Jessica Dean

  • Award
    Defensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/25/2024
  • Sport
    Women's Volleyball
  • School
    UC Riverside
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Defensive Specialist/Libero
  • Hometown
    San Mateo, Calif.
  • High School
    Hillsdale HS

  • UC Riverside's Jessica Dean helped the Highlanders to a weekend split to earn the season's final Big West Defensive Player of the Week.   

  • The junior recorded 21 digs with a .941 reception percentage in Thursday's five-set loss to Cal Poly.  

  • Dean then popped up 24 digs, or 6.00 digs per set, with a .938 reception percentage in Saturday's 3-1 win against UC Santa Barbara. The win over the Gauchos was the first time in the last 11 meetings. 

  • For the season, Dean rates third in The Big West with a 3.98 dig per set average.