern Illinois performer...also earned fourth-team All-State accolades by the Illinois Girls Basketball Coaches’ Association in 2003...earned most valuable player honors at the Eldorado Tournament in 2002-03...averaged 14.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2001-02...inducted into the National Honor Society as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born October 6, 1985...daughter of Loren and Anita Minnick.
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Career Statistics |
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| Year | G/GS | FGM/FGA | PCT | 3FGM/FGA | PCT | FTM/FTA | PCT | REB | AVG | AST | STL | BLK | TP | AVG | MIN |
| 04-05 | 5/0 | 26/43 | .605 | 0/0 | .000 | 21/27 | .778 | 25 | 5.0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 73 | 14.6 | 89 |
| 05-06 | 30/14 | 64/143 | .448 | 0/0 | .000 | 51/60 | .850 | 91 | 3.0 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 179 | 6.0 | 490 |
| 06-07 | 12/0 | 6/16 | .375 | 0/0 | .000 | 1/4 | .250 | 10 | 0.8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1.1 | 54 |
| 07-08 | 27/3 | 33/74 | .446 | 0/0 | .000 | 8/13 | .615 | 65 | 2.4 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 74 | 2.7 | 339 |
| Total | 74/17 | 123/276 | .446 | 0/0 | .000 | 81/104 | .779 | 191 | 2.6 | 28 | 35 | 22 | 339 | 4.6 | --- |
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Career Highs entering the 2008-09 season |
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| Points: 22 vs. Robert Morris
(11/23/04) Rebounds: 10 vs. Brescia (11/15/05) Assists: 3 twice (last on 11/24/07) Steals: 3 vs. Augusta State (11/6/05) Blocks: 2 four times (last on 1/19/08) |
Double-figures: Scoring: 9 Rebounding: 1 Double-Doubles: 1 20-point outings: 2 |
