Eastern Michigan Athletics
2017 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 12
Jordan Smith
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Letters:
- 2
- Hometown:
- Solon, Iowa
- High School:
- Solon
Bio
EMU: Finishes her EMU career fifth all-time in career kills with 1,341...2018: Saved her best overall performance for her swansong, setting career-highs and leading the team in kills (456), kills per set (3.62), and total points (507), while notching a career-best hitting percentage (.218)...Had 26 games with double-digit kills, including a streak of eight games to close out the season...Put together a game-breaker performance against No. 1 seeded Bowling Green in the MAC Tournament semi-final (Nov. 17), finishing with 19 kills, 17 digs, two aces, two assists, and two blocks...Tied an Eastern Michigan record with 27 kills in a four-set match against Northern Illinois (Nov. 10)...Had six double-doubles on the season...Named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week twice...All-MAC First Team selection...Earned a spot on the MAC All-Tournament team after averaging 4.13 kills per set and hitting .221 in the four match march to the MAC Tournament title...Academic All-MAC for the third-straight season...2017: Established herself as the top offensive threat on the Eagles and one of the best all-around players in the Mid-American Conference... Finished her third season in the Green and White with a career-best 373 kills, 340 digs, 54 total blocks, 36 service aces, and 28 assists... Led Eastern in kills and kills per set (2.89), to go along with the second-most service aces... Had 24 double-digit kill games on the season, leading the team... Also had 14 games of 10-or-more digs... Registered 13 double-doubles of kills and digs... Put up a rare 20+ kill and dig performance against Ohio (Oct. 7) in which she had 20 kills and 22 digs in the five-set match... The 20 kills were her high for the 2017 season, while the 22 digs marked a new career-best... Hit a season-best .344 in a 13-kill performance against Western Michigan (Nov. 3) in which she had 32 attempts and had just two errors... Academic All-MAC honoree...2016: Played in 29 matches, making 24 starts, while appearing in 106 sets...Set career-highs in kills (326), attack percentage (.153), aces (18), digs (209), blocks (31), and points (362.0)...Led the Eagles in kills and points, while notching the most digs by a hitter, which also ranked third-best on the team...Posted double-digit kills 17 times, including five 20+ kill showings...Turned in a career-high eight double-doubles...Notched a career-high 24 kills against Central Michigan, Nov. 10...Recorded a career-high 19 digs in EMU’s match against Ball State, Sept. 24...Served up a career-high three aces versus Western Michigan, Nov. 5...Academic All-MAC selection...MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete...2015: Was named the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week for the period ending Sept. 6...Appeared in all 30 matches, starting in 17 of them...Recorded 186 kills, good for 2.16 per set...Picked up 157 digs, which ranked as the second-most of a hitter...Tallied 10-or-more kills on eight different occasions...Set a career-high with 17 kills versus Ball State, Oct. 10...Hit at a .400 clip-or-better in four matches...High School: Attended Solon High School in Solon, Iowa, where she played for Head Coach Peter Gustin..A four-year letterwinner and three-time All-WaMaC First Team honoree...Posted over 1,000 kills throughout her high school career...Led Solon High School to three state tournament appearances, finishing runner-up on two occasions...As a senior, she was selected the Class 3A Player of the Year and earned first team all-state honors as her team won the state championship….Was named to the AVCA Under Armour All-American Watch List after leading the IHSAA 3A in kills...Named the Most Valuable Player of the state championship tournament during her senior campaign...Earned honorable mention all-state honors as a sophomore and a junior en route to garnering AVCA Under Armour All-American Phenom status…Also took part on a club team that finished as the 2013 Silver Medalist 16 Open Division, 2012 Gold Medalist 15 National Division and 2011 Bronze Medalist 14 American Division…Also was a standout track athlete at Solon...Broke her own record school records on multiple occasions, including three consecutive years in the Open 400M...Also set the school record as a twice in the Sprint Medley and in 4x400M as a senior…Was a 2015 Class 3A State Track Qualifier...As a senior, finished fourth in the Open 400M, 4th in the Sprint Medley, 6th in the 4x400M and 8th in the 4x 200M 8th place...Selected as a Drake Relays participant in addition to the 2015 Senior All-Star Spotlight Meet… As a junior, broke the school record in the 400-meter and was a member of the sprint medley relay team that finished sixth in the state...Was a member of the distance medley relay team which won a Class 3A State Championship as a sophomore...Qualified for the Iowa State Championships in the 400-meter dash as a freshman and finished 17th...As a junior, Smith broke the school record in the 400-meter and was a member of the sprint medley relay team that finished sixth in the state...Was a member of the distance medley relay team which won a Class 3A State Championship as a sophomore...Personal: Full Name: Jordan Clare Smith...Daughter of Suzanne Smith and David Smith...Mother played basketball at Bemidji State University...Has one sister, Courtney...Courtney played volleyball at Waldorf College from 2012-13...Major: Psychology.
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