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2020 Women's Volleyball

15 Tia Jimerson

  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Norcross
  • Hometown Sugar Hill, Ga.
  • Major Undecided

Biography

2020*: Played in 17 matches for the Bobcats… Led team with 215 kills and a .354 hitting percentage… Recorded 43 digs for .63 digs per set…Led team with 70 blocks and 1.03 blocks per set… Recorded double-digit kills in 14 matches including 19 in three sets against Northern Illinois on Mar. 27… Named MAC Offensive Player of the Week on Mar. 29… Named to All-MAC First Team.

2019: AVCA Honorable Mention All-America ... AVCA All-Region ...  MAC Player of the Year ...  MAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year ...  First-team All-MAC ... Four-time MAC Player of the Week ... Only MAC student-athlete to claim offensive and defensive accolade in same week ... No. 28 in the nation and first in the MAC in blocks per set at 1.33 ... Led MAC in hitting percentage and was No. 45 in the nation at .369 ... Hitting percentage was second-best in rally scoring history at Ohio ... Blocks per set of 1.33 were sixth-best in school history ... Hit .857 with 18 kills against Kent State, second-best in program history ... Second-most kills on team with 276 ... Led team in blocks with 114 (28 solo, 86 assisted) ... Played in 23 matches and 86 sets ... Had 18 matches with double-digit kills ... Posted 19 kills against Kansas Sate (Sept. 20) ...  Had 19 kills at EMU (Oct. 5) and Kent State (Nov. 7) ... Had 12 kills in MAC Tournament win over Kent State (Nov. 12) ... Had double-digit blocks in two matches ... Had double-double against Kansas State with 10 blocks (one solo, nine assisted) and 19 kills ...  Had double-double against Miami (Sep. 28) with 11 blocks (three solo, eight assisted) and 10 kills.

2018: First-team All-MAC ... Played in 21 matches and appeared in 74 sets ... Third on the team in kills with 193 and averaged 2.61 kills per set ... Hit a team-best .304 with 193 kills on 70 errors and 405 attacks ... Had double-digit kills 11 times ... Totaled 69 blocks (18 solo, 51 assisted), third-most on the team ... Averaged 0.93 blocks per set ... Registered 46 digs ... Had 111 kills in conference play ... Had 42 blocks (14 solo, 28 assisted) in conference play ... Posted 10.0 or more points 13 times ... Hit a career-best .667 and had 10 kills at Bowling Green (Oct. 6) ... Had season-high 16 kills and hit .273 while adding five blocks in four-set win over Albany (Aug. 25) ... Posted 14 kills in season debut against Texas A&M (Aug. 24) ... Had four-straight matches with double-digit kills in MAC play between Oct. 20-Nov. 2 ... Had MAC high 15 kills and hit .500 at Toledo (Oct. 13) ... Had 12 kills in MAC Tournament sweep of Northern Illinois (Nov. 15).

2017: Played in all 32 matches and appeared in all 122 sets ... Letterwinner ... Earned MAC Freshman of the Year and All-MAC First Team honors and was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team ... Earned Fall Athletics Director Honor Roll selection ... Led the team and ranked fourth in the MAC and 59th in the country with a .358 attack percentage (409 kills-112 errors-829 total attacks), which tied for the third-best hitting percentage in a single season in the rally-scoring era and tied for fifth-best in a single season in the overall history of the program ... Ranked second on the team and fourth in the MAC with 409 kills (3.35 per set) ... Posted double-digit kills 21 times -- including 20 or more three times ... Led the team with 105 total blocks (25 solo, 80 assisted; 0.86 per set) ... Her 25 solo blocks tied for the seventh-most in a single season in the rally-scoring era of the program ... Posted five or more total blocks 10 times ... Ranked second on the team with 479 points (3.93 per set) ... Posted 20 or more points six times ... Also recorded 119 digs (0.98 per set), five service aces (0.04 per set) and four assists (0.03 per set) ... Posted double-digit digs four times ... Achieved four double-doubles ... In conference play, played in all 16 matches and appeared in all 63 sets ... Led the team and the MAC with a .381 hitting percentage (229 kills-56 errors-454 total attacks) ... Ranked second on the team and fourth in the MAC with 229 kills (3.63 per set) ... Posted double-digit kills 13 times ... Ranked second on the team with 46 total blocks (15 solo, 31 assisted; 0.73 per set) ... Posted five or more total blocks five times ... Ranked second on the team with 261 points (4.15 per set) ... Posted 20 or more points four times ... Also recorded 71 digs (1.13 per set), three assists (0.05 per set) and two service aces (0.03 per set) ... Posted double-digit digs four times ... Achieved four double-doubles ... Opened collegiate career by being named to the All-Courtyard By Marriott Invitational Team after logging 29 kills (2.64 per set) and 15 total blocks (two solo, 13 assisted; 1.36 per set) over three matches ... Led the match with seven total blocks (one solo, six assisted) and posted double-digit kills for the first time with 11 in a 3-2 victory at Samford (Aug. 25) in the Courtyard By Marriott Invitational ... Named to the All-Bobcat Invitational Team after recording 48 kills (3.69 per set) and 21 total blocks (three solo, 18 assisted; 1.62 per set) over three matches ... Logged a career-high eight total blocks (two solo, six assisted) and also added 16 kills in a 3-2 triumph over Oklahoma (Sept. 1) in the Bobcat Invitational presented by Texas Roadhouse ... Tied for the match lead with a career-high 23 kills, ranked second on the team with seven total blocks (one solo, six assisted) and added six digs and an assist in a 3-2 setback to High Point (Sept. 2) in the Bobcat Invitational presented by Texas Roadhouse ... Achieved her third-straight double-double with a match-high 21 kills and a career-high 17 digs to go along with an assisted block in a 3-2 setback at Kent State (Oct. 5) ... Named MAC East Division Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career on Oct. 16 after logging 31 kills (3.88 per set) and three total blocks (three assisted; 0.38 per set) the previous weekend ... Led the match with 19 kills and also tallied an assisted block and three digs in a 3-2 loss to Toledo (Oct. 13) ... Logged 12 kills and also had two assisted blocks in a 3-0 sweep of Ball State (Oct. 14) ... Named MAC East Division Offensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row on Oct. 23 after totaling 30 kills (3.75 per set) and two total blocks (one solo, one assisted; 0.25 per set) the previous weekend ... Tallied 12 kills, an assisted block, an assist and a dig in a 3-1 win at Northern Illinois (Oct. 20) ... Notched a team-high 18 kills and added a solo block in a 3-1 loss at Western Michigan (Oct. 21) ... Named to the 2017 MAC Championship All-Tournament Team after posting 23 kills (3.29 per set) and 10 total blocks (three solo, seven assisted; 1.43 per set) over two matches ... Notched 13 kills to tie for the team lead and also added four assisted blocks and five digs in a 3-1 win over Eastern Michigan (Nov. 17) in the 2017 MAC Championship second round ... Led the team with 10 kills and also added a match-high six total blocks (three solo, three assisted) and dig in a 3-0 setback at Miami (Nov. 18) in the 2017 MAC Championship semifinal.

Prior to Ohio: Earned three varsity letters at Norcross High School ... Served as team captain in 2016, earning all-state and First Team All-Gwinnett County honors as well as team most valuable player and team offensive player of the year accolades ... Helped guide the Blue Devils to back-to-back elite eight appearances ... Also competed at the club level for Ga5 Volleyball Club for three years.

Personal: Born June 30, 1999 ... Daughter of Janella and George Jimerson ... Has three sisters, Aleyah, Eva and Noelle ... Undecided on a major ... Enjoys pottery, drawing and painting ... Favorite athlete is former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant ... Favorite sports teams are the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oakland Raiders ... Was an honor roll student at Norcross.

*Shorted season played in Spring 2021

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2017Freshman

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    6'3"
    15
  • 15

    2018Sophomore

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    6'3"
    15
  • 15

    2019Junior

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    6'3"
    15
  • 15

    2020Senior

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    6'3"
    15