University of South Alabama Athletics

2015: 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.

High School: Graduate of Cottingham High School… Won Sports Personality of the Year.

Club: 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… Three wishes would be: always be happy and healthy, win a World Cup, play professionally and for the English national team.

Major: Exercise science