#12 Jemma Yeadon 2018-19 Volleyball Roster

HONORS & AWARDS

• AVCA All-East Coast Region selection (2017)
• All-ACC Second Team honoree (2017, 2018)
• Selected to the ACC All-Freshman Team (2016)
• Earned ACC All-Academic Team honors (2016, 2017, 2018)
• Golden Dome Invitational All-Tournament Team (2017)
• BGSU/Toledo Invitational All-Tournament Team (2017)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2018)
• Monogram Winner (2016)

AS A JUNIOR (2018)

• Earned Second Team All-ACC recognition
• Started 16 matches and appeared in 24 contests for the Irish in her junior season
• Finished second on the team with 272 kills and averaged a team-best 3.44 kills per set
• Also added 122 digs and 48 blocks for the Irish

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)

• Started 27 matches and appeared in 30 contests totaling 116 sets played during her second season with the Irish
• Earned AVCA All-East Coast Region and second team All-ACC recognition
• Averaged a team-high 3.91 kills per set to total 453 on the season, which rank sixth in program history for kills in a single season
• Also added 315 digs, 70 blocks and 29 aces on the year
• Posted double-digit kills in a team-high 26 matches, including five outings of 20-plus kills
• Finished the season with 17 double-doubles (kills & digs)
• Recorded a career-high 27 kills against Syracuse (11/22), the most any Notre Dame student-athlete has logged in a match since the 2012 season
• Notched a season-high 19 digs on two occasions: vs. Valparaiso (8/25) and Ohio State (9/10)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)

• Started 27 matches and appeared in 30 contests totaling 116 sets played during her second season with the Irish
• Earned AVCA All-East Coast Region and second team All-ACC recognition
• Averaged a team-high 3.91 kills per set to total 453 on the season, which rank sixth in program history for kills in a single season
• Also added 315 digs, 70 blocks and 29 aces on the year
• Posted double-digit kills in a team-high 26 matches, including five outings of 20-plus kills
• Finished the season with 17 double-doubles (kills & digs)
• Recorded a career-high 27 kills against Syracuse (11/22), the most any Notre Dame student-athlete has logged in a match since the 2012 season
• Notched a season-high 19 digs on two occasions: vs. Valparaiso (8/25) and Ohio State (9/10)

AS A FRESHMAN (2016)

• Played in 31 of 32 matches in which she was a starter for 29 during her rookie campaign
• Led the team in attacks (by kill) with an average of 2.94, points with 377 (3.49 per set), and total kills with 318
• In her first collegiate action she recorded 10 kills on 31 attempts (.161), 12 digs and one block against Cleveland State (Aug. 27)
• Posted 13 kills and 12 digs in the match against Coastal Carolina (Sept. 2)
• Recorded 14 kills against DePaul (Sept. 17), a match which also saw one a assist, four service aces, five digs and two blocks
• Had a season best match against Duke which included 18 kills and 29 digs (both career bests), seven blocks, two assist, and a service ace (Sept. 30)
• Posted another 16 kills at Clemson (Nov. 18)

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL

• Pronounced JEM-uh YAY-din
• Graduated from Mercer Island High School in June 2016
• Earned four letters in volleyball
• Has over 1,200 kills (.371 A%), 170 service aces, 1,000 digs and 75 blocks entering final month of senior year
• Tabbed a second team Under Armour All-American in October 2015
• Named a Prep Volleyball Senior Ace before senior season in addition to earning team captain honors
• One of top candidates for Washington State Player of the Year according to PrepVolleyball.com
• Helped lead squad to Kingco 3A conference regular season and tournament championships as a senior
• Named the conference’s MVP
• Totaled 242 kills (played OH for only half of the season due to injury), 35 service aces, 335 digs and 27 blocks as a junior
• Helped team win conference  tournament championship
• Earned Seattle Times Star Times Volleyball all-area honors
• Also received All-Kingsco 3A first team honors at libero and outside hitter
• Was a co-captain for Mercer Island
• Helped team win conference championship
• Posted 335 kills, 46 service aces, 283 digs and 22 blocks as a sophomore to earn a spot on the Prep Volleyball Soph 79 list
• Mercer Island won conference and region championships before claiming its first state title in school history
• Earned spot on All-Washington State tournament team
• Tallied 243 kills, 34 service aces, 183 digs and seven blocks as a freshman in earning Puget Sound all-region honors
• Helped team to conference and region titles
• Played club volleyball for the Sudden Impact Volleyball Club at the U17 and U18 levels
• U17s squad qualified for junior nationals in the open division
• Has captained club team since U12s
• Off the court has participated in the National Honor Society, Jack and Jill of America (Teen Group Treasurer and Teen Director of Community Service) and the New Beginnings Christian Fellowship
• Jemma Joelle Yeadon was born in Morristown, New Jersey to Joseph and Loria Yeadon
• Has a brother, Terrell, an older sister, Lorial, and a younger sister, Stirling
• Father, Joseph, played football at Kean College
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters and is majoring in neuroscience and behavior