2019 (Senior Year): Earned a place on the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters and the MEAC All-Academic Team … Competed in nine matches and made three starts … Saw time in 27 total sets … Hit .259 with 22 kills on 58 swings … Also totaled 14 blocks and seven digs on the year … Had a career-high six kills in back-to-back matches against Delaware State on Nov. 10 and Howard on Nov. 12 … Also posted a career-high four blocks versus DSU … Went for three kills, three blocks and two digs against Maryland Eastern Shore on Nov. 8 … Had three kills on Oct. 27 in a home match against North Carolina Central … On Senior Day on Nov. 17, finished with three blocks and two kills in a win over South Carolina State.
2018 (Junior Year): Competed in 11 matches, including three starts … Named to the AD’s Honor Roll in the spring and the MEAC All-Academic Team … Played in a total of 18 sets … Finished with six digs, five kills, three blocks and one assist on the year … Tied her career high with three blocks while adding a dig and an assist at Georgetown on Aug. 31 … Also tied her career high with three digs against Morgan State on Sept. 30 with one kills … Posted two kills on Oct. 12 against Howard.
2017 (Sophomore Year): Played in 13 matches with two starts … Member of the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters and the MEAC All-Academic Team … Saw time in 24 sets while totaling nine kills, six digs, five blocks and one service ace on the year … Finished with a career-high three kills and two blocks at William & Mary on Oct. 10 … Also had a pair of kills at Howard on Oct. 15 … Added a career-high three digs with one kill and one block against South Carolina State on Sept. 23.
2016 (Freshman Year): Member of the AD’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring … Competed in eight matches and 12 totals sets on the year … Finished with seven blocks, three kills and one dig … Had three blocks, two kills and one dig in a win over Delaware State on Oct. 2 … Also had two blocks at North Carolina A&T on Oct. 4 … Tallied one kill and one block against Wofford on Sept. 10.
High School: Competed on the JV team her freshman and the varsity team her last three years at Renaissance High School … Earned spots on the Detroit Public School League (PSL) All-City and the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association (MIVCA) All-Region 18 teams her senior year … Also named to the all-city team as a junior … Was named the PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week in October during her junior season … Led her team to the championship of the Flint Beecher Invitational to earn the honor.
Club: Played for the Team Detroit Volleyball Club from 2012-14, the Michigan Elite Volleyball Club from 2014-15 and the Victors Volleyball Club from 2015-16.
Personal: Full name is Jessica Renee Radford … Goes by “Jess” … Born on Aug. 18, 1998 … Daughter of Jacqueline and Timothy Radford … Has one older brother, Jon, and a twin sister, Tiera … Majoring in mass communications … Wants to work in the sports field in public relations … Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), the National Society of Leadership and Success, and Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society … Enjoys singing, shopping, sleeping and hanging with friends.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Kills |
6 (2x), last: vs. Howard (11-12-19) |
| Total Attacks |
14, vs. Delaware State (11-10-19) |
| Hitting Percentage |
.556 (6-1-9), vs. Howard (11-12-19) |
| Assists |
1, at Georgetown (8-31-18) |
| Service Aces |
1, vs. Charleston Southern (9-9-17) |
| Digs |
3 (2x), last: vs. Morgan State (9-30-18) |
| Block Assists |
4, vs. Delaware State (11-10-19) |
| Total Blocks |
4, vs. Delaware State (11-10-19) |
| Points |
8.0, vs. Delaware State (11-10-19) |
