Jessica Franz

Jess Franz, Kellie Conahan, Alyssa Ott ESU Match

Position:
Setter
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Susquehannock
Hometown:
New Freedom, Pa.

2013 (Match-by-Match): Closed out her four-year career as one of the best setters in Millersville history...Played in all 32 of the team's matches including 117 of a possible 119 sets in 2013...Led the team in assists for a second consecutive season with 657...Was second on the team in service aces with 34 and posted a hitting percentage of .222, which was the second-highest among Marauders with more than 125 total attacks...Her career-high 264 digs were good for third on the squad... Posted double-doubles in assists and digs in nine total matches...Finished her career fourth all-time for sets played with 452...She tallied 2,661 career assists, which ranks fourth in program history...Franz sent home 181 service aces in her career and that number is fourth all-time...Her 130 career matches played are seventh-most in team history...Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2012 (Match-by-Match): Had arguably the best season of any Marauder, with a versatile effort at the setter position...Led the team and ranked sixth in the PSAC with 913 assists, a total that is sixth-most in a season in team history, and the most since the 2007 season...Her 51 aces were also good enough to lead the team in that category...Managed 61 kills from her setter position on an efficient .238 hitting percentage, which was the highest hitting percentage of anyone with at least 180 kill attempts this season...Dug out a career-high 218 kill attempts to rank third on the team...Had 13 total blocks (all assists) to set another career-high...Posted double-doubles in assists and digs in 10 total matches, which was two more than her career total of eight entering the season...Had career-best 59 assists in a match on Sept. 15 at Ursuline College...Named PSAC East Athlete of the Week for Week 7 of the season...Selected to the All-PSAC East Second Team.

2011 (Match-by-Match): Played in 32 matches and 111 sets...Ranked second on the team with 506 assists, tallying 4.56 assists per set...Had double-digits in assists in all but five matches (nine assists each in three of those five matches)...Had 194 digs, which ranked her fifth on the team...Had three matches with double-digit digs...Posted two double-doubles on the season on Sept. 20 against F&M (15 assists, 13 digs) and Oct. 22 against West Chester (19 assists, 11 digs)...Her 56 service aces were a team-high, 17 better than the next best Marauder...Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2010 (Match-by-Match): Took over role of setter her freshman season…Appeared in 34 matches and 110 sets...Boasted a team-leading 585 assists with a 5.32 assists per set average...Put up double-digit assists in all but six matches...Recorded a career-high 41 assists on Sept. 17 against Slippery Rock...Knocked in a team-high 40 service aces...Ranked fourth on team with 216 digs...registered 50 kills...Saw double-double performances of assists and digs in six different matches...Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

High School: Named to the all-county, all-district and all-state teams in 2008 and 2009...Member of all-state tournament team in 2008...Tabbed York/Adams County Player of the Year two years straight...2008 and 2009 Shipley Award recipient...Led team to a 2007 District III Championship...Helped squad reach third place at states in 2007...Member of 2008 District III Championship and state runner-up team...Helped team to a 2009 county championship...Participated in class council, Link Crew, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and was a member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Donna and Gary Franz...Is the oldest of three girls...Majoring in mathematics education.