Jessica Whitehead

Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
High School:
Murphysboro
Hometown:
Murphysboro, Ill.

2013
Game-By-Game Stats

2012
? Saluki Invitational All-Tournament Team
Game-By-Game Stats
Started in 30 matches and played in 111 sets as a junior ? Recorded 397 kills to average 3.58 kills per set to rank second in the Missouri Valley Conference ? Tallied 1,109 attempts to rank seventh all-time in attempts in a season ? Recorded a career-high 60 attempts against Bradley (Oct. 1) ? Totaled 52 total blocks, including seven solos and 45 assists.

2011
Game-By-Game Stats
Played 104 sets in all 27 matches ? ranked second on the team and fifth in the MVC with 338 kills for an average of 3.25 per set ? the only player on the team to post 20-plus kills in multiple matches, a feat she achieved four times ? posted a season-best 22 kills at Bradley (Sept. 27) ? posted a season-best seven digs against Evansville (Sept. 30) ? ranked fourth on the team in blocking with 44 total blocks, including 17 solos and 27 assists.

2010
? MVC Freshman of the Week (Oct. 25)
Game-By-Game Stats
Played in 25 matches and started eight as a true freshman ? saw action in 69 sets ? finished third on the team averaging 2.17 kills per set ? earned MVC Freshman of the Week honors after posting a career-high 28 kills in a win over Evansville (Oct. 22) ? recorded a personal-best .529 hitting percentage at Bradley (Oct. 1) ? finished the season with 28 total blocks, including 17 solo blocks ? also posted 13 digs ? ranked in the top-20 in the Valley in kills per set.

High School
Helped guide her team to a 114-32 record and four regional championships during her career ? the Red Devils were sectional champions making it to the Elite Eight in 2009, setting new school records for single-season kills (516) and block points (212) ? a three-time all-conference and all-south pick including The Southern Illinoisan Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009, earning Honorable Mention All-State honors as a junior and Second Team All-State honors as a senior ? she finished her career with 1,156 kills, second all-time in MHS history and 485 block points, first all-time at MHS and fifth all-time in the state of Illinois.

Personal
Club Team ? Southern Illinois Volleyball Club
Full name is Jessica Lea Whitehead ? majoring in sport administration ? born April 22, 1992 in Carbondale, Ill. ? has one sister, Jasmine ? daughter of Roosevelt and Cecelia Whitehead.