Simmers tallies game-high 26 points as Army improves to 3-0 on the road.
NOTES: Power forward with athletic ability in the post ... terrific rebounder ... good upside.
2012-13 (SOPHOMORE): Played in a career-high 25 games as a yearling ... saw time through the first seven games, recording her first points of the season at Weber State (11/21) ... totaled four points, four rebounds against the Wildcats ... credited with two rebounds and an assist at Rider (12/7) ... four points on 2-of-2 shooting against Merchant Marine (12/13) ... career-high 28 minutes in win over Bucknell (1/12) ... grabbed a season-high five rebounds, adding three points, two steals and an assist against the Bison ... scored for the second consecutive game with four points at Lafayette (1/16) ... two points, three rebounds at American (1/26) ... season-high six points in nine minutes against the Leopards in Game 2 of the regular-season series ... played 10 minutes at Colgate (2/20), scoring two points and snagging two boards ... saw limited time the final four games leading up to the WNIT.
2011-12 (FRESHMAN): Enjoyed a solid freshman campaign in which she played in 22 games, the most of any non-starting rookie on the team ... averaged 8.2 minutes per game ... showed great potential with a career-high 10-rebound effort in a win over Manhattanville (Nov. 25) at Christ Arena ... tallied six caroms opposite Columbia (Nov. 27) and Bryant (Jan. 3) ... scored a career-high six points at Columbia ... totaled 29 points on the year, finding the scoring column in 11 games.
BACKGROUND: All-conference player in the Piedmont-Triad 4-A Conference ...team MVP ... scholar-athlete at Ragsdale High School ... averaged a double-double (12.9 points, 11.5 rebounds per game) as a senior ... played AAU for the Lady Phoenix out of Greensboro, N.C.
PERSONAL: Ciara Royale Jackson ... born Jan. 28, 1993, in High Point N.C. ... daughter of Roy Jackson and Shawanna Brock ... ballet dancer until the age of 12 when she began playing basketball ... goes by the nickname "C" ... company C-4 ... major is undeclared.
