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Jersey Number 5
Jessica Kemp
- Position:
- MB/RS
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School/Previous School:
- Nation Ford (NC State)
- Hometown:
- Fort Mill, S.C.
Bio
Honors and AwardsÂ
Mississippi State 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor RollÂ
NC State 2016 ACC Academic Honor RollÂ
NC State 2016 ACC Freshman of the Week • Nov. 28, 2016Â
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2021 (Graduate)Â
Appeared in 29 matches and played in 95 sets … Had a total of 132 kills, 45 digs and 40 blocks on the season … Had 6 kills, a .625 attacking percentage and 3 blocks against Gonzaga (Aug. 28) … Accumulated 10 kills and a .643 attacking percentage against Southeastern Louisiana (Aug. 28) … Generated 8 kills and 9 points against Oklahoma (Sep. 9) … Had 9 kills, a .533 attacking percentage and 3 blocks against Texas A&M (Oct. 24) … Accumulated 9 kills, 5 digs and 10 points at Georgia (Oct. 27).
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2020-21 (Graduate Transfer)
Season: Appeared in all 20 matches with 18 starts…One of five student-athletes to appear in all 75 sets…Led team in solo blocks (16) and total blocks (67)…Finished No. 2 on the team in points (157.5)…Tied for No. 3 on the team in kills (109)…Owned a streak of ten matches with at least three total blocks (Nov. 14-March 25)…Named to Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
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Fall (2020): Appeared in all eight matches with seven starts…Saw action in all 33 sets…Led team with 30 total blocks (0.91 per set)…Had three or more blocks in five matches and five-plus blocks in three contests…Collected eight or more kills in three matches…Posted a season-high seven blocks in her MSU debut in season opener against Arkansas (Oct. 17)…Had season-high in kills (11) and aces (2) in series finale at LSU (Oct. 22)…Collected eight kills without an error (.471) and six blocks in series opener at No. 7 Texas A&M (Nov. 4).
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Spring (2021): Appeared in all 12 matches with 11 starts…Saw action in all 42 sets…Led team in solo blocks (14) and total blocks (37)…Had at least three blocks in each of first nine matches…Had spring-best totals in kills (10) and blocks (5) in South Carolina series finale (Feb. 5)…Hit .471 in the match…Had a season-high three solo blocks at Tennessee (March 6).
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2019 (Redshirt Junior - NC State)
Season: Appeared in all 30 matches, including 24 starts for the Wolfpack…Played in 121 of team’s 123 sets…Finished No. 2 on the team with 87 blocks and 312 kills on a .272 hitting percentage…Put up five or more blocks nine times, including four matches with a season-high six blocks…Opened the season with eight kills against Kansas State (Aug. 30) on a .571 hitting percentage with no errors…Recorded double-digit kills for the first time in her career against UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 6) with 11…Had a season-high nine digs against East Carolina (Sept. 10)…Posted a season-high .667 hitting percentage against North Carolina (Oct. 2) with 14 kills on 18 attempts and two errors…Tallied a season-high 22 kills against Virginia Tech (Oct. 4) on a .395 hitting percentage.
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2018 (Redshirt Sophomore - NC State)
Season: Appeared in two matches.
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2017 (Sophomore - NC State)
Season: Redshirt season.
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2016 (Freshman - NC State)
Awards: Named ACC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 28…Selected to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
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Season: Appeared in 17 matches as a freshman with the Wolfpack with 13 starts…Played 55 sets…Finished the season with 56 kills and 35 blocks… Tallied six kills without an error against Wake Forest (No. 23) and 12 kills against Duke (Nov. 26) to earn ACC Freshman of the Week honors…Registered a season-high seven blocks at Clemson (Nov. 13).
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Prior to College
High School: Lettered at Nation Ford High School under head coach Carrie Christian…Set NFHS career records for kills (1,136) and blocks (341)…Tabbed a third-team Under Armour High School All-American and Esmark High School All-American following her senior season…Candidate for South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year following senior campaign…Selected to South Carolina all-state team…Named as one of two finalists in South Carolina for Wendy’s High School Heisman Award as a senior…Earned spot on the S.C. Upstate All-Star team…Named the 4A-3 Conference Player of the Year as a senior…Tabbed all-state as a junior, and earned all-region honors from Rock Hill Herald (first team) and Charlotte Observer (second team)…Named to American Volleyball Coaches Association National Phenom List during her junior campaign.
Club: Played for Carolina Juniors Volleyball.
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Personal
Born Jessica Maclaurin Kemp in Fort Mill, South Carolina…Daughter of Mike and Wendy Kemp…Has one brother, Jonathan… Completed master’s degree in kinesiology following first graduate season.
Mississippi State 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor RollÂ
NC State 2016 ACC Academic Honor RollÂ
NC State 2016 ACC Freshman of the Week • Nov. 28, 2016Â
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2021 (Graduate)Â
Appeared in 29 matches and played in 95 sets … Had a total of 132 kills, 45 digs and 40 blocks on the season … Had 6 kills, a .625 attacking percentage and 3 blocks against Gonzaga (Aug. 28) … Accumulated 10 kills and a .643 attacking percentage against Southeastern Louisiana (Aug. 28) … Generated 8 kills and 9 points against Oklahoma (Sep. 9) … Had 9 kills, a .533 attacking percentage and 3 blocks against Texas A&M (Oct. 24) … Accumulated 9 kills, 5 digs and 10 points at Georgia (Oct. 27).
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2020-21 (Graduate Transfer)
Season: Appeared in all 20 matches with 18 starts…One of five student-athletes to appear in all 75 sets…Led team in solo blocks (16) and total blocks (67)…Finished No. 2 on the team in points (157.5)…Tied for No. 3 on the team in kills (109)…Owned a streak of ten matches with at least three total blocks (Nov. 14-March 25)…Named to Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
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Fall (2020): Appeared in all eight matches with seven starts…Saw action in all 33 sets…Led team with 30 total blocks (0.91 per set)…Had three or more blocks in five matches and five-plus blocks in three contests…Collected eight or more kills in three matches…Posted a season-high seven blocks in her MSU debut in season opener against Arkansas (Oct. 17)…Had season-high in kills (11) and aces (2) in series finale at LSU (Oct. 22)…Collected eight kills without an error (.471) and six blocks in series opener at No. 7 Texas A&M (Nov. 4).
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Spring (2021): Appeared in all 12 matches with 11 starts…Saw action in all 42 sets…Led team in solo blocks (14) and total blocks (37)…Had at least three blocks in each of first nine matches…Had spring-best totals in kills (10) and blocks (5) in South Carolina series finale (Feb. 5)…Hit .471 in the match…Had a season-high three solo blocks at Tennessee (March 6).
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2019 (Redshirt Junior - NC State)
Season: Appeared in all 30 matches, including 24 starts for the Wolfpack…Played in 121 of team’s 123 sets…Finished No. 2 on the team with 87 blocks and 312 kills on a .272 hitting percentage…Put up five or more blocks nine times, including four matches with a season-high six blocks…Opened the season with eight kills against Kansas State (Aug. 30) on a .571 hitting percentage with no errors…Recorded double-digit kills for the first time in her career against UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 6) with 11…Had a season-high nine digs against East Carolina (Sept. 10)…Posted a season-high .667 hitting percentage against North Carolina (Oct. 2) with 14 kills on 18 attempts and two errors…Tallied a season-high 22 kills against Virginia Tech (Oct. 4) on a .395 hitting percentage.
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2018 (Redshirt Sophomore - NC State)
Season: Appeared in two matches.
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2017 (Sophomore - NC State)
Season: Redshirt season.
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2016 (Freshman - NC State)
Awards: Named ACC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 28…Selected to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
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Season: Appeared in 17 matches as a freshman with the Wolfpack with 13 starts…Played 55 sets…Finished the season with 56 kills and 35 blocks… Tallied six kills without an error against Wake Forest (No. 23) and 12 kills against Duke (Nov. 26) to earn ACC Freshman of the Week honors…Registered a season-high seven blocks at Clemson (Nov. 13).
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Prior to College
High School: Lettered at Nation Ford High School under head coach Carrie Christian…Set NFHS career records for kills (1,136) and blocks (341)…Tabbed a third-team Under Armour High School All-American and Esmark High School All-American following her senior season…Candidate for South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year following senior campaign…Selected to South Carolina all-state team…Named as one of two finalists in South Carolina for Wendy’s High School Heisman Award as a senior…Earned spot on the S.C. Upstate All-Star team…Named the 4A-3 Conference Player of the Year as a senior…Tabbed all-state as a junior, and earned all-region honors from Rock Hill Herald (first team) and Charlotte Observer (second team)…Named to American Volleyball Coaches Association National Phenom List during her junior campaign.
Club: Played for Carolina Juniors Volleyball.
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Personal
Born Jessica Maclaurin Kemp in Fort Mill, South Carolina…Daughter of Mike and Wendy Kemp…Has one brother, Jonathan… Completed master’s degree in kinesiology following first graduate season.
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