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11/20/2012
No. 4 Volleyball opens MVC Tournament against No. 5 Illinois State
11/17/2012
Jessica Whitehead led SIU with 13 kills.
11/16/2012
Senior Bailey Yeager records 32 digs to break SIU single-season digs record
11/15/2012
Southern Illinois will hit the road for their final two regular matches of the 2012 season.
11/10/2012
Southern Illinois seniors honored in the last home match of the season
11/10/2012
Volleyball vs. Bradley
11/09/2012
Volleybal vs. UNI
10/20/2012
Volleyball vs. Missouri State
09/14/2012
Volleyball vs. Indiana State
09/08/2012
Volleyball vs. UALR (Saluki Invitational)
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Updated January 29, 2013
20122011
Played 104 sets in all 27 matches • ranked second on the team and fifth in the MVC with 338 kills for an average of 3.25 per set • the only player on the team to post 20-plus kills in multiple matches, a feat she achieved four times • posted a season-best 22 kills at Bradley (Sept. 27) • posted a season-best seven digs against Evansville (Sept. 30) • ranked fourth on the team in blocking with 44 total blocks, including 17 solos and 27 assists.
2010
• MVC Freshman of the Week (Oct. 25)
Played in 25 matches and started eight as a true freshman • saw action in 69 sets • finished third on the team averaging 2.17 kills per set • earned MVC Freshman of the Week honors after posting a career-high 28 kills in a win over Evansville (Oct. 22) • recorded a personal-best .529 hitting percentage at Bradley (Oct. 1) • finished the season with 28 total blocks, including 17 solo blocks • also posted 13 digs • ranked in the top-20 in the Valley in kills per set.
High School
Helped guide her team to a 114-32 record and four regional championships during her career • the Red Devils were sectional champions making it to the Elite Eight in 2009, setting new school records for single-season kills (516) and block points (212) • a three-time all-conference and all-south pick including The Southern Illinoisan Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009, earning Honorable Mention All-State honors as a junior and Second Team All-State honors as a senior • she finished her career with 1,156 kills, second all-time in MHS history and 485 block points, first all-time at MHS and fifth all-time in the state of Illinois.
Personal
Club Team • Southern Illinois Volleyball Club
Full name is Jessica Lea Whitehead • majoring in sport administration • born April 22, 1992 in Carbondale, Ill. • has one sister, Jasmine • daughter of Roosevelt and Cecelia Whitehead.
