11 - Jennifer Ferguson
| Year: | Jr. |
| Position: | OH |
| Height: | 5-8 |
| Experience: | 2V |
| Hometown: | Chico, Calif. |
| Previous School: | Pleasant Valley HS |
2006 Season
Played in every match, and in 122 of the team’s 123 games...that includes 21 starts...averaged 1.82 kills and 2.71 digs per game...her digs ranked as the third-best mark on the team and kills were the fifth highest average...had seven double-doubles (kills and digs), including five in her last nine matches...had nine matches with double figures in kills and 18 with double figures in digs...had 15 kills and a season-high 21 digs at Montana...posted seven kills and a career-high .583 hitting percentage (7-0-12) against Idaho State...the Hornets were 8-1 when Ferguson had at least 10 kills in a match...her 27 aces were the third most on the team...had at least one ace in 19 different matches...finished with 12 kills, 14 digs and three blocks in the Big Sky Tournament championship win vs. EWU.
2005 Season
Appeared in all 35 matches, including 27 starts...posted averages of 1.70 kills and 3.09 digs per game...the 3.09 digs per game ranked as the third-best mark on the team...increased those numbers to 2.69 kills and 3.96 digs per game against Big Sky competition...had eight matches with double-figure kills and 19 contests with double figures in digs...had six double-doubles (kills and digs) during the season and now has 15 for her career...sprained her ankle on Oct. 22 against Montana State, but returned one match later to post 11 digs vs. Eastern Washington...tallied a season-best 15 kills at San Francisco, and a career-high 23 digs at Portland State and Pacific...had six-consecutive matches with at least 10 kills (Sept. 20-Oct. 6), the longest stretch of her career...named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team for the second time.
2004 Season
Redshirted with a back injury.
2003 Season
Started all 34 matches in which she appeared...second on the team with 3.19 digs per game, a mark which also ranked 11th in the Big Sky...averaged 2.36 kills and 0.23 aces per game...posted 21 double-figure dig matches, including a career-high 22 at UWM...posted nine double-doubles (kills and digs), tied for the second most on the team (Bandimere)...tallied a career-high 16 kills vs. Georgetown...posted a career-best .500 hitting percentage (13-0-26) against Idaho State...averaged 2.55 kills and 3.30 digs per game vs. Big Sky teams...named Big Sky All-Academic.
High School
A 2003 graduate of Pleasant Valley High School in Chico, Calif...a three-sport athlete who played four years of volleyball, basketball and softball for the Vikings...in volleyball, she led the varsity team to three-consecutive Eastern Athletic League and North Section championships...led the team to a combined 34-0 league record over her final three years...served as the team captain during each of those seasons...a three-time first team all-league selection (2000-02) and two-time section MVP (2001-02)...set the state record with 595 kills in 2001, only to break her own record as a senior with 605...recorded 30 kills and 30 digs in a state championship game as a junior...member of the National Honor Roll (2002-03) and served as the Student Body Commissioner of Athletics at Pleasant Valley as a junior and senior.
Personal
Born July 14, 1985...grandparents are Don and Carol Crosswhite...nickname is “Jenny”...a kinesiology major with a 3.59 gpa...played three years of club volleyball for Redding’s Shasta Creations...some of her teammates went on to play Div. I volleyball including Angie Ayers (Arizona), Meghan Cumpston (Arizona), Jessica Wlodarczyk (San Jose State) and current teammate Lindsay Haupt. |