Pacific University Athletics

Honors & Awards

• Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete (2014, '15, '16)

2015-16 - Junior

• Played in 24 games and started 10, averaging 18.9 minutes per game
• Finished season with 93 points, 29 rebounds and 36 assists
• Also recorded 15 steals

2014-15 - Sophomore

• Appeared in four games for the Boxers

High School

• Played for head coach Billy McKinney at St. Helens
• Third Team All-NWOC as a senior
• Second Team All-NWOC as a junior
• Honorable Mention All-NWOC as a sophomore
• Also competed in volleyball and track & field
• Honorable Mention All-NWOC as a long jumper and triple jumper

Personal

• Daughter of Angela and Steven Ross
• Father, Steven, played basketball at Lewis & Clark
• Has two siblings
• Majoring in Exercise Science - Integrated Physiology
• Member of the the Pacific volleyball program as a freshman

Getting to Know Jillian

• Favorite Movie: The Sandlot
• Favorite Band: Florida George Line
• Favorite TV Show: One Tree Hill
• Favorite Sport to Watch: Basketball and gymnastics
• Favorite Athlete: Steve Nash (Eight-time NBA All-Star guard)
• Favorite Team: University of Oregon Ducks
• Favorite Food: Mexican
• Hobbies & Activities: Buying shoes
• Favorite Quote: "What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies within you." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Member of Pre-PT Club
• Career Ambition: Physical Therapist
• Volunteers as a student assistant at OHSU
• Best Athletic Moment: Beating a ranked Whitman team last season