Jess Mruzik

Jess Mruzik #9 OH 6’1″

“Jess Mruzik Transfers To Penn State Volleyball,” DigNittanyVolleyball, Jan. 19, 2023

2023 Cumulative Team Stats

2023 Season (Senior) Highlights and Awards: Voted an AVCA Second Team All-American … named AVCA All-Northeast Region … made the All-Big Ten First Team … earned 1 AVCA National Player of the Week (9/5) and 2 Big Ten Player of the Week awards (9/5 and 9/25) … earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team … selected as the MVP of the Penn State Invitational.

Season Recap: started all 32 matches at outside hitter and played in 118 of 120 sets … hit .251 with 583.5 points (4.94/set), 519 kills (4.40/set), 270 digs (2.29/set), 61 blocks (0.52/set) and 24 aces … , she ranked 2nd in program history during the 25-point rally scoring era in single season points/set and kills/set and 3rd in program history in total points and total kills … made Penn State debut vs. Florida (8/25) at the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Amalie Arena and finished with 15 kills, 14 digs and 3 aces … at Minnesota (9/30) hit .381 with 21 kills and 15 digs in a four-set win … vs Purdue (10/22) totaled a season-high 27 kills and added 8 digs in a 4-set match … vs Michigan State (11/17) hit .484 with 19 kills.

NCAA Tournament: In the NCAA First Round win over Yale (11/30) at Rec Hall, hit .486 with 19 kills, six digs and one ace … in the NCAA Second Round at Kansas (12/1) finished with 21 kills and 10 digs in a five-set win over the 15th-ranked Jayhawks … in the NCAA Regional Semifinal match at Wisconsin (12/7) registered a double-double with 15 kills and 14 digs.

2024 Season (Graduate+)

2023 Season Highs Date Opponent
Kills 27 11/05/2023 Purdue
Assists 3 10/06/2023 Indiana
Points 30 11/05/2023 Purdue
Aces 3 11/22/2023 Maryland
Digs 16 11/11/2023 Wisconsin
Total Blocks 5 09/01/2023 Western Ky.
Career Offensive Statistics
Season Team Sp Mp K K/s E Ta Pct. A A/s Sa Sa/s Se
2020-21 Michigan 46 12 163 3.543 80 530 0.157 9 0.196 10 0.217 5
2021-22 Michigan 109 30 389 3.569 133 1051 0.244 23 0.211 28 0.257 43
2022-23 Michigan 107 30 394 3.682 141 1054 0.240 24 0.224 20 0.187 31
2023-24 Penn St. 118 32 519 4.398 178 1360 0.251 22 0.186 24 0.203 40
2024-25 Penn St. 130 37 565 4.346 178 1497 0.259 51 0.392 32 0.246 55
Totals: 510 141 2030 3.980 710 5492 0.240 129 0.253 114 0.224 174
Career Defensive Statistics
Season Team Dig D/s Re Bs Ba Tb B/s Be Bhe Pts Pts/s
2020-21 Michigan 84 1.826 18 3 17 20 0.435 2 0 184.5 4.011
2021-22 Michigan 275 2.523 53 8 42 50 0.459 6 1 446 4.092
2022-23 Michigan 250 2.336 36 7 55 62 0.579 5 0 448.5 4.192
2023-24 Penn St. 270 2.288 28 20 41 61 0.517 3 0 583.5 4.945
2024-25 Penn St. 313 2.408 35 17 51 68 0.523 5 1 639.5 4.919
Totals: 1192 2.337 170 55 206 261 0.512 21 2 2302 4.514
2023 Match Stats Attack Set Serve Defense Block
Date Opponent Score K E TA % AST E SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE TB BHE PTS
08/25/2023 at Florida L 1 – 3 15 9 52 0.115 1 9 3 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 18
08/26/2023 vs Georgia Tech L 1 – 3 16 4 48 0.25 0 4 0 3 1 5 2 1 0 3 0 18.5
09/01/2023 vs Western Ky. W 3 – 1 21 5 48 0.333 2 5 1 2 0 4 3 2 0 5 0 26
09/02/2023 vs Colgate W 3 – 0 6 1 12 0.417 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 8.5
09/03/2023 vs James Madison W 3 – 1 26 6 59 0.339 2 6 1 1 2 7 0 1 0 1 0 27.5
09/08/2023 at Temple W 3 – 0 0 2 8 -0.25 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/2023 at Louisville L 0 – 3 12 6 41 0.146 0 6 0 1 1 7 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
09/15/2023 vs UMBC W 3 – 0 12 3 27 0.333 1 3 2 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 14
09/16/2023 vs Seton Hall W 3 – 1 20 10 49 0.204 0 10 1 1 1 8 2 1 1 3 0 23.5
09/20/2023 vs Rutgers W 3 – 0 18 2 30 0.533 1 2 0 0 0 10 1 2 0 3 0 20
09/24/2023 at Northwestern W 3 – 0 18 3 29 0.517 1 3 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 20
09/29/2023 at Illinois W 3 – 0 10 8 32 0.063 0 8 0 2 1 11 1 1 0 2 0 11.5
09/30/2023 at Minnesota W 3 – 1 21 5 42 0.381 0 5 2 1 1 15 0 1 0 1 0 23.5
10/06/2023 vs Indiana W 3 – 2 19 12 49 0.143 3 12 0 0 0 15 2 2 0 4 0 22
10/07/2023 vs Ohio St. W 3 – 2 21 12 69 0.13 1 12 0 1 0 12 0 3 0 3 0 22.5
10/13/2023 at Iowa W 3 – 0 9 4 26 0.192 0 4 2 2 2 9 1 1 0 2 0 12.5
10/14/2023 at Nebraska L 0 – 3 12 8 55 0.073 0 8 0 2 2 6 1 3 0 4 0 14.5
10/20/2023 vs Iowa W 3 – 0 14 3 36 0.306 0 3 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 14
10/22/2023 vs Purdue L 1 – 3 27 11 61 0.262 0 11 0 2 0 8 1 1 0 2 0 28.5
10/27/2023 at Michigan W 3 – 1 18 5 55 0.236 2 5 0 1 1 11 2 0 0 2 0 20
10/28/2023 at Michigan St. L 2 – 3 19 9 52 0.192 1 9 1 1 1 5 1 3 0 4 0 22.5
11/03/2023 vs Nebraska L 2 – 3 21 5 54 0.296 2 5 0 3 0 8 0 4 0 4 0 23
11/05/2023 at Purdue L 2 – 3 27 7 72 0.278 0 7 2 0 1 11 0 2 0 2 0 30
11/10/2023 vs Michigan W 3 – 0 13 5 38 0.211 0 5 1 2 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 14
11/11/2023 vs Wisconsin W 3 – 1 16 8 55 0.145 0 8 0 2 1 16 0 2 0 2 0 17
11/17/2023 vs Michigan St. W 3 – 1 19 4 31 0.484 0 4 0 3 2 6 0 2 0 2 0 20
11/18/2023 vs Northwestern W 3 – 0 15 3 33 0.364 0 3 1 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 16.5
11/22/2023 at Maryland W 3 – 0 7 3 22 0.182 1 3 3 0 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 11
11/24/2023 at Ohio St. W 3 – 0 12 4 24 0.333 0 4 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 2 0 13
11/30/2023 vs Yale W 3 – 1 19 1 37 0.486 2 1 1 2 3 6 0 1 2 1 0 20.5
12/01/2023 at Kansas W 3 – 2 21 7 61 0.23 1 7 0 1 0 10 1 1 0 2 0 22.5
12/07/2023 at Wisconsin L 1 – 3 15 3 53 0.226 0 3 1 3 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 16
Totals: 519 178 1360 0.251 22 178 24 40 28 270 20 41 3 61 0 583.5
Before Penn State: 2022 (Junior Season at Michigan): AVCA All-North Region … made the All-Big Ten First Team…Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team … played in 107 sets over 30 matches … hit .240 and finished with 394 kills (3.68/set), 250 digs (2.34/set), 62 blocks, and 20 aces … recorded double-digit kills 26 times, including a season-high 22 in addition to 11 digs while hitting .349 in a four-set match against Illinois … reached double-digit digs 9 times, including a season-high 19 in addition to 15 kills in a 3-set win over Northern Arizona … racked up 9 double-doubles with kills and digs.

2021 (Sophomore Season at Michigan): Named an AVCA honorable mention All-American … selected to the AVCA All-North Region Team … made the All-Big Ten First Team … earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team … received 1 Big Ten Player of the Week award (11/9) … played 109 sets over 30 matches … hit .244 and finished with 389 kills (3.57/set), 275 digs (2.52/set), 50 blocks, and 28 aces … totaled double-digit kills 25 times, including a season-high 31 in addition to 15 digs while hitting .509 in a 5-set win over Duke (9/10) … tallied double-digit digs 11 times, including a season-high 16 in addition to 15 kills in a 4-set match at Penn State (11/5) … registered 10 double-doubles with kills and digs.

2020-21 (Freshman Season at Michigan): Made the Big Ten All-Freshman Team … played in 46 sets over 12 matches … hit .157 and finished with 163 kills (3.54/set), 84 digs (1.83/set), 20 blocks, and 10 aces … reached double-digit kills 9 times, including a season-high 21 in a 4-set match against Purdue (2/13) … tallied double-digit digs twice, including a season-high 11 in addition to 12 kills in a 5-set win over Maryland (2/20) … had 2 double-doubles with kills and digs.

High School: Ranked as the No. 4 PrepVolleyball Senior Ace in 2020 … named the National Gatorade Player of the Year in 2019 while playing for Farmington Hills Mercy … was the Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019 …named an Under Armour All-American in 2019 and was the MVP of the Under Armour All-American Game … earned All-State honors in Michigan 4 times, including First Team in each of her final 3 seasons … named the 2018 PrepVolleyball Michigan Player of the Year … played for Legacy Volleyball Club (2017-19) and won the 18U AAU National Title in 2018 … was the MVP of the AAU National Tournament in 2018 … won the FIVB U18 World Title and was named the FIVB World Championship MVP.

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