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8 Ashanti Jackson
Ashanti Jackson
  • Birth Date:
    September 7th
  • Height:
    6'0
  • Weight:
    140
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Sacramento, Calif.
  • High School:
    Monterey Trail
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    21
  • k/s
    3.19
  • h %
    .160
  • a/s
    0.07
  • b/s
    0.40
  • sa/s
    0.13
  • d/s
    1.18

Bio

AS A JUNIOR ... Jackson led the Saints in kills for the third consecutive season ... averaged a team-best 2.74 kills per set to rank 7th in the GNAC ... was voted a GNAC 2nd Team All-Conference selection ... was named to the Baruch College Invitational All-Tournament team and to the GNAC All-Tournament team ... earned a spot on the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll on 2/17/14 ... Selected the GNAC Defensive Player of the Week on 2/24/14 ... Finished the season witha  team-best 260 kills, 158 digs, 50 blocks, 17 assists and 14 aces ... Hit in double-figures in the kills comumn 14 times over the season with his season-high of 19 kills coming on 3/20/14 in a 3-2 win over Wentworth ... recorded two double-doubles in 2014 ... Named the team's Most Valuable Player at Emmanuel's Athletic Awards Night on April 26th, 2014 ... Helped lead the Saints back to the GNAC Finals for the third-consecutive season ... captained the squad as a junior and will once again captain the Saints in 2015 as a senior.

AS A SOPHOMORE ... Jackson was once again the leading hitter on the Saints, tallying 242 kills in his second collegiate season ... led the Saints with an average of 2.75 kills per set, ranking him 8th in the GNAC and 49th nationally at the end of the season ... played in 27 total matches, including appearances in 88 sets ... hit at a clip of .188 for the season with his 242 kills coming off of 607 total swings ... recorded 130 digs, 37 blocks (16 solo, 21 assisted) 14 aces and 9 assists ... tallied a season-high 19 kills versus GNAC Champion Rivier University on March 30th ... posted 11 matches in which he notched double-figure kill totals ... was named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll on April 1, 2013 ... voted GNAC 2nd Team All-Conference ... helped lead Emmanuel to a second place finish in the conference and an appearance in the GNAC Finals ... represents the Men's Volleyball Team on Emmanuel's Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... will serve as one of the tri-captains for the 2014 Saints squad.

AS A FRESHMAN ... Jackson put together one of the greatest rookie seasons in program history, racking up 290 kills to lead the team and rank fifth in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) and 22nd in the nation with a 3.30 kills/set average ... Played in 27 of 29 matches and 88 total sets for the Saints, registering 10 or more kills in 16 matches including a season-high of 23 kills vs. Stevens Tech on Feb. 25 ... Posted a .270 attacking percentage while also tallying a total of 118 digs, 39 total blocks, 23 aces and 20 assists ... Was named the GNAC Rookie of the Week on four separate occasions as well as the GNAC Player of the Week during the week of Feb. 20 ... Was named a GNAC 1st Team All-Conference selection while also being named one of the EC Athletic Department's Freshman of the Year.

BEFORE EMMANUEL ... Jackson was a two-sport athlete at Monterey Trail High School (Elk Grove, Calif.) ... played one year of varsity basketball and three years of varsity volleyball ... was named All-Delta River League two-straight years ... led the league in kills two years in a row ... led the league in blocks as a senior ... named Sacramento All-City as a senior.


Major:
 Chemistry

Career Aspirations: computational chemistry, chemist, pharmacist, doctor

Favorite Movie: Inception, Shutter Island

Favorite Pre-match Meal: stir fry

Favorite Late-night Snack: cookies, icecream, maybe hot cocoa

Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: the Wilkens Science Center

Best Class at Emmanuel: Physical Chemistry

Most Exciting Athletic Experience: they are all equally as exciting

Most Respected Professional Athlete: Kobe Bryant

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Mar 31 at Lasell University W, 3-2
Apr 1 Springfield College L, 3-0
Apr 4 vs. Johnson & Wales University W, 3-1
Apr 4 at Mount Ida College W, 3-1
Apr 7 Johnson & Wales University W, 3-0
Apr 9 at Rivier University L, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 21 12
Sets 67 41
Kills 214 132
Kills per set 3.19 3.22
Errors 130 78
Total Attacks 526 322
Hitting Percentage .160 .168
Assists 5 4
Assists per set 0.07 0.10
Service Aces 9 4
Service Errors 31 16
Service Aces per set 0.13 0.10
Receptions 244 125
Reception Errors 14 7
Digs 79 53
Digs per set 1.18 1.29
Block Solo 6 1
Block Assist 21 13
Block Total 27 14
Blocks per set 0.40 0.34
Block Errors 9 3
Ball Handling Errors 3 3
Points 239.5 143.5
Points per set 3.6 3.5
Matches started 16 9

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 18 Fanshawe College W, 3-2 1 4 12 6 29 .207 1 15.0
Jan 30 at Harvard University L, 3-0 - 2 4 4 15 .000 0 6.0
Feb 3 at Elms College W, 3-0 1 3 4 5 14 -.071 0 6.0
Feb 12 Lasell University L, 3-2 - 5 15 11 32 .125 1 15.5
Feb 18 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 2 1 2 10 -.100 0 1.0
Feb 21 Regis College W, 3-0 - 2 7 2 15 .333 0 9.5
Feb 22 New York University L, 3-2 1 5 20 8 42 .286 0 22.5
Feb 25 at Albertus Magnus College W, 3-0 1 3 13 5 21 .381 1 15.5
Feb 28 at Springfield College L, 3-0 1 3 3 11 22 -.364 0 4.0
Mar 3 Emerson College W, 3-0 1 3 4 5 23 -.043 0 4.0
Mar 5 at Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-1 1 4 13 7 35 .171 0 13.5
Mar 17 Mount Ida College W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at MIT L, 3-0 1 2 5 7 18 -.111 1 6.0
Mar 21 at Emerson College L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Mar 24 Wentworth Institute of Technology W, 3-2 1 5 22 11 52 .212 0 23.0
Mar 26 at Johnson & Wales University L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Albertus Magnus College W, 3-0 1 1 3 4 7 -.143 0 3.5
Mar 28 Rivier University L, 3-2 1 5 17 12 48 .104 0 19.0
Mar 31 at Lasell University W, 3-2 1 5 20 12 49 .163 2 21.0
Apr 1 Springfield College L, 3-0 1 3 15 4 27 .407 0 15.0
Apr 4 vs. Johnson & Wales University W, 3-1 1 4 17 6 30 .367 0 20.0
Apr 4 at Mount Ida College W, 3-1 - 2 7 3 14 .286 0 7.5
Apr 7 Johnson & Wales University W, 3-0 1 3 9 3 20 .300 0 11.0
Apr 9 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 15 8 31 .226 0 16.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 18 Fanshawe College W, 3-2 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 0
Jan 30 at Harvard University L, 3-0 - 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
Feb 3 at Elms College W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 12 Lasell University L, 3-2 - 5 6 0 1 1 1 0
Feb 18 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 21 Regis College W, 3-0 - 2 2 2 1 0 3 0
Feb 22 New York University L, 3-2 1 5 9 0 3 0 3 0
Feb 25 at Albertus Magnus College W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 3 0 3 0
Feb 28 at Springfield College L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 0
Mar 3 Emerson College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 5 at Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-1 1 4 10 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 17 Mount Ida College W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at MIT L, 3-0 1 2 3 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 21 at Emerson College L, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 24 Wentworth Institute of Technology W, 3-2 1 5 3 0 2 1 2 1
Mar 26 at Johnson & Wales University L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Albertus Magnus College W, 3-0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 28 Rivier University L, 3-2 1 5 13 1 0 0 1 0
Mar 31 at Lasell University W, 3-2 1 5 7 0 2 1 2 2
Apr 1 Springfield College L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 4 vs. Johnson & Wales University W, 3-1 1 4 4 0 2 0 2 0
Apr 4 at Mount Ida College W, 3-1 - 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 7 Johnson & Wales University W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 2 3 3 0
Apr 9 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Jan 18 Fanshawe College W, 3-2 1 4 1 6 28 2
Jan 30 at Harvard University L, 3-0 - 2 1 2 - 1
Feb 3 at Elms College W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 8 0
Feb 12 Lasell University L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 30 0
Feb 18 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 2 0 1 9 3
Feb 21 Regis College W, 3-0 - 2 0 1 8 0
Feb 22 New York University L, 3-2 1 5 1 5 31 1
Feb 25 at Albertus Magnus College W, 3-0 1 3 1 2 - 0
Feb 28 at Springfield College L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 16 2
Mar 3 Emerson College W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 10 0
Mar 5 at Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-1 1 4 0 3 19 0
Mar 17 Mount Ida College W, 3-0 - - - - - -
Mar 18 at MIT L, 3-0 1 2 0 3 10 0
Mar 21 at Emerson College L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0
Mar 24 Wentworth Institute of Technology W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 9 0
Mar 26 at Johnson & Wales University L, 3-2 - - - - - -
Mar 28 Albertus Magnus College W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Mar 28 Rivier University L, 3-2 1 5 1 1 25 1
Mar 31 at Lasell University W, 3-2 1 5 0 4 - 1
Apr 1 Springfield College L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 15 3
Apr 4 vs. Johnson & Wales University W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 13 1
Apr 4 at Mount Ida College W, 3-1 - 2 0 2 9 1
Apr 7 Johnson & Wales University W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 9 0
Apr 9 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 22 0

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2011-12 27 88 290 3.30 119 633 .270 20 0.23 341.5 3.9
2012-13 27 88 242 2.75 128 607 .188 9 0.10 282.5 3.2
2013-14 29 95 260 2.74 119 597 .236 17 0.18 305.5 3.2
2014-15 21 67 214 3.19 130 526 .160 5 0.07 239.5 3.6
Total 104 338 1006 2.98 496 2363 .216 51 0.15 1169.0 3.5

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2011-12 27 88 118 1.34 18 21 39 0.44
2012-13 27 88 130 1.48 16 21 37 0.42
2013-14 29 95 158 1.66 13 37 50 0.53
2014-15 21 67 79 1.18 6 21 27 0.40
Total 104 338 485 1.43 53 100 153 0.45

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2011-12 27 88 23 0.26 343 17
2012-13 27 88 14 0.16 163 18
2013-14 29 95 14 0.15 315 12
2014-15 21 67 9 0.13 244 14
Total 104 338 60 0.18 1065 61

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 21 67 214 3.19 130 526 .160 5 0.07 239.5 3.6
Conference 12 41 132 3.22 78 322 .168 4 0.10 143.5 3.5
Exhibition 1 4 12 3.00 6 29 .207 1 0.25 15.0 3.8
Location                      
Home 9 32 112 3.50 60 266 .195 1 0.03 123.0 3.8
Away 11 31 85 2.74 64 230 .091 4 0.13 96.5 3.1
Neutral 1 4 17 4.25 6 30 .367 0 0.00 20.0 5.0
Result                      
Wins 10 31 106 3.42 56 245 .204 3 0.10 121.0 3.9
Losses 11 36 108 3.00 74 281 .121 2 0.06 118.5 3.3
Month                      
January 1 2 4 2.00 4 15 .000 0 0.00 6.0 3.0
February 7 23 63 2.74 44 156 .122 2 0.09 74.0 3.2
March 8 27 84 3.11 58 233 .112 3 0.11 90.0 3.3
April 5 15 63 4.20 24 122 .320 0 0.00 69.5 4.6

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 21 67 79 1.18 6 21 27 0.40
Conference 12 41 53 1.29 1 13 14 0.34
Exhibition 1 4 4 1.00 2 0 2 0.50
Location                
Home 9 32 38 1.19 4 10 14 0.44
Away 11 31 37 1.19 2 9 11 0.35
Neutral 1 4 4 1.00 0 2 2 0.50
Result                
Wins 10 31 28 0.90 3 14 17 0.55
Losses 11 36 51 1.42 3 7 10 0.28
Month                
January 1 2 1 0.50 1 0 1 0.50
February 7 23 29 1.26 2 8 10 0.43
March 8 27 38 1.41 1 8 9 0.33
April 5 15 11 0.73 2 5 7 0.47

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 21 67 9 0.13 244 14
Conference 12 41 4 0.10 125 7
Exhibition 1 4 1 0.25 28 2
Location            
Home 9 32 2 0.06 138 5
Away 11 31 5 0.16 93 8
Neutral 1 4 2 0.50 13 1
Result            
Wins 10 31 5 0.16 67 3
Losses 11 36 4 0.11 177 11
Month            
January 1 2 1 0.50 - 1
February 7 23 5 0.22 102 6
March 8 27 1 0.04 74 2
April 5 15 2 0.13 68 5