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2024 Volleyball Roster

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2 Jayla Holcombe

  • Position OPP
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Belleville, Ill.
  • High School East St. Louis Charter HS
  • Prev School Murray State

Biography

Honors/Awards:
  • 2024 - All-OVC 2nd Team (OPP)
  • 2020-21- All-OVC First Team
  • 2020-21 - OVC Player of the Week (3/3)
  • 2020-21 - Newcomer of the Week (3/3)

2024: Appeared in 32 matches... Led the team for the second season with 380 kills (3.04 per set)... Finished third on the team with 93.0 blocks.. Collected a career-high 24 kills over UT-Martin (11/2)... hit .600 with 13 kills over UT-Southern... notched 10+ kills in 18 games... Picked up aces against Bethune-Cookman (9/14) and Lindenwood (10/24)... 

2023: Played in 28 matches in her first year as a Tiger…Led the team with 273 kills (2.70 per game) …Finished third on the team with 66 blocks…Collected a season-high 23 kills in a win over Tennessee Tech (9/23)…Hit .421 with 10 kills against Ole Miss (9/1)…Finished with 10+ kills in 14 games…Tallied 10 service aces on the season.

2022 (MURRAY STATE): Saw action in 21 matches…Finished the season with 219 kills…Averaged 3.32 kills per set…Recorded 25 kills versus Southern Indiana (8/26) …Recorded 20 kills and four blocks in a win against Marshall (9/10)…Had 10 games of double-digit kills…Had 14 kills on a .440 hitting percentage against Evansville (10/1).
 
FALL 2021 (MURRAY STATE): Preseason All-OVC First Team…Played in 25 matches…Second on team in kills per set (2.71) …Third on team in kills (211)…Logged double-digit kills in 8 games…Recorded eight kills and six total blocks in win over Tennessee Tech (10/16)…Hit .667 with 13 kills and one error in sweep over Belmont (10/29)…Had 21 kills on a .425 hitting percentage and five digs…Had a season-high 22 kills on a .500 hitting percentage in OVC Semifinals against Southeast Missouri (11/19).

SPRING 2021 (MURRAY STATE):  Played in 15 matches while being name to the All-OVC First Team…Led the team with 204 kills…Finished fourth in the OVC with 3.71 kills per set: fifth with 4.00 points per set… Had double-digit kills in 10 matches… Tallied up 43 kills in series win over UT Martin including 26 kills on a .444 hitting percentage on Mar. 1… Named OVC Co-Offensive Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week (Mar. 3) … Made collegiate debut against Tennessee State.

PERSONAL: Born February 27, 2002…Daughter of Jarret Brooks and Stephanie Reeves.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at East St. Louis Charter High School…Was named All-Southwestern Conference First Team in 2019 by STLtoday.com…Part of a championship season at East St. Louis that won their first regional title in 12 years…In the conference championship match, she had a match-high 15 kills against Mascoutah…In club team play, she was on a team that won 2019 and 2020 Gateway League Tournament…Was fourth in her class as a senior in academics…Won the Maya Angelou Writing Award as a junior…Was Student Council President.

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Historical Player Information

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    2023Senior

    OPP
    5'11"
    2
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    2024Senior

    OPP
    5'11"
    2