2023 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 14
Jessica Nunge
- Position:
- Outside Hitter/Opposite
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Newburgh, Ind.
- High School:
- Castle HS
- Prev School:
- Florida State
 University of Illinois Graduate |
 2022 CSC Academic All-DIstrict |
Fifth Year
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Fourth on the team with 187 kills and 1.97 kills per set
- Made debut against Wichita State (9/1/22)
- Posted a kill at UIC (9/5/23)
- Logged a kill at Notre Dame (9/7/23)
- Recorded five kills and three digs against Oklahoma (9/8/23)
- Logged nine kills, three aces, three digs and a block at Bradley (9/12/23)
- Posted seven kills, three blocks and a pair of digs against USC (9/14/23)
- Notched 11 kills, three blocks and a pair of digs against UCF (9/15/23)
- Recorded three kills and a pair of digs at Indiana (9/20/23)
- Posted four kills, a pair of digs and a block against Michigan State (9/24/23)
- Tallied five kills and three blocks against #15 Penn State (9/29/23)
- Amassed four blocks, three kills and three digs against Iowa (9/30/23)
- Posted a pair of digs, a pair of kills and a block against #1 Wisconsin (10/7/23)
- Logged 11 kills and a pair of aces at Ohio State (10/13/23)
- Recorded 12 kills while adding three digs against Rutgers (10/15/23)
- Led the way with 15 kills while hitting .308, adding four blocks, a pair of digs and an ace at Maryland (10/20/23)
- Tied her career-best with 17 kills at Rutgers (10/22/23)
- Posted six kills and added five digs, two blocks and an ace against Indiana (10/25/23)
- Logged seven kills, six digs and a pair of blocks against #16 Purdue (10/28/23)
- Amassed eight kills and three aces against Northwestern (11/1/23)
- Registered seven kills and a pair of digs at #2 Wisconsin (11/4/23)
- Recorded 12 kills three digs, a pair of aces and a block at Iowa (11/10/23)
- Posted eight kills, six digs a pair of aces and a solo block at #1 Nebraska (11/12/23)
- Tallied 13 kills, nine digs, three blocks and two assists against Ohio State (11/15/23)
- Amassed eight kills and added three digs, two aces and a block against Michigan (11/18/23)
- Posted five kills and a pair of aces at Minnesota (11/24/23)
- Logged seven kills and four digs at Northwestern (11/25/23)
Senior - 2022
- Academic All-Big Ten
- CSC Academic All-District
- Played in 22 matches, making 12 starts
- Amassed 173 kills, 83 digs, 29 aces and 22 blocks
- Posted double-digit kills on nine separate occasions
- Posted a season-high 17 kills against Illinois State (9/17/22)
- Recorded 12 digs for a season best against Indiana (11/23/22)
- Tallied three blocks against Washington (9/4/22) and at Michigan (11/12/22)
- Recorded four service aces twice, at Ole Miss (8/28/22) and at Eastern Illinois (9/14/22).
Junior - 2021
- Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
- Redbird Classic All-Tournament Team
- Panther Invite All-Tournament Team
- Played in all 34 matches in her first season with the Illini, starting nine contests.
- Ranked third on the team with 323 kills for a 2.54 kills per set mark, while also adding 128 digs, 37 blocks and 33 aces.
- Turned in 13 kills at No. 7 Kentucky (12/4/21) in the NCAA Second Round.
- Led the Illini with 10 kills on a .292 hitting percentage and two blocks at Michigan State (11/26/21).
- Posted 12 kills on a .360 hitting percentage at Michigan (11/24/21).
- Turned in 10 kills, seven digs and an ace vs. Maryland (11/21/21).
- Earned her first two starts of the season against Indiana (11/12/21) and No. 10 Ohio State (11/14/21).
- Stuffed a season-high three blocks at No. 13 Penn State (10/30/21).
- Posted a career-high 16 kills at Rutgers (10/29/21).
- Registered 13 kills on a .400 attack clip and added two aces in a win at Northwestern (10/20/21).
- Led the Illini with nine kills on a .391 hitting percentage in a sweep of Iowa (10/13/21).
- Posted 15 kills, two blocks and two aces in a win at No. 4 Purdue (10/1/21).
- Turned in a career-high 14 kills, a season-high eight digs, three aces and two blocks at Iowa (9/22/21).
- Totaled 25 kills on a .375 hitting percentage to go along with 13 digs, three blocks and four service aces at the Redbird Classic.
- Turned in nine kills on a season-best .471 hitting percentage after committing just one error on 17 swings against North Texas (9/18/21).
- Notched 11 kills on a .429 attack clip to go along with a team-high three aces in a win vs. Omaha (9/10/21).
- Tallied 11 kills to go along with career-high-tying four service aces in a win over SMU (9/10/21).
- Registered 12 kills against No. 11 Washington (9/3/21)
- Totaled 29 kills, eight digs, six blocks and five aces at the Panther Invite.
- Posted 13 kills, three aces, two blocks and two digs in her Illini debut in a five-set win over UCSB (8/27/21).
Freshman/Sophomore - 2019/2020-21 // At Florida State
- Started 16 of the 18 matches she saw action in and played in 63 sets as a sophomore
- Totaled 79 kills on a .177 hitting percentage, as well as 97 digs, 32 blocks, 15 assists and 12 service aces
- Posted a career-high nine kills with nine digs, five blocks and three aces against North Carolina (3/27)
- Notched a career-high 16 digs against UCF (2/26)
- Served up a career-high four aces against Syracuse (4/2)
- Played in 17 matches and 43 sets as a freshman, including two starts
- Finished with 36 kills, 46 digs, 28 blocks, three service aces and a pair of assists
- Made her collegiate debut and totaled three kills, five digs and a block against No. 5 Wisconsin (8/30) in the season opener
- Recorded eight digs, three kills and a block on the road at TCU (9/8)
- Finished with five kills, nine digs, two blocks and two aces against Stony Brook (9/13)
- Tallied six kills and two blocks on the road at No. 2 Pitt (11/22)
- Closed out the regular season with six blocks, three digs and a kill at Miami (11/30)
- Recorded five blocks, one kill and two digs in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against UCF (12/5)
High School/Club
- As a member of the USA Volleyball Youth A1 Team, she was named to the USA High Performance All-Tournament Team in 2017
- As a senior, she was named a Pre-Season All-American, a First Team MaxPreps High School All-American, a First Team All-SIAC Conference honoree, an IndyStar Sports Award Finalist, and was named both First Team All-State and All-District
- Two-time All-Metro Player of the Year (2017-18)
- Four-time All-Metro Team (2015-18)
- Four-Time SIAC First Team All-Conference (2015-18)
- 2017 All-American
- Two-time Team MVP (2017-18)
- Also played basketball at Castle, earning All-State Honorable Mention (2016-17), First Team All-Conference (2016-18) and Team MVP (2016-18) honors
- Named All-State her senior year, and earned the Scholastic "C" Award in recognition of a GPA above 3.5 in 2016, 2017 and 2018
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