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Jersey Number 17
Jennifer Portell
- Height:
- 5-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Edwardsville High
- Hometown:
- Edwardsville, Ill.
At Missouri State: Portell is a senior leader whose versatility is key as the Bears[apos] elder statesman in the midfield.
2009: Portell began the season with a position change from forward to midfielder ... Is one of only three 2010 returners to have appeared in all of the Bears[apos] 20 games ... Started 15 of those 20 games ... Was fifth on the team with two assists, one coming at UC Davis (8/31/08) and the other at home against Kent State (9/25/09) ... Recorded two shots ... Showed her value on both the offensive and defensive ends ... Flanked senior Alyssa Hile as one of the anchors of the midfield
2008: Portell saw playing time in 20 matches with two starts, primarily as a forward ... Got into the scoring column for Missouri State in a 8-0 home win against Lindenwood (9/9/08) and a 5-3 loss against Northwestern at Plaster Field (10/4/08) ... Her two goals tied her for fifth on the team ... Assisted on four goals, the Bears[apos] third highest total ... Also tied for fifth in points, with eight ... Recorded a point in five of seven games during a stretch from Sept. 9 to Oct. 4.
2007: In her first season, Portell had 18 starts in 20 games, both tops among Bear freshmen ... Scored her first career goal in Oxford, Ohio against Miami (10/7/07) ... Collected a team-leading three assists, with one each against Robert Morris (9/16/07), Central Michigan (10/14/07) and Kent State (10/20/07) ... Became the first freshman to lead the team in assists since Ann Wehrman in 1991.
Background: Portell came to Missouri State after lettering all four prep years in field hockey and soccer for the Edwardsville Tigers ... In 2005, she was named MWAA Conference All-Star Team ... Was a Skippy Kiefer Award Nominee in 2006, was selected to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch all-conference team and played in the Olympic Development Futures Regional and for the California State Cup Aim team ... In 2007, she helped her team to become a Indoor Field Hockey national qualifier.
Personal: Jennifer Leigh Portell was born on March 4, 1989, in Alton, Ill. ... Daughter of James and Elaine Portell ... Majoring in Print Journalism ... Has a brother, Jeff Rains.
2009: Portell began the season with a position change from forward to midfielder ... Is one of only three 2010 returners to have appeared in all of the Bears[apos] 20 games ... Started 15 of those 20 games ... Was fifth on the team with two assists, one coming at UC Davis (8/31/08) and the other at home against Kent State (9/25/09) ... Recorded two shots ... Showed her value on both the offensive and defensive ends ... Flanked senior Alyssa Hile as one of the anchors of the midfield
2008: Portell saw playing time in 20 matches with two starts, primarily as a forward ... Got into the scoring column for Missouri State in a 8-0 home win against Lindenwood (9/9/08) and a 5-3 loss against Northwestern at Plaster Field (10/4/08) ... Her two goals tied her for fifth on the team ... Assisted on four goals, the Bears[apos] third highest total ... Also tied for fifth in points, with eight ... Recorded a point in five of seven games during a stretch from Sept. 9 to Oct. 4.
2007: In her first season, Portell had 18 starts in 20 games, both tops among Bear freshmen ... Scored her first career goal in Oxford, Ohio against Miami (10/7/07) ... Collected a team-leading three assists, with one each against Robert Morris (9/16/07), Central Michigan (10/14/07) and Kent State (10/20/07) ... Became the first freshman to lead the team in assists since Ann Wehrman in 1991.
Background: Portell came to Missouri State after lettering all four prep years in field hockey and soccer for the Edwardsville Tigers ... In 2005, she was named MWAA Conference All-Star Team ... Was a Skippy Kiefer Award Nominee in 2006, was selected to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch all-conference team and played in the Olympic Development Futures Regional and for the California State Cup Aim team ... In 2007, she helped her team to become a Indoor Field Hockey national qualifier.
Personal: Jennifer Leigh Portell was born on March 4, 1989, in Alton, Ill. ... Daughter of James and Elaine Portell ... Majoring in Print Journalism ... Has a brother, Jeff Rains.
Baseball Postgame vs. Northeastern (5/30/26)
Saturday, May 30
Baseball Postgame vs. Arkansas (5/29/26)
Saturday, May 30
Lawrence Regional Preview Press Conference
Thursday, May 28
Baseball Postgame vs. Liberty (5/24/26)
Sunday, May 24
