Jessica Davenport
Jessica Davenport
Jessica Davenport, born June 24, 1985, is a reserve center for the WNBA's Indiana Fever. She previously played for The Ohio State University's women's basketball team...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 June 1985
dangerous defense execute offense teams
Sometimes young teams are pretty dangerous because they just come out and play. We just have to execute our offense and defense so that we can get getter.
defense execute focus game offense type
Our focus in this game was to execute our offense and defense and to play our type of game.
court emotions expect faces great last lost players run second smile whenever
You expect that they?re always going to come out tough. You can see the frustration on the faces of the players whenever they don?t do something right. We lost in the last second at their court last year, and when I think back on it, I can smile because it was a great game. The emotions run high.
advantage ball good guards height players post throwing top
We have a height advantage so our guards were throwing the ball over the top and our post players were getting good position.
available half second tried
I was being more active, more aggressive. I was able to see what they were doing in the first half and then I tried to make myself more available in the second half and tried to get more rebounds.
ability blocking coming good guards job shot sure twice
My ability in shot blocking and Debbie?s ability to take charges, I think it really made them think twice about coming into the paint. I think our guards did a good job of making sure their three-point shooters did get a lot of shots.
committee decides hard stayed ten title whatever worked
I feel like we worked hard all season, whatever the committee decides they decide. We stayed focused, we think the Big Ten title helped.
job running
With her, it's not about scoring. It's about running our team. That's her job and she does it well.
game good tournament treated
We got good tournament experience. We treated this game like it was a tournament. We had one day of preparation and then had to come in and play a game.
force game took
I took it in flow. I didn't try and force anything tonight. I just really let the game come to me.
aware close freshman nice personal since
It's a nice personal goal. It wasn't something I was aware that I was close to breaking. It's just something I've been doing since my freshman year.
defender imagine practice shot shoulder time took turned
When I got the ball, I turned in my shoulder and I didn't imagine a defender on me. I practice that shot every day. I just took my time and made it.
care chip diverse everybody last loss minnesota overtime sure year
We'll make sure to take care of our business. I think we're a lot better. We're more diverse and a lot more experienced. Just about everybody here went through that loss last year (in overtime to Minnesota in the semifinals). We're going in with a chip on our shoulders.
ball cheat coming girl saw time
At first I thought she was going to shoot. I saw the ball coming and I saw my girl cheat up. I know I didn't have enough time to come down and go back up with it.