Jenny Eckhart

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Carmel
Hometown:
Libertyville, Ill.

Ranks fifth at SU in career 3-point field goal percentage (min. 30 made) at .339 (37-109).

Freshman Year (2005-06)
One of two players to start all 27 games for the Orange … First SU freshman since Julie Angelina in 1993-94 start every game … … Ranked in the top 20 nationally in freshman assists average (2.89) … Ranked second in the BIG EAST in minutes played per game (37.63) and 15th in the league in 3-pointers made per game (1.37) … Fourth on the SU single-season list in minutes played average ... Logged 1,016 total minutes which ranked 10th on SU’s single season ledger … Played the entire game 11 times … Led the Orange in 3-point field goals made (37) and 3-point field goal percentage (.339, 37-109) … Ninth on SU’s freshman scoring chart with 267 points … Ranked sixth on the Orange’s freshman assists list (78) … Third on the team in scoring (9.9 ppg) Registered 13 double-digit scoring games … Selected as the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Dec. 5 … Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Jan. 30 … Tallied a game-high 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting from floor, including four 3-pointers and a 2-for-2 performance from the free-throw line in her first collegiate game at Manhattan … Her two free throws with four seconds remaining sealed SU’s triumph against the Jaspers … Her 20 points was the most by an SU freshman in her collegiate debut since Marva Cook scored 23 points versus Canisius on Dec. 2, 1979 … Tallied eight points and set career highs with five rebounds and three steals at Niagara … Career-high seven assists against Sacred Heart … Scored 16 points and was 6-of-9 from the field against Colgate … Matched her career high with four 3-pointers and tallied six assists versus the Raiders … Scored a career-high 23 points, while making a personal-best seven free throws, and tying her career high with four 3-pointers … Netted five points and dished out six assists against Massachusetts … Recorded 13 points and played the full 40 minutes versus Binghamton … Tallied 11 points at Albany … Tied her career-high with seven assists and played all 40 minutes versus Quinnipiac … Scored 13 points, including the game-winning three with 21 seconds to go at Cornell … Was perfect from the field (5-for-5), including three trifectas and finished with 14 points versus Louisville … Scored 11 points versus West Virginia … Matched her career-high with five rebounds at Villanova … Notched 11 points against Marquette … Scored a team-high 15 points against Cincinnati … Notched a game-best 17 points at Seton Hall … Scored 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field, including 3-for-3 from beyond the arc, at Providence and played a career-high 45 minutes … Forced overtime against the Friars, hitting a three with eights seconds left … Finished with 11 points and added two assists at Rutgers … Connected on all six of her free throw attempts against Connecticut … Ended the season by hitting 12 straight free throws ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters.

High School
Four-year lettwerinner at Carmel High School … Finished her scholastic career as the Corsairs all-time scoring leader with more than 1,700 points … Also held the school’s career assist record with 660 … Averaged 16.4 points and 7.8 assists per game as a senior … 2005 East Suburban Catholic Conference Player of the Year … Named first-team all-state by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association as a senior … Earned second-team all-state honors from both the Associated Press and the Chicago Tribune … Three-time member of the Chicago Sun Times All-Area Team … Three-time all-conference selection … Earned all-state special mention accolades from the Chicago Tribune as a sophomore and junior … Named second-team all-state by the IBCA and the Champaign News Gazette in 2004 … Third-team all-state pick by the IBCA as a sophomore … Averaged in double figures in each of her four seasons, including a career-high 18.1 points per game in 2002-03 … Also a member of the Illinois Hustle U16 team that finished second at the AAU national tournament in 2003.

Personal
Jennifer Lynne Eckhart ... Born April 25, 1987 in Evanston, Ill. … Daughter of Ed and Trish Eckhart ... One brother, Matt ... Majoring in health and exercise science.

Career Stats
			     Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2006      27-27  1016/37.6   92-234  .393   37-109  .339   46-66   .697  13-57    70  2.6  42-0   78  85   0  18  267/9.9
TOTAL     27-27  1016/37.6   92-234  .393   37-109  .339   46-66   .697  13-57    70  2.6  42-0   78  85   0  18  267/9.9