#34 Jennifer Arriola
6-2, Jr. F/C, Rio Rico, Az (Rio Rico HS)

Averaged 3.8 points and 3.9 rebounds while playing in every game and starting seven times during her sophomore year in 2002-2003......Ranks second in rebounding among UTPA’s returning players.....Led the Lady Broncs with eight blocked shots.....Scored a career-high 17 points against IPFW at the UTPA Fieldhouse.....Scored 10 points against Incarnate Word a week later...Grabbed nine rebounds at Montana and eight against both Air Force and New Mexico State.......Made eight of nine shots from the field in the game against IPFW and five of six shots against Incarnate Word.....Averaged 2.3 points and 2.3 rebounds while playing in every game as a freshman during the 2001-2002 season......Scored eight points against both Schreiner and Arkansas State..... Grabbed a career-high ten rebounds against Texas-El Paso and seven against Weber State and Louisiana-Lafayette......Came to the Lady Broncs after starring at RIO RICO HIGH SCHOOL, where she was named first team All-State in Class 3A........Named the Most Valuable Player for basketball and the top player in the Southern Conference ........ Holds the Copper Region record with 111 blocked shots during her senior season..... Named Athlete of the Year at Rio Rico HS.......Averaged 22 points, 10 rebounds and 4.3 blocked shots per game as a senior... Holds school career records for points, rebounds and blocked shots........ Led her summer team, the Tucson Miracles, to national tournaments in Tennessee (2000) and Florida (2001)........Named All-Conference in both basketball and volleyball... Holds nine school athletic records... Received the Quest for Quality Award... Earned the Senior Achievement Award.....Was a member of the National Honor Society........Was student body president and president of the Literacy Club........Named Student of the Month......First Chair in both Symphonic Band and Marching Band......Named to the Honor Roll.....Earned Good Citizenship Award.........Received the Laurels Award...... Named a finalist in State Poetry Contest........ Served as a D.A.R.E. Role Model.....Earned the Senior Achievement Award....Came to UTPA to play Division I college basketball and receive a great education.

Born July 5, 1983... The daughter of Rosa and Rene Arriola... Has two brothers, Rene and Patrick, and two sisters, Rosemary and Erika.......Majoring in Biology.

Coach Craft on Jennifer Arriola:

“Jennifer had a great spring, and there’s such a difference between your sophomore and your junior year. She came on late in the season and continued to impress. Jennifer gives us a 6-2 finesse post player to go along with our power game. I expect Jennifer to raise her game to another level.”
Arriola's Career Statistics

Year

GP-GS

FG-FGA

Pct.

3FG-3FGA

Pct.

FT-FTA

Pct.

Reb.-Avg.

Ast.

TO

Blk

St.

Pts.-Avg.

2001-02

28-3

23-63

.365

0-0

.000

18-33

.545

65-2.3

8

27

16

5

64-2.3

2002-03
28-7
45-108
.417
0-0
.000
17-30
.567
110-3.9
25
68
8
18
107-3.8
Totals
56-10
68-171
.398
0-0
.000
35-63
.556
175-3.1
33
95
24
23
171-3.1

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