Eastern Washington University Athletics

CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHS (as of March 10, 2020)
Points: 22 at Weber State (March 6, 2020)
Rebounds: 9, 3x, last: vs. Pepperdine (Dec. 1, 2019)
Assists: 13 vs. Portland State (Feb. 15, 2020)
Steals: 5 at Weber State (March 6, 2020)
Blocked Shots: 1, 12x, last: vs. Southern Utah (Feb. 27, 2020)
Field Goals Made: 8 at Weber State (March 6, 2020)
Field Goals Attempted: 20 vs. Montana State (Jan. 18, 2020)
Three-Pointers Made: 6 at Weber State (March 6, 2020)
Three-Pointers Attempted: 12 vs. Montana State (Jan. 18, 2020)
Free Throws Made: 5 vs. Southern Utah (Feb. 21, 2019)
Free Throws Attempted: 6 vs. Weber State (Dec. 28, 2019)

Major: Exercise Science

2019-20 | Sophomore
Played in and started 29 games as a sophomore… Averaged 35.6 minutes per game which ranked 75^th in the nation at the end of the season and is eighth all-time in a single-season in EWU history… Scored in double figures in 12 games, including a career-high 22 points at Weber State (March 6)… She also made a career-best six three-pointers in the contest, which is tied for ninth all-time in EWU single-game history… Made a three-pointer in every single game except for two and had 10 games with at least three triples… Is currently ninth all-time in EWU history in career three-point percentage, draining 36.1 percent of her shots from deep… Led the team and the Big Sky Conference with 5.4 assists per game, which was 20^th in the nation at the end of the season… The average is tied for eighth all-time in EWU single-season history… Dished 157 total assists which also led the Big Sky and ranked 24^th nationally… The total is ninth all-time in EWU single-season history… Will enter her junior year just 67 assists away from the career top-ten list… Dished out at least one assist in every single game she played in in 2019-20, including 14 games with over five and five games with 10 or more… Totaled four double-doubles this year, and became the first Eagle to have a double-double with points (13) and assists (12) (vs. Northwest Christian on Dec. 8) since Jan. 14, 2016… Her career-high is 13 assists, which is tied for fifth all-time in EWU single game history… Also dished 12 on two occasions, which is tied for 10^th… Is currently sixth all-time in EWU history in career assists average with 4.14 a game… Is seventh in career assist to turnover ratio with 1.46… Had an assist to turnover ratio of 1.86 this season which is 79^th in the nation… Led the team in assists in 25 games… Led the team in steals in 11 and had six games with at least three steals, including a career-high five at Weber State (March 6)… Scored 252 total points this season to average 8.7 per game, which was fifth on the team… Averaged 3.8 rebounds per game with 109 total and had a career-high nine against Pepperdine (Dec. 1)… Grabbed 40 total steals for a team-high 1.4 per game… Totaled nine blocks, which was tied for the second-most on the team.

2018-19 | Freshman
2019 All-Big Sky Tournament Team… Queensland Basketball Female Athlete of the Year… Played in 27 games and made 11 starts, averaging 23.7 minutes per game… Was fourth on the team in scoring with an average of 8.5 points per game… Scored 229 points on the year… Scored in double figures in 14 games and scored a career-high 19 points against Weber State (March 11)… Made 39.0 percent of her shots from the field (76-195)… Tied for second on the team with 54 made three-pointers… Made 38.8 percent of her shots from deep (54-139) which ranked her 51^st nationally at the end of the year… Made over three three-pointers in 10 games, including over four in six… Scored a career-high five three-pointers in Eastern’s first round game against Weber State (March 11)… Made at least one three-pointer in every game she played in except two… Went 23-for-26 (88.5%) from the free throw line including a career-high 5-for-5 against Southern Utah (Feb. 21)… Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in the season opener against Gonzaga (Nov. 11)… Led the Eagles with 2.8 assists per game… Totaled 75 on the year and dished out at least three assists in 15 games and had a career-high six against Idaho (Feb. 18)… Placed herself in the top-10 in Eastern’s freshman record book in points (T-10^th, 229), scoring average (9^th, 8.5), three-pointers (T-1^st, 54), three-point attempts (2^nd, 139), three-point percentage (5^th, 38.8), assists (7^th, 75) and assists average (T-7^th, 2.8)… Scored the game-winning basket in the conference tournament semifinals against Northern Colorado (March 13) after bouncing her inbounds pass off of her defender and was featured on SportsCenter ‘Top-Ten’… Also made the game-tying free throws in the quarterfinals (March 12) to send the game into overtime against Idaho State… Named to the Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team.

Prior to Eastern Washington
McDowell-White joins the Eagles all the way from Brisbane, Australia where she attended Brisbane State High. A 5-6" point guard, McDowell-White averaged 5.25 points and 6.12 rebounds per game for the Australia U18 squad. She improved to 8.29 points for game on the U20 team, adding 4.14 assists. She also helped guide her team to a U17 Oceania Championship.
 
Personal
She plans on majoring in kinesiology at Eastern. Her father, Darryl White, played football for the Australian Football League.
 
Schuller Says
"Jess is a great addition to this year's class. She is a savvy point guard who is strong and tough and has a great basketball IQ. She comes from family of high level athletes and really loves to compete. Her international experience has been extensive and has prepared her to make an immediate impact at the Division I level."