Jana Mason

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Class: Senior Hometown: Tupelo, Miss. High School: Tupelo High School

Height: 5-6 Position: Mid / For Birthdate: 10/27/1988

Engine of the team in terms of work rate on the field ... Aggressive in the tackle; and has great endurance, defensively sound as well as creative offensively ... She is a player who leads the team by example ... 2009 (Jr.): Started all 17 games on the front line ... Tallied six points on the season with a goal and four assist ... Her only goal of the season was the game winner vs. Murray State (9/11) ... Assisted Daniella Picado's game winning goal vs. Nicholls State (8/23) ... Had a career high three points vs. Murray State (9/11) with a goal and assist ... Also assisted goals against Miss. Valley (9/20) and Houston (10/16) ... Played 1,034 minutes on the season ... Earned Academic All-Region from CoSIDA and ESPN the Magazine ... Named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll as well as the Southern Miss Deans' List (spring) and Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall) ... 2008 (So.): Played in 19 games, starting 14 and recording 1123 minutes ... Recorded 13 shots, three on goal, for the season ... Conference USA Academic Medal ... Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... President's List (Fall, Spring) ... 2007 (Fr.): Played in 19 games on the season, 16 as a starter ... Earned her first career start vs. Mississippi Valley State (9/12) ... Scored her first career goal at South Alabama (9/14), which was the game winner ...Tallied three assist on the season vs. Jacksonville State (9/16), at Alabama A&M (9/23) and vs. UTEP (10/21) ... Took 15 shots on the season including six on goal ... Conference USA Academic Medal Winner ... President's List ... AD's Honor Roll ... Prep: Played midfield and defender at Tupelo High School ... Member of the MSHAA 5A soccer championship team in 2004 and 2006 ... Helped lead Tupelo to the 2007 MSHAA 5A soccer finals ... Also lettered in cross country ... Member of the MSHAA 5A cross-country championship team from 2003-06 ... Named all-state in 2005 and 2006 ... Member of the Nike Team National XC in 2006 ... Rotary Scholar 2003-07 ... Club Soccer: Played for Coach Kevin Johns and the Jackson Futbol Club `89 ... Member of the Premier League championship team in 2006 ... Helped lead Jackson to the state finals in 2005 and 2006 ... Personal: Daughter of Garry and Marie Mason ... Majoring in health ... Born Oct. 27, 1988.