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  Jessica Herrera

Jessica Herrera

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Los Gatos, CA

High School:
Archbishop Mitty

Height:
5-4

Position:
Libero

Experience:
3V

Club Team:
City Beach

Graduated:
2006

HIGH SCHOOL: Played three seasons for coach Bret Almanzan-Cezck at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif...helped guide team to consecutive Central Coast Sectional championships in 2000 and 2001 after a second place finish in 1999...team won California State Volleyball championship in 2001...won California Interscholastic Federation Sportsmanship Award...earned second team All-Blossom Valley League honors in 2001.

Jessica Herrera's Collegiate Career
FRESHMAN (2002): Played in 23 matches, 60 games...served primarily as the team's defensive specialist finishing with 72 digs...had a season-high 12 digs during second match of collegiate career against Washington State...finished season with only other double-digit digs match, a 10 dig effort against Portland (11/23)...had nine aces, three coming against Montana State and two against nationally ranked Eastern Washington (9/18).

SOPHOMORE (2003): Played in 26 matches, 67 games...played as a back row defensive player to start the season, moving to libero position during final three matches of the year...picked up first kill of her career against Tennessee at the SBC/Sands Regency Invite in Reno, Nev...had three matches with double-digit digs including a career-high 14 against Pepperdine...picked up only two service aces of the year at Santa Clara.

JUNIOR (2004): Played in 29 matches, 97 games...served as the team's libero leading team with 4.28 digs per game...ranked sixth in the West Coast Conference in digs per game...finished season with 415 digs, the third best single-season total in school history...career-high 26 digs against Portland (10/22) ranks as the third-best total for a four-game match...also collected 19 digs against Pepperdine (11/13) to land the ninth-best total for a three game match...reached double figures in digs in 27 of 29 matches.

Misc: Born 5-23-84...majoring in sociology...3.4 high school GPA...Principal's honor roll...played club volleyball for City Beach, club team finished second at 2002 Junior Olympics Open Division National tournament after winning gold medal at 2000 Junior Olympic Games.

 

 
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