Jasmine Davis Season 2024

#13
PositionOH
Height6-1
ClassGraduate Student
HometownRedondo Beach, Calif.
Previous SchoolConnecticut

CAREER: Played 95 matches at Connecticut, posting 897 kills (2.62/set), 830 digs (2.43/set), 151.0 blocks (0.40/set) and 91 service aces (0.20/set)… Surpassed the double-digit kill plateau on 42 occasions while completing 22 double-doubles (kills-digs)… Twice received academic all-conference recognition… Earned her bachelor’s degree in mathematical sciences.

2022 SEASON (As A Senior At UConn): Earned a starting assignment in 26 of 27 matches, compiling 292 kills (2.89/set), 238 digs (2.36/set) and 44 blocks (0.44/set)… Led the Huskies with  a career-high 35 service aces (0.35/set) while ranking second in kills, third in digs and sixth in blocks... Racked up a collegiate-best eight double-doubles (kills-digs)… Landed on the all-tournament team at Army West Point’s Black Knight Invitational after averaging 2.70 kills and 2.50 digs in three matches to go with four service aces… Notched 10 kills, 10 digs and three service aces vs. St. Francis in the tournament opener (9-2-22)… Posted 16 kills, 13 digs and three block assists against SMU in the weekend finale of the USD Invitational in San Diego (9-10-22)… Registered 18 kills and a season-best 17 digs to go with  career-high six block assists vs. Bryant in the finale of UConn’s own Dog Pound Challenge (9-17-22)… Finished with a season-best 21 kills at St. John’s, adding seven digs, four block assists and a service ace (9-24-22)… Logged a season-high .565 hitting percentage in a home sweep of Georgetown, blasting 14 kills on 23 attempts with just one error (10-15-22)… Tied her career best with five service aces in another whitewash at home over Providence, contributing eight kills and 14 digs (10-19-24)… Helped complete a season sweep of Georgetown with 13 kills, 14 digs, two block assists and one ace in a 3-0 road victory (10-28-22)… Came back the following day with a 17-kill, eight-dig performance in a four-set triumph at Villanova (10-29-22)… Totaled 18 kills and 10 digs in a narrow 3-2 setback at Butler (11-20-22).

2021 FALL SEASON (As A Junior At UConn): Enjoyed her finest season at UConn, compiling career highs of 337 kills (2.74/set), 305 digs (2.48/set) and 68.0 blocks to lift the Huskies to a 24-11 overall record and a Final Four appearance in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC)… Started 33 of 34 matches, completing six double-doubles (kills-digs) on the year, including four straight from Oct. 9-23… Ranked second on the team in kills while occupying the third spot in digs and the fourth position in blocks… Blasted 10 or more kills in 18 matches… Flashed her versatility  with 14 put-aways, seven digs, three aces and two block assists vs. Buffalo at the Syracuse Tournament (8-28-21)… Totaled 13 kills and a season-high 18 digs in a four-set triumph over Holy Cross at the Dartmouth Invitational (9-10-21)… Came through with a 14-dig effort the following day vs. the tournament host Big Green, adding nine kills, three block assists and one ace (9-11-21)… Earned a spot on the all-tournament team at UConn’s own Dog Pound Challenge after averaging 3.00 kills, 2.60 digs and 0.50 blocks per set in three matches… Launched 12 kills apiece at the event in victories over Bryant (9-17-21) and Yale (9-18-21)… Notched a career-best .688 efficiency (min. 12 kills) in a home sweep of Seton Hall, launching 12 kills on 16 attempts with just one error (9-24-21)… Registered 13 kills, 11 digs and five blocks vs. Marquette, including a career-high three solo rejections (10-23-21)… Served up a season-high five aces in a 3-2 nail-biter at St. Johns, adding six kills, 12 digs and four blocks, including a pair of solo stops (11-12-21)… Smashed a season-high 19 kills and hit .302 in a 3-2 home victory over Xavier in the regular-season finale (11-19-21)… Total seven kills and 15 digs in a four-set triumph at Boston College in the second round of the NIVC (12-5-21)… Garnered Big East all-academic accolades.

2021 SPRING SEASON (As A Sophomore At UConn): Saw action in nine matches with four starts during a season that was delayed and shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic… Totaled 65 kills (1.97/set), 67 digs (2.03/set) and nine blocks (0.27/set)… Eclipsed the double-digit kill plateau on four occasions, including the season opener at Temple when she recorded 10 put-aways to go with four digs and two block assists (1-30-21)… Scooped up a season-high 13 digs in the series opener at Villanova (3-5-21)… Recorded her lone double-double of the campaign with a season-best 13 kills along with 12 digs in the series finale at Providence (3-13-21)… Posted a season-high .391 hitting percentage against Seton Hall, blasting 11 kills on 23 attempts with just two errors to help the Huskies complete the series sweep (3-27-21).

2019 SEASON (As A Freshman At UConn): Started 12 of 25 matches in her rookie campaign, ranking second on the squad with 203 kills (2.39/set) and 220 digs (2.59/set)… Also contributed 30 blocks and 15 service aces across 85 sets… Logged five double-doubles on the year (kills-digs)… Posted three kills, five digs, one service ace and one block assist in her collegiate debut vs. Gonzaga at the Service Academy Challenge in Washington, D.C. (8-30-19)… Earned all-tournament honors at the Huskies own UConn Challenge after averaging 2.58 kills and 3.00 digs per set in three matches… Recorded her first career double-double at the event with 14 kills and 12 digs in a five-set loss to Boston College at the event (9-6-19)… Added seven kills, 15 digs and a season-high five block assists the following day vs. Central Connecticut (9-7-19)… Registered 10 kills and 15 digs in a 3-0 loss to Virginia at the Ohio Invitational (9-13-19)… Scooped up 15 digs in consecutive matches vs. Tulsa (10-27-19) at East Carolina (11-1-19)… Also knocked down 11 kills in that latter contest against the Pirates… Blasted a career-high 22 kills and collected 18 digs in a five-set triumph at Houston (11-10-19)… Notched her highest hitting percentage of the year with a .314 clip in a home sweep of South Florida, launching 13 kills on 35 swings with just two errors while adding 10 digs (11-14-19)… Ended the year with 15 kills and a collegiate-best 19 digs vs. UCF (11-16-19)… Earned a spot on the American Athletic Conference all-academic team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2019 from Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, California, where she earned three varsity letters in volleyball for head coach Tommy Chaffins… Helped the Sea Hawks captured a pair of Bay League titles during her junior and senior campaigns… Received All-America high honorable mention from PrepVolleyball.com in 2018 and appeared on the CIF SoCal Prep Insider watch list… Garnered Daily Breeze Player of the Week accolades on two occasions and was named SoCal Prep Legends Girls Athlete of the Week… Landed on the all-tournament team at the Durango Classic in consecutive years and merited the same distinction at the Power Classic and Lakewood Classic, taking home Most Valuable Player honors at the latter event… Was voted her team’s Most Inspirational Player as a junior… Captured her school’s Student-Athlete of the Year award as a freshman and sophomore… Was tabbed MVP of her junior varsity squad as a freshman before meriting Rookie of the Year acclaim from her teammates following her first varsity campaign as a sophomore… Also won three letters in basketball, leading Redondo Union High to the CIF Division II state championship in 2018… Twice collected conference MVP honors and was a two-time all-CIF selection, garnering first-team accolades in 2017 followed by second-team distinction in 2018… Received scholar-athlete recognition and landed on her high school’s honor roll all four years… Was additionally a distinguished merit graduate.

CLUB: Competed for the Mizuno Long Beach program, leading her 18 Rockstar team to a gold medal at the National Junior Championships after taking home the bronze as a member of the 17 Rockstar squad.

PERSONAL: Born in Northridge, California… Daughter of Pete and Tamala Davis… Her father was a three-year letterwinner in basketball at Michigan State from 1973-75… Lists Michael Jordan, Melissa Vargas and Serena Williams as her favorite athletes… Enjoys drawing cartoons such as Tom & Jerry or Looney Tunes characters… Is pursuing a master’s degree in postsecondary administration and student affairs at San Diego State with career plans to become a high school athletic director or athletic academic advisor.