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."