2009-10 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Juanita Ward
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Callaway HS/Gulf Coast College/Odessa College
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Miss.
Senior Year (2009-10)
Second on the team with 5.8 rebounds per game • At Michigan in the WNIT, led the team with 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting • Against VCU in the WNIT, registered a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds and had a career-high tying four assists • Against Providence in BIG EAST Tournament, was one rebound shy of a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds • Against Seton Hall in BIG EAST Tournament, was one of two players to score in double-figures with 16 points • Against West Virginia, was one rebound shy of a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds • At DePaul, was one of two players to lead in scoring with a career-high tying 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting • Against Connecticut, was one of three players to lead the team with 11 points and pulled down a team-best six rebounds • Against Marquette, shot 4-of-5 from the field en route to 12 points and six rebounds • At Pittsburgh, was one of four players to score in double-figures with 11 points • Against Notre Dame, recorded a team-high 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field and pulled down seven rebounds • At Providence, led the team in scoring with 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the floor • At South Florida, scored a team-high 15 points and had a team-best nine rebounds, including a season-best six defensive boards in a career-high 40 minutes • Against Rutgers, shot 10-of-10 from the charity stripe • Against Brown, shot 5-of-10 from the floor en route to 13 points • At Seton Hall, was 6-of-8 from the field en route to 18 points • Against Georgetown, registered her first double-double of the season with 17 points and 13 rebounds and set season-bests in offensive rebounds (8) and steals (3) • Against Dartmouth, scored 10 points • Against Wagner, scored 11 points • Against Old Dominion, had 10 rebounds • Against Presbyterian, she was 4-of-5 from the floor and was one of six players to score in double figures with 13 points • Against Fairleigh Dickinson, she grabbed a team-high tying eight rebounds.
Junior Year (2008-09)
Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll once • Was the team’s third-leading rebounder with 6.1 per game and fourth in scoring with 8.6 points per game • Recorded three double-doubles • At Bowling Green in the WNIT, scored six points and secured eight boards • Against Canisius in the WNIT, scored 10 points and collected six boards • Against St. John’s in the BIG EAST Tournament, led the team in scoring with 11 points and picked up five defensive rebounds • Against Providence, scored 11 points behind 5-of-8 shooting in just 15 minutes of play • At West Virginia, scored four points and hauled in five rebounds • At Notre Dame, finished with six points and three rebounds • Against Georgetown, picked up one defensive rebound • At Louisville, tallied five points, picked up three defensive boards and registered two steals in a career-high 34 minutes • Against Villanova, scored a team-high 15 points behind 6-of-7 from the field • At Marquette, tallied eight points and hauled in seven rebounds • Against Pittsburgh, pulled down seven rebounds, scored five points and registered two steals • At Connecticut, scored eight points, picked up five boards and recorded three steals • Against Seton Hall, scored eight points, gathered five rebounds and posted two steals •At Cincinnati, lead the team in scoring with 18 points and distributed three assists • Against Rutgers, matched a season-best with two blocks and scored four points • At Georgetown, scored two points and grabbed seven rebounds • Against Princeton, scored six points and registered two steals • At St. Bonaventure, recorded 13 points and 11 rebounds • Against Ohio, scored six points and picked up six rebounds • Picked up her first conference award after being named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for her performance against Niagara • Against Niagara, tied a career-best with 20 points and four assists and set a career-high with five steals • Against Delaware State, recorded a career-best two blocks, scored 10 points and pulled down nine rebounds • Against Lehigh, registered 10 points and pulled down six rebounds • Against Longwood, hit all nine free throws en route to an 11-point performance • Against Alaska Anchorage, netted six free throws and pulled down eight boards • Against Jackson State, made nine free throws and collected eight total rebounds en route to an 11-point performance • Against Portland State, recorded 14 points, including her first 3-pointer for the Orange, and was second on the team with nine boards • At Ohio State, logged her registered a career-high 10 defensive rebounds and 11 points • At UMES, tallied 20 points and 15 rebounds • At Siena, scored eight points and pulled in a game-high 14 rebounds.
Odessa College
Helped lead the Lady Wranglers to a National Championship (32-2) in her sophomore season • Earned National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Second Team All-America honors • Averaged 15.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per game • Made 45.5 percent (167-367) of her field-goal attempts, including 36.0 percent (17-47) of her 3-point attempts • Added 1.1 assists and 1.4 steals per contest.
Gulf Coast College
Named a NJCAA Third-team All-American her freshman season • Help lead the Commodores to a 24-9 record • Averaged 19.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per contest • Made 42.2 percent (245-581) of her field-goal attempts, including 34.0 percent (17-50) of her 3-point attempts • Converted 71.0 percent (132-186) of her free throws • Added 2.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
High School
McDonald’s All-American her senior year • Nominated for the Naismith National Player of the Year Award her senior season • Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year her senior year • Two-time Parade All-American • Two-time Street and Smith All-American • Named an All-American twice by the All-Star Girls’ Report • Four-time all-district and all-metro player of the year • Nominated for the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame • Averaged 26.5 points per game during her high school career • Selected to participate in the 2004 USA Women’s Youth Development Festival.
Personal
Juanita (Jay) Synal Ward • Born December 1986 • Daughter of Thomas and Mary Ward • Has three brothers and one sister • Majoring in communication and rhetorical studies.
