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Jennifer Roberts


1998 (Junior): Split time at right-side and middle hitter positions…finished second in the WAC in hitting percentage (.360) behind teammate Heather Bown…in WAC tournament finals against Brigham Young (11/28), she pounded down a career-high 15 kills…had 14 kills on .684 hitting vs. St. Mary's (9/26)…recorded 14 kills at New Mexico (10/31)…posted six double-figure kill matches…slammed 11 kills and hit .600 in win over Pacific (9/19).

1997 (Sophomore): Appeared in all but one match at the middle hitter position…ranked among the conference leaders in blocking (1.32 bpg)…recorded four double-figure kill matches…hit .684 (14-1-19) vs. Kansas State (8/31)…best outing came against Loyola Marymount (9/19), when she posted a 10-kill and eight-block performance…had nine blocks (1 solo, 8 assist) at Fresno State (10/23)…had an impressive showing against Colorado State in the WAC Tournament (11/26), putting down 12 kills and stuffing five kill attempts…in WAC play, averaged 1.83 blocks per game, which placed her third among conference leaders.
1996 (Freshman): Appeared in 30 matches and 53 games as a reserve middle hitter…finished second on the squad in hitting at .410…had an outstanding Aston's Imua Wahine Volleyball Challenge as she hit .519 in three matches with only one hitting error…recorded a superb .418 hitting percentage in 12 WAC matches.
Prep: A 1996 graduate of Calvary Chapel High School in Santa Ana, Calif…a four-year letterwinner in volleyball while also lettering once in each basketball and track…as a senior, was a member of the Fabulous 50 list in Volleyball magazine…earned Orange County Register Player-of-the-Year honors…picked first team all-County by the Los Angeles Times…a Mizuno All-American…twice earned all-state honors…named Most Valuable Player in the state finals her senior year after recording a division record 25 kills, leading her team over Linden in the Division IV Championships…a first team all-CIF selection following both her junior and senior seasons…was selected as the Most Valuable Player of both the Olympic League and the Redondo Beach Classic…Most Valuable Female Athlete in the Olympic League...a member of the Orange County Volleyball All-Star team...as a junior, was named Booster Athlete-of-the-Month as well as going on to be named first team all-CIF and all-state.

Personal: Born Jennifer Lyn Roberts on Dec. 7, 1977, in Harbor City, Calif...career goal is to help abused children and drug babies...favorites include, the color forest green, salad, and the Bible…biggest athletic thrill was when she learned to high jump...one of the craziest things that she has ever done was to repel down a 70-foot drop...has an older sister, Sara, and a younger one, Hannah...parents are Liz and Ronald Roberts of Huntington Beach, Calif.