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Jersey Number 11
Jessie Smith
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Aliso Niguel HS
- Hometown:
- Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข NCAA All-Tournament Team (2022)
โข Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2022)
โข Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2022)
โข Pac-12 Pairย of the Week (Apr. 18, 2023)
โข Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)
โข College Sports Communicators (CSC)ย Academic All-District At-Largeย Teamย (2024)
โข UCLA All-Academic Teamย (2024)
โข 8-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024)
2024
Jessie Smith ended the season with an overall record of 24-13 (77-30 career) โฆ partnered with Kenzie Brower for the entire season going 24-13 (16-6 on court three and 8-7 on court four) โฆ the Bruins faced 39 ranked opponents in the 42 duals on the year with Smith going 23-13 against ranked teams โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of eight consecutive duals (all with Brower) which began against No. 4 Florida State (Mar. 16) and ended vs. No. 4 Florida State (Apr. 12) โฆ Smith clinched seven victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins with the biggest coming in a 4-1 win over No. 4 Florida State on Mar. 16 at the East Meets West Invitational at Manhattan Beach, Calif., and in another 4-1 win over No. 5 Florida State on Mar. 29 at the Death Volley Invitational in Baton Rouge, La. โฆ Smith and Brower also went 4-3 in postseason play (3-1 at NCAAs and 1-2 at Pac-12s) โฆ Smith went 18-3 in two-set matches and 6-10 in three-set matches on the year.
2023
Ended the season with an overall record of 26-6 (53-17 career) โฆ had four different partners on the year โฆ went 3-2 (all on court two)ย with Abby Van Winkle on court twoย and then went 5-2 with Tessa Van Winkle (4-2 on court three and 1-0 on court four) โฆ also went 3-0 on court two with Lexy Denaburgย before endingย the year with Marlie Monserez, going 15-2 (12-2 on court four and 3-0 on court five)ย โฆ the Bruins faced 32 ranked opponents in the 44 duals on the yearย with Smith going 21-6 against ranked teams โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of 10 consecutive duals (two with Tessa Van Winkle and eight with Monserez) which began with No. 9 California (Apr. 7) and ended vs. No. 8 Stanfordย (Apr. 27)ย โฆ Smith clinched three victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins with the biggest coming in a 3-0 victory over No. 20 South Carolina (Mar. 17)ย โฆ Smith also went 7-2 in postseason play (3-1 at NCAAs, 4-1 at Pac-12s) with one match being truncated at the Pac-12 Championshipย โฆ Smith wentย 24-3 in two-set matches and 2-3 in three-set matches on the year.
2022
Ended the season with an overall record of 27-11 โฆ began the season with Tessa Van Winkleย going 3-1 on court five and then went 10-6 with Marlie Monserez (3-0 on court four and 7-6 on court five) โฆ ended the year with Lea Monkhouseย going 14-4 (all on court three)ย โฆ the Bruins faced 34 ranked opponents in the 43 duals on the yearย with Smith going 19-11 against ranked teams (one match was truncated at the March to May eventย and one more at the NCAA Championship) โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of five consecutive duals (first one with Monserez and then four with Monkhouse) which began with No. 12 California (Apr. 9) and ended vs. No. 6 Loyola Marymount (Apr. 15)ย โฆ Smith also clinched six victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins (three with Van Winkle, two with Monserez, and one with Monkhouse) with the biggest coming in a 3-2 home victory over No. 1 USC (Mar. 5) โฆ Smith and Monkhouse went 7-2 in postseason play (4-0 at NCAAs, 3-2 at Pac-12s)ย โฆ Smith went 22-7 in two-set matches and 5-4 in three-set matches on the year.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner as an outside hitter for Aliso Niguel High School โฆ 2020 California State Gatorade Player of the Year โฆ 2019 Division I All-CIF, South Coast Volleyball League First-Team, and MVP โฆ 2018 Division 2 All-CIF, South Coast Volleyball League First-Team โฆ 2017 South Coast Volleyball League Second-Team โฆ played club for Tstreet indoors and MBSand on the beach โฆ 2021 JVA All-America First-Team โฆ first place at the U18 USA Volleyball High Performance Championships โฆ placed second at the AAU National Championships โฆ third place at the BVCA National Championships โฆ in 2020, named AAU National Beach Player of the Year โฆ also won the AAU National Championships โฆ 2019 BVCA National Championships first place โฆ also won AAU National Championships and AAU Junior Olympics โฆ won the 2017 AAU National Championships and AVP National Championships โฆ 2016 AAU National Champion โฆ member of the USA Volleyball High Performance beach team for the past five years โฆ current member of the U19 NDTP โฆhas earned and maintained a Womenโs AAA rating since age 14.
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PERSONAL
Full name: Jessica Lynn Smith, prefers Jessie โฆ born in Mission Viejo, Calif. โฆ parents are Scott and Christie Smith โฆ has an older brother, Ethan who plays indoor volleyball at Harvard, and her twin sister, Katelyn, plays indoor volleyball at USC โฆ father, Scott, played college volleyball at the University of Waterloo (Canada) with his identical twin brother Steve โฆ uncle, Steve Smith also played on the Canadian National Team from 1991-94, and played professionally for 10 years in Belgium and Germany, including one with UCLA head womenโs volleyball coach Mike Sealy in Belgium โฆ says she chose UCLA because, "UCLA is the best of both worlds with strong academics and strong athletics, and the campus is beautiful. I also love the team atmosphere here and the coaches are not only amazing coaches, but also amazing people off of the court and I know I will learn a lot from them."ย โฆ lists her greatest athletic thrill as "finishing my last youth tournament by winning the U19 USAV High Performance Championships in Florida." โฆ the athletes she admires most include Aprli Ross, Laura Ludwig, Anders Mol, and Tri Bourne โฆ is a dual citizen (USA and Canada) โฆ hobbies include surfing, going to the beach with friends, and going out for ice creamย โฆ is a communication major.
โข NCAA All-Tournament Team (2022)
โข Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2022)
โข Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2022)
โข Pac-12 Pairย of the Week (Apr. 18, 2023)
โข Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)
โข College Sports Communicators (CSC)ย Academic All-District At-Largeย Teamย (2024)
โข UCLA All-Academic Teamย (2024)
โข 8-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024)
2024
Jessie Smith ended the season with an overall record of 24-13 (77-30 career) โฆ partnered with Kenzie Brower for the entire season going 24-13 (16-6 on court three and 8-7 on court four) โฆ the Bruins faced 39 ranked opponents in the 42 duals on the year with Smith going 23-13 against ranked teams โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of eight consecutive duals (all with Brower) which began against No. 4 Florida State (Mar. 16) and ended vs. No. 4 Florida State (Apr. 12) โฆ Smith clinched seven victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins with the biggest coming in a 4-1 win over No. 4 Florida State on Mar. 16 at the East Meets West Invitational at Manhattan Beach, Calif., and in another 4-1 win over No. 5 Florida State on Mar. 29 at the Death Volley Invitational in Baton Rouge, La. โฆ Smith and Brower also went 4-3 in postseason play (3-1 at NCAAs and 1-2 at Pac-12s) โฆ Smith went 18-3 in two-set matches and 6-10 in three-set matches on the year.
2023
Ended the season with an overall record of 26-6 (53-17 career) โฆ had four different partners on the year โฆ went 3-2 (all on court two)ย with Abby Van Winkle on court twoย and then went 5-2 with Tessa Van Winkle (4-2 on court three and 1-0 on court four) โฆ also went 3-0 on court two with Lexy Denaburgย before endingย the year with Marlie Monserez, going 15-2 (12-2 on court four and 3-0 on court five)ย โฆ the Bruins faced 32 ranked opponents in the 44 duals on the yearย with Smith going 21-6 against ranked teams โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of 10 consecutive duals (two with Tessa Van Winkle and eight with Monserez) which began with No. 9 California (Apr. 7) and ended vs. No. 8 Stanfordย (Apr. 27)ย โฆ Smith clinched three victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins with the biggest coming in a 3-0 victory over No. 20 South Carolina (Mar. 17)ย โฆ Smith also went 7-2 in postseason play (3-1 at NCAAs, 4-1 at Pac-12s) with one match being truncated at the Pac-12 Championshipย โฆ Smith wentย 24-3 in two-set matches and 2-3 in three-set matches on the year.
2022
Ended the season with an overall record of 27-11 โฆ began the season with Tessa Van Winkleย going 3-1 on court five and then went 10-6 with Marlie Monserez (3-0 on court four and 7-6 on court five) โฆ ended the year with Lea Monkhouseย going 14-4 (all on court three)ย โฆ the Bruins faced 34 ranked opponents in the 43 duals on the yearย with Smith going 19-11 against ranked teams (one match was truncated at the March to May eventย and one more at the NCAA Championship) โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of five consecutive duals (first one with Monserez and then four with Monkhouse) which began with No. 12 California (Apr. 9) and ended vs. No. 6 Loyola Marymount (Apr. 15)ย โฆ Smith also clinched six victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins (three with Van Winkle, two with Monserez, and one with Monkhouse) with the biggest coming in a 3-2 home victory over No. 1 USC (Mar. 5) โฆ Smith and Monkhouse went 7-2 in postseason play (4-0 at NCAAs, 3-2 at Pac-12s)ย โฆ Smith went 22-7 in two-set matches and 5-4 in three-set matches on the year.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner as an outside hitter for Aliso Niguel High School โฆ 2020 California State Gatorade Player of the Year โฆ 2019 Division I All-CIF, South Coast Volleyball League First-Team, and MVP โฆ 2018 Division 2 All-CIF, South Coast Volleyball League First-Team โฆ 2017 South Coast Volleyball League Second-Team โฆ played club for Tstreet indoors and MBSand on the beach โฆ 2021 JVA All-America First-Team โฆ first place at the U18 USA Volleyball High Performance Championships โฆ placed second at the AAU National Championships โฆ third place at the BVCA National Championships โฆ in 2020, named AAU National Beach Player of the Year โฆ also won the AAU National Championships โฆ 2019 BVCA National Championships first place โฆ also won AAU National Championships and AAU Junior Olympics โฆ won the 2017 AAU National Championships and AVP National Championships โฆ 2016 AAU National Champion โฆ member of the USA Volleyball High Performance beach team for the past five years โฆ current member of the U19 NDTP โฆhas earned and maintained a Womenโs AAA rating since age 14.
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PERSONAL
Full name: Jessica Lynn Smith, prefers Jessie โฆ born in Mission Viejo, Calif. โฆ parents are Scott and Christie Smith โฆ has an older brother, Ethan who plays indoor volleyball at Harvard, and her twin sister, Katelyn, plays indoor volleyball at USC โฆ father, Scott, played college volleyball at the University of Waterloo (Canada) with his identical twin brother Steve โฆ uncle, Steve Smith also played on the Canadian National Team from 1991-94, and played professionally for 10 years in Belgium and Germany, including one with UCLA head womenโs volleyball coach Mike Sealy in Belgium โฆ says she chose UCLA because, "UCLA is the best of both worlds with strong academics and strong athletics, and the campus is beautiful. I also love the team atmosphere here and the coaches are not only amazing coaches, but also amazing people off of the court and I know I will learn a lot from them."ย โฆ lists her greatest athletic thrill as "finishing my last youth tournament by winning the U19 USAV High Performance Championships in Florida." โฆ the athletes she admires most include Aprli Ross, Laura Ludwig, Anders Mol, and Tri Bourne โฆ is a dual citizen (USA and Canada) โฆ hobbies include surfing, going to the beach with friends, and going out for ice creamย โฆ is a communication major.
UCLA Beach Volleyball vs Long Beach (04-09-2024)
Tuesday, April 16
UCLA vs USC Highlights
Friday, April 29
UCLA Highlights vs. California
Friday, April 29
UCLA vs. USC Highlights
Thursday, April 28
