1 Ciara Jones Class: Senior Hometown: Orlando, Fla. High School: Edgewater Height: 5-10 Position: OH

Honors and Awards
2011 Marquette Challenge All-Tournament
2011 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament
2011 COBRA Magazine All-Preseason Second Team
2010 BIG EAST Honor Roll (Oct. 11 and Nov. 8)
2010 COBRA Magazine All-National Third Team
2009 Marquette Invitational MVP

2011 (As of Sept. 22): Recorded a career-high 24 kills in 3-2 loss to No. 9 Minnesota (Sept. 18), in which MU held a 2-1 advantage entering the fourth set ... Named all-tournament at the Marquette Challenge for her play against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 16) and Minnesota ... Led MU with 15 kills in home opener against Southern Miss (Sept. 9) ... Earned all-tournament honors at the Bluejay Invitational ... Tied her season high with 19 kills and hit .471 in 3-1 win over South Dakota (Sept. 2) in the opening match of the Bluejay Invitational ... Recorded 16 and 11 kills, respectively, in the final two matches at the Bluejay Invitational against Northern Illinois and Creighton (Sept. 3) ... Notched 19 kills on 36 attacks in 3-1 win over Iowa (Aug. 27) at the Hawkeye Challenge ...Team captain.

2010 (Junior): Recorded 18 kills in season finale against Northern Illinois (Nov. 27)...Tallied 12 kills and posted a .455 hitting percentage in MU's sweep over Pittsburgh (Nov. 19), helping the Golden Eagles reach the BIG EAST Semifinals...Notched 14 kills in MU's come-from-behind five-set victory over Louisville (Nov. 12), to help the Golden Eagles notch their first vicotry since 2001 over the Cardinals...Landed a career-high 20 kills and hit .475 (20-1-40) in MU's five-set victory at Seton Hall (Nov. 7)...Recorded a team-high 13 kills in sweep of Rutgers (Nov. 6)...Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for the second time in 2010 on Nov. 8 for her play in wins over UIC, Rutgers and Seton Hall...Led Marquette with 12 kills in sweep of West Virginia (Oct. 29) and 11 kills in sweep of UIC (Oct. 31)...Notched a team-high 16 kills in a sweep of Syracuse (Oct. 16)...Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Oct. 11 for her play in wins over St. John's (Oct. 8) and UConn (Oct. 10)...Notched a team-high 13 kills in win over UConn to go along with a season-high five digs and four blocks...Recorded 12 kills, four digs and three blocks at Georgetown (Sept. 26)...Notched 15 kills in Wildcat Classic finale against Northwestern (Sept. 18)...During the Marquette/Milwaukee Invitational, led MU with 43 kills (4.3 per set)...Registered a career-high 18 kills in win over Milwaukee (Sept. 11) and added 16 on Sept. 12 vs. Toledo...Notched 13 kills, four digs and three blocks at St. Mary's (Calif.)...Recorded eight kills against both Denver and Minnesota on day two of the Golden Gopher Invite (Aug. 28)...COBRA Magazine All-Preseason Third Team.

2009 (Sophomore): Her powerful hitting earned her most valuable player honors at the Marquette Invitational (Sept. 5), recording 52 kills in four matches, leading MU to a 4-0 record over Texas State, Butler (Sept. 4), Binghamton and Austin Peay (Sept. 5)...Earned BIG EAST Honor Roll mention for her play at the Marquette Invitational...Notched 12 kills in 3-2 loss to Ohio State (Sept. 12)...Jones' 14 kills combined with Ashley Beyer's 19 to help MU to a five-set victory over Dayton (Sept. 19), a team receiving votes in the AVCA Top-25 Poll...Recorded 14 and 11 kills, respectively, against Georgetown (Oct. 16) and USF (Oct. 18) in consecutive matches...Notched 12 kills against Syracuse, a team second in the BIG EAST standings at the time...In season finale against Central Michigan (Nov. 27), recorded 11 kills and no errors.

2008 (Freshman): Jones, a very powerful hitter, started four matches as a feshman and saw action in 39 sets...after recording 11 kills, two digs and three blocks to open the season against Houston (Aug. 29), injured foot prior to match against Chattanooga (Aug. 30) and was sidelined for the next 14 matches...recorded a season-high 12 kills and six blocks in upset victory at Notre Dame (Nov. 2)...registered a seeason-high four digs at Georgetown (Oct. 11) and at Villanova (Nov. 8)... turned in a seson-high hitting percentage of .625 (6-1-8) against Louisville (Oct. 24).

Prior to Marquette (Edgewater High School): Jones was a four year letterwinner in volleyball at Edgewater High School...as team captain in 2007, Jones led Edgewater to the regional semifinals of the state tournament...selected as a member of the all-metro first team...recorded 297 kills, 136 digs and 55 blocks as a senior and 286 kills, 71 digs, and 35 blocks as a junior.

Personal: Jones was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., to Aaron and Jan Jones...has two brothers, Aaron III and Michael... father played football at Eastern Kentucky, was a NFL first round draft pick (18th overall) and played nine years in the NFL (Steelers, Patriots and Dolphins)...brother, Aaron III, was a high school All-America football player at Edgewater before playing at Florida State and Eastern Kentucky...younger brother, Michael, is currently a safety on the University of Michigan football team...majors in broadcasting.

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