20 Jessie Ruden
20 - Jessie Ruden
Height: 5-10
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Rochester, Minn.
High School: John Marshall
Position: PG
Major: Nursing
gp 29
pts/g 17.3
fg % 40.2
3pt % 34.7
ft % 84.6
reb/g 4.1
a/g 2.0

Awards & Honors

  • 2021-22
    • WIAC Co-Player of the Year
    • All-America Second Team (D3Hoops.com)
    • All-WIAC
    • Team MVP
    • WIAC Athlete of the Week (11/22/21-11/28/21, 11/29/21-12/5/21, 1/17/22-1/23/22)
  • 2020-21
    • All-WIAC
    • WIAC Athlete of the Week (2/1/21-2/7/21)
  • 2019-20
    • Rookie of the Year team award
    • Most Improved team award

2021-22

Named WIAC Co-Player of the Year and a D3Hoops.com second-team All-American...Started 28 games and averaged 36.2 minutes per contest...Led team and WIAC in scoring with 18.8 points per game...Made conference-best 77 3-pointers and shot 35% from beyond the arc...Scored career-best 31 points in the WIAC Tournament championship game against UW-Whitewater to help clinch an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament...Grabbed 4.0 rebounds per contest and distributed an average of 2.8 assists.

2020-21

All-WIAC...Started all 10 contests and played an average of 34 minutes per game...Led the team in with 15.2 points and 3.4 assists per game, both of which ranked third in the WIAC...Shot 46.7% from the field and 48.5% from 3-point range...Tallied a season-best 22 points against UW-La Crosse on Feb. 5.

2019-20

Appeared in 28 games and averaged 24.5 minutes per contest...Averaged eight points, 1.3 rebounds, and shot 38.8 percent from the floor...Scored a season-high 23 points vs. UW-Platteville, Feb. 19...Grabbed a season-high five rebounds vs. Wartburg (Iowa), Nov. 16.

High School

Graduate of John Marshall High School.

Personal

Sister (Jamie) played basketball at Arizona State, father (John) played football at Northwestern University...Favorite spot on campus is scenic views along the Chippewa River...Came to Eau Claire for the nursing program and to play basketball.

Recent Games
Feb 11 at UW-Stevens Point W, 72-60
Feb 15 at UW-Stout L, 63-45
Feb 21 UW-Platteville W, 65-55
Feb 24 at UW-Stout W, 68-67
Feb 26 at UW-Whitewater L, 71-62
Mar 3 vs. Whitman L, 85-81
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 29 14
Games started 29 14
Minutes 1063 518
Minutes per game 36.7 37.0
FG 187-465 74-214
FG Pct 40.2 34.6
3PT 74-213 33-94
3PT Pct 34.7 35.1
FT 55-65 31-39
FT Pct 84.6 79.5
Off rebounds 26 15
Def rebounds 92 38
Total rebounds 118 53
Rebounds per game 4.1 3.8
Personal fouls 40 17
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 58 19
Turnovers 66 30
Assist to turnover ratio 0.9 0.6
Steals 43 18
Blocks 21 6
Points 503 212
Points per game 17.3 15.1
Points per 40 min 18.9 16.4
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 7 at Concordia-St. Paul W, 72-70 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Wartburg College (Iowa) W, 94-83 1 40 10-15 66.7 6-9 66.7 4-4 100.0 30
Nov 12 Bethel Univ. (Minn.) W, 55-52 1 40 3-15 20.0 1-8 12.5 0-0 - 7
Nov 15 Minn.-Morris W, 66-45 1 23 6-19 31.6 3-12 25.0 0-0 - 15
Nov 18 vs. Denison W, 82-56 1 32 9-15 60.0 1-5 20.0 1-1 100.0 20
Nov 19 at Hope College (Mich.) L, 89-77 1 38 9-24 37.5 3-9 33.3 1-1 100.0 22
Nov 22 St. Norbert W, 78-56 1 35 10-16 62.5 6-11 54.5 0-0 - 26
Nov 25 Northland W, 83-41 1 18 7-10 70.0 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 18
Nov 30 UW-River Falls W, 74-71 1 37 5-15 33.3 2-3 66.7 6-10 60.0 18
Dec 3 UW-La Crosse W, 68-56 1 40 7-18 38.9 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 18
Dec 6 at Bethany Lutheran W, 79-44 1 31 7-12 58.3 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 16
Dec 10 at Loras (Iowa) L, 88-79 1 40 11-22 50.0 1-10 10.0 7-8 87.5 30
Dec 29 vs. Trine W, 75-68 1 39 9-22 40.9 5-12 41.7 0-0 - 23
Dec 30 at DePauw (Ind.) W, 65-51 1 38 8-16 50.0 3-9 33.3 3-3 100.0 22
Jan 4 at UW-Oshkosh W, 62-53 1 36 4-10 40.0 2-4 50.0 9-9 100.0 19
Jan 7 UW-Whitewater L, 79-69 1 39 3-11 27.3 0-1 0.0 2-3 66.7 8
Jan 11 at UW-Platteville W, 75-59 1 36 3-14 21.4 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 14 UW-Stevens Point W, 57-38 1 36 6-18 33.3 2-9 22.2 2-2 100.0 16
Jan 18 UW-Stout W, 85-59 1 34 7-16 43.8 3-9 33.3 1-1 100.0 18
Jan 21 at UW-La Crosse W, 64-60 1 41 7-17 41.2 3-11 27.3 2-2 100.0 19
Jan 25 at UW-River Falls L, 81-70 1 37 5-19 26.3 1-9 11.1 4-4 100.0 15
Feb 1 UW-Oshkosh L, 65-57 1 39 9-19 47.4 7-11 63.6 0-0 - 25
Feb 4 at UW-Whitewater L, 84-52 1 34 5-16 31.3 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 12
Feb 8 UW-Platteville W, 65-59 1 36 7-13 53.8 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 19
Feb 11 at UW-Stevens Point W, 72-60 1 35 4-12 33.3 2-5 40.0 3-5 60.0 13
Feb 15 at UW-Stout L, 63-45 1 38 2-16 12.5 0-9 0.0 0-1 0.0 4
Feb 21 UW-Platteville W, 65-55 1 37 8-16 50.0 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 18
Feb 24 at UW-Stout W, 68-67 1 40 5-16 31.3 2-7 28.6 2-2 100.0 14
Feb 26 at UW-Whitewater L, 71-62 1 39 3-12 25.0 1-5 20.0 1-2 50.0 8
Mar 3 vs. Whitman L, 85-81 1 55 8-21 38.1 3-10 30.0 3-3 100.0 22
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 7 at Concordia-St. Paul W, 72-70 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Wartburg College (Iowa) W, 94-83 1 40 0 3 3 9 3 3.0 1 1 0 0
Nov 12 Bethel Univ. (Minn.) W, 55-52 1 40 1 5 6 3 7 0.4 4 2 3 0
Nov 15 Minn.-Morris W, 66-45 1 23 3 3 6 1 2 0.5 3 0 2 0
Nov 18 vs. Denison W, 82-56 1 32 0 2 2 1 1 1.0 3 0 1 0
Nov 19 at Hope College (Mich.) L, 89-77 1 38 0 2 2 0 3 0.0 0 0 1 0
Nov 22 St. Norbert W, 78-56 1 35 0 5 5 3 1 3.0 3 1 0 0
Nov 25 Northland W, 83-41 1 18 1 1 2 1 1 1.0 2 0 2 0
Nov 30 UW-River Falls W, 74-71 1 37 1 1 2 1 0 - 0 1 1 0
Dec 3 UW-La Crosse W, 68-56 1 40 1 5 6 2 3 0.7 3 0 1 0
Dec 6 at Bethany Lutheran W, 79-44 1 31 0 3 3 6 3 2.0 1 3 1 0
Dec 10 at Loras (Iowa) L, 88-79 1 40 1 2 3 3 3 1.0 1 1 3 0
Dec 29 vs. Trine W, 75-68 1 39 0 3 3 4 3 1.3 1 3 1 -
Dec 30 at DePauw (Ind.) W, 65-51 1 38 1 9 10 1 1 1.0 3 2 0 0
Jan 4 at UW-Oshkosh W, 62-53 1 36 1 2 3 1 2 0.5 0 0 0 0
Jan 7 UW-Whitewater L, 79-69 1 39 1 3 4 3 4 0.8 1 0 4 0
Jan 11 at UW-Platteville W, 75-59 1 36 2 2 4 1 2 0.5 2 0 0 0
Jan 14 UW-Stevens Point W, 57-38 1 36 1 4 5 1 3 0.3 4 1 0 0
Jan 18 UW-Stout W, 85-59 1 34 0 5 5 3 2 1.5 0 0 1 0
Jan 21 at UW-La Crosse W, 64-60 1 41 0 5 5 1 2 0.5 2 1 1 0
Jan 25 at UW-River Falls L, 81-70 1 37 2 2 4 1 3 0.3 1 1 2 0
Feb 1 UW-Oshkosh L, 65-57 1 39 4 2 6 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 0
Feb 4 at UW-Whitewater L, 84-52 1 34 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 2 1 0 0
Feb 8 UW-Platteville W, 65-59 1 36 0 2 2 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0
Feb 11 at UW-Stevens Point W, 72-60 1 35 0 3 3 2 1 2.0 1 1 3 0
Feb 15 at UW-Stout L, 63-45 1 38 1 1 2 1 4 0.3 1 0 2 0
Feb 21 UW-Platteville W, 65-55 1 37 1 3 4 2 1 2.0 1 1 2 0
Feb 24 at UW-Stout W, 68-67 1 40 1 8 9 3 5 0.6 1 0 1 0
Feb 26 at UW-Whitewater L, 71-62 1 39 1 4 5 1 1 1.0 0 1 3 0
Mar 3 vs. Whitman L, 85-81 1 55 1 1 2 1 1 1.0 1 0 3 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2019-20 28 21 24.5 2.9-7.5 38.8 1.7-4.6 36.4 0.5-0.6 77.8 8.0
2020-21 10 10 34.0 5.6-12.0 46.7 3.2-6.6 48.5 0.8-1.0 80.0 15.2
2021-22 28 28 36.3 6.9-17.1 40.6 2.8-7.9 35.0 2.2-2.7 80.3 18.8
2022-23 29 29 36.7 6.4-16.0 40.2 2.6-7.3 34.7 1.9-2.2 84.6 17.3
Total 95 88 32.7 5.5-13.4 40.7 2.4-6.6 36.6 1.5-1.8 81.7 14.8
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 28 21 686 81-209 38.8 47-129 36.4 14-18 77.8 223
2020-21 10 10 340 56-120 46.7 32-66 48.5 8-10 80.0 152
2021-22 28 28 1015 194-478 40.6 77-220 35.0 61-76 80.3 526
2022-23 29 29 1063 187-465 40.2 74-213 34.7 55-65 84.6 503
Total 95 88 3104 518-1272 40.7 230-628 36.6 138-169 81.7 1404
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2019-20 28 21 24.5 4.7-12.2 38.8 2.7-7.5 36.4 0.8-1.0 77.8 13.0
2020-21 10 10 34.0 6.6-14.1 46.7 3.8-7.8 48.5 0.9-1.2 80.0 17.9
2021-22 28 28 36.3 7.6-18.8 40.6 3.0-8.7 35.0 2.4-3.0 80.3 20.7
2022-23 29 29 36.7 7.0-17.5 40.2 2.8-8.0 34.7 2.1-2.4 84.6 18.9
Total 95 88 32.7 6.7-16.4 40.7 3.0-8.1 36.6 1.8-2.2 81.7 18.1
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2019-20 28 21 24.5 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.1 - 2.0 2.1 0.9 1.0 0.2
2020-21 10 10 34.0 0.3 2.6 2.9 1.5 0.0 3.2 1.3 2.5 1.2 0.5
2021-22 28 28 36.3 0.6 3.4 4.0 1.4 0.0 2.8 2.1 1.3 1.2 0.2
2022-23 29 29 36.7 0.9 3.2 4.1 1.4 0.0 2.0 2.3 0.9 1.5 0.7
Total 95 88 32.7 0.6 2.6 3.1 1.3 0.0 2.3 2.1 1.1 1.2 0.4
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2019-20 28 21 686 6 31 37 31 - 55 59 0.9 27 6
2020-21 10 10 340 3 26 29 15 0 32 13 2.5 12 5
2021-22 28 28 1015 18 95 113 39 0 77 59 1.3 33 6
2022-23 29 29 1063 26 92 118 40 0 58 66 0.9 43 21
Total 95 88 3104 53 244 297 125 0 222 197 1.1 115 38
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 28 21 24.5 0.3 1.8 2.2 1.8 0.0 3.2 3.4 0.9 1.6 0.3
2020-21 10 10 34.0 0.4 3.1 3.4 1.8 0.0 3.8 1.5 2.5 1.4 0.6
2021-22 28 28 36.3 0.7 3.7 4.5 1.5 0.0 3.0 2.3 1.3 1.3 0.2
2022-23 29 29 36.7 1.0 3.5 4.4 1.5 0.0 2.2 2.5 0.9 1.6 0.8
Total 95 88 32.7 0.7 3.1 3.8 1.6 0.0 2.9 2.5 1.1 1.5 0.5
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 29 29 36.7 6.4-16.0 40.2 2.6-7.3 34.7 1.9-2.2 84.6 17.3
Conference 14 14 37.0 5.3-15.3 34.6 2.4-6.7 35.1 2.2-2.8 79.5 15.1
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 13 13 34.9 6.8-15.5 43.8 3.2-7.5 42.3 1.5-1.8 79.2 18.2
Away 13 13 37.2 5.6-15.8 35.4 1.8-6.8 27.0 2.5-2.8 86.5 15.5
Neutral 3 3 42.0 8.7-19.3 44.8 3.0-9.0 33.3 1.3-1.3 100.0 21.7
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Wins 20 20 35.2 6.6-15.2 43.3 2.8-7.2 38.6 1.9-2.1 86.0 17.9
Losses 9 9 39.9 6.1-17.8 34.4 2.0-7.6 26.5 2.0-2.4 81.8 16.2
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November 8 8 32.9 7.4-16.1 45.7 3.0-7.4 40.7 1.8-2.2 77.8 19.5
December 5 5 37.6 8.4-18.0 46.7 2.6-7.8 33.3 2.4-2.6 92.3 21.8
January 7 7 37.0 5.0-15.0 33.3 1.9-6.7 27.7 2.9-3.0 95.2 14.7
February 8 8 37.3 5.4-15.0 35.8 2.6-7.2 36.2 0.8-1.2 60.0 14.1
March 1 1 55.0 8.0-21.0 38.1 3.0-10.0 30.0 3.0-3.0 100.0 22.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 29 29 1063 187-465 40.2 74-213 34.7 55-65 84.6 503
Conference 14 14 518 74-214 34.6 33-94 35.1 31-39 79.5 212
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 13 13 454 88-201 43.8 41-97 42.3 19-24 79.2 236
Away 13 13 483 73-206 35.4 24-89 27.0 32-37 86.5 202
Neutral 3 3 126 26-58 44.8 9-27 33.3 4-4 100.0 65
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Wins 20 20 704 132-305 43.3 56-145 38.6 37-43 86.0 357
Losses 9 9 359 55-160 34.4 18-68 26.5 18-22 81.8 146
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November 8 8 263 59-129 45.7 24-59 40.7 14-18 77.8 156
December 5 5 188 42-90 46.7 13-39 33.3 12-13 92.3 109
January 7 7 259 35-105 33.3 13-47 27.7 20-21 95.2 103
February 8 8 298 43-120 35.8 21-58 36.2 6-10 60.0 113
March 1 1 55 8-21 38.1 3-10 30.0 3-3 100.0 22
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 29 29 36.7 7.0-17.5 40.2 2.8-8.0 34.7 2.1-2.4 84.6 18.9
Conference 14 14 37.0 5.7-16.5 34.6 2.5-7.3 35.1 2.4-3.0 79.5 16.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 13 13 34.9 7.8-17.7 43.8 3.6-8.5 42.3 1.7-2.1 79.2 20.8
Away 13 13 37.2 6.0-17.1 35.4 2.0-7.4 27.0 2.7-3.1 86.5 16.7
Neutral 3 3 42.0 8.3-18.4 44.8 2.9-8.6 33.3 1.3-1.3 100.0 20.6
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Wins 20 20 35.2 7.5-17.3 43.3 3.2-8.2 38.6 2.1-2.4 86.0 20.3
Losses 9 9 39.9 6.1-17.8 34.4 2.0-7.6 26.5 2.0-2.5 81.8 16.3
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November 8 8 32.9 9.0-19.6 45.7 3.7-9.0 40.7 2.1-2.7 77.8 23.7
December 5 5 37.6 8.9-19.1 46.7 2.8-8.3 33.3 2.6-2.8 92.3 23.2
January 7 7 37.0 5.4-16.2 33.3 2.0-7.3 27.7 3.1-3.2 95.2 15.9
February 8 8 37.3 5.8-16.1 35.8 2.8-7.8 36.2 0.8-1.3 60.0 15.2
March 1 1 55.0 5.8-15.3 38.1 2.2-7.3 30.0 2.2-2.2 100.0 16.0
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 29 29 36.7 0.9 3.2 4.1 1.4 0.0 2.0 2.3 0.9 1.5 0.7
Conference 14 14 37.0 1.1 2.7 3.8 1.2 0.0 1.4 2.1 0.6 1.3 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 13 34.9 1.1 3.2 4.3 1.4 0.0 2.4 2.2 1.1 1.8 0.5
Away 13 13 37.2 0.8 3.4 4.2 1.3 0.0 1.6 2.5 0.7 1.2 0.8
Neutral 3 3 42.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.7 0.0 2.0 1.7 1.2 1.7 1.0
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Wins 20 20 35.2 0.7 3.7 4.4 1.0 0.0 2.4 2.2 1.1 1.8 0.8
Losses 9 9 39.9 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.2 0.0 1.2 2.4 0.5 0.8 0.4
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November 8 8 32.9 0.8 2.8 3.5 1.3 0.0 2.4 2.3 1.1 2.0 0.6
December 5 5 37.6 0.6 4.4 5.0 1.2 0.0 3.2 2.6 1.2 1.8 1.8
January 7 7 37.0 1.0 3.3 4.3 1.1 0.0 1.6 2.6 0.6 1.4 0.4
February 8 8 37.3 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.6 0.0 1.4 2.0 0.7 0.9 0.5
March 1 1 55.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 29 29 1063 26 92 118 40 0 58 66 0.9 43 21
Conference 14 14 518 15 38 53 17 0 19 30 0.6 18 6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 13 454 14 42 56 18 0 31 29 1.1 23 7
Away 13 13 483 11 44 55 17 0 21 32 0.7 15 11
Neutral 3 3 126 1 6 7 5 0 6 5 1.2 5 3
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Wins 20 20 704 14 74 88 20 0 47 44 1.1 36 17
Losses 9 9 359 12 18 30 20 0 11 22 0.5 7 4
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November 8 8 263 6 22 28 10 0 19 18 1.1 16 5
December 5 5 188 3 22 25 6 0 16 13 1.2 9 9
January 7 7 259 7 23 30 8 0 11 18 0.6 10 3
February 8 8 298 9 24 33 13 0 11 16 0.7 7 4
March 1 1 55 1 1 2 3 - 1 1 1.0 1 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 29 29 36.7 1.0 3.5 4.4 1.5 0.0 2.2 2.5 0.9 1.6 0.8
Conference 14 14 37.0 1.2 2.9 4.1 1.3 0.0 1.5 2.3 0.6 1.4 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 13 34.9 1.2 3.7 4.9 1.6 0.0 2.7 2.6 1.1 2.0 0.6
Away 13 13 37.2 0.9 3.6 4.6 1.4 0.0 1.7 2.7 0.7 1.2 0.9
Neutral 3 3 42.0 0.3 1.9 2.2 1.6 0.0 1.9 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.0
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Wins 20 20 35.2 0.8 4.2 5.0 1.1 0.0 2.7 2.5 1.1 2.0 1.0
Losses 9 9 39.9 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.2 0.0 1.2 2.5 0.5 0.8 0.4
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November 8 8 32.9 0.9 3.3 4.3 1.5 0.0 2.9 2.7 1.1 2.4 0.8
December 5 5 37.6 0.6 4.7 5.3 1.3 0.0 3.4 2.8 1.2 1.9 1.9
January 7 7 37.0 1.1 3.6 4.6 1.2 0.0 1.7 2.8 0.6 1.5 0.5
February 8 8 37.3 1.2 3.2 4.4 1.7 0.0 1.5 2.1 0.7 0.9 0.5
March 1 1 55.0 0.7 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.0