Jenna Reitsma

Jenna Reitsma Wisconsin Kohl Center 2024

Photo by: Marquette University

2023 BIG EAST Women's Volleyball Championship semifinal match vs. St. John's

Photo by: Kylie Bridenhagen

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lowell
Hometown:
Lowell, Mich.

Awards and Honors:

2024-25
BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2023-24
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 13)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2022-23
All-BIG EAST Team
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 10)
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 17)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2021-22
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Nov. 22)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2024 (Sr.): Recorded 100th service ace in the match at Georgetown (Nov. 10) ... Notched a season-high 17 kills, three aces, and 11 digs in a four-set win over then-No. 24 Dayton (Sept. 14) ... Hit .732 in the sweep over East Carolina (Sept. 21) ... Posted 10 kills and nine digs in the sweep of Seton Hall (Oct. 25) ... Finished wth 307 digs, second most on the team ... Averaged 1.14 kills per set, recording 134 over the season.

2023 (Jr.): Started all 32 matches and played in all 115 sets at outside hitter ... Led the BIG EAST with 50 service aces (0.43 per set) ... Posted totals of 286 kills (2.49 per set), 255 digs (2.22 per set) and 38 blocks (0.33 per set), while hitting a combined .178 (286-119-936) ... Hit .236 (167-53-484) in BIG EAST play with 33 service aces (0.55 per set) and 139 digs (2.32 per set) ... Marquette's best player over the final 10 matches of the regular season with a team-best 3.56 kills per set, while hitting .317 (114-23-287) and 21 service aces ... Had 11 kills, 11 digs and a pair of service aces in victory at Dayton (Aug. 26) ... Recorded four service aces and 10 digs against No. 1 Wisconsin (Sept. 13) ... Put up 15 digs in a four-set match at Milwaukee (Sept. 13) ... Hit .455 with 11 kills and 10 digs in sweep of Air Force (Sept. 16) ... Hit .444 with 13 kills in 27 total attempts and five assists against Providence (Oct. 27) ... Posted nine digs, two serving aces, and 13 kills in 37 total attempts against UConn (Oct. 28) ... Posted nine kills, a career-high seven aces, seven digs and one block in a sweep at Georgetown (Nov. 10) ... Recorded 18 kills, three aces, 11 digs, and one block while hitting .432 at Villanova (Nov. 11).

2022 (So.): All-BIG EAST Team ... Started all 33 matches at outside hitter, recording 310 kills (2.70 per set), 50 service aces (0.43/set), 307 digs (2.67/set), 40 blocks (0.35/set) and hitting .210 (310-116-924) ... Was MU's No. 2 point scorer with 385 for an average of 3.35 per frame ... MU's leader in service aces and finished second in the BIG EAST Conference ... Recorded 15 kills at No. 6 Wisconsin (Sept. 2) and added 12 digs for her first double-double of the year ... Career-high 17 kills and three services aces in win over No. 25 Illinois (Sep. 17)… Posted 10 kills and four blocks in win over LSU (Sept. 10) ... Posted a conference-best six service aces in sweep of UConn (Sept. 30) ... Landed 11 kills on .286 hitting (11-3-28) with one ace and a pair of blocks in NCAA Second Round victory over then-No. 13 Georgia Tech (Dec. 2).

2021 (Fr.): Played 80 sets in 30 matches as a true freshman, posting 134 kills (1.67 per set) and 85 digs (1.06/set), while hitting .152 (134-68-433) ... Also added 13 service aces and 36 blocks (0.45/set) on the year ... Started seven matches at outside hitter, including the last four games of the year ... Named BIG EAST Conference Freshman of the Week on Nov. 22 after posting a pair of 11-kill matches in home sweeps of Georgetown (Nov. 19) and Villanova (Nov. 21) ... Hit .409 in that match against GU (Nov. 19) and against Villanova (Nov. 21) turned in a season-high 17.5 points with three blocks and five service aces to go along with her 11 kills ... Also posted 11 kills in the NCAA First Round against Dayton (Dec. 2) ... Notched a career-high 12 kills at Georgetown (Sept. 25), while hitting .308 with three service aces and 11 digs.

Prior to Marquette: Reitsma earned four letters at Lowell High School and served as team captain as a junior and senior ... Reitsma tallied 873 kills in 2019, a school record for most kills in a season. ... Was a candidate for Miss Volleyball in Michigan as a senior and earned second team all-state honors in 2018 ... A first team all-state selection in 2019 ... The Max Preps All-American led her team to back-to-back conference championships, a district and region title in 2019 as well as state runner-up finish ... Reitsma was named a Third Team Under Armour All-American and ranked No. 67 on Prep Volleyball's top players of 2021 list ... At the club level, Reitsma played for Far Out Volleyball Club.

Personal: Reitsma was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is the daughter of Laura and James Reitsma ... Has four siblings, Matt, Bailey, Kelly and Jason ... Brother, Matt, played football at Hope College ... Majors in public relations.