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University of Rhode Island

2017 Women's Volleyball Roster

14 Jessie Blaze

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • High School Canterbury School
  • Hometown Fort Myers, Fla.

Biography

2016 (Junior)

  • Played in 95 sets and all 27 matches.
  • Finished first on the team in service aces (31).
  • Ranked sixth in the conference in service aces per set (0.33)
  • Also finished second on the team in digs per set (2.37) and third in total digs (225).
  • Tallied double-digit digs in nine matches.
  • Recorded career-highs 22 digs and five assists in the season opener at Pepperdine (Aug. 26).
  • Served up a career-high three aces against Howard (Sept. 17), La Salle (Sept. 24), VCU (Oct. 30) and Saint Louis in the Atlantic 10 Tournament (Nov. 19).

2015 (Sophomore)

  • Appeared in 65 of Rhode Island 118 sets played as a sophomore.
  • Averaged 1.03 digs per set and collected 67 overall.
  • Also added 12 aces, 11 assists and a pair of kills.
  • Recorded a career-best eight digs in three separate matches - vs. Army West Point (Sept. 18), vs. Columbia (Sept 19) and at VCU (Nov. 15) - and put up a career-high three assists in an Oct. 14 win at Brown.
  • Served up an ace to end the match and seal Rhody's 3-2 victory over Duquesne in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship (Nov. 20).

2014 (Freshman)

  • Appeared in 16 sets for the Rams.
  • Made her collegiate debut at Sacred Heart on Sept. 5.
  • Totaled 12 digs, three aces and two assists for the season.

High School

  • Played volleyball and basketball for Canterbury School.
  • Captained the volleyball team as a senior.
  • Graduated as Canterbury’s all-time career leader in digs (1,282) and service aces (179).
  • Was a team MVP and Fort Myers News Press All-Area Second-Team pick as a senior.
  • Earned her team's Defensive Player of the Year award as a junior.
  • Was a high honor roll student and member of Canterbury's Scholar Athlete Society.
  • Also participated in peer mentoring and was a recipient of the President's Volunteer Service Award.
  • Played club volleyball for Fort Myers Fusion (2010-13) and Heatwave Volleyball Club (2014).

Personal

  • Born May 2, 1996.
  • Daughter of Nancy and William Blaze.
  • Has an older brother, Nick, and an older sister, Sami who is a member of the volleyball team at VCU.
  • Mother played tennis at Michigan Tech (1979-82).
  • Enjoys spending time with friends and family, as well as playing beach volleyball.
  • Favorite athlete is Misty May-Treanor.
  • Majoring in Biological Sciences.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2014Freshman

    DS/L
    5'7"
    14
  • 14

    2015Sophomore

    DS/L
    5'7"
    14
  • 14

    2016Junior

    DS
    5'7"
    14
  • 14

    2017Senior

    DS
    5'7"
    14