Norfolk State University Athletics

2020-21 (Senior Year-COVID)
All-MEAC second-team selection … Played in all 14 games and started 10 times … Led NSU and ranked eighth in the MEAC in scoring, at 12.6 points per game … Also averaged 4.4 rebounds, 2.2 steals (fourth in the conference) and 1.5 assists per contest … Ranked ninth in the conference with a team-best 75.4 percent free-throw shooting percentage … Her 18 made 3-pointers were eighth-best in the league … Played 32.6 minutes per game, second-most in the MEAC … Scored a career-high 23 points on 9-of-20 shooting against Salem (W.Va.) … Poured in 15 points at Liberty … Scored 18 points on two occasions against North Carolina Central … The second of those came on the road in early March in a game where Holmes also tallied a career-high five steals … Had 12 points and six rebounds in the MEAC Tournament win over Coppin State … Named to the NSU AD Honor Roll for the spring semester.

2019-20 (Redshirt)
Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules … Named to the AD Honor Roll both semesters.
 
2018-19 at Towson (Sophomore Year)
Started in five games of 29 played … Averaged 3.9 points per game and 1.3 rebounds per game … Scored a season-high 16 points against UMass (Nov. 11) … Tied her career high with five rebounds on three occasions, including at UMBC (Nov. 20) … Had a career-high three blocked shots at Charleston (Jan. 18) … Played at least 20 minutes in nine games… Team went on to become CAA champions.
 
2017-18 at Towson (Freshman Year)
Played in 30 games and made only start of the season in the CAA Tournament against UNCW … Averaged 3.2 points … Scored a season-best 11 points in a road game against UNCW (March 1) … Made nine 3-pointers … Grabbed a season-best five rebounds three times against UMBC, Radford and UNCW … Handed out a career-high four assists in the CAA Tournament against UNCW.
 
High School
Standout shooting guard who played for coach Sam Caldwell and the national powerhouse Crusaders ... As a freshman she helped Riverdale Baptist win the NACA Championship and the Dick’s National Championship Tournament ... Riverdale Baptist was ranked number two in the country according to USA Today during her freshman campaign  ... Led Riverdale Baptist to a second NACA Championship in 2016 ... As a senior she was a McDonald’s All-American nominee and was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Boo Williams Christmas Tournament.
 
Personal
Full name is Jalynn Raquel Holmes, but prefers to be called Jae … Born on Dec. 6, 1999 … Daughter of Victoria and Daryl Holmes … Has two brothers, Daryl Jr. and Josh … Lists her father as the person she admires most … Hobbies include shopping and doing make-up … Likes to cheer for the Washington Wizards and Pittsburgh Steelers … Favorite athlete is Kyrie Irving … Enjoys watching “Love and Basketball” … Favorite actress is Taraji P. Henson … Likes to eat mac and cheese … Father played basketball at American University and overseas in Turkey, Honduras and Spain … Majored in mass communications.
 

CAREER HIGHS
Points	23, vs. Salem (11/29/20)
FG Made	9, vs. Salem (11/29/20)
FG ATT.	20, vs. Salem (11/29/20)
3Pt. FG Made	3, at North Carolina Central (3/3/21)
3Pt. FG ATT.	7, at North Carolina Central (3/3/21)
FT Made	6 (2x), last: at North Carolina Central (3/4/21)
FT ATT	8, at North Carolina Central (3/4/21)
Rebounds	7 (3x), last: vs. Howard (3/12/21)
Assists	5 (2x), last: vs. North Carolina A&T (2/21/21)
Steals	5, at North Carolina Central (3/3/21)
Blocks	3, vs. Loyola (Md.) (12/4/18) *
Minutes	38, at North Carolina Central (3/3/21)

 
* Career highs attained at Towson