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Jessica Bush

Class: Senior Hometown: Blue Springs, Mo. High School: Blue Springs

Height: 5-2 Position: Midfielder/Forward Birthdate: 03/20/1987

2007 (Junior): Started all 21 matches ... Led the team with six assists ... Recorded an assist on the game-winning goal against Missouri State (9/18) ... Assisted on KU's first goal of the conference season at Baylor (9/28) ... Had assists in back-to-back matches twice: at Drake (10/5) and at Texas Tech (10/7); as well as vs. Nebraska (10/26) and vs. Iowa State (10/28) ... Scored her only goal of the season against Oklahoma (10/14) ... Also had a season-high five shots in the Oklahoma game ... Played a career high 108 minutes against Auburn (9/1) ... Has eight goals and eight assists (24 points) against Big 12 opponents in her career.

2006 (Sophomore): Named to the Soccer Buzz All-Central Region Third Team and All-Big 12 Second Team ... Selected Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (10/15) and to the Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week (10/17) and Soccer Times Honor Roll (10/18) during the season ... Set a KU record with game-winning goals in three consecutive matches ... Started 18 of 19 matches ... Led the team with eight goals, including four game-winners ... Recorded a goal and an assist against UCF (9/17) ... Tallied game-winning goals at Oklahoma (9/24), at Iowa State (10/13), at Missouri (10/15) and against Baylor (10/20) ... Collected a career high two goals and four points at Missouri (10/15) ... Scored KU's lone goal at the Big 12 Championships against Colorado (11/1).

2005 (Freshman): Member of the 2005 All-Big 12 Newcomer Team ... Named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 6 ...Started all 20 matches of the season ... Broke the school record for assists (6) by a freshman ...Her corner kick into the box set up KU's first goal against Texas and gave her the school record for assists by a freshman ... Had five shots and played 101 minutes at #25 Nebraska on Sept. 30 ... Tallied her third game-winning goal of the season in KU's 1-0 victory over Baylor in the Big 12 opener ... Scored a goal in KU's 4-0 rout of UC Irvine (9/16) ... Her corner kick set up Missy Geha's game-winning goal at San Diego (9/9) ... Scored game-winning goal against Arkansas (9/2) ... First collegiate goal was the game-winner vs. Missouri State on Aug. 31.

Blue Springs HS: Three-time all-metro and all-state selection ... Selected as the 2003 Missouri Offensive Player of the Year ... Named the 2004 Missouri High School Player of the Year ... Selected as a NSCAA High School All-American ... Named to the all-district, all-conference, all-metro, all-state teams, as well as the Examiner Player of the Year from 2002-2005 ... Earned NSCAA High School All-American honors ... Was named Metro Sports Female Athlete of the Year in 2005 ... A three-year member of the National Honor Society.

Club: Played with the KCFC Dynamos ... Kansas State Champs and Regional Champs in 2005.

ODP: Member of the Missouri state team from 2000-2005 ... Four-year Member of the ODP Region II Team.

Personal: Parents are Steve and JoAnn Bush ... Has a brother, Stevie.