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Jersey Number 6
Jaya Johnson
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Olathe, Kan.
- High School:
- Olathe South
- Deals:
Bio
Awards & Honors
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 Dean’s List
2024 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
2024 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/2
2024 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/23
2024-25 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2024: Redshirt Freshman at Creighton
• Started 18-of-35 appearances, averaging 1.69 kills and 0.71 blocks per set.
• Named to the BIG EAST’s All-Freshman Team.
• Ranked sixth in the BIG EAST with a .322 hitting percentage.
• In BIG EAST play only, ranked sixth in hitting percentage, which was tops among freshmen.
• Creighton was 22-0 when she hit .300 or better.
• Hit .300 or better in all but six matches of Creighton’s 25-match win streak.
• Won first BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor of the season on Sept. 2, and award she won again on Sept. 23.
• Owned 11 kills on .526 hitting vs. NC State (Aug. 30), becoming the first player with 11+ kills to hit .500 in her debut in program history.
• Had five blocks vs. Missouri (Aug. 31).
• Hit .550 and shared team-high honors with 12 kills in 3-0 win vs. Kansas State (Sept. 7).
• Owned five kills, four digs and three blocks at No. 4 Louisville (Sept. 15).
• Hit .412 and had 10 kills and five digs in 3-1 win vs. No. 6 Purdue (Sept. 20).
• Owned nine kills and three blocks, while hitting .467 in 3-0 road win at No. 10 Kansas (Sept. 21).
• Moved back to middle blocker on Oct. 18 & 20, finishing with 17 kills over 31 swings in two 3-0 sweeps.
• Tied season-high with five blocks vs. St. John’s (Nov. 1).
• Hit .385 and had six kills, five blocks and four digs in win at Marquette (Nov. 10).
• Had three blocks, six kills and hit .500 in BIG EAST Tournament debut vs. DePaul (Nov. 29), then followed it with five kills on .364 hitting in the final vs Marquette (Nov. 30).
• Hit .667 with nine kills in 12 swings in Sweet 16 win over No. 13 Texas (Dec. 13).
• Also added four blocks against the Longhorns, with three coming against All-American Madi Skinner, including one on match point.
• Had eight kills in season-high 23 swings during the Elite Eight at No. 2 Penn State (Dec. 15).
2023: Redshirted at Creighton
• Redshirted for the BIG EAST champion Bluejays, who finished 29-5 and reached the Sweet 16.
• Was allowed to practice and travel, but did not appear in any matches.
• Made Creighton’s Dean’s List and the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Olathe South High School
• Nation’s No. 99 recruit per PrepDig.
• First Team All-Sunflower League as a senior.
• Second Team All-Sunflower League as a sophomore in 2020 and again as a junior in 2021.
• Helped the Kansas team to a 3-0 victory in the inaugural Metro Sports KC Girls Volleyball All-Star Game.
• Played for the same club program (PVA) as current Creighton teammate Ava Martin.
• A member of the National Honor Society.
• Committed to Creighton in July of 2021.
Personal
• Daughter of Chuck Johnson and Christie Winans.
• Mother played basketball at Wichita State.
• An elementary education major.
• Favorite holiday is Christmas.
• Opponent she can’t wait to play is Penn State.
• Picked her uniform number because she loved Keeley Davis.
• Favorite BIG EAST city besides Omaha is New York City.
• Best birthday gift she ever got was her dog, Cookie.
• Go-to pregame music artist is Tate McRae.
• Favorite food is sushi.
• Movie she’s watched the most is Tangled.
• Life advice to others is that you’ll never regret being kind.
• Chose to attend Creighton because of the small campus, coaches, players and environment.
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 Dean’s List
2024 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
2024 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/2
2024 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/23
2024-25 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2024: Redshirt Freshman at Creighton
• Started 18-of-35 appearances, averaging 1.69 kills and 0.71 blocks per set.
• Named to the BIG EAST’s All-Freshman Team.
• Ranked sixth in the BIG EAST with a .322 hitting percentage.
• In BIG EAST play only, ranked sixth in hitting percentage, which was tops among freshmen.
• Creighton was 22-0 when she hit .300 or better.
• Hit .300 or better in all but six matches of Creighton’s 25-match win streak.
• Won first BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor of the season on Sept. 2, and award she won again on Sept. 23.
• Owned 11 kills on .526 hitting vs. NC State (Aug. 30), becoming the first player with 11+ kills to hit .500 in her debut in program history.
• Had five blocks vs. Missouri (Aug. 31).
• Hit .550 and shared team-high honors with 12 kills in 3-0 win vs. Kansas State (Sept. 7).
• Owned five kills, four digs and three blocks at No. 4 Louisville (Sept. 15).
• Hit .412 and had 10 kills and five digs in 3-1 win vs. No. 6 Purdue (Sept. 20).
• Owned nine kills and three blocks, while hitting .467 in 3-0 road win at No. 10 Kansas (Sept. 21).
• Moved back to middle blocker on Oct. 18 & 20, finishing with 17 kills over 31 swings in two 3-0 sweeps.
• Tied season-high with five blocks vs. St. John’s (Nov. 1).
• Hit .385 and had six kills, five blocks and four digs in win at Marquette (Nov. 10).
• Had three blocks, six kills and hit .500 in BIG EAST Tournament debut vs. DePaul (Nov. 29), then followed it with five kills on .364 hitting in the final vs Marquette (Nov. 30).
• Hit .667 with nine kills in 12 swings in Sweet 16 win over No. 13 Texas (Dec. 13).
• Also added four blocks against the Longhorns, with three coming against All-American Madi Skinner, including one on match point.
• Had eight kills in season-high 23 swings during the Elite Eight at No. 2 Penn State (Dec. 15).
2023: Redshirted at Creighton
• Redshirted for the BIG EAST champion Bluejays, who finished 29-5 and reached the Sweet 16.
• Was allowed to practice and travel, but did not appear in any matches.
• Made Creighton’s Dean’s List and the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Olathe South High School
• Nation’s No. 99 recruit per PrepDig.
• First Team All-Sunflower League as a senior.
• Second Team All-Sunflower League as a sophomore in 2020 and again as a junior in 2021.
• Helped the Kansas team to a 3-0 victory in the inaugural Metro Sports KC Girls Volleyball All-Star Game.
• Played for the same club program (PVA) as current Creighton teammate Ava Martin.
• A member of the National Honor Society.
• Committed to Creighton in July of 2021.
Personal
• Daughter of Chuck Johnson and Christie Winans.
• Mother played basketball at Wichita State.
• An elementary education major.
• Favorite holiday is Christmas.
• Opponent she can’t wait to play is Penn State.
• Picked her uniform number because she loved Keeley Davis.
• Favorite BIG EAST city besides Omaha is New York City.
• Best birthday gift she ever got was her dog, Cookie.
• Go-to pregame music artist is Tate McRae.
• Favorite food is sushi.
• Movie she’s watched the most is Tangled.
• Life advice to others is that you’ll never regret being kind.
• Chose to attend Creighton because of the small campus, coaches, players and environment.
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