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Merideth Richardson Jacobs

• Previous School: Bradford HS
• Hometown: Bradford, Tenn.
• Height: 5-9
• Birthdate: June 165
• Major: Secondary Education
• Before Â鶹ÊÓƵ: Richardson prepped at Bradford High School where she played both basketball and softball. She averaged 24 points and seven rebounds per game as a senior while shooting .510 from the field and .760 from the free throw line. She was named the Tennessee Class A Miss Basketball as a junior and senior in high school. She is the first person at Bradford to win back-to-back Miss Basketball Awards.

News Release(s)

• 4/16/2009 - Jacobs, Williams honored as Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Athletes of the Year
• 3/24/2009 - Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Owino named NAIA Player of the Year for the second straight season
• 3/9/2009 - No. 1 Â鶹ÊÓƵ rolls 92-69 to win third straight TranSouth Title
• 3/6/2009 - Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Jacobs passes 1,500 career points.
• 3/4/2009 - No. 1 Â鶹ÊÓƵ wins TranSouth Tournament opener
• 3/2/2009 - Â鶹ÊÓƵ sweeps TranSouth women’s basketball postseason honors
• 12/8/2008 - Jacobs becomes top three-pointer shooter in Â鶹ÊÓƵ history
• 3/22/2005 - Â鶹ÊÓƵ Lady Bulldogs Win NAIA National Championship
• 3/21/2005 - Â鶹ÊÓƵ Lady Bulldogs Return To NAIA National Title Game
• 3/1/2005 - Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Clark Named TranSouth Player of the Year; Richardson, Daniels, Eason Also Honored
• 8/24/2004 - Two-Time Miss Basketball Joins Â鶹ÊÓƵ University Squad

Member of the Following Team(s)

• All-American (Honorable Mention)
• Number: 31
• Class: Senior
• Position: G
• Over the last four years Merideth has demonstrated a unique ability to shoot the ball. She will go down in Lady Bulldog basketball history as one of the most electrifying shooters we have had. She expects her best effort in every circumstance and leads others to expect the same. She is a great teammate.

• Number: 31
• Class: Junior
• Position: G

• Number: RS-31
• Class: Junior
• Position: G
• Coach’s Comments: Meredith proved again last year that she is one of the best shooters ever at Â鶹ÊÓƵ and in the NAIA. She has improved her defense and passing. Expect her to have a big year. She loves taking the big shots. She is shooting the ball with so much confidence.

• Number: 31
• Class: Sophomore
• Position: G

• All-American (Honorable Mention)
• Number: 23
• Class: Freshman
• Position: G

• Coach’s Comments. Merideth is a great all around player who makes everybody around her better. She has the ability to play three positions. The future looks bright for Merideth and she will make an immediate impact for the Lady Bulldogs.

  Â鶹ÊÓƵ Career. (‘04-’05)...first Lady Bulldog season.

  Before Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Merideth prepped at Bradford High School where she played both basketball and softball. She averaged 24 points and seven rebounds per game as a senior while shooting .510 from the field and .760 from the free throw line. She was named the Tennessee Class A Miss Basketball as a junior and senior in high school. She is the first person at Bradford to win back-to-back Miss Basketball Awards.

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  Coach’s Comments. Merideth is a great all around player who makes everybody around her better. She has the ability to play three positions. The future looks bright for Merideth and she will make an immediate impact for the Lady Bulldogs.

  Â鶹ÊÓƵ Career. (‘04-’05)...first Lady Bulldog season.

  Before Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Merideth prepped at Bradford High School where she played both basketball and softball. She averaged 24 points and seven rebounds per game as a senior while shooting .510 from the field and .760 from the free throw line. She was named the Tennessee Class A Miss Basketball as a junior and senior in high school. She is the first person at Bradford to win back-to-back Miss Basketball Awards.

Photo Gallery

03/83/09 - Merideth Richardson Jacobs talks with assistant coach Katie Woodruff during the championship of the 2009 NAIA tournament. (ID: 10964) - Kristi McMurry Woody |	03/83/09 - Coach Mark Campbell gives graduating senior Merideth Richardson Jacobs a hug after the Lady Bulldogs win the 2009 NAIA championship title. (ID: 10965) - Kristi McMurry Woody |	03/83/09 - Merideth Richardson Jacobs laughs during an interview with Jonathan Huskey of WBBJ after winning the NAIA championship. (ID: 10974) - Kristi McMurry Woody |	03/83/09 - Senior Merideth Richardson Jacobs cuts down a piece of the net at Oman Arena after winning the 2009 NAIA championship. (ID: 10976) - Kristi McMurry Woody |
03/83/09 - Kaitlin Dudley and Merideth Richardson Jacobs play some tight defense against Lambuth during the NAIA national championship game. (ID: 11017) - Morris Abernathy |	03/80/09 - Zeinab Chan goes up for a rebound as Merideth Richardson Jacobs watches in the NAIA Tournament game against Point Loma Nazarene. (ID: 11006) - Angela Abbamonte |	03/77/09 - Lindsey Flynn and Merideth Richardson Jacobs share a laugh after the Lady Bulldog's first victory in the NAIA tournament. (ID: 10981) - Beth Spain |	03/68/09 - Steve Beverly interviews Senior Merideth Richardson Jacobs after the TranSouth Tournament Championship. (ID: 10888) - Morris Abernathy |
02/50/09 - Merideth Jacobs runs drills prior to the WBCA's Pink Zone Breast Cancer Awareness game. (ID: 10722) - Steven Aldridge |	01/17/09 - Merideth Jacobs (31) addresses her teammates in the locker room at halftime. (ID: 10695) - Morris Abernathy |	03/84/08 - Merideth Richardson Jacobs goes up to block a shot against Vanguard during the semi-final game of the NAIA tournament. (ID: 9487) - Kristi McMurry Woody |	03/81/08 - Merideth Richardson Jacobs boxes out under the basket during the second round game of the NAIA tournament against The Master's. (ID: 9450) - Kristi McMurry Woody |
03/79/08 - Junior Merideth Richardson Jacobs watches for a rebound during the first game of this year's NAIA. (ID: 9352) - Neisha Fuson |	11/307/07 - Junior Merideth Richardson Jacobs drives past defenders in Â鶹ÊÓƵ's win over Harris-Stowe State College (Mo.). (ID: 8861) - Neisha Fuson |	11/308/06 - Junior guard Merideth Richardson (31) drives to the basket in Saturday's Homecoming matchup versus St. Gregory's University (Okla.). (ID: 6424) - Morris Abernathy |	11/308/06 - Merideth Richardson (31) tries to get past one of the opposing guards during the homecoming basketball game at Â鶹ÊÓƵ. (ID: 6739) - Heather Phillips |
04/97/06 - Lady Bulldogs Merideth Richardson (left) and Jennifer Henson, both of Bradford, Tennessee, enjoy the celebration held in honor of the 2006 NAIA National Championship won Â鶹ÊÓƵ. (ID: 5243) - Kristen Nicole Sayres |	11/323/05 - Â鶹ÊÓƵ sophmore guard Merideth Richardson (white) plays tough defense in the game versus Southern Nazarene University (Okla.). (ID: 5766) - Brad Moore |	03/81/05 - Freshman guard Merideth Richardson (31) shoots a three pointer during Â鶹ÊÓƵ win in the title game of the NAIA National Tournament. (ID: 2921) - Morris Abernathy |	03/81/05 - Merideth Richardson takes a shot during the NAIA National Tournament. (ID: 2926) - Morris Abernathy |
03/80/05 - Freshman guard Merideth Richardson brings the ball up the floor in Â鶹ÊÓƵ's semifinal win over Point Loma Nazarene in the NAIA Women's National Tournament. (ID: 2900) - Morris Abernathy |	02/41/05 - Freshman Merideth Richardson, learning foundations major, focuses not only on her Blue Mountain opponent, but also on driving the ball to the basket. Â鶹ÊÓƵ faced Blue Mountain College last Thursday where they were victorious. (ID: 2839) - Kathleen Murray |	11/314/04 - Freshman guard Merideth Richardson awaits to inbound the ball during a game in the 2004 Rotary Classic. (ID: 2732) - Jonathan Blair |