--FEATURE LINK: Jemma Purfield and Graham Winkworth's special bond (by Andre Simms, WCSN/Sept. 14, 2017)
2017 (JUNIOR at ARIZONA STATE)
Started the season as a Mac Hermann Award Watch List member, the first Sun Devil to appear on the preseason list in program history ... Played and Started in all 19 games for the Sun Devils in her first year in Tempe ... Led the team with 15 points on the season, leading the Sun Devils with six goals while adding three assists ... Picked up her first assist as a Sun Devil on Aug. 18, against Ohio State ... Netted her first goal as a Sun Devil against UCF on Sept. 3 ... Took a team-leading 27 shots on goal in 2017.
2016 (SOPHOMORE at SOUTH ALABAMA)
Played and Started in all 22 games in 2016 ... Earned Sun Belt Conference Player and Defensive Player of the Year honors … became the third straight Jaguar to earn defender of the year honors ... Carded a team-high five points in the Jaguars' loss at Appalachian State ... Contributed two multi goal games late in the season ... Had three games with at least four shots on goal ... Led the Jaguars with 11 goals in her sophomore campaign ... Attempted a team-leading 66 shots on the year, including an impressive 36 on goal
2015 (FRESHMAN at SOUTH ALABAMA)
Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year… Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference… Third Team NSCAA All-South Region… Started all 23 games and played 2,029 minutes, third most on the team… Recorded three goals and a team-high 11 assists for 17 points, fourth-best on the team… Ranked second in the conference in assists, and season total is tied for fifth in the USA record books… Named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week after leading Jaguars to a pair of shutout wins and scoring a goal with an assist vs. Tennessee-Martin (8/30)… Scored game-winning goal in double-overtime victory at Louisiana-Monroe (10/4)… Recorded assist in four straight games in September, including game winner in SBC opener at Troy (9/25), and tallied an assist in five of the last seven contests… Dished out a pair of helpers in regular-season finale vs. Arkansas State (10/25)… Put 25 of her 46 shots on frame.
PRIOR TO ASU:
Graduate of Cottingham High School… Won Sports Personality of the Year ... Played for Durham Women FC and Doncaster Rovers Belles… Was Doncaster’s youngest-ever signing and Women’s Super League player… Capped at the U-19 level for England and captained U-17 squad with 27 caps and three goals.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Jemma Elizabeth Purfield… Born Feb. 21, 1997 in Beverly, England… Daughter of Rob and Liz Purfield… Has an older brother… Chose South Alabama because of the great opportunity and experience… Favorites – movie: “This Means War”; book: “Chronicles of Narnia”; pro team: Everton FC; athletes: David Beckham and Jessica Ennis; music artist: Jess Glynne; food: steak; class: P.E. … Likes soccer, home-cooked meals, family, friends and music, and dislikes bugs, particularly spiders… Listens to music to get pumped up before a game and puts her left boot on first… Best parts of playing sports are winning, having a second family and having a goal… Would like to meet David Beckham… Was born right footed but copied her brother and became left footed… Wants to pursue a professional career after graduating, pursue inclusion into the English national team, then get into coaching.
2017 (JUNIOR at ARIZONA STATE)
Started the season as a Mac Hermann Award Watch List member, the first Sun Devil to appear on the preseason list in program history ... Played and Started in all 19 games for the Sun Devils in her first year in Tempe ... Led the team with 15 points on the season, leading the Sun Devils with six goals while adding three assists ... Picked up her first assist as a Sun Devil on Aug. 18, against Ohio State ... Netted her first goal as a Sun Devil against UCF on Sept. 3 ... Took a team-leading 27 shots on goal in 2017.
2016 (SOPHOMORE at SOUTH ALABAMA)
Played and Started in all 22 games in 2016 ... Earned Sun Belt Conference Player and Defensive Player of the Year honors … became the third straight Jaguar to earn defender of the year honors ... Carded a team-high five points in the Jaguars' loss at Appalachian State ... Contributed two multi goal games late in the season ... Had three games with at least four shots on goal ... Led the Jaguars with 11 goals in her sophomore campaign ... Attempted a team-leading 66 shots on the year, including an impressive 36 on goal
2015 (FRESHMAN at SOUTH ALABAMA)
Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year… Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference… Third Team NSCAA All-South Region… Started all 23 games and played 2,029 minutes, third most on the team… Recorded three goals and a team-high 11 assists for 17 points, fourth-best on the team… Ranked second in the conference in assists, and season total is tied for fifth in the USA record books… Named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week after leading Jaguars to a pair of shutout wins and scoring a goal with an assist vs. Tennessee-Martin (8/30)… Scored game-winning goal in double-overtime victory at Louisiana-Monroe (10/4)… Recorded assist in four straight games in September, including game winner in SBC opener at Troy (9/25), and tallied an assist in five of the last seven contests… Dished out a pair of helpers in regular-season finale vs. Arkansas State (10/25)… Put 25 of her 46 shots on frame.
PRIOR TO ASU:
Graduate of Cottingham High School… Won Sports Personality of the Year ... Played for Durham Women FC and Doncaster Rovers Belles… Was Doncaster’s youngest-ever signing and Women’s Super League player… Capped at the U-19 level for England and captained U-17 squad with 27 caps and three goals.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Jemma Elizabeth Purfield… Born Feb. 21, 1997 in Beverly, England… Daughter of Rob and Liz Purfield… Has an older brother… Chose South Alabama because of the great opportunity and experience… Favorites – movie: “This Means War”; book: “Chronicles of Narnia”; pro team: Everton FC; athletes: David Beckham and Jessica Ennis; music artist: Jess Glynne; food: steak; class: P.E. … Likes soccer, home-cooked meals, family, friends and music, and dislikes bugs, particularly spiders… Listens to music to get pumped up before a game and puts her left boot on first… Best parts of playing sports are winning, having a second family and having a goal… Would like to meet David Beckham… Was born right footed but copied her brother and became left footed… Wants to pursue a professional career after graduating, pursue inclusion into the English national team, then get into coaching.