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Drake comments: "J.P. is technically sound at all dimensions of the game. Her versatility, experience and confidence are fantastic. She will finally land in the attacking midfield for her final season and we expect significant attacking presence from her." Jessica Paris begins her fifth season with the Patriots and fourth on the field after earning a medical redshirt in 2006... Is a returning starter on the back line but has also started in the midfield... Mason is 9-0 all-time when she scores a goal... Holds a bachelor's degree in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering after graduating in Spring 2008 having completed the Honors Program... On target to earn a master's degree in Civil Engineering in Spring 2009. 2007: Started all 16 games in which she appeared after returning from a season-ending injury suffered the previous season... Named third-team All-CAA while switching primarily from the midfield to the back line... Tied for fourth on the year in goals and was fifth on the team in points... Tied for the team lead in game-winning goals... Had three goals, two coming as game winners, and had six points... Had 22 shots with nine shots on goal... Took the field for first time in more than a year on Sept. 9 against George Washington, taking four shots with one shot on goal... Scored season's first goal against Virginia Tech, the game winner in a 1-0 win... Had the game winner in Mason's 4-0 win over Drexel on Oct. 14... Scored in Mason's 3-0 win over Towson on Nov. 1... In the spring season, helped Mason to an 8-3-2 record with five points... Scored two points and had three assists... Earned a 4.0 GPA in the spring semester. .. Received the George Mason Student-Athlete Award, the CAA Commissioner's Award, and was named to the Dean's List. 2006: Played in just four games, all starts, before suffering a season-ending knee-injury on Sept. 3 at Georgetown in a game against American... Earned a medical redshirt and retained the year of eligibility... Lone point came in a 4-1 win against Coastal Carolina when she assisted on L.J. Williams' goal in the 14th minute... Received the CAA Commissioner's Award, and was named to the Dean's List. 2005: Appeared in 18 games for the Patriots, starting all 18 of those contests... Recorded three goals and one assist for seven total points... Those seven points were fourth on the team... Took 38 shots on the season, second-highest amount and tied for most among returning players... Was selected to the All-Tournament Team in Hawai'i at the OHANA Hotels & Resorts No Ka Oi... Did not play against Virginia Commonwealth due to injury... Mason was 3-0 when she scored... Recorded first goal of the season at Arkansas (Sept. 11) in a 1-0 win... Also scored against East Tennessee State in 3-1 victory... Third goal, and second game-winner, came in 2-0 win over Drexel (Oct. 23)... Lone assist came against Hofstra in a 3-1 loss (Oct. 9)... Took three or more shots in a game six times, including five shots in a game three times... Of 38 shots, nearly half were on goal... Finished the season having put 42.1 percent of shots on goal... Received the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award and was named to the Dean's List. 2004: Capped an outstanding freshman season with multiple honors... Named to the Soccer Buzz Mid-Atlantic Region all-Freshman team... Selected first-team all-Virginia (VaSID)... Member of the CAA all-Rookie team... One of only two players to start every game... Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 10 points... Listed second in goals scored (4) and posted two assists... Attempted 23 shots... Netted back-to-back scores, including the game-winner, in 3-2 victory against Va. Commonwealth (10/24)... Selected CAA co-Rookie of the Week on Oct. 25... Scored first collegiate goal versus Georgetown (9/11)... Assisted on the game-winner against Miami (8/27)... Tallied three goals against conference opponents... Added one assist for seven points... Took 11 shots... Helped anchor a Patriots defensive unit that produced six shut outs... Recorded unbeaten home record against CAA opponents... Received the CAA Commissioner's Award, and was named to the Dean's List. High School/Club: Earned four varsity letters at Centreville High School... Named 2004 first-team All-Metropolitan by The Washington Post and was a Post honorable mention selection as a junior, sophomore and a freshman... Selected to the Fairfax Journal All-Journal first team as a senior... Recognized as the 2003-04 Female Athlete of the Year by the Centre View... Garnered first-team Concorde All-District for four consecutive seasons... Earned second-team Northern All-Region as senior and was first-team All-Region honoree as a junior... Played on two District championship teams (2004, 2001)... Wildcats also made the region and state finals in 2004 and the District finals in 2003... Selected The Washington Post High School Athlete of the Week on April 8, 2004... Played club soccer for the Vista Firestars for eight years and was selected captain four times... Firestars won the Washington Area Girls Soccer Cup Tournament championship in 2002 and was a finalist in 1999... Scored the game-winning goal in overtime for the Firestars who won the 2002 Region I championship and advanced to the national semifinals... Participated on six state cup championship teams as a member of the Firestars and one with the Alberston (N.Y.) Fury... Played on the Virginia Olympic Development Program (ODP) State "A" team from 1997 to 2003... Member of the ODP Region I Pool from 2000 to 2002. Personal: Full name is Jessica Ann Paris... Born January 21, 1986... 2004 graduate of Centreville High School... Daughter of David and Nancy Paris... Has two siblings, David and Katherine... David graduated from George Mason in 2007... Katherine is a freshman at Virginia... Also earned four varsity letters as a member of the Centreville basketball team... Was a three-year Wildcat starter... Named third-team Concorde All-District in 2003 and 2002... Named team captain and most valuable player as a senior and made the all-district and all-tournament first teams... Enjoys photography... Was a member of the Spanish and Math Honor Societies... Earned four academic letters... Chose George Mason over Louisiana State, Pennsylvania, Virginia Tech, James Madison and Virginia.
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