2021-22 Women's Basketball

Mitchell Layton
Mitchell Layton

10 Jade Edwards

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • High School The Latin School of Chicago
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.

Biography

2021-22: First Team All-Patriot LeaguePatriot League All-Tournament Team ...  Left her mark in the AU record books as one of only five players in program history to own spots in the top-10 for career points (10th - 1,232), rebounds (7th - 645), and blocks (9th - 57) ... Eclipsed both the 1,000-point and 500-rebound milestones during the season ... Started all 32 games of the Patriot League Championship season, including in the NCAA Tournament First Round at Michigan (3/19) ... Led the team with 12.6 ppg, 6.5 rpg, and 12 blocks, and was second with 53 steals and 104 assists ... Closed with new career-highs in rebounds (208), assists, and steals ... Posted double-figure performances in all but 10 games and added three double-doubles in her resume, including the program's first in rebounds (11) and assists (10) during the win at Virginia (12/7) ... Those 11 assists were good for a new single-game career-high ... Also earned double-doubles during the wins over Lehigh (2/23) with 10 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, and Lafayette (3/7) with 13 points and 10 rebounds ... Broke 20 points four times throughout the season, starting with a season-high 27 points during the overtime win against Vermont (11/13) ... Led the team with 25 points and nine rebounds against George Mason (11/23) ... Tied her career-high with five steals during the win at Longwood (12/18) ... Led the team with 21 points during the Patriot League Championship against Bucknell (3/13) and added four rebounds, four assists, and two blocks ... Closed the season with seven points, three rebounds, and an assist against Michigan (3/19) in the NCAA Tournament First Round.

2020-21: First Team All-Patriot LeaguePatriot League All-Defensive Team … Started all 11 games during the shortened season … Continued to lead the Eagles in her junior campaign, averaging a career-high 17.4 ppg (191 points) and 7.4 rpg (81 rebounds) … Also averaged a career-high 3.0 assists per game (33) to rank third on the team, and had seven blocks and a team-high 26 steals … Her 17.4 ppg ranks fifth in the single-season record books … Scored 31 points in the second game of the season against Lehigh (1/11) to tie for 10th in program history for single-game scoring ... Closed the season ranked second in the Patriot League for scoring, third in steals (2.4/game), fourth in field goal percentage (.520), and fifth in free throw percentage (.831) … Opened the season with a 16-point performance against Lehigh (1/9) before earning her first of four double-doubles of the season with a career-high 13 rebounds and a career-high 31 points against the Mountain Hawks (1/11) … Also added double-doubles against Loyola Maryland on Jan. 24 (19p, 10) and Feb. 21 (25p, 10r), and Navy on Feb. 24 (11p, 10r) … Also picked up single-game career-highs in assists (7) and steals (5) … Was held to single-digits for the first and only time of the season during the Patriot League Semifinal at Boston University, scoring only six points alongside her eight rebounds...Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2019-20: Second Team All-Patriot League ... Started all 29 games as a sophomore ... Averaged a career-high 14.5 ppg (421 points), 6.9 rpg, 1.6 apg, and added 21 blocks and 39 steals ... Put up double-figure scoring in 10 of the first 11 games of the season ... Tied her career-high in the opener, scoring 15 against Ohio (11/10) ... Also tied her career-high in steals (3) and brought down seven rebounds and two blocks against the Bobcats ... Smashed her career-high the next two times out, scoring 24 points during the wins over Villanova (11/14) and High Point (11/18) ... Also bested her career-best on the boards with eight rebounds against the Wildcats ... Was back over 20 points against Saint Joseph's (11/30) with 21 ... Put up her first double-double of the season the next time out, scoring 14 points while coming just short of her career-high with 11 rebounds ... She put in six more games with 20+ points throughout the rest of the season, including at Army West Point (2/8) where she added 11 rebounds for her second double-double of the season ... Tallied back-to-back double-doubles against Navy (2/19) and Boston University (2/22) ... Scored 22 points and added 11 boards against the Midshipmen ... Tied her career-high with 12 boards alongside her 15 points against the Terriers ... Bested her career-high in steals twice in the latter part of the season, coming away with four against Holy Cross (2/29) and Boston University (3/9) during the Patriot League Quarterfinal ... Pitched in 14 points and nine rebounds in both Patriot League Tournament games against Navy (3/7) and Boston University (3/9).

2018-19: Played 31 games and earned 20 starts during her thrilling freshman season, which culminated in a Patriot League All-Rookie Team selection … Averaged 7.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, and 1.5 apg … Ranked second on the team in rebounds (156) and blocks (17), and third for steals (35) … Scored her first points as an Eagle during the win against Hawaii (11/23) … Hit double-figures for the first time against Florida Gulf Coast (11/25), scoring 10 points while bringing down three rebounds … Bested that performance with a dozen against Ohio (12/29) in her first career start, shooting a perfect 3-for-3 from the field while going 6-for-10 from the line … Also pulled down a dozen rebounds against the Bobcats for a career-high and her first career double-double … Scored a career-high 15 points against Navy (1/9) … Tied that performance against Holy Cross (2/27) while also contributing nine boards to just miss on another double-double … Picked up her second double-double of the season against Lehigh (2/16), scoring 12 points and earning 10 rebounds … Closed the season with 14 points and nine rebounds against Penn during the WNIT First Round (3/22) … Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Played for the Latin School of Chicago … She was a Second Team All-State selection in 2017 … Three-time first team all-conference selection … Two-time conference player of the year and MVP … Reached the 1,000-point mark in her junior season after helping lead the team to its third consecutive conference title and second consecutive regional title.

Personal: Daughter of Pascale Gontard and Jamal Edwards … Studying journalism at AU.

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Historical Player Information

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    2018-19Freshman

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    2019-20Sophomore

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    2020-21Junior

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    2021-22Senior

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