Debuted each year at the OSCARS - the year-end highlight video provides a look back at all 26 varsity sports competed at the University of Notre Dame and is created in cooperation with the Student Welfare and Development Office and LeSea Broadcasting.
Strong offensive skill set with defensive game to match ... vocal and commanding on the court ... very confident player and never backs down from a challenge ... hits well off of either foot ... forceful blocker
AS A FRESHMAN (2011): 20 matches with 10+ kills ... Season-high 19 kills at Stanford and vs. Portland ... Hit .288 with team-high 320 kills (3.05/set) on the season ... Paced Irish with 364.5 points (3.47/set) ... Third on team with 0.67 blocks/set (15 solo, 55 assists) ... Led the Irish with 143 kills (3.04/set) in league play while adding 36 blocks (0.77/set) ... Totaled 42 digs in 13 BIG EAST contests ... 10+ kills in nine league contests ... Accounted for double-digit points in 13 league games ... 11 kills, seven digs and six blocks in career debut vs. Eastern Michigan ... Double-double (10 kills, 10 digs) vs. Butler ... Averaged 3.57 kills/set in two matches at the Stanford Invitational ... Led all players at Golden Dome Invite in hitting (.348), kills/set (3.82) and points/set (4.36) ... 11 kills on 17 errorless swings (.647) vs. Lipscomb ... Double-digit kills in four straight matches from Sept. 9-16 ... Double-digit kills in five straight matches from Oct. 18 - Nov. 5 ... 13 kills and six blocks at Connecticut ... Match-high 17 kills (.462) vs. Seton Hall ... Opened BIG EAST Championship with 17 kills (.533) vs. Syracuse ... Closed opening campaign with 10+ kills in nine of last 11 matches ... Two aces and 79 digs on the season
The Houser File: Prepped at perennial powerhouse Assumption (Ky.) ... Attended same high school as Irish All-American Christina Kaelin ... AVCA Under Armour All-America first team (2010) ... Kentucky's Miss Volleyball (2010) ... Kentucky's seventh region Player of the Year (2010) ... Kentucky's state tournament MVP (2010) ... First team all-state (2009) ... Led Assumption to a pair of state titles (2007, 2010) ... Led Assumption to a pair of regional titles ... Led Assumption to trio of district crowns (2006, 2007 and 2010) ... Led Assumption to a pair of LIVT Tournament titles (2007, 2010) ... Played on the club circuit for the widely-recognized KIVA program ... Heralded as one of PrepVolleyball.com's top seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen ... Named MVP of 2010 JVA 17-open Championship ... Durango Fall Classic All-Tournament Team (2008, 2009, 2010) ... ASCIS Challenge All-Tournament Team (2008, 2010) ... KHSAA Seventh Region All-Tournament Team (2009, 2010) ... KHSAA 24th District All-Tournament Team (2008) ... AAU All-American (2006, 2008) ... Best blocker at the Great Lakes Tournament (2009) ... Three-time winner of the Asics Challenge (2007, 2008, 2009) ... Led KIVA to the AAU national championship in 2007, 2008 and 2010 ... Runner-up in the 2010 JVA 17-open ... National champions at the USAV Jr. Olympics in 2007 ... Earned five letters at Assumption, playing with the varsity team since eighth grade ... Volunteered as a preschool teacher's aide while also assisting the local senior citizens center ... Part of high school's President Honor Roll ... Born in Honolulu, Hawaii ... Full name is Jennifer Elaine Houser ... Daughter of Danielle and Rob Houser ... Has four siblings ... Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business
