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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

Christina Leung
Christina Leung
Christina Leung
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Josiah Destin
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Christina Leung
Christina Leung
Christina Leung

4 Jessica McDowell-White

4 Jessica McDowell-White

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Brisbane, Australia
  • High School:
    Brisbane State HS
  • Prev School:
    Eastern Washington

Summary

Biography

2021-22 (SENIOR; retained year due to COVID-19 eligibility): 
  • Started in all 32 games for the Dons, playing 27.5 minutes per contest, averaging 5.8 points per game and a team-high 3.9 assists per game, good for 6th-best in the conference
  • Finished top-5 in the WCC in both assist-to-turnover ratio and total assists for the second consecutive year, posting a 2.3 AST/TO ratio with 127 total assists for the season
  • Recorded a season-high 10 assists in the Dons’ narrow overtime defeat against Portland on 2/2/23
  • Scored a season-high 19 points and made a USF career-high 5 three-point field goals on her Senior Day game against BYU on 2/18/23
  • Tied a season-high 38 minutes in the regular season finale game at LMU on 2/25/23, tallying 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists
2021-22 (SENIOR):
  • Played and started in all 33 games for the Dons during the 2021-22 season
  • Logged 1,065 total minutes as she averaged 32.3 minutes per game and played the entire 40 minutes twice
  • Finished the season by scoring 185 total points and averaging 5.6 points per game
  • Led USF in assists this season as she dished out 142 total dimes this season for a greater than 2-to-1 assist to turnover ratio
  • Scored a season-high 14 points during the Dons’ road victory over Pacific in Stockton as she knocked down four three-point shots in the victory
  • Corralled a total of 128 rebounds which was good for fourth on USF’s roster this season…
  • Finished her season by scoring three points and dishing out four assists in 36 minutes played against Air Force in the WNIT
2020-21 (JUNIOR):
  • Missed the first 11 games due to COVID-19 protocols, making her USF debut at Pacific on Jan. 7
  • The Dons went 12-6 with her in the lineup
  • Played in 18 games, logging 475 minutes, averaging 26.4 minutes per contest
  • Finished the year with 99 points, averaging 5.5 points per game
  • Had three games in double figures, including a season-high 14 points, along with nine assists in a massive road win over Portland on Feb. 15
  • Shot 34.3 percent from the field going 36-for-105, connecting on 26.7 percent of her attempts from beyond the arc (20-for-75)
  • Had 62 assists which was second on the team, averaging 3.4 assists per game
  • Finished with eight points and four assists in the Dons win over Houston in the first round of the WNIT
  • In the season finale she had two points, six assists, six rebounds and four steals in the loss to California Baptist
2019-20 (SOPHOMORE at Eastern Washington):
  • Played in and started 29 games as a sophomore
  • Averaged 35.6 minutes per game which ranked 75th in the nation and is eighth all-time in a single season in EWU history
  • Scored in double figures in 12 games, including a career-high 22 points at Weber State on Mar. 6
  • She also made a career-best six three-pointers in the contest, which is tied for ninth all-time in EWU single-game history
  • Led the team and the Big Sky Conference with 5.4 assists per game, which was 20th in the nation
  • Dished out 157 total assists which also led the Big Sky and ranked 24th nationally, which is ninth all-time in EWU single season history
  • Totaled four double-doubles this year
  • Her career-high is 13 assists, which is tied for fifth all-time in EWU single game history
  • Scored 252 total points this season to average 8.7 per game, which was good for fifth on the team.
 2018-19 (FRESHMAN at Eastern Washington):
  • 2019 All-Big Sky Tournament team member
  • Queensland Basketball Female Athlete of the Year
  • Played in 27 games and made 11 starts, averaging 23.7 minutes per game
  • Was fourth on the team in scoring with an average of 8.5 points per game, scoring 229 total points on the year
  • Scored in double figures in 14 games and scored a career-high 19 points against Webster on Mar. 11
  • Made 39 percent of her shots from the field (76-of-195)
  • Tied for second on the team with 54 made three-pointers, made 38.8 percent of her shots from deep (54-of-139)
  • Named to the Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team.

HIGH SCHOOL:
  • Averaged 5.25 points and 6.12 rebounds per game for the Australia U18 squad
  • She improved to 8.3 points per game on the U20 team, adding 4.1 assists
  • She also helped guide her team to a U17 Oceania Championship
     
PERSONAL:
  • Born August 23, 2000
  • Parents are Biana McDowell and Darryl White
  • Has seven siblings
  • Brother Darryl played college basketball at Fresno State and Master’s University, other brother Williams played professionally in German and is currently playing in the NBA G-League with the Vipers
  • Hobbies included hanging on the beach
  • Favorite movie is Coach Carter
  • Favorite television show is Home & Away (Australian TV show)
  • Favorite genres of music are R&B, Rap, and Hip Hop
  • Favorite food is pasta…Favorite athlete is Sue Bird
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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2020-21Junior

    Guard
    5'6"
    14
  • 14

    2021-22Senior

    Guard
    5'6"
    14
  • 4

    2022-23Senior

    Guard
    5'6"
    4