Jessie Gerig Biography
Career Notes: Finished her three-year career with 420 assists, which was the 17th-most in program history... Additionally, her 1.45 assists per set ranked 16th-best in program history.
2015 (Senior) | Match-By-Match Stats: Earned the team's Players Award for making a difference every day on and off the court... Appeared in 113 of YSU's 114 sets and started 13 matches... Started 12 matches as a defensive specialist and was YSU's libero at Northern Kentucky (10/9)... Posted career highs with 297 digs and 2.63 digs per set... Also notched career highs with 26 aces and 0.23 aces per set... Averaged 2.90 digs per set and 0.22 aces per set against Horizon League opponents... Reached double digits in digs 15 times, including six straight matches from Oct. 13-30 and a stretch of eight out of nine matches during conference play... Had a career-best 19 digs in four sets in the Horizon League opener against Green Bay (9/24)... Posted 17 digs twice... Set a new career high with three aces in the season opener against Bradley (8/28).
2014 (Junior) | Match-By-Match Stats: Played in all 117 sets and started 22 matches… Primarily played in the back row and was the starting setter in three matches… Posted 254 digs for an average of 2.17 digs per set while adding 15 aces, 11 kills and five blocks… Averaged 2.35 digs in league play… Reached double figures in digs in 11 matches, including five straight to end the regular season… Had a double-double in all three matches she started at setter… Posted career highs of 46 aces, 15 digs and two blocks in a five setter at Green Bay (11/8)… Had a career-best four kills and 32 assists in a sweep of UMass Lowell… Also had 39 assists, 14 digs and two blocks at Milwaukee (11/7)... Tied her career high in digs with 15, 10 of which came in the third set, at Valparaiso (10/3).
2013 (Sophomore) | Match-By-Match Stats: Made her debut on Sept. 21 and went on to play in 17 of the Penguins' final 20 matches... Was named the Penguins' Rookie of the Year... Played in 60 sets as a setter in YSU's 6-2 offense and occasionally as a defensive specialist... Finished the year with 217 assists and 95 digs for averages of 3.62 and 1.58... Added 15 kills on a .286 attack percentage and nine aces... Averaged 3.59 assists and 1.59 digs in 12 Horizon League matches... Had a career-high 26 assists in a five-set loss to Milwaukee the final weekend of the regular season (11/15)... Also eclipsed 20 assists in YSU's five-set victory over Green Bay in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament (11/22)... Had three kills in four attempts in a four-set victory over Kent State (10/1)... Also had two aces against the Golden Flashes and two more against Valparaiso (10/11).... Her season-high in digs came at UIC (11/8).
2012 (Broward College): Averaged 7.43 assists per set as a freshman at Broward College, which finished the season with an 8-11 record... Also averaged 2.34 digs, 1.19 kills, 0.43 blocks and 0.21 aces... Posted a high of 45 assists at Palm Beach State College... Had seven kills in back-to-back matches against Pasco-Hernando Community College and Palm Beach State College... Had a high of 16 digs versus Polk State College.
High School: Earned three letters while playing for coach Christen Konopasek... Named team MVP her senior year... Twice earned sportsmanship awards.
Personal: Daughter of Doug and Becky... Has six sisters (Nicki, Vanessa, Jackie, Ginny, Katie and Janelle) and a brother (David)... Her sister Nicki played volleyball at Auburn (2007) and Florida Atlantic (2008-10), and her sister Jackie played at LSU... Major is exercise science... 2014-15 recipient of the McKenna Family Scholarship.
