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Jesse Earl Season 2017

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Jesse Earl Season 2017

PositionLIBERO/DS
Height5-8
ClassSenior
HometownIndianapolis, Ind.



  Awards and Honors


  • 2017 All-SEC
  • 2017 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 25)
  • 2016 AVCA All-South Region
  • 2016 All-SEC
  • 2016 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 7)
  • 2015 AVCA All-South Region
  • 2015 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 28)
  CAREER

Concluded her three-year career on the Plains with 1,657 career digs, ranking No. 2 on the all-time Auburn record list ... Her 4.79 digs/set average for her career is No. 1 in program history ... She hold the Top 3 spots on Auburn's single-season digs list - 612 (2016), 529 (2017), 516 (2015) ... Her 5.19 digs/set average in 2017 ranks first in single-season history ... Finished among the Top 10 in career service aces with 127 ... Her .37 aces/set for her career ranks tied for fifth in program history ... Holds the Top 3 spots on Auburn's single-season aces list - 46 (2016), 42 (2017), 39 (2015) ... Her .42 aces/set mark in 2017 ranks first in single-season history ... She tied a program-best in a single match, having 36 digs in the five-set win at Tennessee (10/4/17).

  2017

Played in all 102 sets and started in all 27 matches at libero for the Tigers ... Led the team with 529 digs on the year ... Her 5.19 digs/set average led all student-athletes in the SEC and ranked in the Top 30 nationally ... Averaged 5.46 digs/set in SEC-only matches to lead all student-athletes in the conference ... Had double-digit digs in all but one match ... Reached 20 or more digs on 12 occasions, including three 30-dig performances ... Set a career-best with 36 digs in the team's five-set victory at Tennessee (10/4) ... Eclipsed the 1,000-dig mark in SEC-only competition after notching 33 digs at LSU (11/15) ... Totaled 30 digs at Florida State (9/16) ... Had a four-match stretch with 20 or more digs - vs. Missouri (29), vs. Arkansas (20), at Tennessee (36), at Kentucky (23) ... Once again led the team from the service line, totaling 42 aces on the year ... Her .41 aces/set mark ranked third among the league, while her .36 aces/set against SEC-only opponents was fourth ... Second on the team in assists with 120 on the year and a 1.18 average ... Her digs average and aces average as a senior set single-season Auburn records.

  2016

Had a record-setting season for Auburn, starting in all 31 matches at libero ... Recorded double-digit digs in 30 matches ... Set a new Auburn single-season record with 612 digs on the season with a 4.98 digs/set average ... Her digs total and average led all student-athletes in the SEC ... Totaled 14 20+ dig performances on the year ... Recorded her 1,000th career dig vs. Kentucky (11/4) ... Broke her own single-season digs record after recording 29 vs. Ole Miss (11/6) ... Set a season-best total of 29 first at Mississippi State (9/30) ... Had five double-doubles on the year (digs/assists) ... Double-double against Colgate (9/17) saw her total a career-high 16 assists with 26 digs ... Two 28-dig performances - LSU (9/23), at Ole Miss (10/19) ... Opened the year with 24 digs vs. Georgia Tech (8/26) ... Set a career high with five aces at Georgia (10/2) ... Finished with 46 service aces on the season, setting a new single season Auburn record (rally scoring only), averaging .37/set ... Her aces average finished fifth in the league.

  2015

Played in all 121 sets, starting 27 matches at libero and three at defensive specialist ... Led all Tigers and was second in the SEC with 516 digs on the year ... Her 4.26 digs/set average is third on the single-season records list and ranked fifth overall in the conference ... Totaled a league-best 339 digs in conference play, while her 4.58 digs/set was second ... Finished fourth in the SEC with a .32 aces/set average, having with a team-best 39 on the year ... Her 27 aces and .36 aces/set average in league play ranked third in the SEC ... Had a service in ace in all but six matches ... Came in second on the team with 124 assists and a 1.02 average ... Recorded 26 double-digit dig performances on the year with one double-double ... Reached 20 or more digs 11 times ... Set a season-high with 34 digs in the come-from-behind win at Mississippi State (11/13) ... Collected her first double-double in the 3-2 win versus LSU (10/4), having 17 digs and 10 assists ... Had 28 digs, two aces and nine assists against St. John's (9/19) ... Totaled 26 digs vs. Tennessee (9/25) and then again in the upset of No. 11 Florida (11/8) ... Recorded 23 digs on three occasions: vs. No. 20 Kentucky (10/16), at Missouri (11/1), vs. Ole Miss (11/20) ... Set a career-best with four aces versus Georgia (10/21) and again against the Rebels.

  2014 (at Xavier)

Played in 31 matches, totaling 116 sets ... Led the team in service aces (42) and digs (523) ... Her 523 digs ranked third in single-season history ... Ranked second in the BIG EAST in service aces and fourth in digs -- leading all freshmen in both categories ... Also ranked 44th nationally in service aces and 84th in total digs ... Was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on three occasions ... Was also named to the BIG EAST Weekly honor roll once ... Was second on the team in assists (122) ... Also had two kills on the year.

  High School/Club

Was ranked as the 85th best player overall and the No. 5 libero in the nation by Volleyball Prep ... Named all-state second team as a junior and senior, while also garnering recognition as all-conference and all-county following senior campaign.

  Personal

Daughter of Stacia Davis and Scott Earl ... Mother played volleyball at Ball State and father played baseball at Eastern Kentucky ... Has two siblings, Jordan and Jake ... Working on her degree in the University College.



Earl's Career Highs
Category Career High Opponent Date
Kills 1 (12x) last vs. Kentucky 11/4/16
Attempts 4 (2x) at Mississippi State 9/30/16
Hitting Percentage 1.000 (7x) last vs. Kentucky 11/4/16
Assists 16 vs. Colgate 9/17/16
Digs 36 at Tennessee 10/4/17
Blocks - - -
Aces 5 (2x) last at Florida State 9/16/17
Points 5.0 (2x) last at Florida State 9/16/17



12719537

Sophomore
2015

LIBERO/DS
5-8 / -
12719537

Junior
2016

LIBERO/DS
5-8 / -