16 Jessica Jacobs
Jessica Jacobs
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Janesville, Iowa
  • High School:
    Waverly-Shell Rock
  • Position:
    MH
  • m
    25
  • k/s
    4.10
  • h %
    .221
  • a/s
    0.11
  • b/s
    0.27
  • sa/s
    0.45
  • d/s
    1.29

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Two-time All-American Rivers Conference First Team (2021, 22)
  • CSC Academic All-District (2022)
  • American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team (2022)
  • A-R-C Offensive Player of the Week (9/6/22)
  • Millikin Invitational All-Tournament Team (2022)
  • St. Thomas First Responder's All-Tournament Team (2022)
  • Team MVP (2021)
  • SC ESPY Female Newcomer of the Year (2021-22)
  • Augustana Pumpkin Bash All-Tournament Team (2021)
  • Millikin 5 State Classic All-Tournament Team (2021)
  • Wis.-La Crosse Invitational All-Tournament Team (2021)
  • Central/Grinnell All-Tournament Team (2021)
  • Two-time letterwinner (2021, 22)
2022 | senior
  • Named to the American Rivers Conference First Team
  • Earned CSC Academic All-District honors
  • Named to the American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team
  • Named the A-R-C Offensive Player of the Week (9/6)
  • Named to the Millikin Invitational All-Tournament Team
  • Named to the St. Thomas First Responder’s All-Tournament Team
  • Appeared in all 25 matches
  • Recorded a league-leading 381 kills in 93 sets for 4.10/set
  • Hit .221 on a team-leading 993 swings
  • Added a team-leading 42 aces
  • Also contributed 10 assists, 120 digs, and 25 total blocks
  • Registered double-digit kills in 21 of the 25 matches (7-8 in conference)
  • Ranked first in the A-R-C in overall points (440.5) as well as points during league season (179)
  • Repeated as the conference leader in total kills (158) and kills per set (4.65) during A-R-C play
2021 | junior
  • Was one of three Storm players to appear in all 23 matches and 82 sets
  • Earned first team all-conference honors after averaging a league-best 4.15 kills per set (14th in DIII)
  • Tallied 341 total kills including 177 during A-R-C play, 46 more than anyone else in the conference
  • Led the league with 4.58 points per set, totalling 376.5 throughout the season
  • Reached double figure kills on 15 occasions, including all but one league match where she tallied nine
  • Surpassed 20 kills four times and knocked down a season-high 30 against Loras in the A-R-C Tournament
  • Hit .247 against league defenses to rank 11th in the conference
  • Had all three of the conference's highest single game kill totals of the season (30, 29, 28)
  • Registered 101 digs, 25 aces, 15 blocks and 10 assists
  • Named to four all-tournament teams
Before Simpson
  • Attended NCAA Division II William Jewell College and Hawkeye Community College
  • Played in 12 matches with 28 kills and 18 blocks for William Jewell
  • Tallied 175 kills and 52 blocks in 21 matches at Hawkeye CC
High School
  • A 2019 graduate of Waverly-Shell Rock High School
  • Named all-conference, all-region and all-tournament team during career
  • Member of National Honor Society
Personal
  • Daughter of Chris and Christine Jacobs
  • Has a sister, Baylee
  • Majoring in elementary education with a minor in mathematics

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 7 Coe L, 3-1
Oct 8 Wartburg L, 3-2
Oct 21 at Loras L, 3-2
Oct 22 at Dubuque W, 3-1
Oct 26 at Central (Iowa) W, 3-0
Nov 1 at Buena Vista L, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Matches 25 8
Sets 93 31
Kills 381 147
Kills per set 4.10 4.74
Errors 162 52
Total Attacks 993 359
Hitting Percentage .221 .265
Assists 10 1
Assists per set 0.11 0.03
Service Aces 42 14
Service Errors 32 9
Service Aces per set 0.45 0.45
Receptions 272 77
Reception Errors 28 5
Digs 120 42
Digs per set 1.29 1.35
Block Solo 10 2
Block Assist 15 6
Block Total 25 8
Blocks per set 0.27 0.26
Block Errors 3 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 440.5 166.0
Points per set 4.7 5.4
Matches started 16 7
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 2 vs. Martin Luther W, 3-1 1 4 13 8 37 .135 0 0 3 12 1 7 1 0 1 1 0 14.0
Sep 2 at Beloit W, 3-1 1 3 18 5 32 .406 0 1 2 16 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 20.0
Sep 3 vs. Ripon W, 3-1 - 4 14 6 35 .229 0 6 0 17 1 6 0 3 0 3 0 21.5
Sep 3 at No. 16 Wis.-Whitewater L, 3-0 - 3 7 5 21 .095 0 1 1 19 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Sep 9 at St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 3-0 - 3 6 3 21 .143 2 0 1 14 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 7.0
Sep 9 vs. Schreiner L, 3-1 - 4 18 7 47 .234 1 1 1 12 1 13 2 0 0 2 0 21.0
Sep 10 vs. Schreiner W, 3-2 - 5 20 11 57 .158 0 4 0 11 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 24.0
Sep 10 vs. No. 25 Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 3-1 - 4 15 7 48 .167 4 1 1 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 16.0
Sep 14 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 3-0 1 3 6 7 23 -.043 0 0 0 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Sep 16 vs. Wis.-River Falls L, 3-0 1 3 6 7 24 -.042 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Sep 16 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 3-1 - 4 17 11 47 .128 1 0 1 10 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.0
Sep 17 vs. Bethany Lutheran W, 3-2 1 5 19 8 47 .234 0 1 4 6 0 1 1 4 0 5 0 23.0
Sep 17 at Ripon W, 3-0 - 3 18 6 33 .364 0 2 1 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.0
Sep 21 Luther W, 3-0 1 3 19 5 38 .368 0 2 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.0
Sep 28 Buena Vista W, 3-1 1 4 21 4 50 .340 0 2 3 18 2 6 1 2 0 3 0 25.0
Sep 30 at Millikin L, 3-0 1 3 11 4 24 .292 0 2 1 12 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 15.0
Oct 1 vs. Fontbonne W, 3-1 1 4 16 9 53 .132 0 4 1 15 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.0
Oct 1 vs. Eureka W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 20 .500 0 0 1 7 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 10.0
Oct 5 at Grinnell W, 3-1 1 4 15 6 44 .205 0 3 1 15 3 6 0 1 0 1 0 18.5
Oct 7 Coe L, 3-1 - 4 20 9 42 .262 0 2 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 22.0
Oct 8 Wartburg L, 3-2 1 5 21 5 51 .314 0 3 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 24.0
Oct 21 at Loras L, 3-2 1 5 19 7 48 .250 1 1 1 18 1 6 0 2 0 2 0 21.0
Oct 22 at Dubuque W, 3-1 1 4 25 9 71 .225 0 3 2 10 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 28.5
Oct 26 at Central (Iowa) W, 3-0 1 3 16 6 36 .278 0 1 2 6 1 5 1 1 0 2 0 18.5
Nov 1 at Buena Vista L, 3-0 1 3 11 7 44 .091 1 2 2 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2021-22 23 82 341 4.16 156 948 .195 10 0.12 25 0.30 59 16 101 1.23 6 9 15 0.18 376.5 4.6
2022-23 25 93 381 4.10 162 993 .221 10 0.11 42 0.45 272 28 120 1.29 10 15 25 0.27 440.5 4.7
Total 48 175 722 4.13 318 1941 .208 20 0.11 67 0.38 331 44 221 1.26 16 24 40 0.23 817.0 4.7
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 25 93 381 4.10 162 993 .221 10 0.11 42 0.45 272 28 120 1.29 10 15 25 0.27 440.5 4.7
Conference 8 31 147 4.74 52 359 .265 1 0.03 14 0.45 77 5 42 1.35 2 6 8 0.26 166.0 5.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 16 81 5.06 23 181 .320 0 0.00 9 0.56 35 3 23 1.44 1 2 3 0.19 92.0 5.8
Away 12 41 169 4.12 76 444 .209 5 0.12 16 0.39 149 17 51 1.24 5 5 10 0.24 192.5 4.7
Neutral 9 36 131 3.64 63 368 .185 5 0.14 17 0.47 88 8 46 1.28 4 8 12 0.33 156.0 4.3
Result Wins 13 49 224 4.57 83 553 .255 0 0.00 29 0.59 146 11 63 1.29 5 12 17 0.35 264.0 5.4
Losses 12 44 157 3.57 79 440 .177 10 0.23 13 0.30 126 17 57 1.30 5 3 8 0.18 176.5 4.0
Month September 16 58 228 3.93 104 584 .212 8 0.14 23 0.40 176 20 77 1.33 9 10 19 0.33 265.0 4.6
October 8 32 142 4.44 51 365 .249 1 0.03 17 0.53 84 7 41 1.28 1 5 6 0.19 162.5 5.1
November 1 3 11 3.67 7 44 .091 1 0.33 2 0.67 12 1 2 0.67 0 0 0 0.00 13.0 4.3

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Volleyball quartet selected as academic all-district

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November 8, 2022

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November 1, 2022

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Simpson sweeps Central in regular season finale

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October 26, 2022

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Storm bounce back with 3-1 victory at Dubuque

The Simpson College volleyball team got back in the win column with a 3-1 road victory against Dubuque on Saturday.

October 22, 2022

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Duhawks shock Storm in five sets

Loras battled back from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Simpson College volleyball team in five sets on Friday night.

October 21, 2022

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Storm come up short against No. 20 Coe

The Simpson College volleyball team battled tough but came up short against No. 20 Coe, falling 3-1.

October 7, 2022

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Volleyball wraps nonconference slate with midweek win

The Simpson College volleyball team wrapped its 2022 nonconference slate with a 3-1 midweek victory at Grinnell.

October 5, 2022

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Jacobs selected to Millikin All-Tournament Team

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October 3, 2022

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September 28, 2022

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September 21, 2022

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The Simpson College volleyball team wrapped up the weekend with a pair of nonconference victories at the UW-La Crosse Invitational.

September 17, 2022

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Simpson falls twice on Friday evening

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September 16, 2022

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Storm swept by Prairie Wolves in league opener

The Simpson College volleyball team couldn't contain Nebraska Wesleyan in Wednesday's American Rivers Conference opener, falling 3-0.

September 14, 2022

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Ghalibaf, Jacobs named to all-tournament team

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September 13, 2022

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Simpson rallies to beat Schreiner, hangs tough with No. 25 UHMB

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September 10, 2022

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Volleyball falls to Celts, Mountaineers

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September 9, 2022

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Jacobs named A-R-C Player of the Week

Senior Jessica Jacobs earned the first American Rivers Conference Offensive Player of the Week honor of the 2022 volleyball season on...

September 6, 2022

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The Simpson College volleyball team started its season on a high note, notching two 3-1 victories on opening day in Wisconsin.

September 2, 2022

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A day before reporting back to campus for preseason training, the Simpson College volleyball team was picked middle of the pack in the 2022...

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