NEW YORK - Old Dominion guard Jennie Simms was selected by the Washington Mystics in the second round of the 2017 WNBA Draft on Thursday. Simms, the 18th overall selection, was the sixth pick of the second round.

Simms, the defending Conference USA Player of the Year, becomes the first Old Dominion senior to be drafted since 2002 and the 12th Lady Monarch to be a WNBA Draft selection in program history. The Accokeek, Maryland, native also becomes the second Karen Barefoot-coached player to be drafted, joining Shae Kelley, who was selected in the third round by Minnesota in 2015.

Simms, an Honorable Mention AP All-American, is the fifth all-time leading scorer in program history with 2,151 career points. Her career total is fifth on the C-USA career scoring chart.
 
During her senior campaign in 2016-17, Simms averaged a school record 26.0 points per game, which ranked second in the nation. The scoring mark is also fourth in the C-USA single-season record book.
 
This season, Simms became just the sixth Lady Monarch to score 2,000 career points and only the third in program history to score 2,000 during in her first three seasons. She also broke school records for career 30+ and 40+ scoring games, career free throws made and single-season free throws made and attempted.