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

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.


Stats

Year SP-MP K KPG A SA BLOCKS BPS
2013 136-39 341 2.51 12 7 154 1.13
TOTAL 136 -39 341  2.51 12  7 154  1.13

 

Jessica Holler Career-High Kill Matches

Opponent SP Kills Date
Colorado College 4 16 11/17/2013
Chicago 4 15 10/19/2013
Southwestern 4 15 9/14/2013
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
New York Univ. 3 9 10/5/2013
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."