Jennifer Warkenthien

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-0
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Willow Lake, S.D.

Jennifer returns for her third season in the starting lineup ... preseason second-team all-Summit League selection ... member of the Division I Independent All-Academic Team during 2006-07 season.

2006-07

Earned second-team all-Division I Independent honors after leading team in rebounding (6.0 rpg) and ranking second in scoring (9.7 ppg), free throw shooting (.811) and blocked shots (34) ... started all 31 games at forward ... posted pair of double-doubles: 14-point, 10-rebound outing at North Dakota State (2/3) and matched career highs with 20-point, 12-rebound performance at IPFW (3/1) ... closed out final week of regular season with 18 points and nine rebounds at NJIT?(3/3) ... scored in double figures 17 times ... tallied double digits for first time during season with 13 points in home victory over Southern California (11/17) ... began stretch of four straight games scoring in double figures with 15-point night against Southern Illinois (12/9) ... made both three-point attempts en route to 12 points and nine rebounds against Colorado (12/13) ... reached 20-point mark for first time on 8-of-10 shooting from the field versus San Jose State (Calif.) (12/20) ... scored 13 points, including three-pointer down the stretch, in victory at Minnesota (1/14) ... scored 10 points, making 8-of-9 free throws, in WNIT victory versus Indiana (3/22).

2005-06

Started the first 16 games and 17 total, while appearing in all 28 games ... scored in double figures eight times and grabbed double-digit rebounds in two other games ... ranked second on team with 15 blocked shots ... also finished third on team with 140 rebounds and was fifth in scoring with an average of 7.1 points per game ... made 3-of-5 three-point attempts en route to season-high 13 points in home opener against Middle Tennessee State (12/2) ... reached double figures for first time in collegiate career with 11-point, six-rebound outing against UC Irvine (11/27) ... collected 11 points and seven rebounds in home win against Wisconsin-Milwaukee (12/4) ... helped seal upset victory at Wisconsin with two free throws in closing seconds (12/8) ... blocked three shots in home game against Texas State (12/16) ... narrowly missed double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds at Long Beach State (Calif.) (12/30) ... hauled down season-best 12 boards while coming off the bench for the first time in victory over IPFW (1/19) ... scored 11 points in road victories over D-I Independent opponents Texas-Pan American (2/11), North Dakota State (2/18) and IPFW (2/24) ... also grabbed eight rebounds in win at IPFW ... closed out freshman campaign with 10 points, eight rebounds and five assists versus Central State (Ohio) (3/3).

High School

Impressive list of accomplishments included being named the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year and Gatorade State Player of the Year in 2005 ... averaged 23 points and 12.6 rebounds per game as a junior at Willow Lake High School, then posted averages of 20.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.6 steals per game as a senior under the direction of coach Butch Brenden ... shot 53. 6 percent from the field ... three-time Class B all-state honoree, who earned second-team recognition in 2003 and first-team honors in 2004 and 2005 ... honored with the Spirit of Su Award at 2005 Class B state tournament, where she led Willow Lake to second consecutive runner-up finish and earned all-tournament honors for second time ... also received “Elite 15” recognition from the South Dakota High School Activities Association ... career totals included 1,795 points and 1,001 rebounds ... played at club level with South Dakota Solid Gold squad ... school-record holder in the high jump who placed in the top five at Class B state meet four times, with runner-up finish as a freshman ... also competed in volleyball ... class valedictorian and member of the National Honor Society.