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2011 - Redshirt Sophomore: First Team All-Big Ten ... NFCA Midwest All-Region Second Team ... Getterman Classic All-Tournament Team ... Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (4/11) ... Academic All-Big Ten... Played in and started all 49 games on the season, seeing time in left field and at shortstop ... Was a consistent contributor in the heart of the Illini lineup, hitting .336 with eight doubles and a team-leading 14 home runs ... Finished with an Illini-best 46 RBIs while scoring 30 runs and earning a team-high 98 total bases ... Earned a .426 on-base percentage, third-highest among all Illini, courtesy of 20 walks and four hit by pitches ... Finished among the leaders for Big Ten-only games with seven home runs (1st), a .783 slugging percentage (2nd), 47 total bases (2nd), 23 RBIs (2nd), four doubles (T-5th) and 22 hits (tied-ninth) ... Totaled five hits, including two doubles, to go with three RBIs and two runs scored during the Getterman Classic ... Hit a two-run homer and a grand slam against Temple to earn a career-high six RBIs on March 4 ... Went 2-for-4 with two walks, an RBI-double and one run scored during a two-game series with Michigan State on March 26-27 ... Earned Big Ten Co-Player of the Week honors for her work against Illinois State and Ohio State during the week of April 4-10. Davis finished the three-game stretch with a .667 batting average (6-for-9) with eight RBIs and six runs scored on four homers, a double and three walks. Davis did not record an out throughout the series with Ohio State - providing four hits, three walks and reaching base on an error in eight plate appearances ... Went 4-for-6 against the Michigan pitching staff with two homers, two runs scored and three RBIs during the April 17 doubleheader ... Went 4-for-7 (.571), including two doubles, at Iowa over both games of Illinois' May 4 doubleheader, also driving in five runs and drawing a walk ... Tallied a run-scoring single in the ninth inning against Minnesota on May 13 to help secure a 2-0 extra-inning victory.
2010 - Redshirt Freshman: Started and saw time in 28 games before suffering a season-ending lower-leg injury against Indiana State (3/31) ... Fourth among regular starters with a .298 batting average ... Accumulated 46 total bases, 25 total hits, 22 runs, 21 RBIs, six doubles and five home runs ... Stepped to the plate 84 times ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and one run scored against UNLV on Feb. 12 ... Scored two runs on three hits against Mississippi Valley on Feb. 26 ... Went 1-for-3 with a three-RBI double against Bradley.
2009 - Freshman: Did not compete after suffering a season-ending knee injury in preseason practice.
High School: Tampa Tribune softball first team ... All-county honoree in and softball ... Four-year starter in softball and volleyball ... Earned all-state and academic all-conference honors in softball and volleyball.
Personal: Born Jan. 15, 1990 ... Daughter of Keith and Carol Davis ... Has two siblings, Tyler and Sarah ... Majoring in kinesiology ... Earned National Scholar Athletic Award by the United States Army ... Honor roll student ... Three-sport high school athlete (softball, volleyball and basketball).
Getting to Know Jessica: Nickname: JD ... Favorite Food: Chicken ... Favorite Pro Team: New York Yankees ... Favorite TV Show: Modern Family ... Favorite Movie: The Notebook ... Favorite Quote: "The only time you will find success before work is in the dictionary." ... Favorite Pregame Meal: Pasta ... Career Goals: Become a physical therapist ... Dream Job: Astronaut ... Pregame Superstitions: "Listening to my I-pod and always wearing a headband and my Phiten."
Davis' Career Statistics
| Year | Avg. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | Slg. % | BB | HBP | OB % | SF | SH | SB-Att. | PO | A | E | Fld. % |
| 2010 | .298 | 28-28 | 84 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 46 | .548 | 8 | 2 | .368 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 33 | 25 | 8 | .879 |
| 2011 | .336 | 49-49 | 143 | 30 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 46 | 98 | .685 | 20 | 4 | .426 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 55 | 24 | 4 | .952 |
| Total | .322 | 77-77 | 227 | 52 | 73 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 67 | 144 | .634 | 28 | 6 | .405 | 3 | 1 | 0-1 | 88 | 49 | 12 | .919 |
