Jessica Vander Kooi

Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Merrill, Iowa
High School:
Hinton HS

Updated January 16, 2007

* Two-time AVCA All-America Honorable Mention (2005, 2006)
* CoSIDA Academic All-American, Second Team (2006)
* AVCA National Player of the Week (September 25, 2006)
* Two-time AVCA All-Central Region First Team (2005, 2006)
* Three-time All-Central Region
* AVCA Central Region Freshman of the Year (2003)
* Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2003)
* Three-time All-Big 12 First Team
* Three-time Academic All-Big 12
* CoSIDA Academic All-District (2005)
* Two-time Big 12 Player of the Week
* Big 12 "Good Works" Team (Fall 2006)

Latest Feature Story:
Vander Kooi takes control with serene approach
By Angela Busch of Columbia Daily Tribune written Tuesday, October 10, 2006

2007:
(PRO) Joined Mayaguez Indians team in the Puerto Rican Superior League in January.

2006:
Awarded AVCA honorable mention All-American honors for second-consecutive year after landing on AVCA's All-Central Region First Team for second-consecutive year ... named to the All-Big 12 first team for third-consecutive season ... voted as an CoSIDA Academic All-American, winning second-team honors and becoming the first Tiger volleyballer to win the award since 1986 ... named to Academic All-Big 12 team for third-straight year ... named AVCA Player of the Week on September 25th after a week in which she averaged 6.86 points per game, adding 5.71 kpg on .345 hitting with 3.86 dpg and 1.00 bpg in wins over Kansas State and over then-No. 5 Texas ... was also named Big 12 Player of the Week twice, on Sept. 5 and Sept. 25 ... finished Tiger career having played and started in each of the teams' 120 matches (82-38 record) ... ended career 69 double-doubles, 20 coming in 2006 ... had 113 career matches with 10-or-more kills, 84 with 10-or-more digs ... scored third-career 20/20 with 30-kill, 25-dig match at Notre Dame on Sept 2, named Shamrock Invitational MVP ... finished Tiger career in the top-five of 11 Mizzou career categories, including kills (2nd, 1510), points (2nd, 1841), digs (3rd, 1306), blocks (3rd, 383), points per game (4th, 4.20), and digs per game (5th, 2.98) ... in the NCAA Tournament: vs SANTA CLARA - scored 12 kills on .324 hitting, committing only one error, adding 13 digs and five blocks; vs. STANFORD - notched 18 kills adding 14 digs and five blocks.

2005:
Earned AVCA honorable mention All-American honors, while landing her first career spot on the AVCA's central region first team ... also earned second career nod to the All-Big 12 first team ... worked with USA Volleyball's A2-training team ... named to CoSIDA Academic All-District team ... recorded four double-doubles over top-25 teams ... she nearly recorded a quadruple-double when playing at No. 24 Kansas State on October 26, recording 14 kills, 21 digs, eight assists, and nine blocks (scoring on three-straight blocks in the final three, game-winning points) ... totaled 10 double-doubles in season ... notched double-digit kill totals in 24 matches ... was above five blocks in nine contests ... tallied 10 or more digs in 11 matches ... racked up 23 kills along with 22 digs in the five-game loss at No. 1 Nebraska ... her 23 were the most by a Husker opponent for the season ... marked the second 20-20 match all-time of Vander Kooi's career ... had 15 kills and 11 digs through first two games alone ... in team's first-ever win in College Station on September 16, marked 18 kills (on .283 hitting) and 17 digs adding four blocks and three aces ... at home versus Kansas State on September 24, scored on 11 kills (11-1-24, .476 hitting) ... added six blocks, two aces and five digs in contest ... in the NCAA Tournament ... vs MISSOURI ST - notched 13 kills, on .440 hitting, adding seven digs and four blocks ... vs ARKANSAS - tallied 10 kills, two aces, six digs and three blocks ... vs HAWAII - was part of six blocks, adding 20 digs, nine kills ... vs TENNESSEE - marked a double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs.

2004:
Earned a spot on the All-Big 12 First Team as well as AVCA's All-Central Region Honorable Mention list ... recorded a team-high 18 double-doubles (kills-digs) on the season ... average 3.84 kills and 3.11 digs per game, both marks in school's all-time top ten for a season ... was sixth in the confernce with 4.28 kills per conference game ... had 20 kills and 22 digs against Purdue on Sept. 4 ... also had a 20-kill match against Texas Tech on Nov. 6 ... had hit at least .300 in 12 matches this season ... had hit at least .400 four times and has had a hitting percentage of .500 once ...reached double digits in kills in all but three matches ... had two solo blocks twice and at least four total blocks six times, including a season-high nine blocks against Idaho on Sept. 11 ... had six-straight double-doubles from Oct. 16-Nov. 6 ... nearly had a triple-double against Idaho with 12 kills, 11 digs and nine blocks ... had six blocks against Creighton on Sept. 10 ... was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Badger Challenge in Madison, Wis.

2003:
Started every match for MU as a freshman ... named the Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year ... selected Central Region Freshman of the Year, making her a finalist for National Freshman of the year ... had 11 double-doubles on the year ... reached 20 kills three times and had 20 digs two times ... had double-digits in digs 19 times ... hit over .300 in 10 matches ... opened career at MU with nine kills, a .667 hitting percentage and 10 digs against Montana State in season opener ... had season-high five service aces against Utah Valley State on Sept. 5 ... added 10 digs and four blocks against Utah Valley State ... recorded 12 kills, 16 digs and a .435 hitting percentage on Oct. 1 against Kansas ... had a then-career high with 21 kills against Kansas State on Oct. 8 ... added 11 digs and a career-high eight blocks against KSU ... had 20 digs in MU's five-game win over Nebraska on Oct. 15 ... had 10 kills and 11 digs on Oct. 22 against Colorado to start a string of seven straight double-doubles ... had 20 digs and 11 kills against Texas A&M on Nov. 1 ... recorded 22 kills, a .391 hitting percentage, 17 digs, two solo blocks and three block assists against Kansas on Nov. 5 ... had eight kills, a .400 hitting percentage and 11 digs against Iowa State on Nov. 19 ... lead team with 17 kills against Colorado on Nov. 22 ... added 15 digs and four blocks (two solo and two assists) against Colorado ... had 12 kills and six blocks against Baylor in regular season finale ... made a huge impact in the NCAA First-Round Match , earning 23 kills, five service-aces, and five total blocks.

High School:
Named to the HOT 100 National Volleyball Prospects by StudentSports.com...recoganized as a FAB 50 recruit coming out of high school...was an Honorable Mention All-American by Student Sports Magazine...named the team's Most Valuable Offensive Player all four years at Hinton...was a unanimous selection to the All-Conference team in both her junior and senior seasons...three-time All-State and All-Conference selections...Holds the school record for kills in a season with 388 as a senior, breaking the previous mark which she set as a junior...also holds school record for most attacks in a season (752), most attacks in a match (66), most kills in a match (29), most kills per game (4.1), most blocks in a season (173) and most kills in a career (1,252)...led her team in kills (388), blocks (157) and digs (259)...also was a four-year letterwinner in basketball and a two-year letterwinner in track...was an All-State first team selection in basketball as a junior and a senior...selected to the All-Conference team three times...named to the Iowa Basketball All-Tournament team as a junior...was a McDonald's All-American Nominee...holds 20 school record in basketball...was on the Straight "A" Honor Roll all four years...named to the Academic All-Conference team four years...was one of eight valedictorians.

Personal:
Majoring in international business ... considered Northern Iowa, Michigan State, and Iowa State before choosing Mizzou ... little sister, Jamie, will attend University of South Dakota to play volleyball as well ... born Jessica Sue Vander Kooi on May 23, 1985.

More Features:
Vander Kooi takes control with serene approach
By Angela Busch of Columbia Daily Tribune written Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Vander Kooi Gains From Experience On USA's A2-Training Team
By Media Relations Staff of mutigers.com written Tuesday, June 27, 2006

The Cool and Consistant Vander Kooi
By Matt Polizzi of mutigers.com written Friday, September 23, 2005

Volleyball Q&A: Jessica Vander Kooi
By Media Relations Staff of mutigers.com written Thursday, November 18, 2004

Career Stats

Year	MP	GP	K	E	TA	Hit%	A	SA	DIGS	BS	TB
2003	30	114	282	119	744	.219	66	29	320	16	93
2004	29	103	396	153	984	.247	40	18	320	16	74
2005	30	106	362	121	904	.267	83	31	294	8	105
2006	31	115	470	176	1235	.238	88	33	372	17	111
TOTALS	120	438	1510	569	3867	.243	277	111	1306	57	383

Match Superlatives
Career Bests
Kills, 30, at Notre Dame (9-2-06),
Attacks, 76, at Baylor (10-27-06),
Hiiting %, .786, vs Alabama State (8-25-06),
Assists, 9, KANSAS (10-1-03),
Aces, 5, twice,
Solo Blocks, 4, vs. UC-Irvine (12-5-03),
Total Blocks, 9, twice,
Digs, 25, at Notre Dame (9-2-06),
Points, 34.5, at Notre Dame (9-2-06),

2005 Season Bests, ,
Kills, 30, at Notre Dame (9-2-06),
Attacks, 76, at Baylor (10-27-06),
Hiiting %, .786, vs Alabama State (8-25-06),
Assists, 6, twice,
Aces, 3, 4 times,
Solo Blocks, 2, 4 times,
Total Blocks, 8, three times,
Digs, 25, at Notre Dame (9-2-06),
Points, 34.5, at Notre Dame (9-2-06),