2017 Women's Volleyball Roster

2 Jayden Kennedy

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • High School All Saints Catholic Secondary School
  • Hometown Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Major Psychology

Biography

SENIOR (2017) 
  • AVCA All-America honorable mention
  • AVCA Pacific South All-Region Team
  • All-WCC first team
  • WCC All-Academic Team
  • Played in all 30 matches, making 29 starts
  • Tied three other teammates for most sets played with 104
  • Led the team with 3.84 kills per set and 399 total kills 
  • Held a .309 attacking percentage
  • Registered 65 blocks

JUNIOR (2016)
  • Appeared in 26 matches
  • Had 170 kills on the season highlighted by a 15 kill night vs Portland (11/10)
  • Recorded 34 block assists on the season
SOPHOMORE (2015)
  • Played in 98 sets as an opposite for USD
  • Helped lead the team into the second round of the NCAA Tournament
  • Recorded 241 kills (2.46 kps), while hitting for a .208 clip
  • Recorded 44 total blocks
  • Recorded double digit kills in nine matches this season
  • Recorded a season-high 16 kills in a win against Gonzaga (10/17/15)
  • Recorded 12 kills against BYU (10/30/15), Saint Mary's (10/8/15), Gonzaga (11/12/15), Portland (11/14/15) and Santa Clara (11/21/15)
  • Recorded 11 kills against UCLA (9/11/15) and SMU (9/12/15)
  • Had 10 kills in a win against San Francisco (11/19/15)
FRESHMAN (2014)
  • Played in 23 matches, with 19 starts before suffering a season-ending injury
  • Helped lead the team into the NCAA Tournament
  • Named to the All-WCC Freshman team
  • Recorded 139 kills (1.85 kps), while hitting for a .264 clip
  • Recorded 43 blocks, three solo
  • Recorded a career-high 16 kills in a win against BYU (10/17/14)
  • Recorded 13 kills in a win against Pacific (10/10/14)
  • Recorded 12 kills against Saint Mary's (10/8/14)
  • Recorded 11 kills against San Francisco (10/4/14)
  • Recorded a season-high six blocks against Pacific (10/10/14)
  • Recorded five blocks against Saint Mary's (10/8/14)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
  • Prepped at All Saints Catholic Secondary School
  • Played club for the Durham Attack, and Eclipse Volleyball Clubs
  • In all, from 2005-2013, she helped lead her various club teams to 43 Gold awards, 25 Silver awards, and nine Bronze awards
  • She was also a standout on the girls basketball team at All Saints Catholic High School
PERSONAL
  • Jayden Letishia Duquesne Kennedy was born on November 25, 1996 in Oshawa, Ontatio, Canada
  • She is the daughter of Michelle Theophille Kennedy
  • Was also recruited by New Mexico, Illinois-Chicago, Missouri, Southern Illinois and Wichita
  • Chose to attend USD because of the exceptional volleyball coaching staff, the beautiful campus, high-ranking volleyball program, and because of the great academic reputation of the university
  • Notes that she loves to cook and bake
KENNEDY SUPERLATIVES
 
Career Highs
Kills:

20 at Pepperdine (10/21/17)*

Attacks:

49 at USC (12/2/17)

Assists: 2 vs. Baylor (12/2/16)*
Digs:

9 vs. Santa Clara (11/16/17)

Service Aces: ---
Block Solos:

1 vs. LMU (9/26/17)*

Block Assists: 7 vs. Baylor (12/2/16)
Total Blocks: 7 vs. Baylor (12/2/16)
*Indicates most recent high
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Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2014Freshman

    MB/OPP
    6'2"
    2
  • 2

    2015Sophomore

    OPP
    6'2"
    2
  • 2

    2016Junior

    OPP
    6'2"
    2
  • 2

    2017Senior

    RS
    6'2"
    2