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2022 Women's Volleyball Roster

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6 Nailah Jenkins

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Riverwood International Charter
  • Hometown Atlanta, Ga.

Biography

AWARDS:
  • 2022 All-CAA Second Team
  • 2022 Preseason All-CAA
  • 2021 Preseason All-CAA
  • 2021 All-CAA Second Team
  • 2020-21 All-CAA First Team

2022:

  • Tallied nine kills and seven digs vs. UTEP (8/26)
  • Notched seven kills on .462 hitting vs. Pacific (8/26)
  • Had seven kills on .333 hitting vs. Northwestern (8/27)
  • Tallied 12 kills on .526 hitting vs. ETSU (9/2)
  • Picked up 11 kills and four digs vs. Duke (9/3)
  • Named the Duke Invitational All-Tournament Team (9/3)
  • Had a career-high 10 blocks to go with 13 kills vs. Georgia (9/9)
  • Named to the Northeastern Tournament All-Tournament Team (9/10)
  • Notched nine kills and eight blocks vs. Delaware (9/18)
  • Notched 11 kills and six blocks in win vs. UNCW (10/8)
  • Had three straight matches with 13 kills (10/22-10/30)
  • Had 12 kills on .400 hitting to go with six blocks in CAA quarterfinal win over Elon (11/17)
  • Finished the season with double-digit kills in 10 matches, averaging 2.27 per set
  • Finished with 100 total blocks, averaging 0.97 per set

2021: 

  • Tallied career-high 17 kills vs. Boston College (9/7)
  • Notched five digs at William & Mary (9/18)
  • Had seven blocks vs. Delaware (10/17)
  • Tallied three aces vs. Elon (10/23)
  • Recorded 10+ kills in 10 matches 
  • CAA Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll


2020-21:

  • Amassed 93 kills, and had a team-leading .386 kill percentage, good for second-best in the CAA
  • Lead the team with 54.0 blocks, good for third-most in the conference
  • Lead the conference in serving aces with 21
  • Top-30 nationwide in hitting percentage
  • Totalled a season and career-high 12 kills and 19 points versus Hofstra (March 27)
2019:
  • 2019 Fairfield/Sacred Heart Invitational All-Tournament Team 
  • Played in 29 matches for the Huskies and made 26 starts
  • Made her collegiate debut against Green Bay with five kills, one assist and three total blocks
  • Recorded a career and season-high of 11 kills, 13 points and six total blocks in a win against Delaware
Profile 
• Daughter of Buck Jenkins and Lydia Francis-Jenkins … Her father, Buck, played men’s basketball at Columbia … Has an older brother, Elijah, who plays men’s basketball at Embry-Riddle.
• Interested in studying health sciences … Class of 2023.
• Eager to pursue a career as a physician’s assistant.
• Hobbies include listening to music and watching movies.

High School Accolades 
• Four-year varsity middle blocker and right side at Riverwood International Charter School (Sandy Springs, Georgia) under coach Nikia Bynum … Captained the Raiders for three seasons … Registered more than 1,000 kills.
• 2018:  Area Member of Riverwood’s Area-AAAAA quarterfinalist team.
• 2017:  Named the Area-AAAAA Region Player of the Year.
• Extra-curricular activities:  Senior class vice president … Dance club creative coordinator.
 
Club Accolades
• Competed for six seasons with A5 Volleyball (Alpharetta, Georgia) … Played for coaches Scott Cioffari (17s and 15s), Jing Hung (17s), Gabe Aramian (16s) and Boba Nisovac (15s).
• Selected to the 2018 17 Open All-Tournament Team.
• Placed second in the 17 Open division at the AAU championships … Took third place at the 16 Open national championships.

Fast Facts 
• Why Northeastern?:  "I love the city and the opportunity to receive a great education. It feels like home." … Favorite pro sports team:  Philadelphia Eagles … Hype songs:  Rico Nasty songs … Favorite TV show:  Stranger Things … Favorite Movie:  Donnie Darko … Bucket list:  Go backpacking through Europe and Japan.
Category Number Most Recent
Aces 5 April 2, 2021, vs. James Madison
Assists 3 September 4, 2021 vs. Northern Colorado
Blocks 10 September 9, 2022 vs. Georgia
Digs 8 October 8, 2021 at UNCW
Kills 17 September 7, 2021 vs. Boston College
Points 19.0 March 27, 2021, vs. Hofstra

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2019Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    6
  • 6

    2020-21Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    6
  • 6

    2021Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    6
  • 6

    2022Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    6