Fresno State Athletics
2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Gilbert, Jessica
OH/DS
/ Women's VolleyballS
/ Women's VolleyballS
/ Women's VolleyballL/DS
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballL/DS
/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's VolleyballL/DS
/ Women's VolleyballMB/OH
/ Women's VolleyballMB/OH
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballL/DS
/ Women's Volleyball
Jersey Number 16
Jessica Gilbert
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Enochs HS
- Hometown:
- Modesto, Calif.
Bio
Updated through 2018 season
Fresno State Accolades
• 2018 Academic All-MW
2018 (Senior): Started all 33 matches, one of just four Bulldogs to do so ... played in 128 sets, tied for the sixth most sets played in a season in program history ... started the year as an outside hitter and moved to middle blocker at the start of MW play ... ranked second on the team with 306 kills and 2.39 kills per set ... hit .295 overall and ranked fourth in the MW and led the team hitting .312 in conference play ... had double-digit kills in 13 matches ... posted at least nine kills in each of the first nine matches of the season ... had a career-high 19 kills at Eastern Illinois ... led the team in kills in five matches ... had multiple kills in every match ... hit .300 or better in 20 matches, including each of the last eight matches of the year ... hit at least .300 in 12 of 18 MW matches ... hit a career-best .647 with 11 kills and no attack errors in 17 swings against UNLV ... ranked second on the team with 104 blocks and 0.81 blocks per set ... had 11 solo blocks ... posted a career-high and team season-high 11 blocks at UNLV, tied for the second most blocks in a four-set match in program history ... recorded five or more blocks in eight matches ... led the team in blocks in six matches ... had at least one block in 32 of 33 matches with multiple blocks in 26 matches ... recorded two double-doubles, totaling 19 kills and 15 digs at Eastern Illinois and 18 kills and a career-high 21 digs vs. San Francisco ... totaled 130 digs and 1.02 digs per set ... had a dig in 30 of 33 matches ... posted at least three digs in each of the first 13 matches of the season before shifting to middle blocker ... ranked third on the team with 28 service aces and 0.22 aces per set ... had a career-high four service aces in the season opener vs. Valparaiso ... tied for the team lead with four matches with three or more aces ... led the team in aces in seven matches ... had an ace in 16 matches with multiple aces in seven matches ... totaled seven assists with a single assist in seven matches ... ranked second on the team with 391.5 points and 3.06 points per set.
2017 (Junior): Appeared in 12 matches ... played in 21 sets ... totaled 22 kills on 68 attacks with a .118 hitting percentage ... had a season-high six kills and hit .400 against Wyoming ... had five kills in two other matches ... had at least one kill in eight matches with multiple kills in four matches ... hit a season-best .444 with five kills in nine swings vs. Pepperdine ... totaled 10 block assists ... had a season-high four blocks vs. UNLV in the season finale ... recorded seven digs with a season-high three digs vs. UNLV ... had one assist, also against UNLV ... had eight serve receptions and served twice.
Eastern Washington: Played two seasons at Eastern Washington ... appeared in all 26 matches with 20 starts in 2016, playing in 95 sets ... ranked second on the team in points (269.0), kills (233) and kills per set (2.45) and was third in blocks (53) while adding 60 digs ... picked up a pair of All-Tournament honors at the Bulldog Invitational hosted by Mississippi State, totaling 26 kills, 14 digs, and five blocks in three matches, and the following weekend at the Grand Canyon Tournament with 33 kills and seven blocks ... played in all 28 matches with 24 starts as a freshman in 2015, ranking second on the team with 102 sets played ... had 227 kills, ranking third on the team with 2.23 kills per set ... earned all-tournament honors at the New Orleans invitational ... played with current Fresno State teammate Haile Watson at Eastern Washington in 2015 ... played in the European Global Challenge in the summer of 2015 and 2016, earning a spot on the all-tournament team in 2015.
High School: Earned three varsity letters at Enoch High School in Modesto ... earned Modesto Metro Conference Player of the Year honors following her senior season while leading her team to a league title as captain ... finished her senior season with 370 kills hitting .402 ... earned First-Team All-League honors as a junior in 2013 and was a three-time Academic All-League honoree ... also recruited by Tennessee, UC Santa Barbara, and Grand Canyon ... played club volleyball for Impact and Delta Valley before joining the Pacific Coast Volleyball Club.
Personal: Born in Modesto to parents Kris and Cindy Gilbert ... has two brothers, Justin and Eric ... Justin played football at Cal Lutheran ... chose Fresno State because "I really liked how supportive and friendly the coaches and players were. The program is very focused and goal oriented and seems to be the right fit for me."... majoring in business marketing.
Gilbert Career Highs (Fresno State)
Category: # -- Opponent (Date)
Kills: 19 -- at Eastern Illinois (8/24/18)
Attempts: 45 -- at Eastern Illinois (8/24/18)
Hitting: .647 -- vs. UNLV (10/11/18)
Assists: 1 -- 8x, Last at Colorado State (10/27/18)
Blocks: 11 -- at UNLV (11/10/18)
Digs: 21 -- vs. San Francisco (9/1/18)
Aces: 4 -- vs. Valparaiso (8/24/18)
Career Highs at Eastern Washington
Kills: 17 at Idaho (Nov. 7, 2015)
Attacks: 43 vs. North Dakota (Sept. 30, 2016)
Attack Pct. (min. 5 kills): .765 (13-0-17) vs. Lamar (Aug. 26, 2016)
Assists: 2, vs. Northern Colorado (Sept. 29, 2016)
Service Aces: 2, 4x, last at Montana (Sept. 22, 2016)
Digs: 11 vs. Idaho State (Nov. 19, 2015)
Blocks: 10 at Southern Utah (Oct. 1, 2015)
Fresno State Accolades
• 2018 Academic All-MW
2018 (Senior): Started all 33 matches, one of just four Bulldogs to do so ... played in 128 sets, tied for the sixth most sets played in a season in program history ... started the year as an outside hitter and moved to middle blocker at the start of MW play ... ranked second on the team with 306 kills and 2.39 kills per set ... hit .295 overall and ranked fourth in the MW and led the team hitting .312 in conference play ... had double-digit kills in 13 matches ... posted at least nine kills in each of the first nine matches of the season ... had a career-high 19 kills at Eastern Illinois ... led the team in kills in five matches ... had multiple kills in every match ... hit .300 or better in 20 matches, including each of the last eight matches of the year ... hit at least .300 in 12 of 18 MW matches ... hit a career-best .647 with 11 kills and no attack errors in 17 swings against UNLV ... ranked second on the team with 104 blocks and 0.81 blocks per set ... had 11 solo blocks ... posted a career-high and team season-high 11 blocks at UNLV, tied for the second most blocks in a four-set match in program history ... recorded five or more blocks in eight matches ... led the team in blocks in six matches ... had at least one block in 32 of 33 matches with multiple blocks in 26 matches ... recorded two double-doubles, totaling 19 kills and 15 digs at Eastern Illinois and 18 kills and a career-high 21 digs vs. San Francisco ... totaled 130 digs and 1.02 digs per set ... had a dig in 30 of 33 matches ... posted at least three digs in each of the first 13 matches of the season before shifting to middle blocker ... ranked third on the team with 28 service aces and 0.22 aces per set ... had a career-high four service aces in the season opener vs. Valparaiso ... tied for the team lead with four matches with three or more aces ... led the team in aces in seven matches ... had an ace in 16 matches with multiple aces in seven matches ... totaled seven assists with a single assist in seven matches ... ranked second on the team with 391.5 points and 3.06 points per set.
2017 (Junior): Appeared in 12 matches ... played in 21 sets ... totaled 22 kills on 68 attacks with a .118 hitting percentage ... had a season-high six kills and hit .400 against Wyoming ... had five kills in two other matches ... had at least one kill in eight matches with multiple kills in four matches ... hit a season-best .444 with five kills in nine swings vs. Pepperdine ... totaled 10 block assists ... had a season-high four blocks vs. UNLV in the season finale ... recorded seven digs with a season-high three digs vs. UNLV ... had one assist, also against UNLV ... had eight serve receptions and served twice.
Eastern Washington: Played two seasons at Eastern Washington ... appeared in all 26 matches with 20 starts in 2016, playing in 95 sets ... ranked second on the team in points (269.0), kills (233) and kills per set (2.45) and was third in blocks (53) while adding 60 digs ... picked up a pair of All-Tournament honors at the Bulldog Invitational hosted by Mississippi State, totaling 26 kills, 14 digs, and five blocks in three matches, and the following weekend at the Grand Canyon Tournament with 33 kills and seven blocks ... played in all 28 matches with 24 starts as a freshman in 2015, ranking second on the team with 102 sets played ... had 227 kills, ranking third on the team with 2.23 kills per set ... earned all-tournament honors at the New Orleans invitational ... played with current Fresno State teammate Haile Watson at Eastern Washington in 2015 ... played in the European Global Challenge in the summer of 2015 and 2016, earning a spot on the all-tournament team in 2015.
High School: Earned three varsity letters at Enoch High School in Modesto ... earned Modesto Metro Conference Player of the Year honors following her senior season while leading her team to a league title as captain ... finished her senior season with 370 kills hitting .402 ... earned First-Team All-League honors as a junior in 2013 and was a three-time Academic All-League honoree ... also recruited by Tennessee, UC Santa Barbara, and Grand Canyon ... played club volleyball for Impact and Delta Valley before joining the Pacific Coast Volleyball Club.
Personal: Born in Modesto to parents Kris and Cindy Gilbert ... has two brothers, Justin and Eric ... Justin played football at Cal Lutheran ... chose Fresno State because "I really liked how supportive and friendly the coaches and players were. The program is very focused and goal oriented and seems to be the right fit for me."... majoring in business marketing.
Gilbert Career Highs (Fresno State)
Category: # -- Opponent (Date)
Kills: 19 -- at Eastern Illinois (8/24/18)
Attempts: 45 -- at Eastern Illinois (8/24/18)
Hitting: .647 -- vs. UNLV (10/11/18)
Assists: 1 -- 8x, Last at Colorado State (10/27/18)
Blocks: 11 -- at UNLV (11/10/18)
Digs: 21 -- vs. San Francisco (9/1/18)
Aces: 4 -- vs. Valparaiso (8/24/18)
Career Highs at Eastern Washington
Kills: 17 at Idaho (Nov. 7, 2015)
Attacks: 43 vs. North Dakota (Sept. 30, 2016)
Attack Pct. (min. 5 kills): .765 (13-0-17) vs. Lamar (Aug. 26, 2016)
Assists: 2, vs. Northern Colorado (Sept. 29, 2016)
Service Aces: 2, 4x, last at Montana (Sept. 22, 2016)
Digs: 11 vs. Idaho State (Nov. 19, 2015)
Blocks: 10 at Southern Utah (Oct. 1, 2015)
VB: 2025 Preseason Practice Highlight
Friday, August 15
VB: Addison Haluska, MW Preseason Player of the Year
Wednesday, August 13
VB: 2025 Adidas Gear Reveal
Wednesday, August 13
VB: 2025 First Day of Practice
Monday, August 04
