2021 Volleyball Roster
Paige Jones
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- New Bremen, Ohio
- High School:
- New Bremen
updated through Fall 2021 season
Senior (2021)
• Big-Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• AVCA All-North Region Honorable Mention
• Had a career-best six total blocks vs Navy (Sept. 3)
• Had 22 double-digit kills in 20 out of the 30 games
• Led the team with Mruzik in kills with 389
• Ranked Fourth on the team in digs (191)
• Posted 6 kill-dig double-doubles
• Appeared in all 30 matches (106 sets)
Junior (Spring 2021)
• Earned starting nods in all 13 matches and played in 50 sets
• Led Wolverines in kills (179)
• Led team with 3.58 kills/set
• Boasted a hitting percentage of .150 and led squad with 191.5 points on the year
• Totaled nine matches of double-digit kills
• Set U-M record for kills in a match with 37 against Indiana (March 12)
• Surpassed the 1,000-kill plateau with 10 kills at Ohio State (March 19)
• 2019 AVCA All-American Third Team
• 2019 AVCA All-North Region First Team
• All-Big Ten Conference First Team Selection
• Big Ten Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 11)
• 2019 Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 32 contests, averaging 3.92 kills per set
• Led the team in kills per set, kills (463) and service aces (39)
• Increased her attack percentage to .252
• Added 262 digs and 41 total blocks (2 solo, 39 assist)
• Had double-digit kills in 27 matches, including each of the last 16 matches
• Led the team with five 20-plus kill matches
• Added a team-leading 10 kill-dig double-doubls
• Led Michigan in kills 22 times and digs six times
• Totaled a career-high 27 kills against No. 17 Purdue (Nov. 27)
• Posted a season-high .500 hitting percentage with 19 kills in a road sweep of Ohio State (Oct. 6)
• Tied her career-high of 14 digs on three occasions, including with a 26-kill showing at Michigan State (Nov. 6)
• 2019 Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 32 contests, averaging 3.92 kills per set
Freshman (2018)
• Career debut: August 25 vs. High Point
• 2018 AVCA All-North Region Honorable Mention
• Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team Selection
• Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week (Nov. 26)
• Named the MVP of the Michigan Challenge tournament
• Started all 34 contests, averaging 3.35 kills per set
• Posted 21 double-figure kill efforts and seven kill-dig double-doubles
• Registered a team-leading 39 service aces
• Led the Wolverines in kills 11 times and digs once
• Finished second on the team with 402 total kills
• Picked up a double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs in an NCAA Tournament Second Round win at Pitt (Dec. 1)
• Posted 17 kills and tied her career-high with 14 digs against No. 6-ranked Nebraska (Nov. 10)
• Earned a career-high 14 digs and added three service aces in a win at Maryland (Oct.14)
• Totaled a career-high 23 kills at a .367 clip in a five-set win at Ohio State (Oct. 12)
• Posted her first career double-double with 13 kills and 10 digs against Notre Dame (Sept. 14)
• Led Michigan with 18 kills at a .500 clip and a career-high seven aces in a win over Colorado State (Sept. 8)
• Posted a season-high .545 hitting percentage with 12 kills in a victory over Oakland (Sept. 7)
• Led Michigan with 14 kills against High Point in her career debut (Aug. 25)
Prep
• Four-year letterwinner
• Holds Ohio records for kills in a match and kills in a season
• 2017 All-Conference 1st Team
• 2017 Conference Player of the Year
• 2017 All-District 1st Team
• 2017 District Player of the Year
• 2017 District All Star Game
• 2017 State All Star Match
• 2017 Max Preps Preseason 2nd Team All-American
• 2017 Max Preps National High School Volleyball Player of the Year Watch List
• 2016 All-State 1st Team
• 2016 Team MVP
• 2016 All-Conference 1st Team
• 2016 Conference Player of the Year
• 2016 All-District 1st Team
• 2016 District 8 West Player of the Year
• 2016 Max Preps Small School All-American
• 2016 Prep Volleyball All-American
• 2015 All-Conference 1st Team
• 2015 District 8 West Player of the Year
• 2015 All-District 1st Team
• 2015 All-State 2nd Team
• 2015 Team MVP
• 2014 All-District Honorable Mention
• 2014 All-Conference 2nd Team
Club/National
• Elite Volleyball Training Center (2014-2017)
Personal
• Paige Nicole Jones
• Born March 1, 2000
• Daughter of Gary and Staci Jones
• Father played basketball at University of Findlay and mother ran track at Miami University
• Sister Taylor played volleyball at Duquesne University and sister Karli played volleyball at Indiana Institute of Technology
• Sport Management major, Art & Design major
