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Jessica Pachko

Height:
6-2
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Oak Hills
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio

2009-10 Notes: Was second on the team in scoring contributing 10.4 points per game, while leading the team on the glass with 6.3 rebounds per game (19th in the BIG EAST) ...Played in all 33 games, started in 32 ... Recorded 18 games of 10 or more points...Was one of Marquette[apos]s most accurate shooters knocking down 42.0 percent of her attempts from the floor and 80.1 percent from the free throw line - an average that ranked ninth in the BIG EAST... Scored eight points, pulled down seven rebounds and dished three assists in season debut against St. Francis (11/14) ... Was perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line at Michigan and finished with 10 points...Pulled down 10 rebounds against Creighton (11/19) to tie a career high...Scored a career-high 23 points in win over Oakland (11/21) while going a personal-best 13-of-16 fromthe free throw line...Scored 12 points against ClevelandState (11/26) in the opener of the Caribbean Challenge...In the final game of the Challenge against Duke (11/27), scored six points and pulled down 10 rebounds...Was a perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw line in win over NJIT (12/3)...Sawa season-high 31minutes of action in win over Illinois (12/9)...Tied a career-high with 33 minutes played against Wisconsin (12/11) ... Scored 11 points at Green Bay (12/19) ... Recorded her first double-double of the season against Canisius (12/21) with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while gathering a career-high three steals...Scored 19 points in win over Milwaukee (12/29), while also grabbing eight rebounds ... Pachko also took a career-high 13 shots against the Panthers ... Scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds inBIG EAST opener against Pittsburgh (1/2)...Scored 14 points in only 23minutes of action atSt. John[apos]s (1/5)...Scored 11 points, grabbed six rebounds and tied a career high with three steals against Seton Hall (1/10)...Scored 14 points and was 10-of-12 fromthe free throwlinewith six rebounds and three assists at Villanova (1/16)...Scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season at Rutgers (1/23)...Pulled down seven rebounds in win over No. 17/15 Georgetown (1/27) ... Scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds at DePaul (1/31) ... Was one of two players (Weibel) to score 12 points at Syracuse (2/6) ... Scored 15 points in win over USF (2/9) ... Scored 13 points at Louisville (2/16) in 32 minutes of action ... Scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds at No. 7 Notre Dame (2/23) ... Converted first career three-point basket in overtimewin over Cincinnati (3/1) ... Recorded 10 points and nine rebounds in first round win over Villanova (3/5) in the BIG EAST Tournament.

2008-09 Notes: 2009 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team Selection...Was third on the team in scoring contributing 8.9 points per game, while leading the team on the glass with 5.6 rebounds per game...Played in 27 games, started in 26 despite being hampered by injury...Recorded 14 games of 10 or more points...Was one of Marquette[apos]s most accurate shooters knocking down 50.3 percent of her attempts from the floor an average that ranked 10th in the BIG EAST...Started first collegiate game against Oral Roberts (11/14), scoring 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field and grabbed eight rebounds...Scored 14 points against Sacred Heart (11/17) on 6-of-7 shooting from the field to begin college career 10-11 from the field...Recorded first career blocked shot at Indiana State (11/19)...Has only missed one field goal attempt this year...After missing the previous six games, returned to score five points at Wisconsin (12/13)...Returned to the starting lineup against Oregon (12/17) after coming off the bench at Wisconsin...Played a collegiate-high 26 minutes at Oakland...In 27 minutes tied career highs in rebounds (8) and steals (2) against Milwaukee (12/31)...Tied a season high with 14 points in victory over No. 10/4 Notre Dame (1/13)...Was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line at Rutgers (1/18)...Registered a season-high 16 points in win over Georgetown (1/21)...Recorded season-high three assists at USF (2/3)...Tied season high with 16 points against Villanova (2/10), while also pulling down seven rebounds...Recorded first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against West Virginia (2/15)...In her native Cincinnati (2/18), scored 14 points against the Bearcats, scoring in double figures for the third straight game, her longest streak of the season...Has scored in double figures for four straight games, while shooting 66.7 percent (20-of-30) from the field during that stretch...Was 6-of-8 from the field, scoring 14 points against Louisville (3/2)...In opening game of the WNIT against Butler (2/23), scored 10 points and pulled down nine rebounds...Scored 12 points and led the team with seven rebounds at Illinois State (3/26).

Prior to Marquette: Four-year letterwinner at Oak Hills where she graduated as the school[apos]s all-time leading scorer (1,410 points), male or female...Two-time second team all-state selection, four-time first team all-conference and all-city selection...Averaged in double figures all four years of high school including 17. 0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.6 steals and one block per game as a senior...Named the Southwest Ohio Region Player of the Year for the 2006-07 season after leading Oak Hills to the city championship, a share of the conference title and the district championship... Averaged 15.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 1.6 spg for the 2006-07 season...HoopGurlz.com ranked Pachko as the No. 79 recruit nationally prior to the 2007-08 season...Listed as the Top 25 overall prospect in Ohio and the No. 2 power forward in Ohio...Was a McDonalds High School All-America nominee during the 2007-08 season.

Personal: Daughter of Mike and Kim Pachko...Has three brothers; Josh, Nick and Nathan...Intends to major in psychology.