| Jessica Zimmerman |
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2006: Redshirted her second season to retain her year of eligibility.
2005: Named Division I Independent Offensive Player of the Year ... one of 15 players named to the D-I All-Independent team ... played in all 18 games, starting 17 of them ... only game she failed to start was the team's season-opener versus Air Force (Aug. 26) ... led the team and all D-I Independent players in goals (9), assists (9) and points (27) ... points total was the 11th highest in single-season school history ... nine assists would have been tied for the lead in the Big Sky Conference ... named D-I Independent Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 25 after scoring a goal and adding two assists in a pair of games ... named D-I Independent Newcomer of the Week three times during the season, Sept. 6, Sept. 13 and Oct. 18 ... in her collegiate debut against Air Force, came off the bench to score two goals and assist on a third goal in the Bears 3-1 victory; her five points was the most ever by a Northern Colorado freshman in their debut with the team ... scored the game-tying goal against Charleston Southern (Aug. 29) in a game the Bears eventually won 2-1 in overtime ... assisted on first goal and scored equalizing goal against Creighton (Sept. 4) in 2-2 tie with the eventual Missouri Valley Champions ... scored the game-winning goal at Eastern Washington (Sept. 11) with 50 seconds left in the game ... also scored game-winning goal in 3-0 victory over Cal State San Bernardino (Oct. 21) at a neutral site in Phoenix; assisted on each of her team's other two goals in that game ... also scored goals against Weber State (Sept. 23), North Dakota State (Oct. 14) and Francis Marion (Nov. 5) ... had assists against Portland State (Sept. 18), Wright State (Sept. 30), South Dakota State (Oct. 16), Wyoming (Oct. 30) and Kennesaw State (Nov. 4) ... led the team with 76 shots and 36 shots on goal ... also scored a goal, the game-winner, in an exhibition contest with Utah State (Aug. 20).
Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Greeley Central High for coach Ian Wale ... 2005 CHSAA Player of the Year and 4A all-state selection in each 2004 and 2005 ... set school record for career goals with 108 - 10 as a freshman, 29 as a sophomore, 31 as a junior and 38 as a senior (which led the 4A state classification) ... four-time all-conference pick, two-time team captain and three-time team MVP ... Greeley Tribune Girls Soccer Athlete of the Year in 2004 and an All-Weld County selection from 2002-05 ... her Wildcats team was state Sweet 16 participants in each 2003 and 2004 and in the Elite 8 in 2005 ... played club soccer for the Colorado Girls Soccer Academy and coach Raphael Amaya ... club team was state runners-up in 2004.
Personal: Born Feb. 17, 1987, in Greeley ... daughter of Robert and Cheryl Zimmerman ... majoring in criminal justice.
