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2016 Volleyball Roster

3 Jada Vernon

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • High School Jack Britt
  • Hometown Fayetteville, N.C.

Biography

AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
Played in 31 matches and 97 sets with 16 starts ... Fourth on the squad with 141 kills and 1.45 kills per set ... Tallied 15 service aces, 62 digs (0.64 per set) and 29 total blocks (.030 per set) ... Had a season-high .500 hitting percentage against Claflin ... Racked up a season-best six service aces against Augusta ... Had two solo blocks vs. Coker and three block assists vs. Montevallo.

AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
Played in 38 matches, including 36 starts to her credit with 139 sets played … Finished second on the team with 321 kills and 2.31 kills per set … Dished out 13 assists and averaged 0.09 assists per set … Tallied 12 service aces and totaled a .875 servicing percentage … Had 203 total digs, while also averaged 1.46 digs per set … Logged 28 total blocks, including two solo blocks and 26 block assists … Turned in seven double-double performances throughout the season … Had double-digit kills in 13 matches and digs in nine matches … Saw a career-high 18 kills against Georgia College and 20 digs against Carson-Newman … Saw a career-best two assists on 10 different occasions … Had three-consecutive games with a double-double against Lander, USC Aiken and Coker.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Cache High School under April McClung as a junior, and at Jack Britt High School for coach Ashley Telford during her senior year … A four-time letter-winner in volleyball and one-year letterman in golf and soccer … During her senior season, she helped lead her team to a 20-5 record … Led her team to a second-place finish in the conference and a trip to the second round of the state tournament … She tallied 219 kills, 11 blocks, 46 service aces and 124 digs … She was named to the first-team all-conference, the all-tournament team and selected as the most valuable player … As a junior she helped her team to a regional championship and a second-place finish at the state championship … Garnered all-tournament team honors … Played club volleyball for the Oklahoma Peak Performance for coach Eric Duda.

PERSONAL
The daughter of Kim and Sheriff Olalekan … Has one younger brother, Kaharie … Graduated with a 3.6 grade point average and was ranked 12th out of her 146-member senior class … A member of the BETA Club, National Honor Society and the Spanish Club … Participated in the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America organization … A chemistry major a UNCP.

CAREER HIGHS AT UNCP
Hitting Percentage:
.500 vs. Claflin(09/19/15)
Kills: 18 vs. Georgia College (11/01/14)
Assists: 2, three times - last vs. Winston-Salem State (09/25/14)
Service Aces: 6 vs. Augusta (11/06/15)
Digs: 20 vs. Carson-Newman (09/13/14)
Solo Blocks: 2 vs. Montevallo (11/14/15)
Block Assists: 3 vs. Coker (11/03/15)
Double-Digit Kills: 15 Times
Double-Digit Digs: 10 Times
20+ Digs: Once
Double-Doubles: Eight Times

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2014Freshman

    OH/DS
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2015Sophomore

    OH/RS
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2016Junior

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    5'7"
    3