It was all about winning in Jones’ two years as a Lady Cardinal. During that time, she helped the Lady Cardinals to a 66-1 record, including the second 36-0 season in school history in 2004, which culminated with a national championship in Salina, KS.

As a non-starter as a sophomore in the national championship season, she averaged 17.4 points and 6.8 rebounds. She was named first-team Kodak All-American as a sophomore and also named MVP of the 2004 NJCAA Tournament.

She also received first-team all-region and all-conference honors as a sophomore.

Jones continued her playing career at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, where she averaged 17.9 points and 10.5 rebounds in two seasons. She scored 1,090 points in her two years there, which remains sixth on the college’s all-time career scoring list.

At Louisiana-Lafayette, she still ranks in the Top 10 in seven all-time career categories and in the Top 10 in six all-time single-game categories. She is tied for the second-most rebounds in a single game with 20.

She signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and has played in a professional league in Puerto Rico the last eight years and has also played on the Puerto Rico national team.