2012-13 (Jr.): C-USA Defensive Player of the Year ... First Team All-C-USA ... One of two Jrs. (MTSU Ebony Rowe) to have averaged a double double past 3 years ... Named C-USA Preseason Player of the Year ... College Sports Madness C-USA Player of the Week (12/31) ... Averaging 17.3 points and 8.7 rebounds against the AP Top 25 ... Tied for the highest and three of the seven-highest rebounding games in C-USA this year (19 at TxSt, 18 vs. Lamar, 18 vs. SMU) ... Made 16 straight FTs from 1/24-2/3 ... Three straight double doubles from Feb. 3 to Feb. 14 ... 15 pts, 18 reb against SMU (3/7) ... 13 pts, 9 reb, four assists against UCF (2/21) ... Dbl dbl and six assists at Tulane (2/14) ... 18 pts, 14 reb against UAB (2/3) ... 21 pts, 10 reb against UTEP (1/24) ... 18 points, 4 blks at No. 24 Texas A&M (Jan. 1) ... 21 pts, 18 reb against Lamar (12/30) ... 4 straight double doubles from 11/27 to 12/15 ... 18 pts, 13 rebs against No. 3 Baylor (11/27) ... Scored 26 points with 19 rebs, 4 asts and 3 blk at Texas St. (11/20) ... Became the quickest Rice player to reach 1,000 career points with 16 at Tennessee (11/15), the 18th overall and the 8th to do it as Jr. ... Scored 12 of the Owls' first 16 on 5-5 FG, and had as many points as the entire Lady Vol team with 13:56 in the 1st
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011-12)
All-Conference USA First Team
All-Conference USA Defensive Team
Conference USA Player of the Week (Feb. 27)
Gene Hackerman Team MVP Award for 2011-12
Team co-captain
One of only 21 players in the nation to average a double-double... Team-high 14 double-doubles... Led C-USA in rebounding at 11.1 rpg and was ninth in the NCAA... Second in C-USA in scoring at 17.3 ppg... Scored game-high 22 points with game-high 18 rebounds at Prairie View A&M for her 14th career double-double... Grabbed team-high 9 rebounds with 7 points at Oklahoma State with 2 assists and 2 steals... Season and game-high 31 points with season and game-high 19 rebounds vs. HBU with 3 blocks and 4 steals... Game-high points (26) and rebounds (16) at Chicago State with 4 blocks and 3 steals... Game-high 15 points with 11 rebounds at Valparaiso... Team-high 29 points and game-high 12 rebounds vs. Alcorn State... 6 points and team-high 7 rebounds in only 23 minutes vs. UALR... Sixth double-double of the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds in only 22 minutes of action vs. Texas State... 13 points with 4 rebounds at SFA... Career-high 21 rebounds (second-highest in Rice history) with 21 points at UTSA... 14 points and 9 rebounds at Lamar... Scored 9 points and had team-high 9 rebounds at UAB... Game-high 16 points and game-high 16 rebounds in win over SMU... 15 points and 6 rebounds in win over Tulane... 7 points with team-high 10 rebounds at Tulsa... Tallied 13 points with team-high 7 rebounds vs. Southern Miss... Game-high 21 points and 7 rebounds vs. East Carolina... Ninth double-double with game-high 19 points and game-high 16 rebounds at Houston... Game-high 18 points and game-high 13 rebounds for her 10th double-double of the season in game at Marshall... Team-high 11 points and 8 rebounds vs. UTEP... Scored 10 points with 6 rebounds in win over Tulsa... 11th double-double of the season with game-high 22 points and game-high 12 rebounds at SMU with 4 steals...12th double-double with game-high 22 points and game-high 16 rebounds in 29 minutes of action vs. Houston... Game-high 22 points in win at UTEP... Team-high 19 points with 6 rebounds vs. Memphis... Game-high 23 points and game-high 17 rebounds vs. Houston in C-USA tourney... Team-high 16 points and 8 rebounds vs. UAB in C-USA tourney... Scored team-high 18 points and pulled down game-high 17 rebounds in WBI game at Sam Houston State.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2010-11)
Conference USA Freshman of the Year
All-Conference USA First Team
All-Conference USA Freshman Team
All-Conference USA Defensive Team
Conference USA Freshman of the Week 11 of 17 Weeks
(D6, D20, D27, J3, J10, J17, J31, F7, F14, F28, M7) Gene Hackerman Invitational All-Tournament Team
Gene Hackerman Team MVP Award for 2010-11
Outstanding freshman season... Only the third freshman all-time in C-USA history to be named to the All-C-USA First Team... Team-high 13 double-doubles... Team-high Double-digit scoring 24 games and team-high double-digit rebounding 15 games... 340 rebounds in a season ranks second all-time at Rice... Led Rice in scoring (14.1 ppg) and in rebounding (10.6 rpg)... Team-high 64 blocks (ranks fourth-best at Rice)... Second-leading freshman in the nation in rebounding and first in C-USA... Competed in all 32 games and made starts in the last 22 contests... In first collegiate game, scored 4 points, with 7 rebounds, and a steal against Montana State... Tallied 11 points and team-high 9 rebounds in a game vs. Florida International... Brought down team-high 9 rebounds against Baylor... Scored 7 points with 5 rebounds vs. No. 8 Texas A&M... Snared game-high 13 rebounds (6 points) vs. Mercer... 9 points and 13 rebounds vs. ULM... C-USA season-high 35 points with 10 boards vs. Long Beach State... 16 points and 7 rebounds vs. HBU with 2 steals and 2 blocks... 13 points and career-high 18 rebounds at Northwestern State... 26 points and 14 rebounds with 3 assists and 3 steals at Texas State... 14 points and 11 rebounds vs. Lamar... 10 points and 8 rebounds with 3 blocks vs. UCF... 17 points and 15 rebounds and 3 blocks at Tulsa... Scored 12 points and grabbed game-high 8 rebounds vs. Marshall... Scored game-high 19 points and grabbed game-high 9 rebounds at UTEP... C-USA season-high and career-high 20 rebounds and 8 points with 4 blocks vs. UAB... 14 points and 9 rebounds in win at Tulane... 8 points and team-high 10 rebounds vs. Tulsa with 3 blocks... Game-high 22 points and game-high 17 rebounds with career-high 6 blocks in win over SMU... Eight double-double of the season with team-high 18 points and game-high 14 rebounds with four blocks at Houston... Scored 15 points with 11 rebounds for her ninth double-double in win at Memphis... Scored 18 points with game-high 14 rebounds vs. UTEP... Tallied 17 points and 7 rebounds at Southern Miss... Game-high 23 points and game-high 9 rebounds vs. Tulane... Scored 12 points with game-high 11 rebounds vs. Houston... Posted 12th double-double with game-high points (23) and rebounds (13) in win at SMU... Scored team-high 16 points with 4 rebounds vs. Memphis at C-USA tournament... Team-high 15 points and game-high 11 rebounds in WNIT game at Missouri State.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2010 graduate of Reagan High School... Four-year letterwinnner and three-year starter for coach Terry Barton... Averaged 17.1 points, 13.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 3.4 blocks as a senior... 2010 McDonald's All-American nominee... San Antonio Express-News Super Team member 2009 and 2010... Rattlers went 21-12 in 2010... 2010 TABC 5A All-Region, All-District 26-5A, and TABC Academic All-State... Ranked 35th forward in the nation by ESPN Hoopgurlz... All-Star Girls Report rated her as the number 58 power forward in the country... Premier Basketball Report has her ranked as the 14th-best player in the state of Texas... As a junior in 2009, averaged 15 points and 13 rebounds a game and 2.5 block per game... Named first team all-district and Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) All-Region... Played on San Antonio Heat AAU for coach Koby Cantu.
PERSONAL
Full name: Jessica Lynne Kuster... Born: Aug. 20, 1992 Columbus, Ohio... Parents: Ralph and Therese Kuster (two sisters)... College: Lovett.
