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  Jill Conover
Jill Conover

Player Profile
Hometown:
Grand Island, N.Y.

High School:
Grand Island

Height:
5-7

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
05/02/1981

Experience:
4L

Graduated:
2003

Senior Year Media-Guide Bio (plus Senior Year stats) in PDF Format
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Notes: Finished her career as the BGSU all-time leading scorer ... at the time of her graduation, owned the school career records for points (65), assists (25), matches played (80) and match-winning goals (seven), and was second in goals (20).

2002: Named to the Verizon Academic All-District Second Team ... played in all 22 matches, starting three ... finished fourth on the team with 10 points ... tied for fourth with four goals ... assisted on the opening goal, then scored the match winner, at Akron ... also had a three-point day, with a goal and an assist, vs. Western Michigan ... other goals came vs. Pittsburgh (match winner) and Marshall.

2001: An Academic All-District First-Team selection ... Academic All-MAC ... one of six Falcons to start all 19 matches ... finished second on the team in both goals, with four, and points, with 14 ... tied for the team lead with six assists ... tied the school record with seven points vs. Youngstown State ... had three assists in that match, tying another school mark, and also had a pair of goals ... had the match-winning goal, and added an assist, vs. Samford ... other goal came at Michigan State ... had assists vs. Ohio State (on the match-winning score) and Northern Illinois ... named to MAC Honor Roll for the second consecutive season.

2000: An All-Ohio Third-Team selection ... led the Falcons in scoring for the second-straight season, with 21 points ... named the team's offensive MVP ... had a team-high six goals and nine assists ... the assist total broke her own seasonal record ... played in 20 matches, starting 19 ... had four-point matches (goal and two assists) against both Central Michigan and UW-Green Bay ... named the MAC Player of the Week on Sept. 18 for her exploits in that CMU match ... had a hand in all three BG goals in a 3-1 win over the Chippewas, with a goal and two assists ... had a goal and an assist in the Bucknell match, as well as in the MAC Tournament win at Eastern Michigan ... also scored vs. Detroit and Marshall ... also assisted against Toledo, EMU (regular-season match) and Kent State ... broke her leg in the closing seconds of the MAC tourney semifinal, and missed the championship match ... named to the MAC's Academic Honor Roll.

1999: Exploded onto the scene with a team-high 20 points ... also led the Falcons with eight assists, and was second with six goals ... one of three players to start all 19 matches ... had two goals in a win at Northern Illinois ... earned the MAC's Player of the Week award on Sept. 21 ... had a goal and two assists vs. Valparaiso ... opened her collegiate career with a two-assist match vs. Michigan State ... scored a goal and added an assist against both East Carolina and Kent ... other goal came vs. Ball State ... had assists vs. Marshall and Eastern Michigan as well ... led BG in shots on goal.

High School: Earned five letters at Grand Island ('99) under coaches Peter Prozik and Darci Runfola ... scored 113 goals in her career ... named to the All-Niagara Frontier League First Team four times ... helped the Vikings to a 15-2-1 overall record and a league title as a junior ... scored a whopping 45 goals that year and 38 as a senior ... team went 61-19-6 during her tenure ... earned All-Western New York honors four times and all-state laurels twice ... team MVP three times ... earned three basketball letters and two in softball ... Senior Class President ... National Honor Society.

Personal: Jill Marie Conover was born May 2, 1981, in Buffalo ... a computer science major with a stellar 3.78 cumulative GPA ... minored in natural science ... daughter of James and Kathleen Conover ... has an older brother and an older sister ... member of Phi Eta Sigma and Golden Key honor societies ... a Study Skills peer mentor ... has played club ball for Ken-Ton Ambush and Club Ohio.

CONOVER'S YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS

Year     MP/MS   Shots  G-A=Pts.
1999     19/19    41    6- 8=20
2000     20/19    47    6- 9=21
2001     19/19    18    4- 6=14
2002     22/ 3    10    4- 2=10
Career   80/60   116   20-25=65