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Name:
#24 Jenea Skeeters
Yr./Hgt./Pos.:
Jr./5-11/Forward
Hometown:
Mishawaka, Ind.
High School
Mishawaka High School

Jenea Skeeters

VILLANOVA: All-Conference candidate...Multi-dimensional player who can score outside and inside...Shooting range extends to the three-point arc...Will start at one of the forward positions...Possesses great basketball instincts...Tough competitor with a strong work ethic.

SOPHOMORE SEASON: Started all 29 games at small forward...Averaged 10.1 ppg and 2.9 rpg in 32.0 mpg...Recorded nine points and four assists versus LaSalle...Recorded 12 points and three steals against UAB...Had a game-high 16 points in win over Va. Tech in St. Mary's Tournament Championship game...Named to the St. Mary's All-Tournament Team...Netted a season-high 17 points against Penn and equaled season-bests with five rebounds and three steals...Shot five-of-nine for 10 points versus Georgetown and also tied season-high with two assists. ..Led all scorers with a season-high 22 points against Seton Hall...Registered a career-best five steals against Seton Hall...The 22-point effort versus Seton Hall was the third 20-point game of her career...Tallied 12 points and tied her season-high with five rebounds versus Syracuse...Has reached double figures in all three games against Syracuse in her career...Registered 15 points and seven rebounds against West Virginia...Held Boston College star Cal Bouchard to just five points on two-of-nine shooting in win at Conte Forum...Scored 12 points on six-of-11 shooting from the field...Scored 14 points on six-of-12 shooting in win over Providence...Shot seven-for-nine from the field and four-of-seven from the foul line for 18 points in loss at Miami...Registered 11 points in loss versus Notre Dame in Big East Tournament.

FRESHMAN SEASON (1996-97): Earned Big East All-Rookie team honors...Named Philadelphia Big 5 Rookie of the Year...Chosen as the Big East Rookie of the Week on four different occasions (12/2, 12/16, 2/10, 2/23)...Played in all 28 games, starting the final six at the small forward...Averaged 29.7 minutes per game...Finished second on the team in scoring with a 12.8 ppg average...Led team in field goals made with 135 and free throws made with 61...Tallied 357 points which was a team-high...The 357 points is the third highest total ever by a Villanova freshman...Led team in scoring in Big East games with a 13.1 ppg average...Shot 37.7% (84-for-223) from the field and 38.9% (21-for-54) from three-point range...Connected on 46-of-67 (68.7%) from the charity stripe...Finished third on the team in rebounding with a 4.6 rpg average...Registered double figures in points in 20 of Villanova's 28 games...Recorded best game of her career against Syracuse (1/9/97) with 28 points and 11 rebounds...Tallied 23 points, six rebounds and a career-best five three-point field goals in her homecoming game at Notre Dame (2/19/97)...Went seven-for-14 from the field and four-of-six from behind the arc en route to scoring 19 points at No. 1 ranked Connecticut.

MISHAWAKA HIGH SCHOOL: All-State selection from 1992-1996 (1992-93 Honorable Mention, 1993-94 fourth team, 1994-95 third team, 1995-96 first team) ...Two-time conference MVP...Named to the 1996 Indiana All-Star team and the 1996 North/South All-Star squad...1996 All-American Honorable Mention...Earned South Bend Tribune All-Star distinction from 1992-1996...Two-time South Bend Tribune Player-of-the-Year (1994-95 & 1995-96)...Mishawaka's all-time leader in scoring, rebounding, free throw percentage and field goal percentage...Averaged 24.8 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 3.3 apg and 1.2 spg in her senior season...Honor Roll student.

PERSONAL: Liberal Arts major at Villanova... Daughter of Jeffrey Skeeters and Pamela Scarberry...Born 8/26/77 in Mishawaka, Ind.

Jenea's Favorite...

                   Food    Mexican
                  Movie    Selena
          Actor/Actress    Jim Carey
                TV Show    South Park
                   Book    Fab Five
            Music Group    E-40 and the Click
                Athlete    Cynthia Cooper
                  Hobby    Going to the movies
Most Influential Person    Mother and Father

SKEETER'S CAREER STATISTICS

yr       g/gs    FG-FGA   FG%  3FG-3FGA   3FG%   FT-FTA   FT%   REB  AST  STL  PTS-AVG
96-97   28-6    135-330  .409   26-72    .361    61-94   .649   111   29   17  357-12.8
97-98   29-29   113-263  .430   21-65    .323    45-86   .523    84   29   32  292-10.1
TOTALS  57-35   248-593  .418   47-137   .343   106-180  .589   195   58   49  649-11.4

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