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UTSA’s Jordyn Jenkins 2023-24 in review – photo gallery

UTSA's Jordyn Jenkins playing against Temple in American Athletic Conference women's basketball on Feb. 22, 2024, at the Convocation Center. - photo by Joe Alexander
UTSA’s Jordyn Jenkins playing against Temple in American Athletic Conference women’s basketball on Feb. 22, 2024, at the Convocation Center. – photo by Joe Alexander
Jordyn Jenkins and Elyssa Coleman announced Friday on UTSA women’s basketball social media that they will both return for next season.

Jenkins missed UTSA’s first 21 games of the 2023-24 season with a knee injury. The 6-foot senior forward from Kent, Wash., averaged a team-high 17.1 points per game over the final 12 games of the season. Jenkins’ efforts helped UTSA to a fourth-place finish in the American Athletic Conference regular-season season standings in 2023-24.

She recorded team-highs of 27 points and seven rebounds in an 80-62 victory over Northern Colorado in the first round of the 2024 Women’s NIT – the first postseason tournament victory in UTSA women’s basketball history.

Jenkins was the Conference USA player of the year in 2022-23.

UTSA forward Jordyn Jenkins – photo gallery

Jordyn Jenkins of UTSA women's basketball playing against UTEP on Jan. 11, 2023, at the Convocation Center. - photo by Joe Alexander
Jordyn Jenkins of UTSA women’s basketball playing against UTEP on Jan. 11, 2023, at the Convocation Center.
Jordyn Jenkins leads UTSA women’s basketball in scoring through the first 20 games of the season with 21.0 points per game. She also averages 7.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

The 6-foot forward is a transfer from USC. She led USC in scoring last season and earned All-Pac 12 honors.

UTSA women earn first conference win on Jenkins’ late 3-pointer

UTSA women’s basketball beat UAB 71-68 on Saturday at the Convocation Center for the Roadrunners’ first Conference USA win of the season.

Jordyn Jenkins hit a 3-pointer off an assist from Kyra White with 9 seconds left to break a 68-68 tie. UTSA is 3-8 on the season and 1-1 in Conference USA.

Jenkins, a transfer from USC and the Roadrunners’ leading scorer on the season, finished the game with 13 points.

Sidney Love led UTSA in scoring. The freshman guard from Cibolo Steele High School in the San Antonio area had 23 points.

Kyra White, also a transfer from USC, nearly recorded a double-double. The former star at Converse Judson in the San Antonio area had 10 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 points.

Denim DeShields led UAB with 25 points

UTSA plays its next two games on the road, Thursday, Jan. 5 at Middle Tennessee and Saturday, Jan. 7 at Western Kentucky.

The Roadrunners’ next home game is Wednesday, Jan. 11 against UTEP.