Janiece Jefferies

Position:
Setter/Right Side
Height:
5-10
Class:
Junior
High School:
Northwest
Hometown:
Germantown, Md.
Major:
Geology

Fall 2021: (COVID Junior): Played in 87 sets over 24 matches with 20 starts … Paced the squad with 401 assists (4.61 per set) and tallied 150 digs … Notched a career-high 32 assists in the Pirates’ sweep of Gardner-Webb (Sept. 17) … Tallied four double-doubles during the campaign against Appalachian State (Sept. 18), South Florida (Sept. 26), Houston (Nov. 12) and Tulsa (Nov. 19) … Recorded 28 assists, 13 digs and four blocks in ECU’s three-set win over Appalachian State.

Spring 2021 (Junior): Competed in 36 sets over nine matches, making six starts along the way ... Named American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week March 22 ... Tallied four double-doubles ... Produced career highs in assists (29) and digs (25) in East Carolina’s five-set victory at Davidson (March 21) ... Notched 10 assists and eight digs as the Pirates swept North Carolina (Feb. 28) in Greenville, marking ECU’s first victory over the Tar Heels since 1978.

2019 (Sophomore): Played in four sets over three matches … Recorded her lone kill of the season versus Wake Forest (Sept. 7) … Tallied a dig against Mercer (Sept. 6).

2018 (Freshman): Played in 11 sets over seven matches and made two starts before an injury hampered the remainder of her rookie campaign … Posted 49 assists (4.45 per set) … Recorded a career-high 27 assists and seven digs in the sweep of USC Upstate (Sept. 1).

High School: Led the Jaguars to three consecutive Maryland 4A state championships as well as a 73-5 overall record and two undefeated seasons ... Compiled 1,546 assists in her prep career as well as 195 kills, 363 digs and 133 aces ... As a sophomore, named Montgomery County Player of the Year as well as honorable mention All-Met ... Captured first-team all-county accolades and Second Team All-Met honors her junior season ... Competed for the Metro Volleyball Club and helped the squad to a 13th-place finish at the USA Volleyball 17 Open Nationals.