The complete package
San Diego State senior Jodi
Nowlin-Tres leads her team in
scoring, rebounding and steals
By Ben Kwasney
Oregon Daily Emerald
San Diego State head coach Beth Burns
thinks back to when she recruited a skinny kid
from Colorado’s western slope, and then about
all the times Jodi Nowlin-Tres would be the last
one of the Aztec players to leave the gym after
practice.
“Of all the players I’ve had in my eight years
here, Jodi is the only player from her freshman
to senior year who has improved off the scale,”
Burns said. “Her work ethic is why she is the
great player she is.”
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NOWLIN-TRES
Bums said as a fresh
man from Grand Junction,
Colo., Nowlin-Tres could
shoot the ball, that was for
sure. But defense was def
initely not her strong
point.
“She came in and had
no idea how to defend,”
Bums said.
Four years later, the 6
foot senior leads the West
ern Athletic Conference in
steals with 3.4 a game, and
nas neen named to Uie ali-WAL hrst-team and
defensive team the past two seasons.
Nowlin-Tres said her quickness, ball-han
dling and ability to shoot the three are what give
her the skill to play multilple positions.
"I think I’m pretty versatile,” Nowlin-Tres
said. “I can guard guards and the post.”
The Aztecs do not have a true center playing
substantial minutes, so Tres is expected to give
the Aztecs quality defensive minutes down low
when they face teams with big frontlines.
Oregon head coach Jody Runge described
Nowlin-Tres as, “a great three-point shooter, big
6-foot, she can play inside and outside.”
Last year in Eugene the Aztecs lost 57-52 to
the Ducks, and Nowlin-Tres fouled out of the
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Of all the players
I’ve had in my
eight years here,
Jodi is the only
player from her
freshman to senior
year who has
improved off the
scale. Her work
ethic is why she is
the great player
she is.
—Beth Burns
SDSU head coach
99
San Diego State
forward Jodi
Nowlin-Tres led
the Aztecs to the
Western Athletic
Conference
Championship
and a berth
into the NCAA
Tournament.
By the numbers at
Knoxville
Four teams will
face-off in Tennessee in
the First and Second
Rounds of the
NCAA Championships
Oregon vs. San Diego State
The winner of this First Round game will
play the winner of the Tennesse vs.
Grambling game in Second Round.
Head Coach: Jody Runge
Leading Scorer: Arianne Boyer 15.1
Points Per Game: 69.1
Opponent’s PPG: 58.6
Field Goal Percentage: .452
Three-point percentage: .344
Free-throw percentage: .628
Head Coach: Beth Burns
Leading Scorer: Jodi Nowlin-Tres 16.0
Points Per Game: 67.5
Opponents PPG: 51.0
Field Goal Percentage: .437
Three-point percentage: .271
Free-throw percentage: .615
Tennesse vs. Grambling
The winner of this First Round game will
play the winner of the Oregon vs. San
Diego State game in Second Round.
Head Coach: Pat Summitt
Leading Scorer Chamique Holdsclaw 20.2
Points Per Game: 76.8
Opponent’s PPG: 67.7
Field Goal Percentage: .437
Three-point percentage: .336
Free-throw percentage: .707
Head Coach: Patricia Cage Bibbs
Leading Scorer: Shiakiea Carter 14.5
Points Per Game: 81.3
Opponents PPG: 61.4
Field Goal Percentage: .425
Three-point percentage: N/A
Free-throw percentage: N/A
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