Jo Jameyson Class: Senior Hometown: Alvin, Texas High School: Alvin Height: 6-1 Position: Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter Birthdate: 10/18/1978

Returns from an injury that kept her out of the NCAA tournament games in 1999 ... one of the team?s top contenders to replace Mary Leffers at the middle blocker position ... a dynamic hitter who is difficult to stop ... has good lateral speed from the middle, enabling her to close blocks on both sides ... gets up quickly on attacks and hits well behind the setter ... has the ability to play in the back row as well ... solid all-around player who truly enjoys playing the game.

AS A JUNIOR: Played in 24 matches and 63 games in ?99 ... saw starting time at the middle blocker position in 21 of the team?s 29 matches ... second on the team in block average with a 0.95 mark ... second in BIG EAST conference hitting with a phenomenal .468 average ... hit above .700 in three matches in ?99 ... had six kills, 12 digs and a season-best eight blocks versus Providence ... had seven kills, five digs and one block versus Seton Hall, which was also her second match in a row hitting over .700 (.778) ... had a season-best 13 kills on .722 hitting percentage with nine digs, five blocks, and two aces at Rutgers ... started at outside hitter in the 1999 season opener against Valparaiso, tallying five kills on .308 hitting with five digs and an ace.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 26 matches and 70 games in ?98 ... began season as starting middle blocker with Mary Leffers still rehabilitating from her knee injury ... provided spark off the bench for most of the season at both the middle blocker or outside hitter position ... finished the year with 154 kills (2.20 per game), 12 aces, 148 digs and 58 blocks ... posted career highs in every major category ... named to the Shamrock Invitational all-tournament team after tallying 10 block assists in a five-game win over Georgia and hitting .433 with a career best 16 kills in a three-game loss to Colorado ... had 11 kills in two-straight games versus St. John?s and North Carolina ... hit the double-digit mark for digs with 12 against the Tar Heels ... continued string of outstanding defensive games with 12 digs in a five-game loss to Oral Roberts and then tallied a career-best 20 digs to go along with 11 kills versus BIG EAST Conference foe Syracuse on Halloween ... saw action in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with Eastern Washington, recording six kills in three games and nine digs.

AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in 21 matches (28 games) in ?97, seeing time at all three front-row positions ... totaled 32 kills on .216 hitting, plus 31 digs, 13 block assists, five service aces and two assists ... played briefly in opener versus Wisconsin and at Gonzaga ... best all-around match came in midseason win over West Virginia (8 kills, .385 hitting, 8 digs, 3 blocks, 1 ace) ... had three kills on four attempts at Long Beach State and three kills and no errors on five swings in NCAA tournament win over Liberty (plus three blocks).

PREP & PERSONAL: Named Gatorade Player of the Year for the Southwast region and a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection after her senior season at Alvin High School ... led the Houston Juniors to the 32-team junior national championships (in Denver) during summer of ?97 ... first-team all-state and district MVP in ?96 ... second-team all-state in ?95... set Alvin records for career kills (1,347), kills in match (21) and blocks in a match (10) ... as a senior, totaled 410 kills, 223 digs, 68 aces and 62 blocks (39 solo) in 40 matches ... played in ?97 East-West all-state match ... helped Alvin win three conference track and field titles ... won district high jump title as a sophomore and junior (when she cleared 5-8) ... member of the National Honor Society ... second-youngest of six children, five of whom are over six-feet tall ... her father Jack played football at Houston ... sister Katy was a two-time volleyball All-American at the University of Texas (1990-93) ... born Oct. 18, 1978, in Alvin, Texas ... full name is Olivia Jo Jameyson ... daughter of Jack and Johnnye Jameyson ... a design major in the College of Arts and Letters.