SUNY Cortland Athletics

Jessica Laing Clark is one of the best women’s basketball players in the history of the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC). A three-time All-American, she is the conference’s career scoring leader and is ranked second in league history, and first at Cortland, in rebounding.
 
* A Bloomville, N.Y., native, she earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education with a concentration in adapted physical education from Cortland in 2010, and a master’s degree in elementary reading and literacy from Walden University in 2013
 
* Four-year women’s basketball forward from 2007-10
 
* Three-time WBCA All-American – First Team in 2010, Honorable Mention in 2008 and 2009 – and two-time D3hoops.com All-American – Second Team in 2010, Third Team in 2009
 
* 2010 Jostens Trophy Award Finalist (Division III national Player of the Year award)
 
* 2012 D3hoops.com East Region Player of the Year, two-time ECAC Upstate NY Player of the Year (2009, 2010), and four-time All-ECAC Upstate NY (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
 
* Two-time SUNYAC Player of the Year (2009, 2010), four-time First Team All-SUNYAC (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010), 2007 SUNYAC Rookie of the Year, and 2010 SUNYAC Tournament MVP
 
* Named the SUNYAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Decade (players who competed at least one season from 2010-19)
 
* Career Stats: 2,166 points (18.5/game), 1,305 rebounds (11.2/game), 77 double-doubles, 136 3-pointers, 79.8 free throw percentage in 117 games played
 
* SUNYAC and school career leader in points scored; second in SUNYAC (and school leader) in rebounds; school record-holder in career fields goals (715) and free throws (600); ranked fifth at Cortland in career free throw percentage
 
* Only player in NCAA Division III history to finish career with the combination of at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 100 made 3-pointers
 
* Team won at least 24 games in each of her four seasons, won two SUNYAC titles, played in three NCAA tournaments (advanced to second round in 2007 and 2009), and won the 2008 ECAC Upstate NY tournament
 
* 2010 Cortland C-Club Co-Female Senior Athlete of the Year and Women’s Basketball Red Letter Award winner
 
* Volunteered, as a student, to teach disability awareness at Marcellus Elementary School, provide activities to children with spina bifida at SUNY Upstate Medical Center, and provide activities for underprivileged children through Migrant Workers organization
 
* Spent five years teaching physical education, coaching different levels of women’s basketball, and providing services for the Delaware Academy Central School District in Delhi
 
* Since 2018 has sponsored foster children and teens by providing them with Christmas gifts, along with providing holiday meals for families in need, through Delaware County Social Services