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2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun

12 Jenna Giacone

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Bethlehem Central
  • Hometown Delmar N.Y.

Biography

2021-22 (Grad. Student) 
• Named First Team All-Conference this season
• Earned Second Team All-Tournament team at West Palm Beach Invitational
• Dropped 21 points on four made threes with a career-high five blocks in NCAA win over DePaul (3/16/22)
• Scored double digits in 10 straight games, capped off with a team-high 21 points and tied a career-high with five made threes in the season finale against URI (2/26/22)
• Dropped 21 points, tying a career-high with 10 made field goals at Saint Louis (2/9/22)
• Tied a career-high five three-pointers on 11 attempts for 19 points against Clemson (12/21/21)
• Recorded a career-high 28 points on 10-of-18 shooting in the win over Toledo (11/17/21)
• Scored 16 points and had a career-high 10 rebounds for first career double-double in win over Alabama A&M (11/9/21)
• Finished with five 20+ point games this season
• Averaged 12.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists per game
• Played in 32 games with 23 starts this season
• Scored 16 points with three blocks and three steals in her final appearance versus Georgia (3/18/22)

• Named to 2021-22 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2020-21 (RS-Senior)
• Named Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player
• Earned First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors
• Played and started all 19 games on the season
• Finished second on the team in scoring with
12.4 points per game and second with 42 assists
• Led UD with 84.6 free throw percentage
• Had a team-high 17 points and career-high five assists in the A-10 Quarterfinal win over La Salle (3/12/21)
• Led UD with 19 points and went a career-high 9-of-10 from the free throw line at Davidson (2/28/21)
• Tied a career-high with 20 points in her second straight game at Saint Louis (2/2/21)
• Had a career-high 20 points and went 9-of-17 from the field in the win at St. Bonaventure (1/31/21)

2019-20 (Senior)
• Played in all 33 games with a career-high 17.9 minutes per game
• Averaged career-bests of 6.4 points and 2.3 rebounds each contest
• Made 45 three pointers at a 38.1 percent clip

• Scored a career and game-high 18 points against No. 6 South Carolina, hitting a career-high four three’s
• Hit another four three’s and recorded 14 points at Central Michigan (11/21/19)
• Scored 11 points and hit three three’s at Northeastern (11/16/19)
• Set career high with six rebounds and had season high two steals at Buffalo (12/17/19)

2018-19 (R-Junior)
Named to University of Dayton Dean's List for Fall 2018 with a 4.00 GPA
• Recorded a career high and team-high 13 points and three steals in the win over La Salle (1/5/19)
• Had multiple career-highs with nine points on three three’s and dished out four assists in the win over Georgia Tech (12/21/18) in Florida
• Scored four points and had a career-high four rebounds in the season opener against Colgate (11/9/18)


2017-18 (Sophomore)
• Named to 2017-18 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

• Red-shirted due to injury

2016-17 (Freshman)
• Played 17 minutes in her collegiate debut with two points against Quinnipiac (11/13/16) 
• Played nine minutes and scored a career-high nine points at No. 2 UConn (11/22/16), including going 2-for-2 from three-point range 
• Had season highs of seven points, three made field goals, nine field goals attempted, four assists, and one block against Liberty (12/28/16)


High School
• Averaged 14.5 points, 6.3 assists, 4.2 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.1 blocks per game during her high school career
• Second Team All-State
• Two-time Suburban Council All-Star
• McDonalds All-American Nominee
• Gatorade Player of the Year Nominee
• Three-time News Channel 13 All-Star
• First Team Suburban Council
• Led team to Regional Championship


AAU
• Played club ball for Albany Capitals


Personal
• Daughter of Karin and James Giacone
• Siblings: brother Joey and sister Gabby
• Born on July 29, 1998 
• Majoring in business

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2016-17Freshman

    Guard
    6'1"
    12
  • 12

    2017-18Sophomore

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    6'1"
    12
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    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    6'1"
    12
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    2019-20Senior

    Guard
    6'1"
    12
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    2020-21Redshirt Senior

    Guard
    6'1"
    12
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    2021-22Graduate Student

    Guard
    6'1"
    12