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FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07) Appeared in 37 games off the bench for the Tar Heels • Averaged 6.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in 14.4 minutes per game • Second on the team and 10th in the ACC in blocks with 1.31 per game • Made 54.4 percent of her field goals, good for third on the team • Led all ACC freshmen in field goal percentage (.544) • Opened her career with back-to-back double-doubles • Had 18 points and 14 rebounds in her debut against East Tennesse State on Nov. 10 and 13 points and 10 boards two days later against Winston-Salem State • Scored 13 points against South Carolina State on Dec. 16 • Missed the Dec. 28 game against Delaware State while fighting a stomach virus • Had a career-high four blocks in the win over Tennessee Tech on Dec. 30 • Reached double figures in scoring for the first time since the South Carolina State game and the seventh time this season with 10 points against Georgia Tech on Jan. 18 • Also added seven rebounds, her highest output in an ACC game to that point • Just missed double figures with nine points and five rebounds in the Miami win on Feb. 18 • Had her most productive ACC game of the season with 14 points and nine rebounds against Wake Forest on Feb. 22 • Continued her strong play late in the season with 12 points and six rebounds in the ACC quarterfinal win over Virginia Tech • Scored in double figures for the third time in four games with 14 points on 5 of 6 shooting in the ACC semifinal win over Maryland • Led the Tar Heels with 14 points and nine rebounds in the first round NCAA win over Prairie View • Scored in all five NCAA Tournament games. PREP/PERSONAL Coached by Alice Lyons-Bennett • All-America selection by McDonald's, the WBCA and Parade Magazine as a senior • Second-team All-America selection by EA Sports • Third-team Street and Smith's All-America pick • Gatorade Player of the Year in North Carolina as a senior • USA U18 Women's National Team Trials Invitee • Averaged 22 points and 12 rebounds per game • Scored 17 points for the East team to earn MVP honors at the North Carolina Coaches' Association East-West All-Star Game • Also competed in volleyball and track and field • Born Jessica Nicole Breland on Feb. 23, 1988 in Brooklyn, N.Y. • Daughter of Jean and Charles Breland • Has three older siblings, Arneice (33), Christina (28) and Stephanie (26). |
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