8 Leah Jacobs
8 - Leah Jacobs
Height: 5-10
Year: So.
Hometown: Linville, VA
High School: Eastern Mennonite
Position: OH
Major: Business

Sophomore (2012):
Took to the court in 19 matches, recording a total of 45 sets of play ... Posted two matches of double-figure kills ... Tied for team honors with a career-high 13 terminations, and added a pair of block assists vs. Lee University (Sept. 25) ... Earned a spot on the Emory National Invitational All-Tournament Team (Oct. 26-27), thanks in part to a strong final day of play that saw her hit .411 (16-2--34) in two contests ... Played in all four sets and tied for second high on the club with nine kills, and finished with a .421 attack percentage along with a season-high tying four digs in a 3-1 decision vs. Washington and Lee (Oct. 26) ... Contributed eight terminations, three digs and a team-high three total blocks in a 3-1 triumph over No. 1-ranked Washington University (Nov. 3) in the UAA Championships match ... Saw action in all three contests at the Newport News, VA, Regional, chalking up five-kill matches against both Salem and No. 5 Christopher Newport ... Helped the club to a 3-0 verdict over Averett (Sept. 8) with a team-high 11 kills to go along with a .440 hitting performance (11-0--25). 

Freshman (2011):
Appeared in nine matches and logged 17 sets of action ... Posted one outing of double-figure kills, that being a team-high 12-terminations performance in a 3-0 win over Brandeis (Oct. 16) ... Chalked up six kills and hit .357 (6-1--14) in the squad's season-opening match vs. Maryville (Sept. 2) ... Credited with a season-high eight digs against Brandeis (Nov. 4) in the opening match of the UAA Championships.

High School:
Standout performer for the Eastern Mennonite High School volleyball program ... Was coached as a prep by Mary Hine ... Named the 2010 VISAA Division II Player of the Year after racking up 548 kills, 176 total blocks and 405 digs in helping her team to an overall record of 29-4-1 which included a berth in the championship match of the state tournament ... Recorded 1,513 career kills and graduated as her high school's all-time leader in that department ...  EMHS all-time record holder with 477 career blocks ... Garnered first team all-state honors on three occasions ... Named as Max Preps/AVCA High School Player of the Week for the state of Virginia (Sept. 7-13, 2010) ... First team all-conference choice for four straight years ... Helped her squad to a runner-up finish in the state tournament as a junior ... Named by WHSV.com as Student Athlete of the Week (Oct. 14, 2010) ... Played club for the U-Turn Sports Performance Academy for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons and helped that team to a first-place performance in the 18's Division of the 2010 Shamrock Festival ... Was coached in club by Don Gresham.

Personal:
Daughter of Sherwin and Carla Jacobs ... Also competed in soccer while in high school.


Stats

Year GP-MP K KPG A SA DIGS DPG
2011 17- 9 26 1.53 1 0 11 0.65
2012 45-19 83 1.84 4 0 26 0.58
TOTAL 62 -28 109 1.76 5 0 37 0.60