Jenna Hirsch Biography
Career Notes: Set the school record for games played with 125 in her career... Finished her career ranking 12th in program history with 318 career assists and 18th all-time with 118 career 3-pointers.
2016-17 (Senior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in all 30 games and made 22 starts at guard... Scored 191 points to go along with 93 assists and 78 rebounds for averages of 6.4 points, 3.1 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game... Her 3.1 assists per game average and 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio were the best of her career, as were her 36 steals... Averaged 5.4 points, 3.1 assists and 2.4 rebounds in league play... Ranked second on the team in assists... Ranked fourth in the Horizon League in assist-to-turnover ratio and was 10th in assists per game... Scored in double figures seven times... Scored 10 of her season-high 17 points in the fourth period in the win over Sacramento State (11/20)... Had 16 points and a season-best seven assists in a victory over UIC (1/12)... Had three steals in back-to-back games against Cleveland State (1/16) and Detroit Mercy (1/20)... Had 10 points and six assists to go along with the three steals against the Vikings.
2015-16 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 32 games overall, four of which she started... Played in all 18 Horizon League contests and in each of the final 30 contests... Started at Akron on Dec. 21 and all three games in the WBI... Scored 95 points while adding 75 rebounds and 51 assists for averages of 3.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists... Averaged 2.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists versus conference opponents... Scored in each of the final nine games of the season... Scored a season-high 15 points off the bench in 32 minutes at Milwaukee (2/13)... Tied her career high by grabbing seven rebounds at Louisiana in the WBI semifinals (3/23)... Posted a career-best three blocks against Salem International (12/14) and had a career-high four steals versus Lake Erie (12/16)... Tied a season-high with six assists while adding five points and four rebounds in the WBI opener against Stony Brook (3/16)... Made a 3-pointer in 14 different games.
2014-15 (Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in all 32 games and started 22 of them at guard... Started every non-conference game, the first 18 overall and the final four games of the season... Scored 167 points for an average of 5.2 per game, and her 78 assists and 2.4 assists per game ranked third on the team... Averaged 5.8 points and 2.1 assists in league play... Shot 36.1 percent from 3-point range against the league, which ranked seventh in the conference... Scored in double figures eight times... Led the Penguins in assists in 10 games... Posted at least five assists six times... Set a new career high by making four 3-pointers at Cleveland State (3/4)... Scored a season-high 13 points in the regular-season finale against Valparaiso (3/7)... Scored eight points during a 12-4 run to end regulation and added two more in overtime as YSU won at Robert Morris (12/17)... Had seven assists at Milwaukee (2/19)... Posted six assists without a turnover in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament against Detroit (3/11).
2013-14 (Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats: Voted onto the Horizon League All-Freshman Team... Played in all 31 games and made 22 starts at guard... Ranked fourth on the team with 7.3 points per game while adding 3.4 rebounds per contest... Her 37 3-pointers were the second-most ever by a YSU freshman, and her 96 assists were the fourth-most by a freshman... Ranked 13th in the Horizon League with 3.1 assists per game, and her 1.3:1 assist-to-turnover ratio ranked 10th... Improved to 8.1 points per game in league play... In conference games, had the league's eighth-best assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4:1) while ranking ninth with 3.7 assists per contest... Among Horizon League freshmen, ranked second in assists and minutes, third in 3-pointers and points and fifth in rebounds... Named the Horizon League Freshman of the Week on Dec. 23 and Jan. 20... Averaged 9.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists over three games leading up to Dec. 23... Averaged 14 points, 5.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds in the week leading up to Jan. 20... Posted a career-high 20 points, including 11 in the final 5:09, in the win over Green Bay (1/16)... Scored 10 of her points from the free-throw line... Two days later, provided a career-best nine assists while playing all 40 minutes against Milwaukee (1/18)... Scored in double figures eight times... Had nine games with at least five assists... Made her first career start against Ohio Valley on Dec. 13 and went on to start 22 of the final 24 games... Buried three 3-pointers four times, three of which came in Horizon League play... Grabbed a career-best seven rebounds against Delaware (12/20)... Had three steals against Malone (12/16) and Vermont (12/21)... Blocked a shot against Detroit (1/29)... Played a career-high 46 minutes against Malone (12/16).
High School: As a senior named First-Team Class C All-State by the Associated Press, all-state by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan, All-Thumb Player of the Year (unanimously) and All-Blue Water Area Player of the Year… Averaged 21.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.1 steals and 4.2 assists… Ranked second in the state in 3-pointers and made 43 percent of her attempts from beyond the arc… Set Marlette High’s records for points in a game, season and career… Also set the career assists mark… Was a second-team all-state pick while earning first-team honors at the conference, county and area levels as a junior… Averaged 16.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 5.0 steals as a junior for the Red Raiders... Ranked 16th on the Michigan Girls Basketball Report's Fab 50 Senior list… Helped lead Marlette to league and district titles each of her last two seasons… Also participated in track and softball… Named academic all-state and graduated eighth in her class with highest honors.
Personal: Major is exercise science… Daughter of Brian and Shari Hirsch… Has a twin brother (Aaron) and a sister (Kristen)... Is the 2016-17 recipient of the Helen R. Stambaugh Women's Basketball Scholarship.
