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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.
Honors and Awardsย
Mississippi State 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Rollย
NC State 2016 ACC Academic Honor Rollย
NC State 2016 ACC Freshman of the Weekย โขย Nov. 28, 2016ย
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2021 (Graduate)ย
Appeared in 29 matches and played in 95 sets โฆ Had a total of 132 kills, 45 digs and 40 blocks on the season โฆ Had 6 kills, a .625 attacking percentage and 3 blocks against Gonzaga (Aug. 28) โฆ Accumulated 10 kills and a .643 attacking percentage against Southeastern Louisiana (Aug. 28) โฆ Generated 8 kills and 9 points against Oklahoma (Sep. 9) โฆ Had 9 kills,ย aย .533 attacking percentage and 3 blocks against Texas A&M (Oct. 24) โฆ 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 startsโฆOne of five student-athletes to appear in all 75 setsโฆLed team in solo blocks (16) and total blocks (67)โฆFinished No. 2 on the team in points (157.5)โฆTied for No. 3 on the team in kills (109)โฆOwned a streak of ten matches with at least three total blocks (Nov. 14-March 25)โฆNamed to Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
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Fall (2020): Appeared in all eight matches with seven startsโฆSaw action in all 33 setsโฆLed team with 30 total blocks (0.91 per set)โฆHad three or more blocks in five matches and five-plus blocks in three contestsโฆCollected eight or more kills in three matchesโฆPosted a season-high seven blocks in her MSU debut in season opener against Arkansas (Oct. 17)โฆHad season-high in kills (11) and aces (2) in series finale at LSU (Oct. 22)โฆCollected 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 startsโฆSaw action in all 42 setsโฆLed team in solo blocks (14) and total blocks (37)โฆHad at least three blocks in each of first nine matchesโฆHad spring-best totals in kills (10) and blocks (5) in South Carolina series finale (Feb. 5)โฆHit .471 in the matchโฆHad 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 WolfpackโฆPlayed in 121 of teamโs 123 setsโฆFinished No. 2 on the team with 87 blocks and 312 kills on a .272 hitting percentageโฆPut up five or more blocks nine times, including four matches with a season-high six blocksโฆOpened the season with eight kills against Kansas State (Aug. 30) on a .571 hitting percentage with no errorsโฆRecorded double-digit kills for the first time in her career against UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 6) with 11โฆHad a season-high nine digs against East Carolina (Sept. 10)โฆPosted a season-high .667 hitting percentage against North Carolina (Oct. 2) with 14 kills on 18 attempts and two errorsโฆTallied 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. 28โฆSelected to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
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Season: Appeared in 17 matches as a freshman with the Wolfpack with 13 startsโฆPlayed 55 setsโฆFinished the season with 56 kills and 35 blocksโฆ 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 honorsโฆRegistered 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 ChristianโฆSet NFHS career records for kills (1,136) and blocks (341)โฆTabbed a third-team Under Armour High School All-American and Esmark High School All-American following her senior seasonโฆCandidate for South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year following senior campaignโฆSelected to South Carolina all-state teamโฆNamed as one of two finalists in South Carolina for Wendyโs High School Heisman Award as a seniorโฆEarned spot on the S.C. Upstate All-Star teamโฆNamed the 4A-3 Conference Player of the Year as a seniorโฆTabbed all-state as a junior, and earned all-region honors from Rock Hill Herald (first team) and Charlotte Observer (second team)โฆNamed 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 CarolinaโฆDaughter of Mike and Wendy KempโฆHas one brother, Jonathanโฆ Completed masterโs degree in kinesiology following first graduate season.
Mississippi State 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Rollย
NC State 2016 ACC Academic Honor Rollย
NC State 2016 ACC Freshman of the Weekย โขย Nov. 28, 2016ย
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2021 (Graduate)ย
Appeared in 29 matches and played in 95 sets โฆ Had a total of 132 kills, 45 digs and 40 blocks on the season โฆ Had 6 kills, a .625 attacking percentage and 3 blocks against Gonzaga (Aug. 28) โฆ Accumulated 10 kills and a .643 attacking percentage against Southeastern Louisiana (Aug. 28) โฆ Generated 8 kills and 9 points against Oklahoma (Sep. 9) โฆ Had 9 kills,ย aย .533 attacking percentage and 3 blocks against Texas A&M (Oct. 24) โฆ 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 startsโฆOne of five student-athletes to appear in all 75 setsโฆLed team in solo blocks (16) and total blocks (67)โฆFinished No. 2 on the team in points (157.5)โฆTied for No. 3 on the team in kills (109)โฆOwned a streak of ten matches with at least three total blocks (Nov. 14-March 25)โฆNamed to Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
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Fall (2020): Appeared in all eight matches with seven startsโฆSaw action in all 33 setsโฆLed team with 30 total blocks (0.91 per set)โฆHad three or more blocks in five matches and five-plus blocks in three contestsโฆCollected eight or more kills in three matchesโฆPosted a season-high seven blocks in her MSU debut in season opener against Arkansas (Oct. 17)โฆHad season-high in kills (11) and aces (2) in series finale at LSU (Oct. 22)โฆCollected 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 startsโฆSaw action in all 42 setsโฆLed team in solo blocks (14) and total blocks (37)โฆHad at least three blocks in each of first nine matchesโฆHad spring-best totals in kills (10) and blocks (5) in South Carolina series finale (Feb. 5)โฆHit .471 in the matchโฆHad 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 WolfpackโฆPlayed in 121 of teamโs 123 setsโฆFinished No. 2 on the team with 87 blocks and 312 kills on a .272 hitting percentageโฆPut up five or more blocks nine times, including four matches with a season-high six blocksโฆOpened the season with eight kills against Kansas State (Aug. 30) on a .571 hitting percentage with no errorsโฆRecorded double-digit kills for the first time in her career against UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 6) with 11โฆHad a season-high nine digs against East Carolina (Sept. 10)โฆPosted a season-high .667 hitting percentage against North Carolina (Oct. 2) with 14 kills on 18 attempts and two errorsโฆTallied 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. 28โฆSelected to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
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Season: Appeared in 17 matches as a freshman with the Wolfpack with 13 startsโฆPlayed 55 setsโฆFinished the season with 56 kills and 35 blocksโฆ 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 honorsโฆRegistered 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 ChristianโฆSet NFHS career records for kills (1,136) and blocks (341)โฆTabbed a third-team Under Armour High School All-American and Esmark High School All-American following her senior seasonโฆCandidate for South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year following senior campaignโฆSelected to South Carolina all-state teamโฆNamed as one of two finalists in South Carolina for Wendyโs High School Heisman Award as a seniorโฆEarned spot on the S.C. Upstate All-Star teamโฆNamed the 4A-3 Conference Player of the Year as a seniorโฆTabbed all-state as a junior, and earned all-region honors from Rock Hill Herald (first team) and Charlotte Observer (second team)โฆNamed 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 CarolinaโฆDaughter of Mike and Wendy KempโฆHas one brother, Jonathanโฆ Completed masterโs degree in kinesiology following first graduate season.
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