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UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS ATHLETICS
1 Jessie Koster
Jessie Koster
  • Height:
    5'8''
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Sherwood, OR
  • High School:
    Sherwood H.S.
  • Position:
    L/OH
  • Club Team:
    Sherwood H.S.
  • m
    33
  • k/s
    0.05
  • h %
    .128
  • a/s
    0.90
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.44
  • d/s
    7.49

Bio

AWARDS

  • Lettered- 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
  • AVCA West All-Region Honorable Mention-2016
  • CoSIDA Academic All-American 1st Team- 2016
  • SCAC Backrow Player of the Year- 2016
  • All-SCAC Second Team- 2016, 2015
  • SCAC Defenisve Player of the Week- (Games from September 18-25, 2016)
  • USCAA All-Academic Team- 2016, 2014
  • USCAA All-American Honorable Mention- 2016, 2015
  • USCAA Player-of-the-Week (Oct. 27)- 2015
  • SCAC Fall Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll- 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
  • NCAA Scholarship for postgraduate study
  • Team MVP– 2016, 2015, 2013

STAT NOTABLES 

(Career)

  • 2,880 digs (School Record)
  • 6.26 digs-per-set (School Record; broke her own from 2015 at 5.56-clip)

(2016)

  • Played 33 matches (114 sets)
  • 854 digs (Led NCAA DIII, SCAC, and UD single-season record)
  • 7.49 digs-per-set (led NCAA DIII, SCAC, and UD single-season record)
  • 50 service aces (1st on team)
  • 443 service attempts (team-high)
  • 103 assists (2nd on team)
  • Tied career-high 48 digs twice (ranked 5th all-time in SCAC Record Books)
  • Surpassed 40 digs four times and 30 digs 10 times.

(2015)

  • Played 34 matches (118 sets)
  • 790 digs (Led USCAA and UD single-season record at the time; 2nd in SCAC)
  • 6.69 digs-per-set (tied 1st NCAA DIII, led SCAC, and 2nd in USCAA; Broke UD single-season record digs-per set)
  • Recorded season-high 39 digs (at Dallas Christian College)
  • 23 service aces
  • 76 assists
  • Broke 30 digs in games eight times and had at least 20 in 23 contests

(2014)

  • Played 32 matches (113 sets)
  • 648 digs (led team)
  • 5.73 digs-per-set (led team)
  • 79 assists
  • Tied season-best 43 digs twice (Sept. 27 vs. Southwestern University and Oct. 26 vs. Texas Lutheran University)

(2013)

  • Played 35 matches (115 sets)
  • 588 digs (led team)
  • 5.11 digs-per-set (led team)
  • 33 assists 

AT UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS

  • Major: Biology (Pre-dental)
  • Minor: French

HIGH SCHOOL

  • 2013 Graduate of Sherwood High School
  • Lettered in Volleyball (3), Lacrosse (2), Track (2)
  • MVP - Volleyball
  • All-Conference Team – Volleyball, Lacrosse, Track
  • All-Conference Academic – Volleyball, Lacrosse, Track
  • State Champion – Volleyball

PERSONAL

  • Parents – Mark and Kris Koster
  • Siblings – Teegan and Jonathan

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 23 vs. Trinity University L, 3-0
Oct 23 vs. Schreiner University W, 3-1
Oct 29 vs. Howard Payne University L, 3-1
Oct 29 at McMurry University L, 3-0
Nov 4 vs. Austin College L, 3-0
Nov 5 vs. Texas Lutheran University L, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Matches 33 13
Sets 114 46
Kills 6 2
Kills per set 0.05 0.04
Errors 0 0
Total Attacks 47 25
Hitting Percentage .128 .080
Assists 103 41
Assists per set 0.90 0.89
Service Aces 50 21
Service Errors 29 15
Service Aces per set 0.44 0.46
Receptions 534 152
Reception Errors 27 14
Digs 854 356
Digs per set 7.49 7.74
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 5 2
Points 56.0 23.0
Points per set 0.5 0.5
Matches started 1 1
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 at Arlington Baptist College W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 2 .000 2 1 4 33 2 41 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Sep 2 vs. LeTourneau University W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 5 1 1 27 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 2 vs. University of Texas-Tyler L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 1 1 28 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 3 vs. Sul Ross State University W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 3 1 18 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 3 vs. University of Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 2 0 25 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 9 vs. University of Texas-Tyler L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 3 .333 3 1 0 19 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 9 vs. Concordia University L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 6 0 1 17 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 10 vs. Sul Ross State University W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 18 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 10 vs. McMurry University L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 5 0 0 24 1 36 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 16 vs. Centenary College of Louisiana L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 3 .000 4 1 2 24 4 46 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 17 vs. Austin College L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 2 .000 6 3 1 15 3 39 0 0 0 0 1 3.0
Sep 17 at Colorado College L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 2 0 1 27 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 20 at Dallas Christian College W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 3 2 1 26 1 28 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 24 vs. Schreiner University W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 1 1 12 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 24 vs. Texas Lutheran University W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 3 2 1 7 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 25 vs. Southwestern University L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 3 3 1 9 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 25 vs. Trinity University L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 1 2 0 16 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 29 vs. University of Texas-Tyler L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1 0 19 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 29 at LeTourneau University L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 0 2 0 20 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 8 Colorado College L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 4 1 0 - 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 8 Centenary College of Louisiana W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 7 .143 5 1 1 8 0 29 0 0 0 0 1 2.0
Oct 9 Austin College W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 4 2 2 20 2 48 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 13 Arlington Baptist College W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 9 3 0 25 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 15 vs. Randolph College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 6 0 0 - 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 15 at Washington and Lee University (VA) L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 3 1 0 15 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 18 Southwestern Adventist University W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 22 vs. Southwestern University L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 vs. Texas Lutheran University L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 2 1 2 - 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 23 vs. Trinity University L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 1 2 1 14 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 23 vs. Schreiner University W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 3 2 2 - 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 29 vs. Howard Payne University L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 3 5 1 16 0 32 0 0 0 0 1 5.0
Oct 29 at McMurry University L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 3 1 1 21 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 4 vs. Austin College L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 2 1 0 16 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 5 vs. Texas Lutheran University L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 0 1 3 15 2 28 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2014-15 31 110 5 0.05 13 97 -.082 76 0.69 33 0.30 103 25 634 5.76 0 0 0 0.00 38.0 0.3
2015-16 34 118 5 0.04 17 101 -.119 76 0.64 23 0.19 675 21 790 6.69 0 0 0 0.00 28.0 0.2
2016-17 33 114 6 0.05 0 47 .128 103 0.90 50 0.44 534 27 854 7.49 0 0 0 0.00 56.0 0.5
Total 98 342 16 0.05 30 245 -.057 255 0.75 106 0.31 1312 73 2278 6.66 0 0 0 0.00 122.0 0.4
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 33 114 6 0.05 0 47 .128 103 0.90 50 0.44 534 27 854 7.49 0 0 0 0.00 56.0 0.5
Conference 13 46 2 0.04 0 25 .080 41 0.89 21 0.46 152 14 356 7.74 0 0 0 0.00 23.0 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 16 1 0.06 0 9 .111 24 1.50 7 0.44 53 3 134 8.38 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 0.5
Away 6 23 3 0.13 0 9 .333 13 0.57 7 0.30 142 5 178 7.74 0 0 0 0.00 10.0 0.4
Neutral 22 75 2 0.03 0 29 .069 66 0.88 36 0.48 339 19 542 7.23 0 0 0 0.00 38.0 0.5
Result Wins 13 46 1 0.02 0 17 .059 51 1.11 21 0.46 194 8 366 7.96 0 0 0 0.00 22.0 0.5
Losses 20 68 5 0.07 0 30 .167 52 0.76 29 0.43 340 19 488 7.18 0 0 0 0.00 34.0 0.5
Month September 19 69 3 0.04 0 21 .143 56 0.81 29 0.42 384 18 508 7.36 0 0 0 0.00 32.0 0.5
October 12 39 3 0.08 0 21 .143 45 1.15 19 0.49 119 7 298 7.64 0 0 0 0.00 22.0 0.6
November 2 6 0 0.00 0 5 .000 2 0.33 2 0.33 31 2 48 8.00 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0.3

News Mentions

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Koster nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The University of Dallas nominated Jessie Koster (Sherwood, Ore.) for 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year, which was released...

June 26, 2017

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Koster a Finalist for SCAC Woman of the Year

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The University of Dallas recently nominated Jessie Koster (Sherwood, Ore.) for the Southern Collegiate Athletic...

June 23, 2017

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Koster Awarded Scholarship from NCAA

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Jessie Koster (Sherwood, Ore.) was granted a $7,500 scholarship for part-time or full-time postgraduate study at a...

March 7, 2017

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Head Volleyball Coach Prentice Lewis Announces Resignation

IRVING, Texas – Today the University of Dallas announced head coach Prentice Lewis submitted her resignation effective February 28. She has...

February 15, 2017

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Koster Captures USCAA All-American 2nd Consecutive Year

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Jessie Koster (Sherwood, Ore.) from the University of Dallas volleyball team earned her second United States Collegiat...

November 11, 2016

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Koster recognized on AVCA Division III West All-Region Team

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Jessie Koster (Sherwood, Ore.) from the University of Dallas volleyball team added to her impressive amount of postseason...

November 10, 2016

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Koster breaks SCAC Digs Career Record; Volleyball wraps up Season

SHREVEPORT, La. – The University of Dallas volleyball team (13-21) wrapped up the regular season on Saturday versus Texas Lutheran Universit...

November 5, 2016

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Austin College sweeps Crusaders in 3 Sets to Advance Friday

SHREVEPORT, La. – The No. 4 Seed Austin College (24-13) swept the No. 5 University of Dallas (13-20) volleyball team on Friday in the first...

November 4, 2016

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Koster Chosen on CoSIDA All-Academic All-District 8 Team

IRVING, Texas – University of Dallas senior Jessie Koster (Sherwood, Ore.) added to her end of the year accolades by being selected to the...

November 3, 2016

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Volleyball SCAC Tournament Preview

November 1, 2016

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Koster Tabbed SCAC Backrow Player of the Year; 2nd All-SCAC Team

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced the 2016 All-SCAC Volleyball Team on Monday. Jessie Koster...

October 30, 2016

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Volleyball drops Pair of Saturday Non-Conference Games in McMurry

ABILENE, Texas – The University of Dallas volleyball team (13-19) closed out its regular season with two setbacks in non-conference action...

October 29, 2016

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PREVIEW: Volleyball - Howard Payne University | McMurry University (10/29)

October 28, 2016

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Win over Schreiner gets Volleyball 5th Seed in SCAC Tournament; Split Sunday

KERRVILLE, Texas – The University of Dallas (13-17, 5-9 SCAC) captured a necessary win over host school Schreiner University (3-23, 0-14...

October 23, 2016

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Volleyball takes Pair of Setbacks in 1st Day of SCAC cross-divisional at Schreiner

KERRVILLE, Texas – The University of Dallas volleyball team (12-16, 4-8 SCAC) fell in a two matches Saturday in the first day of the...

October 22, 2016

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PREVIEW: Volleyball - No. 4 Southwestern, Texas Lutheran (10/22) | No. 18 Trinity, Schreiner (10/23)

October 19, 2016

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Senior Night Success for Volleyball on Tuesday; Claim 3-1 Win over Southwestern Adventist

IRVING, Texas – It was a fun night for the University of Dallas volleyball team, as four seniors took the court a final time in the Maher...

October 18, 2016

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PREVIEW: Volleyball vs. Southwestern Adventist University (10/18)

October 17, 2016

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Volleyball handles Randolph College; Swept by host Washington & Lee

LEXINGTON, Va. – The University of Dallas volleyball team (11-14) made its first trip to Washington & Lee University on Saturday. In a...

October 15, 2016

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Volleyball edges Arlington Baptist for 3rd Straight Win

IRVING, Texas – The University of Dallas volleyball team (10-13) won its 10th game of the season and third straight after edging Arlington...

October 13, 2016

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PREVIEW: Volleyball - Arlington Baptist (10/13) | Randolph College (10/15) | Washington & Lee (10/15)

October 12, 2016

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Smith earns USCAA Setter of the Week

NORFOLK, Va. – Elizabeth Smith (Broken Arrow, Okla.) of the University of Dallas earns this week’s Women’s Volleyball Setter of...

October 11, 2016

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Volleyball holds off Austin College Rally; Survive Sunday's Thriller

IRVING, Texas – The University of Dallas volleyball team (9-13, 4-6 SCAC) scrapped its way to a thrilling five-set victory over Austin...

October 9, 2016

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Volleyball splits Day 1 of Hosted SCAC Divisional

IRVING, Texas – The University of Dallas volleyball team (8-13, 3-6 SCAC) split two matches on Saturday in its hosted SCAC divisional. In...

October 8, 2016

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PREVIEW: Volleyball Home Divisional - Colorado College, Centenary College, Austin College (10/8-10/9)

October 6, 2016

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Koster and Volleyball Dig Season-Highs; Go 0-2 on Thursday at LeTourneau

LONGVIEW, Texas – On Thursday, the University of Dallas volleyball team (7-12) fell in a pair of non-conference games hosted at LeTourneau...

September 29, 2016

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PREVIEW: Volleyball Triangular - UT-Tyler | LeTourneau (9/29)

September 28, 2016

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Koster named SCAC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) named Jessie Koster, a senior libero from the University of Dallas,...

September 26, 2016

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Koster Breaks School Record for Career Digs; Volleyball 0-2 on Sunday

SHERMAN, Texas – The University of Dallas volleyball team (7-10, 2-5 SCAC) dropped two matches on Sunday to complete a 2-2 split in the...

September 25, 2016

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Volleyball goes 2-0 on Saturday; Sweep Schreiner and Texas Lutheran

SHERMAN, Texas – The University of Dallas volleyball team (7-8, 2-3 SCAC) managed a pair of gutsy performances to notch its first conference...

September 24, 2016

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PREVIEW: Volleyball - Schreiner, Texas Lutheran (9/24) | No.5 Southwestern, Trinity (9/25)

September 22, 2016

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3 Career Nights not enough for Volleyball in SCAC Opener

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – The University of Dallas volleyball team (4-6) fell in five sets to Centenary College (2-8) on Friday in the...

September 16, 2016

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PREVIEW: Volleyball - Centenary (9/16) | Austin College (9/17) | Colorado College (9/17)

September 15, 2016

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Volleyball knocks of Sul Ross State; Unable to complete comeback on McMurry

September 10, 2016

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Volleyball Day 1 Fast Recap of Austin College Invitational

September 9, 2016

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PREVIEW: Volleyball at Austin College Invitational (9/9-9/10)

September 8, 2016

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Volleyball sweeps Sul Ross State; Fall to Mary-Hardin Baylor and split Weekend 2-2

SHERMAN, Texas – The University of Dallas volleyball team (3-2) concluded the Austin College Classic with a 2-2 split after Saturday’s...

September 3, 2016

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Volleyball wins 3 straight sets to Top LeTourneau; Falls against Texas-Tyler

SHERMAN, Texas – The University of Dallas volleyball team (2-1) completed a split in the first pair of matches at the Austin College Classic...

September 2, 2016

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Volleyball holds off Arlington Baptist in Season-Opening Win

ARLINGTON, Texas – The University of Dallas volleyball team (1-0) earned a 3-2 (25-19, 25-14, 19-25, 17-25, 16-14) victory at Arlington...

September 1, 2016

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PREVIEW: Dallas at Arlington Baptist (9/1) | Austin College Classic (9/2-9/3)

August 31, 2016

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2016 Season Preview: Women's Volleyball

IRVING, Texas – The University of Dallas embarks on a new era as former TCU, 13-year head coach Prentice Lewis returns to the collegiate...

August 26, 2016

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