20 Jessica Holler
20 - Jessica Holler
Height: 6-1
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Roswell, GA
High School: Blessed Trinity
Position: MH

Career:
Closed out her four-year career playing in 143 matches and logging a total of 499 sets of action … Ranks second on the school's all-time ladder with a .385 hitting percentage (1348-308--2699) ... 1,348 terminations ranks 9th all-time at Emory ... 66 matches of double-figure kills ... No. 4 on the Eagles' career chart with a 1.03 blocks-per-set average ... 516 total blocks is good for the No. 2 spot on the program's all-time chart … Registered 420 block assists, the second-highest mark in program history, while her 96 block solos are 8th … 20th all-time at Emory with 127 service aces … Four-time All-UAA First Team honoree … UAA Rookie of the Year (2013) … Four-time AVCA All-South Region … 11-time UAA Player of the Week

Senior (2016):
Named by the AVCA as a First Team All-American for the second straight season and fourth time in her career (Second Team in 2013 & 2014)  … First Team All-UAA and named the league’s Most Valuable Player, the seventh Emory Player to earn that distinction … Finished first in the UAA and fourth nationally with a .404 hitting percentage, good for ninth place on the school’s seasonal ladder … Second in the UAA and 14th nationally with 136 total blocks (8th on school’s seasonal chart) … Topped the UAA and was 64th nationally with 407 kills … Fourth in the UAA with a 3.13 kills-per-set average … Led the league and was 46th in D-III in blocks per set (1.05 bps), good for 15th place on the school’s season list … 24 matches of double-figure kills … 13 outings with five or more total blocks … Hit .350 or higher in 28 contests … 41 service aces ranked second on the team … Named UAA Player of the Week 5 times … Sports Import/AVCA National Player of the Week after helping the Eagles to the UAA Championship, playing in 10 sets over three matches and pacing the squad in kills (3.5 kps), hitting percentage (.574, 35-4—54) and blocks (1.0 bps) … One of her efforts at the UAAs saw her total a match-high 15 terminations to go along with a .714 hitting percentage (15-0—21) and four blocks in a 3-1 decision in the semifinals over No. 14 Washington University (Nov. 4) … Named the Most Outstanding Player at the NCAA Brockport Regional Championships (Nov. 11-13), leading the Eagles in kills (4.00 kps) … Led all players with 18 kills (2nd highest career total) and finished with a hitting effort of .424 (18-4—33), and added seven blocks 1-6), vs. Clarkson (Nov. 12) in the Region semifinals … Hit .545 (13-1—22) and paced all players with six total blocks in a 3-0 win over SUNY-Brockport (Nov. 13) in the Region championship match … Emory Classic (Sept. 2-3) All-Tournament Team after averaging 3.00 kills per set and hitting .385 (45-13—83) over four contests … Topped all players with a career-high 19 terminations and came through with a .593 (19-3—27) attack percentage and six (1-5) total blocks in a 3-1 decision over St. Thomas … UAA Player of the Week after capturing MVP honors at the Emory National Invitational (Oct. 28-29), playing in all 12 sets over four matches and leading the team in hitting percentage (.352, 34-9—71) while averaging 2.83 kills and a team-high 1.50 blocks per set … Finished with a match-high tying 10 kills, hit .562 (10-1—16) and chipped in a season-high eight blocks (0-8) in a 3-0 triumph over Randolph-Macon (Oct. 28) … Big effort in a 3-0 outcome over Berry (Sept. 20), hitting .560 on the strength on a match-high 14 kills with no errors in 25 attempts … Totaled 10 kills and led the team with six total blocks (0-6) against Calvin in the NCAA Quarterfinals.

Junior (2015):
Came through with another big campaign for the Eagles ... Saw action in 31 matches while logging 111 sets of play ... Captured First Team All-America acclaim as selected by the AVCA ... AVCA All-South Region ... First Team All-UAA for the third straight season ... Led all D-III players with a .421 hitting percentage (266-51--511), good for the No. 3 position on the program's seasonal ladder ... Hit .400 or higher in 15 matches ... No. 3 on the squad and 18th among UAA performers in kills average (2.40 kps) ... Recorded 11 outings of double-figure terminations ... Paced the team with 43 service aces and her 0.39 per-set average in that category was fifth on the UAA ladder ... Led Emory with an average of 0.83 blocks per set, good for the No. 6 slot on league list ... Nine matches with four or more total blocks ... Earned a berth on the Rome, Ga., NCAA Volleyball Regional All-Tournament Team after leading the squad in kills (2.77 kps), hitting percentage (.384, 38-6--73) and blocks (1.62 bps) over three matches ... Tabbed as the UAA's Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 21) following her effort at the Emory National Invitational, where she hit a team-high .444 (43-7--81) and led the team with an average of 0.75 blocks per set over four contests ... Tied for the No. 2 spot on the team with a season-high tying 15 kills and finished with a hitting mark of .423 (15-3--28) in a five-set tussle with No. 10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps ... Led or shared for team honors in kills on four occasions ... Paced Emory with 15 successful attack attempts, hit .407 (15-4--27) and tied for match honors with six blocks (0-6) vs. Hendrix in the Rome, Ga., NCAA Regional Final ... Selected to the Emory Invitational All-Tournament Team (Oct. 30-31) after helping the club to a 4-0 slate, hitting .400 (31-5--65) and doling out 11 service aces ... Tied teammate Sarah Maher for match honors with nine terminations and hit .643 (9-0--14), while contributing two blocks (1-1) in a 3-0 triumph vs. No. 1 Juniata (Oct. 30) ... Opened the Emory Invitational with seven kills and a career-best six service aces, tying the high-water mark by an Eagle during the season, in a 3-0 win over Bridgewater (Oct. 30) ... 14 matches with two or more aces ... No. 2 on the team with 12 kills, hitting .370 (12-2--24) in the match, and her season-high nine blocks (1-8) was the highest total by an Emory player during the year, while tying the sixth-highest individual game total in a four-set match, in a 3-1 decision over Birmingham Southern in the second round of the NCAA Regionals ... Topped all players with 13 terminations and her .800 hitting percentage (13-1--15) against Randolph-Macon (Sept. 26) was the highest mark by an Eagle during the season (minimum 12 kills) ... Posted an attack percentage of .684 on the strength of a team-best 13 kills with no errors in 19 swings vs. No. 15 Chicago (Oct. 18) at the UAA Round Robin II ... Tied teammate Shannon Nugent for team honors with seven blocks (0-7) in a 3-1 decision over No. 1 Calvin College (Sept. 4) ... No. 2 on the squad with 11 terminations, hit .526 (11-1--19) and chipped in two blocks (0-2) in a four-set encounter vs. Calvin (Sept. 19) ... Finished with a hitting effort of .629 after blasting away for 14 kills with just one miscue in 21 attempts, and added a team-high four blocks (1-3) in a 3-2 victory over No. 2 Christopher Newport (Sept. 25).

Sophomore (2014):
Earned a bundle of honors in her second season in an Emory uniform ... Competed in 34 matches while registering 122 sets ... Earned her second consecutive Second Team All-America berth as chosen by the AVCA ... AVCA All-South Region ... First Team All-UAA ... Named UAA Player of the Week on three occasions .... Topped the UAA with a .369 hitting percentage (335-78--696) that ranked 10th among D-III players and 12th on the program's seasonal ladder ... Total of 335 kills was eighth among UAA performers ... Led the league and held down the No. 24 position nationally with a 1.10 blocks-per-set average, which placed 12th on Emory's seasonal list ... 134 total blocks represented the eighth-highest season mark ... 15 matches of double-figure terminations ... Eight outings of five or more blocks ... Led or shared for team honors in kills on nine occasions ... Tied for the No. 2 spot on the club with a career-high tying 16 kills and contributed three blocks (0-3) vs. Hope College (Nov. 24) in the NCAA D-III Championships match ... UAA Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 10) after helping the Eagles to the conference title, tying for the team lead with a 3.00 kills-per-set average while hitting .413 (30-4--63) over three contests ... Tied for squad honors with 13 kills (hit .375) and four blocks (0-4) in a 3-1 triumph vs. Chicago (Nov. 8) in the UAA Championships match ... Tied for the match lead with 14 terminations, hit .429 (14-2--28) and topped all players with nine blocks (2-7) vs. No. 7 Washington University (Oct. 18) ... Hit .520 on the strength of 15 kills with just one error in 25 swings and led all players with seven blocks (1-6) in 3-2 verdict over No. 23 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Sept. 6) ... Named UAA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 8) after helping the Eagles to a 4-0 record at the Cal Lutheran Invitational, pacing the team with a .397 attack percentage, and a mark of 1.86 blocks per set, while ranking second in kills (2.79 kps) ... Paced Emory in blocks in all four matches at the Cal Lutheran Invitational including a career-high 10 (3-7), tying the program's eighth-highest individual total, in a 3-0 win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Sept. 6) ... Produced a team-high nine successful attack attempts, hit .500 (9-0--18) and racked up six blocks (2-4) in a 3-0 decision against No. 4 Cal Lu (Sept. 5) ... UAA Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 20) after a dominant four-match run at the league's Round Robin II, playing in all 15 sets and leading the club in kills (3.27 kps), attack percentage (.489, 49-5--90) and blocks (1.67 bps) ... In the UAA RRII  finale against Chicago, she hit a blazing .538 with 14 terminations and no errors in 26 swing opportunities, while also tying her career high with 10 (0-10) blocks, in a 3-1 victory ... Doled out a career-high five service aces and compiled a team-high nine kills en route to a .412 hitting effort in a 3-0 outcome over Rochester (Nov. 7) in the first round of the UAA Championships ... Tied for No. 2 on the club with 10 successful attack attempts and hit a team-best .562 (10-1--16) in a 3-0 win vs. Washington and Lee (Nov. 1) ... Pounded out 15 terminations, good for second on the squad, and hit .407 (15-4--27) in a 3-1 triumph  vs. Williams (Nov. 21) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships ... Hit .400 or higher in 18 contests. 

Freshman (2013):
Enjoyed a banner rookie season that culminated with a Second Team All-America berth as selected by the AVCA ... AVCA All-South Region honoree ... Garnered a First Team All-UAA berth and was tabbed as the league's Rookie of the Year, the seventh Emory player to be chosen for that award ... AVCA South Region Rookie of the Year ... Earned a spot on the NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team ... Ranked second both on the team and among UAA performers, while standing 33rd nationally, with a .356 hitting percentage (341-88--710), with that mark good for the No. 19 spot on Emory's seasonal list ... Third on the squad and 13th on the UAA ladder in kills average (2.51 kps) ... Paced all UAA players and held down the No. 15 position nationally with a 1.13 blocks per-set-average, which placed her 10th on the school's seasonal chart ... Posted 16 matches of double-figure kills ... Finished with 12 outings of five or more total blocks ... Outstanding effort vs. Colorado College (Nov. 17) in the Atlanta NCAA Regional Championship, pounding out a .696 attack percentage on the strength of a season-high 16 kills with no errors in 23 attempts ... Helped Emory to a 3-0 victory vs. NYU (Oct. 5) in the UAA Round Robin I, tying teammate Leah Jacobs with a match-high 10 kills while hitting .833 (10-0--12) while also contributing a season-high nine blocks (1-8), which represented the high-water mark by an Emory player during the year ... Named to the Randolph-Macon Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 6-7) after seeing action in 13 of the team's 16 sets and averaging 2.62 kills and hitting .300 (34-10--80) ... Registered 10 terminations and hit .400 (10-2--20) vs. Hardin Simmons (Sept. 6) in the first match of the RMC Invitational ... Emory Tournament All-Tournament honoree (Sept. 27-28) after guiding the Eagles to a 4-0 record, playing in all 16 sets and hitting  a team-high .423 (35-5--71) and averaging 0.88 blocks per set ... Chalked up a team-high 11 kills, hit .556 (11-1--18) and contributed four blocks (0-4) vs. Lynchburg in the Emory Tournament finale ... Team-best five blocks (0-5) and chipped in 10 successful attack attempts vs. Cornell College in a 3-2 triumph ... Led or shared for team honors in kills on eight occasions ... Impressive outing vs. Washington University (Nov. 8) with 10 kills, an attack percentage of .453 (10-0--22) and a team-leading seven blocks (0-7) ... Topped all players with 15 terminations vs. Chicago (Oct. 19) in the UAA Round Robin II ... Produced a match-high 12 kills en route to a .435 hitting percentage (12-2--23) and finished with a match-leading seven blocks (2-5) vs. Eastern in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships (Nov. 21) ... Named UAA Player of the Week (Sept. 23) for her play in the Emory Invitational after hitting .586 (30-3--46) after helping the Eagles to a 4-0 record ... Hit 1.000 with 10 kills and no errors in a 3-0 victory over Covenant (Sept. 21). 

High School:

Enjoyed an excellent prep career at Blessed Trinity High School where she earned four varsity letters … Served as a team co-captain her senior season … Paul Stevens was her high school coach … Captured MaxPreps Third Team All-America honors her final campaign after leading Blessed Trinity to a 54-2 won-lost ledger that included a Class AAA state title … Pounded out 414 kills and hit .413 while recording 236 digs and 110 blocks … Blessed Trinity was ranked No. 1 in the state for the majority of 2012 and was ranked 25th nationally at one point during the season … Was tabbed as the All-Area Player of the Year in 2012 and landed All-State honors as well … Two-time all-area selection … Was a driving force on three teams that brought home area championships … During her junior season, she compiled 247 terminations, hit .352, recorded 68 blocks and doled out 63 service aces … Member of the 2010 AA/A state championship team … 2010 Academic Scholar … Plays club volleyball for A5 where she is coached by Bob Westbrook … Was chosen to the all-tournament team at the 2012 nationals. 

Personal: 
Daughter of Tom and Susan Holler ... Majors in biology.


Career Stats

Year SP-MP K KPG A SA TB BPS
2016 130-39 407 3.12 24 41 136 1.05
2015 111-31 266 2.40 6 43 92 0.83
2014 122-34 335 2.75 13 36 134 1.10
2013 136-39 341 2.51 12 7 154 1.13
TOTAL 499-143 1349  2.55 55  127 516  1.03

 

Jessica Holler Career-High Kill Matches

Opponent SP Kills Date
St. Thomas 4 19 9/2/16
Clarkson 4 18 11/12/16
Hope College 5 16 11/24/2014
Colorado College 4 16 11/17/2013
Hendrix 5 15 11/14/2015
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 5 15 9/19/2015
Williams 4 15 11/21/2014
Mary Hardin-Baylor 5 15 9/6/2014
Chicago 4 15 10/19/2013
Southwestern 4 15 9/14/2013
Christopher Newport 5 14 9/25/2015
Chicago 4 14 10/19/2014
Brandeis 3 14 10/19/2014
Washington Univ. 5 14 10/18/2014
Elmhurst 5 14 9/19/2014
Washington Univ. 5 14 10/20/2013
St. Thomas 5 14 8/30/2013

 

Jessica Holler Career-High Total Block Matches

Opponent SP Blocks Date
Chicago 5 10 10/19/2014
Claremont-MS 3 10 9/6/2014
Birmingham Southern 4 9 11/13/2015
Washington Univ. 5 9 10/18/2014
New York Univ. 3 9 10/5/2013
Randolph-Macon 3 8 10/28/2016
Washington Univ. 5 8 10/17/2015
Clarkson 4 7 11/12/2016
Rochester 4 7 10/1/2016
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 4 7 9/9/2016
Calvin College 4 7 9/4/2015
Birmingham Southern 3 7 10/14/2014
Mary Hardin-Baylor 5 7 9/6/2014
Eastern Univ. 3 7 11/21/2013
Washington Univ. 3 7 11/8/2013
Carnegie Mellon 3 7 10/5/2013
Emory and Henry 3 7 9/20/2013

 

Quote: "I chose Emory because it is the perfect fit for me.  The coaches and players were so welcoming to me.  They made me feel like a part of the Emory volleyball family even before I selected Emory.  I want to be able to compete for national championships and I can do that at Emory."