2018 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Rys, Jamie

Jersey Number 5
Jamie Rys
- Position:
- DS/OH
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Channahon, Ill.
- Previous School:
- Normal West HS
Bio
2019: Logged playing time in 69 sets spread out over 20 matches, missing a significant portion of the conference season due to injury…Led UT Martin in digs per set (3.26) and tied for the team lead with 0.22 service aces per set…Scooped up 225 digs, 50 assists, 15 service aces and six kills…Paced the Skyhawks in the dig column on 10 different matches, registering double-digit digs in 10 matches as well…Accumulated at least 23 digs on three occasions, including a career-high 25 digs in four sets in the Ohio Valley Conference victory at Jacksonville State on Sept. 28…Was responsible for three service aces in three different matches (against Gardner-Webb on Sept. 6, at Southeast Missouri on Sept. 24 and at Jacksonville State on Sept. 28)…Handed out a season-best six assists at Southern Illinois on Sept. 17...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the spring semester.
2018: Saw playing time in all 31 matches, logging 26 starts while playing 120 out of a possible 123 sets…Logged a start in all 16 OVC matches…Dialed up 190 kills (1.58 per set), 269 digs (2.24 per set), 28 service aces, 20 assists and 20 blocks…Generated three double-doubles, including a career-high 17 kills and season-best 14 digs in just four sets in the OVC win at Eastern Illinois (Sept. 29)…Season-high .267 hitting percentage came in the home win over Middle Tennessee on Oct. 24 (14 kills against six errors in 30 swings)…Accounted for six double-digit kill performances and double-digit digs in a dozen different matches…Tallied seven multi-ace efforts, including three service aces apiece against Alabama A&M (Sept. 8) and SIUE (Nov. 3)…Swatted away a career-high three blocks at Mercer on Sept. 7.
2017: Made 12 starts and appeared in 26 matches, playing in 87 sets as a true freshman...Accumulated 179 digs (2.06 per set), 92 kills, 22 assists, 17 blocks and 11 service aces...Was responsible for double-figure digs on seven different occasions, including five of the final eight matches...Secured a season-best 19 scoops in only three sets at Murray State on Nov. 4...Posted at least six kills in 10 different matches, including a season-high nine rally killers in the four-set win at Evansville on Sept. 9...Chipped in a pair of service aces in OVC victories over Murray State (Sept. 29) and Tennessee State (Oct. 14)...Generated six multi-block matches, turning away a career-best three blocks in the OVC home win against Southeast Missouri on Sept. 19.
BEFORE UTM: Was a versatile option for head coach Kelsey Drendel at Normal West High School, where she was a defensive specialist and an outside hitter for the Wildcats…Was an All-Big 12 Conference honoree during her senior season, helping NWHS win each of its first seven matches of the year…Guided the Wildcats to the Class 4A regional semifinals as a junior, ranking amongst the area leaders with 3.0 kills per set…One of her best games during her junior campaign was when she posted team-highs of 12 kills, six service aces and 13 digs in a win against Chatham Glenwood.
PERSONAL: Born on April 8, 1999…Daughter of Eric Rys and Heather Hucal…Has one sibling, Tyler...Majoring in health and human performance.
2018: Saw playing time in all 31 matches, logging 26 starts while playing 120 out of a possible 123 sets…Logged a start in all 16 OVC matches…Dialed up 190 kills (1.58 per set), 269 digs (2.24 per set), 28 service aces, 20 assists and 20 blocks…Generated three double-doubles, including a career-high 17 kills and season-best 14 digs in just four sets in the OVC win at Eastern Illinois (Sept. 29)…Season-high .267 hitting percentage came in the home win over Middle Tennessee on Oct. 24 (14 kills against six errors in 30 swings)…Accounted for six double-digit kill performances and double-digit digs in a dozen different matches…Tallied seven multi-ace efforts, including three service aces apiece against Alabama A&M (Sept. 8) and SIUE (Nov. 3)…Swatted away a career-high three blocks at Mercer on Sept. 7.
2017: Made 12 starts and appeared in 26 matches, playing in 87 sets as a true freshman...Accumulated 179 digs (2.06 per set), 92 kills, 22 assists, 17 blocks and 11 service aces...Was responsible for double-figure digs on seven different occasions, including five of the final eight matches...Secured a season-best 19 scoops in only three sets at Murray State on Nov. 4...Posted at least six kills in 10 different matches, including a season-high nine rally killers in the four-set win at Evansville on Sept. 9...Chipped in a pair of service aces in OVC victories over Murray State (Sept. 29) and Tennessee State (Oct. 14)...Generated six multi-block matches, turning away a career-best three blocks in the OVC home win against Southeast Missouri on Sept. 19.
BEFORE UTM: Was a versatile option for head coach Kelsey Drendel at Normal West High School, where she was a defensive specialist and an outside hitter for the Wildcats…Was an All-Big 12 Conference honoree during her senior season, helping NWHS win each of its first seven matches of the year…Guided the Wildcats to the Class 4A regional semifinals as a junior, ranking amongst the area leaders with 3.0 kills per set…One of her best games during her junior campaign was when she posted team-highs of 12 kills, six service aces and 13 digs in a win against Chatham Glenwood.
PERSONAL: Born on April 8, 1999…Daughter of Eric Rys and Heather Hucal…Has one sibling, Tyler...Majoring in health and human performance.
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