Russ Rose Now (2026): “Jenna was great. She played hard, had a good serve, always had a smile on her face. She benefited from playing with Kendall White but her personality was different from Kendall’s. After Kendall graduated, Jenna became the libero and was always someone I could count on to play hard and to make the big play. She played for us for four years, and then for her fifth year she went to South Carolina, where she was the Libero of the Year in her conference. She was a good teammate, from a great, supportive family.”
2020-21 Season (Junior)Highlights and Awards: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team … won one Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award (3/22) … earned a Big Ten Women’s Volleyball Sportsmanship Award.
Season Recap: Played in 51 sets over 14 matches at libero…Led the team in digs (175) and digs/set (3.43)…Added 54 assists and 12 aces…Totaled double-digits digs nine times, including a season-high 25 in a five-set match at Ohio State (2/17) … at Minnesota (2/13): Tallied 17 digs and 3assists in a 4-set match … at Minnesota (2/14): totaled 18 digs and 6 assists … at Ohio State (2/17): posted a season-high 25 digs and added 2 aces in a 5-set match … vs. Purdue (3/6): totaled 17 digs and 1 ace in a 4-set win.
NCAA Tournament: 04/15/2021 vs N.C. A&T: registered 7 digs in the 3-0 Second Round win … 04/18/2021 at Texas: posted 8 digs in the 1-3 loss in the NCAA Regional Semifinal match.
Prior to Penn State: Was the No. 31 ranked 2018 PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace … named to the 2017 Under Armour All-America 2nd team … played as an outside hitter for Berkeley Prep, registering 224 kills, 44 aces and 344 digs, helping the team go 30-2 on the year on its way to the Class 5 State Championship … named the 2017 Hillsborough Player of the Year by the Tampa Bay Times … finished her career with 1068 digs (4.2 per set), 910 kills, 60 blocks and 102 aces … played libero for Orlando Tampa Volleyball Academy.
