Jenny Duitsman

Height:
6-null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lincoln, Neb.
High School:
Lincoln Lutheran

2003: Played in 58 games for the Tigers ... had at least three digs six times during the year, including four matches in a row early in the year ... had six kills, a .750 hitting percentage and three aces against Bradley on Sept. 13 ... recorded four straight 3-dig matches from Sept. 12-20 (vs. Ohio, Bradley, Marquette and Oklahoma) ... had four kills and four blocks (2 solo/2 assists) against Colorado on Oct. 22 ... had six kills, four digs and three block assists in win at Texas Tech on Oct. 25 ... had four kills and hit .375 at Kansas on Nov. 5 ... hit .400 and has seven blocks (1 solo/6 assists) on Nov. 12 against Kansas State ... had five kills and three digs in win at Oklahoma on Nov. 15 ... had three kills, four digs and three block assists against Iowa State on Nov. 19.

2002: Played in 85 games for MU in 2002...was second on the team with a .323 hitting percentage... had a 1.55 kills per game average and a 0.89 blocks per game mark...the Lincoln, Neb. native had a team-high .583 hitting percentage against Nebraska on Oct. 9 in her return to her hometown of Lincoln... set a career- high with seven block assists against Kansas on Oct. 19...had a career-high 13 kills against Texas on Oct. 26...had four assists in the win over Texas...had a season-high three service aces against Southeast Missouri State on Oct. 31...had 11 kills against Kansas State on Nov. 6...hit 1.000 against UMKC as she had nine kills on nine attacks...had a season-high six digs against Texas A&M on Nov. 8...had five digs in three matches.

2001: Saw action in 24 games for the Tigers...started the first match of her career at Baylor and had a season-best nine kills on 16 swings, good enough for a .438 hitting percentage... also stuffed one solo block and three block assists in the match... recorded a season-high 2 aces against Wagner on Sept. 2...also had five digs in Mizzou's match against Wagner... had the highest hitting percentage on the squad (.417) for the year...recorded two service aces and nine total blocks.

At LINCOLN(Neb.) LUTHERAN: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball, track and basketball... on honor roll all four years of high school...all-state honorable mention four years in basketball...all-conference first team three years in both volleyball and basketball... Class C all-state first team in volleyball three years and honorary captain two years...first-team super state in volleyball as a senior...Nebraska state record holder Class C-1 for most kills in a season and career and career kills per match...member of two-time state Class C champion girls track team...awarded the John P. Perkins Memorial Award for outstanding academic and athletic achievement and leadership qualities to a Lincoln, Neb. senior...member of Class C state champion 4x400 relay team.

PERSONAL: Jennifer Jean Duitsman... born Sept. 28, 1982...prior to a match, she "prays for strength and that I may play to the best of my ability. Then I go through the game in my head"...likes all sorts of music...lists "Dirty Dancing" and "The Three Amigos" as her favorite movies.