Freshman Year (2014)

Appeared and started in all 33 matches, while playing in all 124 sets … earned AVCA All-America honorable mention status … named AVCA North Region Freshman of the Year, while earning AVCA All-Region honors … named to All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team and MVC All-Freshman Team … selected to MVC Championship All-Tournament Team … was two-time MVC Freshman of the Week selection … named to George Washington Colonials Classic All-Tournament Team … recorded the second-best hitting percentage in a season in school history (.353) … recorded the sixth-highest hitting percentage (.786) in program history at Bradley (10/10), an ISU freshman record … tallied a season-high 19 kills in ISU’s NCAA Tournament win over Marquette (12/4) … recorded double-digit kills on 20 occasions … led the Redbirds in total blocks (109), solo blocks (18) and blocks assists (109) … ranked second on the team in kills (364), kills per set (2.94) and aces (29) … tallied three service aces on three occasions … recorded a season-best eight block assists against Oakland (9/5).

Prior to ISU

Four-year starter at Jacksonville High School … led team to Central State Eight title and fourth-place finish at Illinois High Schools Association (IHSA) Class 3A state tournament in 2012 … two-time Central State Eight (CS8) Volleyball Player of the Year … named 2013-14 CS8 Female Athlete of the Year … three-time team MVP … two-time team captain … two-time Jacksonville Journal-Courier Volleyball Player of the Year … set IHSA single-match record with 23 kills in Class 3A state semifinal … recorded career totals of 1,355 kills, 420 blocks, 322 service points and 467 digs … earned 12 varsity letters as a member of her school’s volleyball, basketball and soccer teams … recorded career totals of 1,761 points and 1,132 rebounds as member of school’s basketball team … tallied career totals of 17 goals, 28 assists and 150 goalkeeper saves as member of school’s soccer team.

Personal

Jaelyn Rose Keene … born August 17, 1995 … daughter of Steve and Rose Keene … has two brothers (Sean and Dalton) and one sister (Meghan) … brother, Dalton, is a member of the ISU football team. … major is undecided … first name is pronounced: JAY-lin.