Jessica Klein

Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lena-Winslow
Hometown:
Lena, Ill.

Klein at ISU
2006 (Senior)
Concluded her solid two-year career at Iowa State ranked eighth on the career block assist (244) chart and sixth in hitting percentage (.238) ... one of the big reasons for ISU's turnaround ... played in all 32 matches, seeing action in 114 of 118 games ... had 19 10-point matches, 16 five block matches and 14 10-kill matches on the season ... finished sixth in the Big 12 with 1.37 blocks per game ... second on the team with 137 block assists, third best single-season in school history ... averaged 2.33 kills per game ... led ISU in blocks 12 times ... equalled a career-high with 16 kills in ISU's win over intrastate rival Iowa ... followed with 11 kills and four block assists against Northern Iowa ... had 11 kills and 11 block assists against South Dakota State ... recorded 10 kills and hit .474 in win over Kansas ... had 15 kills at Texas Tech ... led team with 12 kills on 18 attempts with no errors (.667 hitting percentage) in win at Baylor ... had 12 kills, three solo blocks and six block assists against top-ranked Nebraska ... recorded 13 kills and six block assists in win at home against Texas Tech ... had 11 kills and seven block assists in the final home game of her career against Colorado ... posted 10 kills and six block assists in win over UW-Milwaukee in the first round of the NCAA Championships ... had eight kills and nine block assists in the final match of her career, a loss to Wisconsin in the second round.

2005 (Junior)
Made an immediate impact in the middle for Iowa State, playing in all 31 matches and 100 of 108 games for the Cyclones ... her 107 block assists is the fourth best single-season total in ISU history ... recorded 10 matches with 10 or more kills ... finished second on the team and seventh in the conference in blocks with 1.26 ... had nine kills and a block assist against South Dakota State in the Cyclone Classic ... followed that with three solo blocks and a block assist against Montana ... had her first match with double-figure kills in the Big 12 season opener at Missouri, recording 11 kills and adding five block assists ... posted 13 kills against Texas A&M ... had 11 kills and 11 block assists at Oklahoma ... notched 15 kills and a pair of block assists vs. Missouri ... had 14 kills, eight block assists and a season-high two digs against Baylor ... smashed a career-high 16 kills on 37 attempts against Kansas State ... also had a solo block and seven block assists against the Wildcats ... had a solo block and 10 block assists at Texas Tech ... recorded eight kills, two solo blocks and three block assists in a season-ending sweep of Kansas.

2002 (Freshman at Marquette)
Played all 106 games during the season and started every match ... second on the team in blocks ... averaged 2.13 kills and 0.96 blocks per game ... helped the Golden Eagles to a 13-16 record under head coach Pati Rolfe.

High School
Was an all-state and all-area honoree as a senior and was named area player of the year ... earned all-conference recognition as a junior and senior ... averaged 5.2 kills and 2.5 blocks per game in her senior season and 4.0 kills and 2.5 blocks per game as a junior ... helped her team to a 23-3 mark as a senior while recording 357 blocks ... was team MVP as a junior and senior ... played club for the Rockford Volleyball Club ... club team finished third at the Great Lakes Regional and qualified for the Nationals Junior Olympics in 2001 and 2002 ... high school coach was Sue Amendt ... club coach was Julian Jaques.

Personal
Mass communications and journalism major ... born Jan. 25, 1984 ... daughter of Ed and Robbin Klein ... has two brothers (Peter and Matthew) ... was an honor roll student in high school.