12 Jackie Kocken Class: Freshman Hometown: De Pere, Wis. High School: West De Pere Height: 6-5 Position: MH

Shymansky on Kocken:
"Jackie is a big part of that new level of net play that we are looking for. She has a lot of upside and the ability to be a very dynamic middle attacker. We are excited to get her in the gym where we can give her quality reps and push her hard to be the greatest player that she can be. We have an expectation for her not to just be tall, but really be a devastating net player."

High School: Earned four letters in volleyball at West De Pere High School playing for head coach Ashley Knapp ... Top-ranked incoming recruit in Marquette's 2012 class, No. 85 nationally by PrepVolleyball.com ... A three-time all-conference performer for the Phantoms ... Set the school's career blocks record and led the conference in blocks and hitting percentage as a senior in 2011 ... Notched 275 kills, 105 blocks and 53 aces as a senior ... Recorded 284 kills, 112 blocks and 38 aces as a junior ... Played club volleyball for the Wisconsin Volleyball Academy and Fox Cities Elite, where she was coached by Jon Ellmann and B.J. Bryant, respectively ... Club teammate of fellow signee Erin Lehman.

Personal: Kocken was born in Green Bay, Wis., to Dan and April Kocken ... Has a younger sister, Heather ... Plans to major in environmental engineering ... Is a certified scuba diver and an active artist ... Mother played basketball and field hockey at Green Bay before going on to play professional basketball in Sweden ... Mother is also a member of the UWGB Athletics Hall of Fame.