Jess Mruzik

Jess Mruzik #9 OH 6’1″

2024 Cumulative Team Stats

2024 Season (Graduate+) Highlights and Awards: 2024 National Champion … voted NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player and the NCAA State College Regional Most Outstanding Player … voted an AVCA First-Team All-American … earned AVCA All-East Coast Region recognition … made First Team All-Big Ten … received 3 Big Ten Player of the Week accolades (9/30, 10/7, and 10/21) … earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team … selected as the MVP of the Penn State Invitational and the Penn State Classic. … earned a master’s degree in business administration at Penn State … went on to play for Houston after being part of the LOVB 6 — a group of 6 of the top graduating collegiate players placed on rosters for the inaugural season of League One Volleyball.

Season Recap: started all 37 matches at outside hitter and played in 130 of 135 sets … hit .259 with 565 kills (4.35 kills/set), 313 digs (2.41/set), 68 blocks, and 32 aces … in Penn State’s single season record book during the 25-point rally scoring era, her season put her 1st in program history in kills (565), attacks (1,497), and points (639.5) … had double-digit kills in 27 matches, including a season-high 29 3 times — at No. 4 Louisville in the NCAA Championship (29 kills on .315 hitting, 14 digs), in a 4-set win over Michigan State (29 kills on .356 hitting, 10 digs), and in a 5-set win at Ohio State (29 kills, 12 digs) … recorded 15 double-doubles with kills and digs … hit .292 while averaging 5.04 kills/set, 2.44 digs/set, and 0.56 blocks/set in Penn State’s 6 NCAA Tournament matches … vs No. 2 Nebraska (11/29) posted 10 kills, 10 digs, 2 blocks, and 1 ace in a 4-set win that clinched a share of the Big Ten title.

NCAA Tournament: in the NCAA First Round vs Delaware State (12/6) hit .474 with 10 kills, 5 digs, and a season-high 4 aces in a 3-0 win … in the NCAA Second Round vs North Carolina (12/7) hit .280 with 21 kills, 9 digs, and 4 blocks in a 4-set win … in the NCAA Regional Semifinal vs Marquette (12/13) registered a double-double with 20 kills, 13 digs, and 1 ace in a 4-set win … in the NCAA Regional Final vs No. 6 Creighton (12/15) finished with 20 kills, 8 digs, and 4 blocks in a 5-set win … in a reverse-sweep win in the NCAA National Semifinal vs. No. 3 Nebraska (12/19) hit .300 with 26 kills, 12 digs, 1 block, and 1 ace … in the National Championship match at No. 4 Louisville (12/22), tied her season high with 29 kills on .315 hitting and added 14 digs, 5 blocks, and 1 ace to help Penn State secure its 8th national title with a 3-1 win …

Career Totals: for her 5-year career, played in 510 sets over 141 matches … finished with 2,030 kills (3.98/set), 1,192 digs (2.34/set), 261 blocks, and 114 aces.

2023 Season (Senior)

2024 Season Highs Date Opponent
Kills 29 12/22/2024 Louisville
Assists 5 11/29/2024 Nebraska
Points 33 12/22/2024 Louisville
Aces 4 12/06/2024 Delaware St.
Digs 16 10/20/2024 Minnesota
Total Blocks 5 12/22/2024 Louisville
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
2024 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
08/30/2024 at Tennessee W 3 – 1 19 3 41 0.39 1 3 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 19.5
09/01/2024 at Temple W 3 – 0 5 0 9 0.556 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
09/03/2024 vs Louisville W 3 – 0 13 2 30 0.367 1 2 0 0 0 9 1 2 0 3 0 15
09/06/2024 at Kentucky W 3 – 2 15 8 53 0.132 3 8 0 3 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 15
09/07/2024 at Ball St. W 3 – 0 17 2 32 0.469 0 2 1 2 0 6 1 2 0 3 0 20
09/13/2024 vs Duke W 3 – 0 10 2 23 0.348 2 2 1 1 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 12
09/14/2024 vs Princeton W 3 – 0 1 1 8 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2
09/14/2024 vs St. John’s (NY) W 3 – 0 16 6 37 0.27 0 6 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 16.5
09/18/2024 at Pittsburgh L 0 – 3 7 1 27 0.222 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
09/20/2024 vs James Madison W 3 – 0 13 2 28 0.393 1 2 1 2 1 7 1 3 0 4 0 16.5
09/22/2024 vs Yale W 3 – 1 15 5 35 0.286 2 5 2 2 0 7 0 3 0 3 0 18.5
09/25/2024 at Purdue W 3 – 0 13 5 30 0.267 2 5 0 2 0 9 3 0 0 3 0 16
09/29/2024 vs Michigan St. W 3 – 1 29 8 59 0.356 2 8 0 2 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 29
10/03/2024 vs Maryland W 3 – 1 17 2 48 0.313 1 2 3 2 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 20
10/04/2024 vs Oregon W 3 – 0 16 4 34 0.353 2 4 0 1 2 8 3 0 0 3 0 19
10/11/2024 at Michigan St. W 3 – 0 14 5 32 0.281 0 5 1 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 15
10/13/2024 at Indiana W 3 – 1 21 9 53 0.226 0 9 0 1 1 9 1 2 0 3 0 23
10/18/2024 at Ohio St. W 3 – 2 29 12 79 0.215 1 12 0 1 3 12 0 4 0 4 0 31
10/20/2024 vs Minnesota W 3 – 0 18 5 40 0.325 0 5 0 1 1 16 1 0 0 1 0 19
10/24/2024 at UCLA W 3 – 2 16 6 52 0.192 2 6 0 1 0 10 1 1 0 2 0 17.5
10/26/2024 at Southern California W 3 – 1 16 9 49 0.143 1 9 0 2 0 10 0 2 0 2 0 17
10/30/2024 vs Michigan W 3 – 0 11 4 26 0.269 2 4 2 2 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
11/01/2024 vs Iowa W 3 – 1 15 7 44 0.182 2 7 1 3 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 16
11/08/2024 at Northwestern W 3 – 1 21 3 60 0.3 1 3 0 1 2 6 0 3 0 3 0 22.5
11/09/2024 at Wisconsin L 0 – 3 9 6 40 0.075 1 6 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 12
11/15/2024 vs Illinois W 3 – 0 5 3 16 0.125 0 3 2 2 1 4 1 1 0 2 0 8.5
11/17/2024 at Maryland W 3 – 1 15 2 40 0.325 4 2 2 1 1 15 0 4 0 4 0 19
11/21/2024 vs Purdue W 3 – 0 11 3 40 0.2 0 3 0 1 1 10 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
11/24/2024 vs Washington W 3 – 1 12 7 38 0.132 1 7 2 2 2 10 0 2 0 2 0 15
11/27/2024 at Rutgers W 3 – 0 10 3 24 0.292 5 3 1 2 0 10 1 1 0 2 0 12.5
11/29/2024 vs Nebraska W 3 – 1 10 10 52 0 5 10 1 4 0 10 0 2 0 2 0 12
12/06/2024 vs Delaware St. W 3 – 0 10 1 19 0.474 0 1 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 14
12/07/2024 vs North Carolina W 3 – 1 21 7 50 0.28 2 7 0 0 1 9 1 3 0 4 0 23.5
12/13/2024 vs Marquette W 3 – 1 20 9 52 0.212 2 9 1 2 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 21
12/15/2024 vs Creighton W 3 – 2 20 5 54 0.278 0 5 1 3 3 8 0 4 1 4 0 23
12/19/2024 at Nebraska W 3 – 2 26 5 70 0.3 2 5 1 3 5 12 0 1 1 1 0 27.5
12/22/2024 vs Louisville W 3 – 1 29 6 73 0.315 1 6 1 1 1 14 1 4 2 5 1 33
Totals: 565 178 1497 0.259 51 178 32 55 35 313
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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