Jessica Wagner

Bio

As a Junior: First team All-SSC… Daktronics and AVCA first team All-South Region…AVCA first team All-America…Daktronics first team All-America…First in NCAA in hitting percentage at a .452 clip… NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team…Tampa Classic All-Tournament Team…Colorado Premier All-Tournament Team…SSC Defensive Player of the Week (10/27)… SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Started 34 of 35 matches, participating in 113 sets…Began the season with 10 kills and five blocks versus No. 13 Ferris State (9/4)…Captured eight blocks against No. 10 Southwest Minnesota State (9/12)…Notched 11 kills on four occasions…Earned a season-best six digs twice against No. 3 Minnesota Deluth (9/13) and Florida Tech (11/7)…Slugged a season-best five service aces at Florida Southern (9/27)…Recorded 12 kills of only 14 attempts at the South Region Crossover versus No. 22 West Florida (10/18)…Registered six blocks at Sunshine State Conference Foe Lynn (11/8)…Attacked nearly perfect, going 13-for-14, against No. 11 Wheeling Jesuit in the NCAA National Tournament (12/4)…Tallied 11 kills with four digs and eight blocks during the NCAA National Semifinal with Arkansas-Fort Smith (12/5)…Saw action in the NCAA Final against No. 4 Southwest Minnesota State (12/6)…Concluded the season with 262 kills, 14 service aces, and 108 total blocks.

As a Sophomore: AVCA honorable mention all-South Region...Daktronics first-team all-South Region...Daktronics honorable mention All-American...NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Team...Colorado Premier All-Tournament Team...Three-time SSC Defensive Player of the Week (9/16, 11/4, 11/11)...SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll...Started in all 34 matches played…Began the season with eight kills and four digs versus Northwood (9/6)…Recorded a season-high of seven digs versus No. 9 West Texas A&M (9/13)…Broke her Spartan record with 11 blocks against No. 14 Southwest Minnesota State…Notched nine kills with three digs at SSC opponent Eckerd (10/5)…Registered consecutive service aces facing SSC opponents Florida Tech (11/1) and Barry (11/2)…Set a personal Spartan record tallying 12 digs and three service aces at Nova Southeastern (11/22)…Slugged 10 digs with five blocks versus No. 21 West Florida in the NCAA South Regional Tournament (12/7)…Concluded her sophomore season facing No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul in the NCAA Championship with 11 kills, one service ace, and two digs (12/12)...Rounded out her second season with an even 200 kills, 11 service aces, 45 digs, and a team-high of 148 blocks.

As a Freshman: SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Saw action in 30 matches…Made UT debut versus Lock Haven with season-high six kills, one dig, and five blocks in West Florida Invitational (8/31)…Recorded four kills in Colorado Premier tournament versus Abilene Christian (9/7) and West Texas A&M (9/8)…Notched four kills and one solo block at SSC opponent Florida Tech (9/22)…Logged five kills versus Clark Atlanta in NCAA South Regional Semi Final (11/29)…Registered one kill and one block versus Florida Southern in NCAA South Regional Final (11/30)…Appeared in nine SSC matches throughout the season…Ended the season with a total of 26 kills, two digs, and 22 blocks.

High School: Graduate of North Fort Myers High School, where she played for coaches Jeremy Ridgeo and Nancy Eskay…Set school record for most kills and blocks in a season…Also finished career as school’s all-time leader in kills and blocks…Named the News Press all-area volleyball Player of the Year…Was ranked by Max Preps as No. 15 hitter in the nation…Also played for the USA South 18 national team and coach Danny Mahy.

Personal: Member of Principal’s List and Dean’s List and graduated Summa Cum Laude from high school…Volunteered for USA South middle school volleyball league…Performed frequent beach clean-ups with SGA…Daughter of Dawn Gosser…Pre-med/biology major…Birthdate: 3/24/1991.