Height: | 5-10 |
Year: | Jr. |
Hometown: | Linville, VA |
High School: | Eastern Mennonite |
Position: | OH |
Major: | Finance |
Career:
After three years in the program, she has played in a
total of 65 matches and recorded 194 sets of action ... Has posted
24 matches of double-figure kills.
Junior (2013):
Saw action in 37 matches and finished with 137 sets of play ...
Honorable Mention All-UAA selection ... Led the team and ranked
eighth among UAA players with a 2.91 kills-per-set average ...
Pounded out a team-leading 384 terminations and her 1,030 attack
attempts was the 10th-highest seasonal mark in school history ...
Ranked 13th on the league ladder in hitting percentage (.241) ...
Totaled a team-leading 21 matches of double-digit kills ... Landed
a spot on the Emory Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 20-21)
after seeing action in three of four matches and averaging 2.8
kills per set and hitting .310 (28-6--71) ... In the Emory
Invitational finale against Wellesley, she came through with a
match-high tying 16 terminations and hit .452 (16-2---31) in
leading the Eagles to a 3-1 victory ... Led or shared for team
honors in kills in nine matches including a career-high 22 vs.
Trinity (Nov. 2) in a 3-2 triumph ... Solid effort at the UAA Round
Robin I (Oct. 5-6) where she helped Emory to a 3-0 record, hitting
.406 (29-5--59) and registering a pair of double-figure kill
outings, including a team-high tying 10 vs. NYU ... Big effort in a
3-0 decision over Case Western (Nov. 8) in the opening match of the
UAA Championships, topping all players with 16 kills and finishing
with a .419 hitting mark (16-3--31) ... In the UAA Championships
semifinals, a 3-0 win over Washington University, she compiled a
match-best 12 kills and contributed three block assists ... Paced
the Eagles' offensive effort by leading all players with 16
successful attack attempts in a 3-2 season-opening win over No.
1-ranked St. Thomas (Aug. 30), followed by a match-leading 19
killls, along with four block assists, in a 3-1 verdict over No. 3
Wittenberg (Aug. 31) ... Second high on the squad with 11 kills in
aiding a 3-0 win over Eastern University (Nov. 21) in the NCAA
Championships quarterfinals ... Tied classmate Kate Bowman with a
match-high 15 kills and turned in a .400 hitting performance
(15-5--25) in a 3-1 win over Hardin-Simmons (Sept. 6) ... Capital
One Academic All-District honoree.
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 | SP-MP | K | KPS | A | DIGS | BLOCKS | BPS |
2011 | 17- 9 | 26 | 1.53 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0.47 |
2012 | 45-19 | 83 | 1.84 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 0.29 |
2013 | 132-37 | 384 | 2.91 | 9 | 89 | 47 | 0.36 |
TOTAL | 194 -65 | 493 | 2.54 | 14 | 126 | 68 | 0.36 |
Leah Jacobs Career-High Kill Matches
Opponent | GP | Kills | Date |
Trinity (TX) | 5 | 22 | 11/2/2013 |
Wittenberg | 4 | 19 | 8/31/2013 |
Case Western | 3 | 16 | 11/8/2013 |
Wellesley | 4 | 16 | 9/21/2013 |
St. Thomas | 5 | 16 | 8/30/2013 |
Hardin-Simmons | 3 | 15 | 9/6/2013 |