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Women's Volleyball
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Jessie Nevitt Season 2007

PositionMB
Height6-2
ClassRedshirt Junior
HometownKennesaw, Ga.


  • 2007 FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG EAST

  • 2006 AVCA HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICAN

  • 2006 AVCA FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION

  • 2006 FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG EAST

  • 2005 AVCA HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICAN

  • 2005 AVCA FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION

  • 2005 BIG EAST ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

  • 2005 FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG EAST

Career Highlights:

  • Became the first UC player to be named a three-time first team all-conference selection since Bonita Wise in 2000-02.
  • Ranked among the UC career leaders in hitting percentage (4th-.347), blocks per game (4th-1.47), block assists (4th-433), total blocks (6th-490), kills per game (7th-3.35) and kills (9th-1,119).
  • Owns or shares UC records for total blocks in a three, four, and five-game match.
  • On track to become the second player in school history with 1,000 career kills and 500 career blocks, joining current UC assistant coach Myanna Hellsten.

2007 Season (Junior):

  • Selected to the all-BIG EAST first team for the third straight year.
  • Named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Aug. 27 after earning MVP honors at the State Farm Bearcats Invitational.
  • Earned BIG EAST Honor Roll berths on Sept. 3, Sept. 10 and Nov. 5.
  • Named to the all-tournament team at the Panther Invitational and Community Bankers Classic.
  • Ranked eighth in the BIG EAST in hitting (.339), fourth in blocks per game (1.38) and just outside the Top-10 in kills per game (3.71).
  • Tallied the third-highest hitting percentage in a single-match in school history with a .680 clip at DePaul (11/11).
  • Erupted for a career-high 21 kills in just three games in a win over Bradley (9/7).
  • Failed to reach double figure kills just four times.
  • Recorded at least five blocks in 20 matches, including a season-high of nine two different times.
  • Ranked sixth in the BIG EAST in blocks per game in conference-only matches with 1.29.
  • Listed eighth on UC's single-season list for hitting and tied for seventh in blocks per game. Ranked ninth on the single season block assists chart.
  • Member of the BIG EAST preseason all-conference team.

2006 Season (Sophomore):

  • Named to the all-BIG EAST first team.
  • Tabbed first team all-region by the AVCA and an honorable mention All-American for the second consecutive season.
  • Among the BIG EAST leaders in blocks per game (1st-1.68) and hitting percentage (2nd-.367). Ranks sixth nationally in blocks.
  • Named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Oct. 9 and Nov. 13, while earning Honor Roll mentions on Sept. 11, Oct. 23 and Oct. 30.
  • Ranked second on team with 3.25 kills per game.
  • Named to the all-tournament team at State Farm Bearcats Invitational (8/27) and the Radisson Hotel Invitational (9/2).
  • Set school records for most block assists (12) and total blocks (14) in win over Seton Hall (10/20). Also tallied career-high 21 kills on .543 hitting against the Pirates.
  • Tied three-game total blocks record with 13 vs. Georgetown (11/10).
  • Listed third on UC's single-season list for block assists (152), fourth in hitting percentage (.367) and blocks per game (1.68) and seventh in total blocks (171).
  • Had double figure kills in 20 matches, including 12 of 14 league contests.
  • Member of the BIG EAST preseason all-conference team.

2005 Season (Redshirt Freshman):

  • Named to all-BIG EAST first-team and touted as the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year.
  • Led team in hitting percentage (.337) and blocks per game (1.38), ranking third and fourth, respectively, in the BIG EAST.
  • Named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week five times (Sept. 19, Sept. 26, Oct. 10, Oct. 24, Nov. 7).
  • Listed ninth on UC's single-season list for hitting and eighth for blocks per game. Tied for ninth in total blocks.
  • Set school record for most total blocks in a match with 13 at Marshall (9/20).
  • Tallied the fourth and fifth-highest single-match hitting performances in school history.
  • Member of all-Tournament Team at State Farm Bearcats Invitational presented by the Vernon Manor Hotel (9/3).
  • Had double-figure kills in 20 matches, including 11 of 14 league contests.
  • Played in Argentina over the summer with a USA All-Star Team.

2004 Season (Freshman):

  • Redshirted.

High School: A first-team all-state selection as a senior at Kennesaw Mountain High School ... named Atlanta Journal Constitution Area Player of the Year ... set school records for kills in a season and career ... also lettered in basketball and track ... earned two state championships in the high jump ... earned four team MVP honors on the basketball court, leading the team in scoring and rebounding each year ... graduated with honors and earned scholar athlete awards.

Personal: Born Jan. 29, 1986 ... daughter of Jack and Amanda Nevitt ... father played basketball at Huntingdon College, while uncle, Chuck, played nine seasons in the NBA for six different teams.

Academic Major: Facilities and hospitality management.

Honors: BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team (2006-07) ... Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2005) ... Topcat Scholar (2006-07) ... Bearcat Scholar (2004-07).