Biography
2015-16 Preseason All-Southland Conference First Team
Junior (2014-15):
First Team Academic All-Southland Conference
Southland Conference All-Tournament Team
First-team All-Southland Conference
Southland Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 12)
Louisiana Sports Writers Association Player of the Week (Jan. 5)
Preseason Second-Team All-Southland Conference
Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Started all 34 games in her junior season, running her streak of consecutive starts to 98.
• ended the season as the nation’s 26th most accurate free-throw shooter (81.2 percent) and 184th-highest active scorer (1,172).
• twice topped 30 points and scored in double figures in 25 of NSU’s 34 games.
• led Northwestern State in scoring 18 times.
• had four games of at least five assists and no turnovers, including a seven-assist, zero-turnover game against Sam Houston State.
• Tied a career high with 6 3-pointers and poured in 24 points in a 70-64 overtime SLC semifinal victory against Lamar on March 14.
• Set a career high in scoring for the second time this season, pouring in 31 points against New Orleans on March 7.
• posted the first double-double of her career and the first of NSU’s season by scoring 22 points and grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds in a 71-60 win against Southeastern Louisiana on Feb. 26.
• Connected on a career-best 6 3-pointers and scored 26 points to reach 1,000 for her career in a 68-57 loss to McNeese State on Feb. 14.
• Scored NSU’s final eight points of the game, including the game-winning free throws with 2.9 seconds to play, in a 54-52 win against Central Arkansas on Feb. 12.
• Returned to the double-figure scoring column against Stephen F. Austin on Feb. 5, hitting 6 of 12 shots, scoring 17 points.
• Tallied 24 points, including the game-sealing 3-pointer in a 74-71 win against Nicholls on Jan. 21.
• scored 18 of her game-high 21 points in the second half of a Jan. 17 loss to Lamar.
• grabbed her 200th career rebound and made her 100th career 3-pointer against the Lady Cardinals.
• topped 20 points for the third time in five games, scoring 28, including her second 10-for-10 perrormance at the line, in a Jan. 14 win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
• Equaled a career high by scoring in double figures (21) for the fifth straight game, a 73-51 win against Incarnate Word on Jan. 10.
• led the Lady Demons in scoring (15), rebounding (7) and assists (5) in a 61-56 victory against Abilene Christian on Jan. 7. The seven rebounds were a career high.
• reached double figures for the third straight game, scoring 13 points and handing out seven assists in a 66-57 win at Sam Houston on Jan. 5.
• set a career high with 30 points, including 12 in the final 3:46, to lift NSU to a 78-68 victory at Houston Baptist on Jan. 2. It was NSU’s first 30-point performance since Jasmine Upchurch dropped 30 on Wiley College on Nov. 28, 2012.
Added five steals in a season-high 39 minutes in in the win against the Huskies.
• connected on three 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 13 points in a Dec. 29 loss to No. 18 Oklahoma State.
• scored all of her team-leading 13 points in the second half of a 61-56 victory against Arkansas-Monticello. Ten of those came from the free-throw line, as she made all 10 of her free throws against the Cotton Blossoms on Dec. 17.
• matched a career high with five rebounds -- all defensive -- in a loss at No. 3 Texas on Dec. 14.
• scored seven of her team-high nine points in the second half at Texas A&M on Dec. 3.
Also dished out five assists and did not commit a turnover in a season-high 29 minutes against the No. 5-ranked Aggies.
• enjoyed her best shooting game of the season, hitting 4 of 5 shots (3 of 4 3-pointers), against Central Baptist College, scoring 11 points.
• shook off a slow scoring start to the season with a 14-point outburst against LSU-Alexandria on Nov. 25, hitting 6 of 8 shots, including her first 3 of the season.
• Shook off early foul trouble and scored seven of her nine points in the second half of a 69-57 victory against Louisiana Tech.
• Did not score in the season opener against LeTourneau but handed out eight assists against only one turnover.
Sophomore (2013-14):
2013-14 Southland Conference All-Tournament Team (Mar. 16)
2013-14 All-Southland Confernece Honorable Mention Team (Mar. 11)
2013-14 Preseason All-Southland Conference First Team (Oct. 23)
• Named to the All-Southland Conference All-Tournament team.
• Down five with less than a minute to play in the tourney semifinal, she scored six straight points to win the game.
• Had 10 points in the conference finals with five assists to earn the team a Southland Conference championship.
• Set a career high with nine assists against Savannah State, and had seven in games against Southern Arkansas and Oral Roberts.
• Ranked 11th in the Southland Conference in field goal percentage, 10th in free throw percentage, 5th in 3-point field goal percentage, and second in assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Has had one or less turnover 15 times this season, and averaged 35 minutes per game.
• Season high 17 points at Southeastern Louisiana, was 6-of-10 from the field and 5-of-9 from 3-point range.
• Scored 16 points at Texas on six makes in nine attempts and 15 against Stephen F. Austin on 4-f-10 from the field. .
• Tied her career high in rebounds twice, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State
• Career high six steals at New Orleans, had eight games with two or more steals.
• 18 games with a .450 shooting percentage or better.
• Was 5-for-6 with 14 points at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and against Sam Houston at home.
• Six game with five or made buckets.
Freshman (2012-13):
Southland Conference Player of the Week (2/11/2013)
Southland Conference Freshman of the Year (3/11/2013)
All-Southland Conference Third Team (3/11/2013)
Louisiana Sports Writer's Association Honorable Mention Team (4/13/2013)
• Finished the season as the nation’s leading freshman in minutes per game.
• first Southland Conference freshman of the year for NSU since Demetria White in 2009, and fifth in school history (Joskeen Garner, Judy Clark, Chassidy Jones, and White) .
• elected Southland Conference Player of the Week on 2/11 when she averaged 16.5 ppg against Central Arkansas and Oral Roberts.
• she and Keisha Lee both eclipsed the 1,000 minute mark, the only two freshmen in the country to that during the regular season.
• she hit 16 buzzer beaters (both game and shot clock) including the one that gave NSU a win over reigning SLC champion McNeese.
• led all Southland Conference freshmen in assists, free throw percentage, assist-to-turnover ratio, and second in points per game to NSU’s Keisha Lee.
• broke into the NSU’s all-time freshman records ranking in the Top 10 in points and assists... ranked third on the team in points per game (10.8).
• led the team in assists per game with 3 per game.
• season-high 21 points versus Alcorn State.
• scored 18 points on both Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Southeastern Louisiana.
• had seven assists and 12 points in the upset of McNeese in the first conference game of the year.
• had 16 double-digit scoring games, longest streak was four.
High School:
• Averaged 18.4 points, 5.2 assists and 5.2 steals per game in her senior season at Horizon High School.
• named to the 2011-12 Texas Girls Coaches Association Class 4A/5A All-Star Team.
• named district MVP and co-city MVP for her senior year...earned all-district and all-state honors for 2011-12.
• named the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Athlete of the Year for 2011-12.
• helped lead her team to a 32-3 record, a district championship and regional championship in senior year.
• named city MVP as a junior.
• earned first team all-city and first team all-district as a freshman, sophomore and junior...named newcomer of the year for her efforts during her freshman season.
• graduated with a 3.4 GPA.
Personal:
• Born Feb. 1, 1993.
• daughter of Ron and Irma Perez.
• mother is a teacher and father is an engineer.
• has one younger sister, Jackie, who is a sophomore with the Lady Demons.
• majoring in physical therapy.
• wants to play professional basketball and start her own physical therapy business.
• goes by the nickname “J.”
