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General
Emerged as Miami's most effective post player in her junior season after shuffling between the backcourt and frontcourt in her first two seasons ... has upped her scoring average in each of her three seasons, going from 2.1 ppg as a freshman to 8.7 ppg as a junior ... has an effective mid-range game ... proven to be a tenacious rebounder on the defensive glass.

2006-07
Was Miami's most effective rebounder and post scorer after beginning the season shuffling between the backcourt and frontcourt ... in her first season as a full-time starter, made 23 starts and averaged a team-best 6.5 rebounds per game ... turned in second career double-double in Miami's win over Michigan (Dec. 6) when she sprung for 22 points and 11 rebounds ... followed up her double-double against Michigan with an 18-point, 14-rebound game at Illinois State (Dec. 9), with her 14 rebounds a career-high total ... also notched double-doubles at Northern Illinois on Feb. 3 (17 points, 11 rebounds), at Western Michigan on Feb. 10 (23 points, 10 rebounds) and against Buffalo on Feb. 14 (11 points, 13 rebounds) ... her 14 rebounds against Illinois State were the highest for a Miamian during the 2006-07 season ... finished the regular season with 11 double-figure scoring games, with six coming during conference play ... notched team-best five double-doubles ... led the team with 136 defensive rebounds and posted six double-digit rebounding games.

2005-06
Offensive threat who saw time at both forward and guard in 2005-06 but was used primarily at guard down the stretch ... gifted scorer who tallied in double digits seven times and led Miami in scoring three times a year after averaging 2.1 ppg. A go-to scorer at times during her sophomore campaign ... can score as a shooter and penetrator as well as from the free throw line, where she shot a team-best 85.4 percent (41-of-48) ... saw action in all 28 games and made two starts ... averaged 6.9 ppg and shot 40.6 percent from the field to lead Miami's guards in field goal percentage ... experienced breakout game in title game of the Saint Louis Billiken Classic (Nov. 26), pouring in 24 points and grabbing 10 rebounds versus SLU while earning MVP honors ... hit 6-of-11 shots and 7-of-7 free throws on the way to 19 points in loss to Wake Forest (Dec. 4) at Roger L. White Invitational ... poured in a team-high 19 points off 9-of-14 shooting and keyed a critical run in Miami's Jan. 14 win at Akron ... tallied 13 points in defeat of Ball State on Jan. 25 ... chipped in 10 points and five boards in loss at Kent State (Feb. 25).

2004-05
Reserve at both the guard and forward positions, who saw action in 26 games during her freshman season ... averaged 2.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per game during her first collegiate season ... scored her first collegiate basket and grabbed six rebounds in a season-high 18 minutes of action versus Chicago State (Nov. 23) ... tallied six points each in back-to-back games at Florida State (Nov. 27) and Wright State (Dec. 1) ... also dished a season-high two assists versus the Raiders ... scored five points and grabbed five rebounds in Jan. 26 game at Akron ... connected on 4-of-5 shots from the field for a season-high eight points in Feb. 19 win at Western Michigan ... saw action in both MAC Tournament games.

High School
Coached by Will Wienhorst at Warsaw High School ... set Warsaw school records for career points (1,608), points in a season (733), and single-season 3-point percentage (.560) ... led Indiana's Class 4A by averaging 25.3 points per game in 2003-04 ... her 733 points as a senior led the state of Indiana ... named 2004 Indiana Miss Basketball after leading the Tigers to a 26-3 record and state runner-up finish ... led Warsaw to a combined 47-5 record and back-to-back conference championships over her junior and senior seasons ... led the Tigers to a final state ranking of No. 5 and a 21-2 record during her junior season ... 2003-04 first-team all-state selection by both the coaches association and Associated Press ... received the prestigious Nancy Rehm Award presented annually to an individual for her influence on and contributions to women's athletics in Indiana ... named MVP of the 2003-04 Hall of Fame Classic ... a three-time all-Northern Lakes Conference honoree ... twice named the Warsaw Times-Union Player of the Year ... also lettered in track and tennis.

Personal
Named Jaclyn Marie Leininger ... 22 years old ... daughter of Cindy and Dan Leininger ... major is middle childhood education with an emphasis in language arts and social studies.