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Alyson Jennings Alyson Jennings
Defensive Specialist / Libero
5-9
So.-1L  16
Costa Mesa, Calif. (Newport Harbor HS)

NOTES
» Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational Best Libero
» Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational All-Tournament Team

AS A FRESHMAN (2004)
Nicknamed the team's “Lady in Black” for her all-black court attire ... appeared in all 31 matches, starting 30 as the team's libero … had 21 double-figure dig performances, including 16 of the last 19 matches ... finished ninth in the Big 12 (10th in conference matches only) with 3.59 dig/game … started her career with a 16-dig performance against SMU (9/3) … added 15 digs in the team's victory over Northern Arizona (9/4) and then had a team-high 15 digs at Houston (9/7) in the following match ... also had two assists against SMU and one ace against NAU (9/4) ... earned Best Libero and all-tournament team honors at the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational after collecting 25 digs in three matches and helping Texas hit over .400 in two of the three matches ... had 13 digs in the team's victory over Iowa State (9/22) ... had a team-high nine digs and two aces at No. 21 Kansas (9/25) ... added 12 digs and a career-high three aces at No. 5 Florida (9/29) ... had a match-high 11 digs against Oklahoma (10/2) ... added 14 digs at Texas Tech (10/6) ... had a match-high 11 digs in the team's victory at No. 16 Kansas State (10/9) ... had 17 digs in the team's victory Missouri (10/13) and also added two aces ... had a career-high 20 digs at No. 20 Texas A&M (10/16) and two aces ... added 11 digs against No. 4 Nebraska (10/20) ... had 13 digs and tied her career high with three aces at Oklahoma (10/27) ... chipped in another 13-dig performance against Baylor (10/30) ... had 17 digs at Colorado (11/3) ... chipped in 16 digs at Missouri (11/14) ... had a match-high 12 digs against Kansas (11/17) and repeated the feat at Iowa State (11/21) ... had 19 digs - one shy of her career high - and a career-high three assists in the team's NCAA second-round victory over Michigan (12/4) ... had a team best 14 digs in Texas' Sweet 16 match-up against eventual national champion Stanford (12/10).

BEFORE TEXAS
Was a four-year letterwinner for Dan Glenn on the Newport Harbor volleyball team as an outside hitter and a setter … was a member of the Dream Team all four years she played … was a consistent presence on the Sea View League all-star team, garnering first- and second-team honors … was honored with a place on the All-CIF first team as a senior … was the Orange County Register player of the year … her Newport Harbor team was Sea View League champions in each of her four years there and won one CIF Division II championship … was a member of the Orange County Volleyball Club under head coach Charlie Brande … Orange County won the prestigious Davis Festival 16's tournament in 2002.

PERSONAL
Full name is Alyson Hope Jennings … born October 22, 1986 in Newport Beach, Calif. … is the older of Claudia and Ric Jennings' two children … has a younger sister, Hunter (10) … plans to major in advertising.

2004 Season/Career Highs
Kills
1, vs. Colorado (9/18/04)
Attacks 1, vs. Colorado (9/18/04)
Att. Perc. 1.000, vs. Colorado (9/18/04)
Assists 3, vs. Michigan (12/4/04)
Aces 3 (twice), last at Oklahoma (10/27/04)
Block Solos 0
Block Assists 0
Total Blocks 0
Digs 20, at Texas A&M (10/16/04)

Season                GP-MP      K    K/G     E    TA    Pct     A   A/G    SA  SA/G    SE
2004................ 103-31      1   0.01     1     3   .000    24  0.23    25  0.24    42
TOTAL............... 103-31      1   0.01     1     3   .000    24  0.23    25  0.24    42

Season DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Points Pts/G
2004................ 370 3.59 21 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 TOTAL............... 370 3.59 21 0 0 0 0.00 0 0