News Articles – 2004

Stiles hopes to make comeback in WNBA

By Cody Thorn
Joplin Globe
November 14, 2004

For much of her college career, Jackie Stiles was the toast of the town in Springfield. As the premier player for Southwest Missouri State, she gained fame not only locally and regionally, but nationally. When she finally left SMS in 2001, her popularity was such that even common fans knew her name. In her four years of playing she nearly rewrote the SMS record book, concluding things with breaking the record for most points in NCAA women’s basketball history with 3,393.
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WNBA player gives youths some hoop tips

By Cody Thorn
Joplin Globe
November 14, 2004

More than 30 basketball players had a chance to take lessons from one of college basketball’s greatest scorer on Saturday afternoon. Jackie Stiles took time to conduct the camp for children at the Joplin Family Y-South. Stiles played at Southwest Missouri State University and later in the WNBA for the Portland Fire,…
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Hawks add Stiles, major college’s all-time leading scorer

By Patrick Gonzales
A-J Sports Editor
LubbockOnline.com
October 26, 2004

After being slowed by a rash of injuries, former Southwest Missouri State standout Jackie Stiles is eyeing a comeback to women’s basketball. Her journey will begin in Lubbock. Stiles, the leading scorer in women’s major-college basketball history, said Monday she has signed to play for the Lubbock Hawks,…
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Hot recruit

By Kate Jacka
Townsville Bulletin
June 1, 2004

THE Townsville Fire (townsvillebasketball.com/fire) have bolstered their stocks for the 2004/05 Women’s National Basketball League season by signing high-profile American Jackie Stiles. The all-time leading scorer in National Collegiate Athletic Association women’s basketball will be one of the best-credentialled basketballers to hit Australian shores.
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Injured Stiles still aspiring to make mark in pro basketball

By TONY HAWLEY
News Tribune
April 11, 2004

Jackie Stiles is itching to play basketball again, a fact that’s apparent from the first moment you meet her. Fidgeting, shuffling her feet, swaying from side to side, you can feel the energy radiating off of her. Unfortunately for the leading scorer in NCAA Division I history, the only game she’s played lately is a familiar waiting game.
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