2018 (W) Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 7
Jaela Zimmerman
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lincoln, Neb.
- High School:
- Malcolm
Bio
2022: Super Senior at Creighton
• Made her 2022 debut when she served set point at the end of game one in win vs. Xavier (Sept. 30).
• Served an ace on match point in 2022 road debut at Providence (Oct. 8).
• Creighton won the last 21 matches she played in.
• Checked in to serve in a 7-7 fifth set and earned her first dig of the season while serving a 3-0 run en route to eventual 15-11 win vs. DePaul (Oct. 16).
• Saw her first front row action of the season on Oct. 22 at Georgetown, and recorded her first kill of the season on match point in 3-0 win at Seton Hall (Oct. 28).
• Also added an ace against the Pirates (Oct. 28).
• Made first start of the season on Nov. 13 vs. Seton Hall, delivering season-highs with 10 digs and two kills while also adding an ace.
• Became 15th player in CU history to reach 1,000 career kills when she did it in the third set on Senior Day vs. Seton Hall (Nov. 13).
• Finished career with exactly 1,000 kills.
• Missed the first 14 matches this fall while recovering from a torn ACL in 2021 NCAA Tournament win vs. Ole Miss on Dec. 2 and subsequent surgery in early January of 2022.
• Named to Preseason All-BIG EAST Team for the third straight season.
2021: Senior at Creighton
• Started all 31 appearances, averaging 3.69 kills, 3.22 digs, 0.61 blocks and 0.27 aces per set.
• Only player in the BIG EAST to average 3.00 kills and 3.00 digs per set.
• AVCA Honorable Mention All-American selection for the second straight season.
• VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American for second time in three seasons (also 2019).
• Unanimous All-BIG EAST Conference selection after being a unanimous Preseason All-BIG EAST pick.
• Ranked second in the BIG EAST in points per set, third in kills per set, 13th in digs per set and 17th in aces per set.
• Nationally, ranked 81st in points per set, 92nd in attacks per set and 101st in kills per set.
• Named MVP of Bluegrass Battle after averaging 4.18 kills and 2.91 digs per set in wins vs. USC, #3 Kentucky and UNI (Sept. 3-4), which helped her earn BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 6.
• Was MVP of the Bluejay Invitational (Sept. 11) after averaging 4.30 kills, 2.40 digs and 0.70 blocks in three wins to become CU’s first player ever to be named MVP of events in back-to-back weekends.
• Named MVP of Shocker Volleyball Classic (Sept. 18) after averaging 4.67 kills, 3.89 digs and 0.44 aces per set on .295 hitting, earning her BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 20.
• Named to All-Tournament Team at BIG EAST Tournament (Nov. 26-27).
• Compiled 16 kills and 16 digs in 3-2 win vs. USC and served match-ending 5-0 run in 15-13 set five win (Sept. 3).
• Notched 18 kills and added 11 digs in 3-0 win at No. 3 Kentucky (Sept. 4).
• Had career-high 21 kills (10 in the fourth set) and had 13 digs in 3-1 win vs. Illinois (Sept. 11).
• With CU trailing 18-13 in second set vs. Omaha (Sept. 11), served a 12-0 run.
• Tied career-high with 21 kills at Butler (Sept. 24), adding 17 digs.
• Had 20 kills and 15 digs in win vs. Marquette (Oct. 10).
• Returned after missing three matches to post 16 kills (including eight in the fourth set) and 17 digs in 3-1 win at Marquette (Oct. 29).
• Collected career-high 22 digs and had season-best five blocks vs. Butler (Nov. 7).
• Had 10 kills in first two sets of NCAA Tournament win vs. Ole Miss before tearing the ACL in her left knee (Dec. 2).
• Underwent ACL surgery on Jan. 7, 2022.
• Finished the season with 997 career kills.
2020: Junior at Creighton
• Named Honorable Mention All-American by both the AVCA as well as VolleyballMag.com.
• AVCA All-East Region First Team and AVCA East Region Player of the Year.
• Unanimous All-BIG EAST choice who led Creighton in kills.
• Three-time (Feb. 2, March 9, March 16) BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week.
• Also named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on March 31st.
• Fourth in the BIG EAST in kills per set and points per set.
• Had 10 or more kills in each of first 11 matches played.
• CU was 8-1 when she had 10 or more digs during the season.
• Opened season with 11 kills, 12 digs and career-high six blocks vs. Omaha (Jan. 22).
• Produced a season-high with 19 kills vs. South Dakota (Jan. 29).
• Finished with 14 kills and added 13 digs in 3-2 win at South Dakota (Jan. 31).
• Had 15 digs and 19 kills in 3-2 win vs. No. 25 Marquette (Feb. 5).
• Had 15 kills, 14 digs and two aces vs. DePaul (March 5), then followed it a day later with a match-best 13 kills in addition to eight digs.
• Tied season-high with 19 kills vs. Xavier on March 27, then showed versatility one day later with season-high 18 digs while playing libero.
• Owned match-high 16 kills in BIG EAST Tournament finals win vs. Marquette (April 3).
• Led CU with 18 kills during NCAA Tournament match vs. Morehead State and also contributed 10 digs (April 14).
• Unanimous Preseason All-BIG EAST choice.
2019: Sophomore at Creighton
• First Team All-BIG EAST selection who was named an Honorable Mention All-American by VolleyballMag.com.
• In BIG EAST action, ranked sixth in points per set (3.89), seventh in kills per set (3.27), 13th in aces per set (0.31) and 13th in hitting percentage (.268).
• In all matches, ranked seventh in the BIG EAST in kills per set, seventh in points per set, 14th in aces per set and 21st in digs per set.
• Named MVP of Creighton Classic (Sept. 21) after averaging 4.50 kills per set in a pair of victories that saw her hit .404.
• Opened her sophomore year with her first career double-double, owning 12 kills to go with 10 digs at No. 2 Nebraska (Aug. 30).
• Had 11 kills and hit .357 vs. Wichita State (Sept. 19), and followed that with 16 kills on .448 hitting vs. Wyoming (Sept. 21), both 3-0 wins.
• Owned 13 kills, 12 digs and hit a season-best .520 in 3-0 win at Providence (Oct. 26).
• Had double-doubles against both Xavier (Nov. 16) and Butler (Nov. 17) on consecutive afternoons, both in three sets.
• Posted a season-high 18 kills and added 10 digs in win vs. No. 9 Marquette that clinched the BIG EAST title (Nov. 22), then followed that with 17 kills in a 3-1 win vs. DePaul (Nov. 24) that earned her Nov. 25 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week acclaim.
• Led CU with 14 kills in BIG EAST Tournament semifinal vs. St. John’s (Nov. 29).
• Had 10 kills in NCAA Tournament victory vs. Iowa State (Dec. 6).
• Closed the season with a double-double vs. No. 7 Minnesota (Dec. 7), finishing with 17 kills and tying season-best with 13 digs.
• After averaging 2.90 kills and 2.30 digs per set in CU’s first 24 matches, she upped her averages to 3.88 kills and 2.48 digs per set in the final seven contests without an injured Erica Kostelac in the line-up.
2018: Freshman at Creighton
• Made nine starts and played in 26 matches and 75 sets.
• Averaged 1.15 kills, 0.63 digs and 0.40 blocks per set and hit .230.
• Made her collegiate debut with six digs and a kill in a 3-2 win against No. 5 Kentucky (Aug. 24).
• Slammed a season-high 10 kills on .400 hitting vs. No. 7 Nebraska (Sept. 6).
• Started matches vs. both Northern Iowa and No. 8 Illinois on Sept. 15, combining for 15 kills on .452 hitting, as well as 10 digs.
• Had five kills in six swings vs. DePaul (Sept. 21), then added seven kills and two blocks in 3-0 win vs. No. 21 Marquette (Sept. 23).
• Played back row for an injured Samantha Bohnet in BIG EAST Championship (Nov. 23-24), collecting a season-high 12 digs in the final and did not record a receiving error.
• Was part of Creighton’s 10th-ranked recruiting class.
Malcolm High School
• Recognized as a Second Team All-American by Under Armour in 2017.
• Honored in both 2016 and 2017 as a High School All-American by PrepVolleyball.com.
• Ranked 49th on PrepVolleyball’s Senior Aces list of top recruits.
• Tabbed honorary captain of the Lincoln Journal Star All-State Team as both a junior and senior after helping the Clippers to back-to-back state tournament appearances.
• Named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Nebraska as a senior after ranking second in the state with 568 kills and third with a .484 hitting percentage, helping Malcolm to a 28-4 mark.
• Collected 38 kills in a 2016 district final, then added 39 kills in the 2017 district final.
• Owned 543 kills, 314 digs and 45 aces as a junior, hitting .421.
• Set school records for kills in a season (568), career (1,437), match (39), kills per set in a year (6.3) and hitting percentage (.484).
• As a sophomore, had 326 kills, 349 assists, 310 digs, 58 aces and 36 blocks for a 26-3 team to earn First Team All-Class C1 plaudits.
• Academic All-State selection.
• Had the only double-double of the 2018 Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Game, recording 10 digs and a match-high 16 kills.
• Served as team’s setter as a freshman.
• Played in high school for coach Amber Dolliver and in club volleyball for Maggie Griffin.
• Committed to Creighton in May of 2016.
Awards & Honors
2018-19 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2019 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 11/25
2019 Creighton Classic All-Tournament Team
2019 Creighton Classic MVP
2019 First Team All-BIG EAST
2019 VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American
2019-20 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2020 All-BIG EAST
2020 AVCA All-East Region First Team
2020 AVCA East Region Player of the Year
2020 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2020 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 3/31
2020 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 2/2
2020 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 3/9
2020 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 3/16
2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team
2020 Preseason All-BIG EAST
2020 VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2020-21 Dean’s List
2021 All-BIG EAST Conference
2021 AVCA All-East Region First Team
2021 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2021 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
2021 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 9/6
2021 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 9/20
2021 Bluegrass Battle All-Tournament Team
2021 Bluegrass Battle MVP
2021 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2021 Bluejay Invitational MVP
2021 Carl M. Reinert, S.J., Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 Second Team
2021 Preseason All-BIG EAST
2021 Senior CLASS Award Candidate (30)
2021 Shocker Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team
2021 Shocker Volleyball Classic MVP
2021 True Blue Award
2021 VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 Dean’s List
2022 Preseason All-BIG EAST
Personal
• Daughter of Tray and Bridget Zimmerman.
• Has siblings Maddie, Jarren, Hallie and Clayton.
• Tray played basketball at Nebraska-Kearney, Clayton plays volleyball at Belmont Abbey and Jarren played basketball at Doane.
• An exercise science major and business administration and neuroscience minor.
• Best volleyball memory was beating Kentucky the night after they hung their national championship banner.
• Dream dinner guests would be Michael Scott, Violet and Scott Knight and Indy Blue.
• Most improved teammate is Abbey Milner.
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Sunday, September 07
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Saturday, September 06
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