Height: | 6-1 |
Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Roswell, GA |
High School: | Blessed Trinity Catholic |
Position: | OH |
Major: | Film Studies/Journalism |
Career:
Finished her three-year career at Emory by playing in
382 sets spanning 114 matches ... Registered a total of
1,105 kills, good for 11th place on the school's all-time list
... Finished 12th on the Eagles' career ladder with a 2.89
kills-per-set average ... Her 2,678 career attack attempts
placed her 10th on the school's all-time chart
... Posted 54 career outings of double-figure
kills.
Senior (2011):
Played in 38 of the team's 41 matches and recorded 122 sets of
action ... Captured Second Team All-UAA acclaim ... Averaged 2.30
kills per set and totaled eight matches of double-figure kills ...
Led the squad with 47 service aces ... Earned a spot on the Doc
Partin Classic (Sept. 9-10) All-Tournament Team after averaging 2.7
kills and 4.3 digs over 13 sets ... Banged out a season-high
15 kills and a career-best 22 digs in aiding the Eagles' 3-1 win
over No. 5 Eastern University (Sept. 10) ... Solid effort at the
UAA Round Robin I, helping the team to a 3-0 record by averaging
3.0 kills per set and posting a .349 hitting mark (33-11--63) ...
Second high on the team with 13 kills, finished with an attack
percentage of .417 (13-3--24) and contributed five digs and five
block assists in a 3-1 triumph over Case Western (Oct. 2) ...
Registered a .412 hitting mark (9-2--17) against NYU (Oct. 15)
during the UAA Round Robin II ... 14 kills and a career-high tying
four service aces vs. Chicago (Oct. 1) ... 17 outings of two or
more service aces ... Ranked second on the squad with 11 successful
put-aways in the NCAA win over Richard Stockton (Nov. 11) ... Hit
.360 (29-7--61) over three matches at the UAA Championships (Nov.
4-5) ... Hit .556 (11-1--18) vs. Case Western (Nov. 4) with her
kills total second high on the team ... Selected to the Emory
Homecoming All-Tournament Team ... Eight matches of 10 or more
digs.
Junior (2010):
Continued to play a key role in the success of the program
and earned AVCA Third Team All-America Honors ... Played in all 41
matches and recorded a total of 145 sets ... Ranked third on the
team and eighth among UAA players in kills (3.19 kps) ... Her .247
attack percentage slotted her in the No. 18 position on the UAA
list ... Landed First Team All-UAA honors for the second straight
year ... Also found her way onto the AVCA All-South Region Team for
the second consecutive campaign ... Hit .300 or better in 16
matches ... Chalked up 28 matches of double-figure kills ...
Led or shared for team honors in kills on 11 occasions ... Blasted
away for a season-high tying 18 kills, hit .571 (18-2--28) and
chipped in four total blocks in a 3-0 triumph over Birmingham
Southern (Oct. 29) ... Second on the club with 18 successful
put-aways and rang up three total blocks in a 3-2 verdict over
Mount St. Joseph (Sept. 5) ... Named UAA Co-Player of The Week
(Sept. 27) after a strong performance at the UW-Whitewater
Invitational ... Led or shared for team honors in kills in three of
those four matches and averaged a squad-best 3.79 kills-per-set
average while coming throgh with a fine .417 hitting percentage
(53-13--96) ... Second on the team with 16 kills and finished with
a .500 hitting percentage (16-4--24) in a 3-2 triumph over No. 5
UW-Whitewater ... Totaled 15 terminations and three total blocks
vs. then No. 1 Washington University in a 3-1 win at the UAA
Championships (Nov. 6) ... Wid Guisler All-Tournament Team after
helping Emory to a 3-0 mark with two of those wins coming against
top-5 foes ... Paced the team with 16 kills in a 3-1 victory over
then-No. 1 Juniata (Oct. 22) ... Hit .333 (35-9--78) over three
matches at the Guisler Tournament ... Closed out the year with
seven straight performances of 10 or more kills ... Picked up
a team-leading 16 terminations against Washington and Lee (Nov. 13)
in the second of round the NCAA Tournament.
Sophomore (2009):
Made a huge impact in her first year in the Emory program after
playing transferring from Davidson College where she played during
the 2008 campign ... Totaled 115 sets over 35 matches ...
Enjoyed an honor-filled year that culminated with a first-team
berth on the AVCA All-America Team ... First Team All-UAA selection
and also garnered First Team All-South Region acclaim ... Paced the
team with 362 kills and her team-leading 3.15 kills per set placed
her eighth among UAA players ... Her 30.7 attack percentage
(362-124--776) was good for the No. 8 position on the conference
chart ... Third on the squad with 59 total blocks (0.60 bps) ...
Finished with 18 matches of double-figure kills including a
season-high 24 against Division II member Armstrong Atlantic State
(Oct. 9) that represented the high-water mark by an Emory player
during the campaign ... Team-high 21 terminations and hit 43.2
percent (21-5--37) against Randolph-Macon College (Oct. 31)
... Hit 35 percent or better in 17 matches ... Earned a spot
on the Emory Halloween All-Tournament Team (Oct. 30-31) after
racking up an impressive 45.4 percent (50-10--88) along with 13
digs in three matches ... In the final match of the Halloween
Tournament, she blasted away for a team-high 19 put-aways and hit a
solid 51.6 percent (19-3--31) in a 3-1 triumph over Birmingham
Southern ... Hit a personal-best 70.6 percent (12-0--17) against
Shorter College (Sept. 26) ... Led or shared for the team's lead in
kills on 16 occasions ... Named UAA Player of the Week (Sept. 28)
after averaging 3.14 kills per set and hitting 43.4 percent
(44-8--83) in 14 sets over five matches ... Averaged 2.91 kills and
recorded a 39.7 attack percentage en route to MVP honors at
the Emory Tournament (Sept. 25-26) ... Washington & Lee
All-Tournament Team (Sept. 11-12) ... Six performances of 10 or
more digs ... Named UAA Co-Player of the Week (Oct. 26) after
notching 29 kills, 23 digs and four blocks in matches against Lee
University and USC-Aiken on Oct. 22 ... Owned the top three kill
figures by an Emory player during the year ... Season-high five
total blocks (0-5) came against Rochester (Oct. 17) in the UAA
Round Robin II.
Freshman (2008):
Saw action in 29 of Davidson's 32 matches and registered
62 sets played ... Averaged 0.81 kills per set.
High School:
Played four years of volleyball at Blessed Trinity where she was
coached by Paul Stevens ... As a senior she totaled 592 kills, the
ninth-highest mark in state history ... 2006 AAA Player of the Year
... Led her team to a 2006 state championship ... Team captain as a
senior ... Brought home first-team acclaim on state, region and
area teams her junior and senior seasons ... Member of the 2007
Senior All-Star Team ... National Honors Society...National Merit
Scholar qualifier...Magna Cum Laude...Summa Cum Laude ... Played
club volleyball for A5 (2005-2008) and was coached by Bob
Westbrook.
Personal: Born February 9, 1990.
Emory Stats
Year | GP-MP | K | KPG | A | SA | DIGS | DPG | BA | BS | TB |
2009 | 115-35 | 362 | 3.15 | 12 | 24 | 170 | 1.48 | 59 | 10 | 69 |
2010 | 145-41 | 463 | 3.19 | 7 | 10 | 162 | 1.12 | 50 | 26 | 76 |
2011 | 122-38 | 280 | 2.30 | 10 | 47 | 231 | 1.89 | 39 | 4 | 43 |
TOTAL | 382-114 | 1105 | 2.89 | 29 | 81 | 563 | 1.47 | 148 | 40 | 188 |
Jessica McAlvany's Career-High Kill Emory
Matches
Opponent | GP | Kills | Date |
Armstrong Atlantic | 5 | 24 | 10/9/2009 |
Randolph-Macon | 3 | 21 | 10/31/2009 |
Birmingham Southern | 4 | 19 | 10/31/2009 |
Jessica McAlvany's Career-High Total Block Emory
Matches
Opponent | GP | Blocks | Date |
Rochester | 3 | 6 (2-4) | 10/16/2010 |
Case Western | 4 | 5 (0-5) | 10/2/2011 |
Springfield | 3 | 5 (0-5) | 9/10/2010 |
Rochester | 2 | 5 (0-5) | 10/17/2009 |
Heidelberg | 3 | 4 (1-3) | 10/29/2011 |
Puerto Rico-Piedras | 3 | 4 (1-3) | 10/12/2009 |
Lee | 5 | 4 (0-4) | 10/10/2009 |
(On Why You Chose Emory)
"I chose Emory because of the resources available in Atlanta, the
quality academics that the school has to offer and of the quality
of the volleyball program. I also wanted to be closer to
family."