Honors:
USA South Honorable Mention All-Conference (2014-15)
USA South Academic All-Conference (2014-15)
Team’s Most Valuable Player (2014-15)
USA South Academic All-Conference (2013-14)
Team’s Most Valuable Player (2013-14)
USA South Academic All-Conference (2012-13)
Team’s Pacer Award (2012-13)
2014-15 (Senior): Complete game-by-game stats for Derrica Jones ... USA South Honorable Mention All-Conference selection … Earned USA South Academic All-Conference honors … Team’s Most Valuable Player … Played in all 25 games and made 24 starts as a senior … Team’s leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 10.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.6 steals in 29.3 minutes per game … Finished the season as the 12th leading scorer and 3rd leading rebounder in the conference … Registered five double-doubles, scored in double-figures 12 times and posted 12 games with double-digit rebounds … Scored a career high 24 points with a career best 17 rebounds in an overtime loss to NC Wesleyan (Dec. 1), followed by 19 points and 13 rebounds in a win the next time out against the Battling Bishops (Jan. 6) … Put up 21 points and brought down 11 rebounds in a win over Mary Baldwin (Feb. 14)
2013-14 (Junior): Complete game-by-game stats for Derrica Jones … Earned USA South Academic All-Conference honors … Team’s Most Valuable Player ... Played in 24 of 25 games making 23 starts as a junior … Averaged 10.5 points, a team best 9.8 rebounds, and 2.1 steals while playing 29.1 minutes per game … Notched 10 double-doubles on the season, scored in double-figures 16 times, and reached double-figure rebounds 13 times … Scored a career high 17 points pulling down 14 rebounds against Salem on Dec. 2 … Scored 12 points with a season high 15 rebounds against Piedmont on Jan. 10, and then scored 13 points with another 15 rebound performance her next time out against Maryville on Jan. 17
2012-13 (Sophomore): Complete game-by-game stats for Derrica Jones … Earned USA South Academic All-Conference honors … Women’s Basketball Pacer Award recipient ... Played in 22 of 25 games making 19 starts as a sophomore … Averaged 8.2 points, a team best 9 rebounds, and 1.5 steals while playing 27.3 minutes per game … Notched three double-doubles on the season … Reached double-figure rebounds 9 times including a career best 16 boards against Averett … Scored in double-figures 8 times with a season best 16 points against Piedmont on Jan. 12
2011-12 (Freshman): Complete game-by-game stats for Derrica Jones ... Played in 21 of 25 games making 18 starts as a freshman … Averaged 8 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.9 steals while playing 23.8 minutes per game … Scored a season high 13 points against Randolph on Nov. 27 and again on Jan. 24 against NC Wesleyan … Brought down a season best 13 rebounds against Shenandoah on Feb. 5 … Tallied two double-doubles on the year
Prep, Personal: Attended Ayden-Grifton High School where she played under head coach Jeff Dufour ... All-Conference and All-County selections all four years … Team’s Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior ... Played for East Carolina Storm under head coach Dawn Phillips ... Majoring in Business Administration ... Born July 5, 1993 ... Chose WPU because she liked the small campus and for basketball ... She enjoys traveling and amusement parks, especially riding roller coasters ... Hopes to own her own business one day
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 24, N.C. Wesleyan -- 12/1/14
Rebounds: 17, Randolph -- 11/22/14 ; N.C. Wesleyan -- 12/1/14
Assists: 3, 6 times
Steals: 6, at Meredith College -- 02/06/13
Blocks: 2, Huntingdon -- 1/25/15
FG made: 7, 5 times
FG attempts: 15, at Meredith -- 1/28/15
3FG attempts: 1, 4 times
FT made: 12, at Salem College -- 12/07/12
FT attempts: 20, N.C. Wesleyan -- 12/1/147
