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2016 Women's Volleyball

8 Jenny Karnes

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Memorial/ Hendrix College
  • Hometown Houston, Texas

Biography

Career Achievements

  • Named to the NEWMAC All-Conference second team in 2014

Career Highlights

2016: As a senior, appeared in all 31 matches at outside hitter…finished with a career-high 237 kills, 76 digs and 29 total blocks…averaged career highs of 2.39 kills and 0.77 digs per set, as well as 0.29 blocks per set…finished with double-digit kills on eight occasions…had nine kills in a season-opening three-set win over Plymouth State on September 2…recorded 13 kills and three digs in a 3-1 loss to Endicott on September 10…hit .545 with seven kills in a 3-0 win over Mount Holyoke on September 13…recorded 11 kills in a 3-0 victory over Wellesley on September 22…also had 11 kills and three blocks in a five-set loss to Amherst on September 24…finished with 11 kills and three blocks in a 3-0 win over Coast Guard on September 27…recorded a career-high 14 kills in a four-set loss to Middlebury on October 1…finished with 13 kills and two blocks in a three-set triumph over Wesleyan on October 8…had nine kills, four digs and three blocks in a 3-1 win over Middlebury on October 21…hit .375 with eight kills in 3-0 victory at Wheaton on October 25…finished with 13 kills and a season-high 10 digs in five-set loss to Roger Williams, and contributed 12 kills and seven digs in a 3-2 win over Brandeis on October 29…had nine kills and nine digs in a 3-0 NEWMAC Tournament quarterfinal win over Coast Guard on November 1…concludes her career ranked ninth in kills (654) and total blocks (198), and 13th all-time in points (786.0).

2015: As a junior, appeared in 32 matches at middle blocker…finished fourth on the team in total kills (218) and kills per set (2.14), was second on the squad in total blocks (77) and hit a career-best .252…matched her season high with 13 kills and hit .478 in a four-set loss to Clark on September 26…finished with nine kills and four blocks in a three-set win at Coast Guard on September 29…hit .310 with 13 kills and four blocks in a 3-2 loss to WPI on October 3…had 10 kills in a five-set victory over Moravian on October 9 and followed it up with 10 kills in a three-set loss to Endicott on October 10…finished with 10 kills, a career-high 11 digs and a career-best eight blocks in a five-set triumph over Emerson on October 13…hit .500 with seven kills and four blocks in a 3-1 win against Rivier on October 15…had seven kills, eight digs and six blocks in a 3-1 victory over Williams on October 23…smashed 10 kills and chipped in with six digs in a four-set win over Tufts on October 24…hit .429 with eight kills and three blocks in a 3-0 NEWMAC championship match victory over Clark on November 8…recorded nine kills, nine digs and four blocks in four-set NCAA Tournament Second Round loss to Bowdoin on November 14.

2014: As a sophomore, appeared in 35 matches…lead the team in blocks (92) and blocks per set (0.83), was third in hitting percentage (.235), and finished fourth on the squad in kills (199) and kills per set (1.79)…also tied the program’s single-season blocks record…recorded at least three blocks in 15 matches…made her Babson debut with three kills and two blocks in a four-set loss to Union on August 29…followed it up with nine kills while hitting .600 in a 3-1 loss to NYU on August 29…had seven kills and five blocks in a 3-0 victory over Simmons on September 9….had eight kills and a season-high six blocks in a 3-1 win over Connecticut College on September 13…recorded 11 kills in a four-set victory over Colby on September 13…had a career-high 13 kills to go along with five blocks in a 3-0 win over Clark, and added nine kills and five blocks against Amherst to sweep a tri-match on September 27…had 11 kills and hit .562 in a four-set win over Eastern Connecticut State on November 1…recorded 10 kills to go along with three blocks in a 3-2 win over MIT in the NEWMAC finals on November 9.

2013: As a first-year at Hendrix College, appeared in 24 matches...finished second on the team in kills per set (1.86), third in total blocks (60) and blocks per set (0.76), and fifth in total kills (147)...had 11 kills and hit .611 in a 3-1 win over Letourneau on August 30...had eight kills and hit .889 in a three-set victory over Centenary (La.) on August 31...had eight kills and five blocks in a four-set loss to Texas Lutheran on September 6...recorded 10 kills and four blocks in a 3-0 win over Central Baptist on September 17...had a season-high 12 kills in a five-set loss at Sewanee on October 5.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2014Sophomore

    MB
    6'0"
    8
  • 8

    2015Junior

    MB
    6'0"
    8
  • 8

    2016Senior

    OH/MB
    6'0"
    8