chattanooga MOCS

Academics
- Dean's List: S21
- Athletics Director's Honor Roll: S21, F21

2020-21 Sophomore
- Played and started 28 games, missing two due to illness.
- Scored a career-high 23 points against UNC Greensboro - 21 points in the first half.
- Tied the McKenzie Arena record for most 3-pointers made without a miss (5-5 vs. UNCG).
- Second on the team in scoring with 10.4 points per game.
- Led the team in scoring 10 times. 
- Scored 20 or more points twice.
- Led the team in 3-point shooting with 57; fourth in SoCon for made and field goal percentage.
- Matched her career-high for assists with eight against Belmont and UNCG.
- Recorded a career-best five steals against Eastern Kentucky.
- Second on the team for assists with 76; sixth in the SoCon. 
- Had three or more steals five times.
- Led team with 42 steals; fourth in the SoCon.

2020-21 Sophomore (COVID-19 Season)
- Played in 23 games, missing one due to injury.
- Ranked fourth on the team in scoring and led the team against Vanderbilt (15) and ETSU (17).
- Scored a career-high 17 points at ETSU in the season-finale.
- Matched her career-high for rebounds with five against UNCG.
- Scored in double digits five times.
- Led UTC in assists 10 times and had a career-high eight against Vanderbilt.
- Shot 45.4 percent from the field and had a team-best 39.4 percent effort from beyond the 3-point line. Ranked third in the SoCon for 3-point field goal percentage.
- Second on the team in 3-point field goals made and 12th in the SoCon.
- Listed 30th in the SoCon for scoring and 14th for assists.
- Second on the team for free throw percentage .842 and fourth for free throws made - 32.
- Third on the team with 53 assists.

2019-20 Freshman
- Named to Southern Conference Coaches All-Freshman Team
- Played in all 29 games
- Made first collegiate start against Ohio
- Scored a career-high 14 points against UNCG
- Recorded a career-best five rebounds against UNCG and ETSU
- Made two 3-pointers in four games
- Dished out a team-high seven assists agasint UNCG
- Led UTC in assists eight times and steals three times
- Sixth on the team with 3.7 points per game
- Fourth on the team in assists
- Third on the team in 3-pointers made.

High School
Four-year letterwinner and two years as team captain ... played for Shannon Lewis at St. Joseph Central High School ... helped the Fighting Irish to the state title in her sophomore and senior years and a state runner-up finish as a junior ... four-year All-State First Team selection ... four-year State Tournament All-State Team ... helped the Irish to a 67-33 overall record including a 21-4 mark her senior year ... averaged 16 points per game in her junior and senior years, 17 points per game as a sophomore and 26.5 points per game as a freshman ... 2.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.2 steals per game ... St. Joseph’s won three region titles and three sectional championships ... Herald Dispatch All-Area Team three straight seasons ... set school record for points in a game with 43 as a freshman and most 30-point games ... scored 651 points in her rookie campaign and toppped 1,000 points as a sophomore ... named MVP of the state championship game.

Played AAU ball for the WV Thunder for 10 years ... coached by Scott Johnson ... helped team to the AAU National Title (DI) ... two-time GBA National Champions.

Member of the Honor Roll and received the Creative Writing Award ... member of the National Honors Society ... Pro-Life Club president ... SADD Club treasurer ... Mu Alpha Theta.

Personal
Dena Jacalyn Jarrells ... born October 22, 1999 in Dunlwo, W.Va. ... daughter of Tammy and Dennis Jarrells ... her mother played basketball for Alice Lloyd College (NAIA).