AT ILLINOIS
2004:
• Named Big Ten Player of the Week after posting 43 kills and hitting a combing .567 in victories over Michigan and Michigan State on Oct. 8 and 9.
• Was the most consistent Illinois hitter during Big Ten play, has 11 double-digit kills performances in the past 14 matches, including 24 kills vs. Purdue.
• Ranked third in the Big Ten in hitting percentage during conference matches (.351) and eighth in the league in hitting percentage in overall matches (.323).
• Named First Team All-Big Ten.
• Earned the Jimmy Jeanne Seyler Top Gun Award
2003:
Starter at left-side hitter • Named Big Ten Player of the Week and AVCA National Player of the Week after hitting .558 and averaging 14.0 kills, 1.7 blocks, and 12.0 digs per game in sweeps of Michigan State and Michigan. • The best of those two matches came at Michigan State, when she had 16 kills and an attack percentage of .737. • Named to the Illinois State All-Tournament Team • Appeared in all 120 games in the season. • Ranked fourth on the team in kills (296) and attack percentage (.284) • Recorded three double-doubles • Had some of her best games in the biggest matches of the season • Sent the match with #20 Minnesota to a fifth-game with a monster swing for a 34-32 fourth-game win • Belter had 11 kills in the Minnesota match and 14 kills and 14 digs in a victory over #11 Penn State. • Other big games included a 13-kill performance vs. Indiana on Nov. 21, a 17-kill, 13-dig performance vs. Purdue on Oct. 24 and 17 digs vs. Butler
2002:
Loyola All-Tournament Team • State Farm Illini Classic All-Tournament Team • Ranked fourth on the team in kills, averaging 2.30 per game • Tallied double figures in kills in 11 matches • Set career highs of 16 kills on two occasions, vs. Loyola (Sept. 6) and vs. Indiana (Nov. 30) • Also set a career high in blocks in the Indiana match with eight • Hit a career-high .357 with 11 kills and just one error in 28 attempts in Illinois' win over Wisconsin (Sept. 28) • Recorded a career-high 15 digs vs. Connecticut (Sept. 14) • Led the Illini in solo blocks with 21 on the year • Earned second Varsity "I" award.
2001:
Played in five matches as a true-freshman, including four Big Ten contests • Collected one dig vs. Loyola on Sept. 4 • First attack of her collegiate career came against Penn State on Nov. 9 • Earned first Varsity "I" award.
High School
Two-year member of Youth National Team • Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year in 2000 • All-state as a senior and earned second team all-state honors a sophomore and junior • First team all-conference (Gateway Atlantic) and all-district all four years • Led Fort Zumwalt to a fourth place finish in state in 1998 and to the state quarterfinals in 2000 • Also played basketball in high school • Played club volleyball for Team St. Louis during the summers.
Personal
Parents are Dan and Karen Belter • Goes by Jessy • Majoring in creative writing • Biggest thrill in volleyball was playing on the Youth National Team in Puerto Rico • Four-year honor roll student • Lists favorite hobbies as taking pictures and writing.
Jessica Belter By The Numbers
Overall Statistics Year MP GP K E TA Pct. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE 2001 5 5 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2002 29 105 241 146 809 .117 8 16 27 20 138 21 48 69 6 1 2003 33 120 296 97 700 .284 92 23 28 25 283 3 193 196 6 6 2004 30 111 380 105 850 .324 23 22 24 3 108 0 90 90 8 1 Total 97 441 917 348 2360 .241 123 61 79 49 530 24 331 355 20 8
Jessica Belter's Career Highs
K: 25 vs. Michigan (10/8/04)E: 11 vs. Utah (9/21/02)TA: 50 vs. Michigan State (11/22/02)PCT: .737 at Michigan State (10/17/03)A: 6 at Michigan (10/18/03)SA: 4 vs. Miami (O) (9/10/04)SE: 5 at Minnesota (10/16/04)DIG: 17 at Butler (9/20/03)BS: 2, five times; last vs. Indiana (11/30/02)BA: 8 at Michigan (10/18/03)TB: 8, twice, last at Michigan (10/18/03)
