Senior Season (2006)

Led team with five blocks vs. Lamar (8/26)...Equaled career high with nine blocks at Tulane (8/26)...Posted 15 kills vs. Southern Illinois (9/1)...Followed that up with 15 kills at Wyoming (9/2)...Named to the Cowgirl Classic All-Tournament team...

2005 Season

Started all four matches in the shortened season...Earned MVP honors of the Southeastern Louisiana Tournament after averaging 4.9 kills/game with a .435 hitting percentage and 13 blocks.

Junior Season (2004)

Started all 30 matches played as a junior...Second on team in blocks (107) and blocks/game (1.01)...Third in attack percentage (.229), kills (295) and kills/game (2.78)...Named to the UNO-Wyndham Invitational all-tournament team...Six blocks in season opener vs. Centenary (9/3)...Three aces set a career high vs. Troy (9/4)...Career high 18 kills vs. Southeastern La. (9/4)...Team best in attack percentage (.304) vs. Tennessee State (9/10)...Tied career high in blocks (six) and had a season high six digs vs. Appalachian State (9/11)...Career high .632 attack percentage with 12 kills and zero errors vs. South Alabama (10/1)...Tied career high with three service aces at Louisiana-Lafayette (10/6)...Four blocks led team at Prairie View (10/7)...Block leader with five vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (10/15)...Career high nine blocks vs. Arkansas State (10/16)...Second consecutive game with career best nine blocks and 17 kills vs. Tulane (10/19)...Team leader with seven blocks vs. North Texas (10/29)...Equaled season best seven digs vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (10/30)...Posted team best six blocks vs. FIU (11/6).

Sophomore Season (2003)

Started 27 of 31 matches for the Privateers... Second on squad in blocks (81) and blocks/game (0.81)... Fourth on the team in kills (170) and fifth in aces (18) and aces/game (0.18)... Tied for team lead in aces in season opener vs. Southeastern, La. (9/29)... Posted a career high 13 kills vs. Butler (8/30)... Tied for team lead in aces vs. Tulane (9/6)... Recorded three blocks to tie for the team lead in UNO's 3-0 triumph over Prairie View (9/13)... Tied career high with five blocks vs. Lamar (9/13)... Equaled her career high with five blocks in very next game vs. Western Michigan (9/19)... Tallied a career high 15 digs in UNO's 3-0 win vs. Oakland (9/20)... Tied career high for the fourth time in blocks with five and also equaled a career best two aces in UNO's 3-1 win at South Alabama (10/3)... Tied career highs in blocks (five) and aces (two) vs. North Texas (10/10)... Set a career high with six blocks vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (10/11)... Season high in attack percentage (.533) vs. Tulane (9/14)... Nine kills led the team vs. Western Kentucky (10/24)... Team leader with three blocks in UNO's 3-0 win vs. South Alabama (11/6)... Tied for the team lead in blocks (five) vs. Denver (11/14).

Freshman Season (2002)

Played in 113 games for the Privateers, posting 187 kills (1.65 per game), 67 digs (0.59 per game) and 59 blocks (0.52 per game) and ranking second on the squad in hitting percentage with a mark of .219... Reached double-digit kills on five occasions, registering a career-high 12 kills against Mercer (9/21)... Notched a career-best 11 digs in addition to 10 kills against North Texas (11/2) for her first career double-double... Added a career-high with five blocks against the Mean Green... Also had five blocks against Southern Miss (9/18)... Those marks ranked among the top-10 single-match block tallies on the team... Registered four or more blocks on seven occasions.

High School

Played volleyball for coaches Kristen Favre and Angel Mauterer at Dominican High School... Named the Most Outstanding Player in the Louisiana High School Coaches Association All-Star Game her senior season... Also tabbed All-District MVP and an all-state and all-metro selection... Selected to the all-academic team in volleyball and basketball... Was an all-district basketball player her senior season.

Personal

Born Jessica Ann Helgeson on June 11, 1984... Daughter of Donald and Elizabeth Helgeson... Business administration major... Member of 2002 & 2003 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll... Played in 15 games for UNO’s women basketball team in 2003-04.

2004 Season Highs

Kills: 18, vs. Southeastern La. (9/4)
Digs: 7, vs. vs. South Alabama (10/1) & vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (10/30)
Blocks: 9, vs. Arkansas State (10/16) & vs. Tulane (10/19)
Aces: 3, vs. Troy (9/3) & at Louisiana-Lafayette (10/6)
Hitting Percentage (min. 10 att.): .632, vs. South Alabama (10/1)

Career Highs

Kills: 18, vs. Southeastern La. (9/4/04)
Digs: 15, vs. Oakland (9/20/03)
Blocks: 9, Three times, last at Tulane (8/26)
Aces: 3, vs. Troy (9/3/04) & at Louisiana-Lafayette (10/6/04)
Hitting Percentage (min. 10 att.): .632, vs. South Alabama (10/1/04)