2017 Women's Volleyball Roster
Biography
* Second Team All-MEC (2016)
* MEC All-Tournament Team (2016)
* All-MEC Academic Team (2015, 2016)
* MEC Player of the Week (10/5/15)
** Currently ranks sixth in school history in career assists with 2,653
As A Junior (2016)
- Continued to establish herself as one of the top setters in the MEC as a junior
- Named Second Team All-MEC
- Ranked second in the MEC in assists per set (9.92) and total assists (1,290)
- The 1,290 assists during the 2016 season were the 10th most in a single season at Fairmont State
- Also led the team in service aces with 32
- Finished second on the team in digs with 366
- Also added 39 kills and 19 total blocks on the year (4 solo)
- Recorded double-figure assists in every match that she appeared in (35)
- Finished the year with 18 double-doubles (assists-digs)
- Recorded a season-high 57 assists in a five-set match against Shepherd (10/4)
- Had over 50 assists in six matches during the season
- Had 40 or more assists in 17 matches
- Tallied a career-high 32 digs to go along with 52 assists at home against Seton Hill (10/25)
- Tied a career-high with five aces in a win over Glenville State (11/4)
- Named to the MEC All-Tournament Team
As A Sophomore (2015)
- Breakout season as the starting setter for the Falcons
- Ranked second in the league and 29th in the country with 1,298 assists
- Recorded the ninth-best, single-season assist total in FSU volleyball history
- Recorded three of just nine 55 assist matches in the Mountain East Conference during the 2015 season
- Had 17 matches with over 40 assists on the season
- Recorded 50 assists in five matches
- Her 61 assists against West Liberty (10/23) were the second-most in the league last season
- Recorded the most assists in a three-set match in the MEC last season (50 at Seton Hill, 10/27)
- Recorded 56 assists against Shippensburg (9/18) and 55 vs. Shepherd (11/3)
- Led the team with 14 double-double performances (assists/digs)
- Recorded 49 assists and 20 digs against non-conference foe Seton Hill (9/18)
- Also finished second on the team with 338 digs and third with 21 aces
- Tallied 31 total blocks on the season, including a season and career-high four against Urbana (10/31)
- Named MEC Player of the Week (10/5/15)
As A Freshman (2014)
- Appeared in 15 matches and 26 sets as a setter for the Falcons
- Finished third on the team with 65 assists as a freshman
- Also recorded 14 digs and 11 service aces
- Finished with six assists and five aces in three sets against Bowie State (9/6)
- Followed up that performance with five assists and a pair of digs vs. Le Moyne (9/7)
- Notched five assists and two digs at home against Notre Dame College (9/26)
- Had a season-high 24 assists and three aces at Glenville State (10/31)
Before Fairmont State
- Four-year letterwinner and three-year All-OVAC honoree at Indian Creek
- Three-time District 5 first teamer and earned OVAC Player of the Year honors twice
- Holds school record for aces in a match (9), aces in a season (80), aces in a career (213) and assists in a career (2,264)
- Led the Redskins to a 76-14 record and won three OVAC regular season titles
- Had 60 aces, 554 assists, 47 blocks and 48 digs as a senior
Personal
- Daughter of Mike and June Furda
- Her mother (volleyball) and father (football) were both athletes at Slippery Rock
- Her sister, Christina, is currently on the volleyball team at Edinboro and her brother, Michael, is on the football team at Mount Union
- Member of National Honors Society at her high school and a two-year member of the OVAC All-Academic Team
- Mechanical Engineering major
Jess Furda's Single Match Highs
Assists - 61 at West Liberty (10/23/15)
Digs – 32 vs. Seton Hill (10/25/16)
Aces - 5 twice
Total Blocks - 4 vs. Urbana (10/31/15)
Statistics
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