2019 Women's Volleyball Roster

Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin

10 Jenna Bridges

10 Jenna Bridges

  • Position:
    Middle Blocker
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Major:
    Biomedical Engineering
  • Hometown:
    Exeter, R.I.
  • Highschool:
    Exeter-West Greenwich

Summary

Biography

SENIOR YEAR (2019)
  • An AVCA/NCAA All-America Honorable Mention selection, becoming the first All-American in program history
  • AVCA/NCAA All-East Region 
  • America East Player of the Year
  • First player in program history to earn Player of the Year honors twice in her career
  • America East All-Conference First Team
  • America East All-Academic Team
  • Finished career as the program’s all-time leader in block assists (288)
  • Set the program’s career rally-scoring record in five categories, including career hitting percentage (.301), blocks (362), solo blocks (74), block assists (288) and blocks per set (0.97)
  • Set the program and America East record with eight Player of the Week honors (Sept. 3; Sept. 10; Sept. 24; Oct. 1; Oct. 8; Oct. 29; Nov. 5; Nov. 19)
  • Played in 29 matches, making 27 starts
  • Logged action in 107 of 109 sets
  • Finished as the America East’s statistical leader in hitting percentage (.371), kills (449) and kills per set (4.20)
  • Her .371 hitting percentage shattered her previous program-best mark of .339, set in 2018
  • Led the team with 96 blocks 
  • Finished sixth in the America East with 0.93 blocks per set, the fifth-most in Hartford’s rally-scoring era
  • Ranked third in Hartford’s rally-scoring era in solo blocks (22) and block assists (74)
  • Recorded 10+ kills in 24 matches, including the final 10 of the season
  • Had 10 matches of 20+ kills, including back-to-back 20-kill efforts against Sacred Heart (Oct. 20) and Stony Brook (Oct. 25)
  • Ended the season with 21 kills in the regular-season finale vs. New Hampshire (Nov. 17), 27 in the America East semifinal win over New Hampshire (Nov. 22) and 25 in the America East Title Match against UAlbany (Nov. 23)
  • Also had 10 straight matches of double-digit kills from Sept. 14 – Oct. 11
  • Registered three matches of 20+ kills during that rally, including a career-high 31 in a four-set win vs. Stony Brook (Sept. 27)
  • Named Most Valuable Player of the Cornell Invitational (Sept. 7) and was an All-Tournament Team member at the George Washington Invitational (Aug. 31)
  • Hit .818, a single-game program record, vs. Niagara, finishing with 18 kills in 22 attempts while committing zero errors
  • Averaged 5.20 kills per set during the America East Tournament
  • Matched her career high of nine blocks in the semifinal win against New Hampshire
 
JUNIOR YEAR (2018)
  • AVCA East All-Region Honorable Mention
  • America East Player of the Year
  • First Hartford player to be named the conference Player of the Year since 1993, and the program’s first AVCA East All-Region honoree since 1992
  • America East All-Conference First Team 
  • Three-time America East Player of the Week (Sept. 5; Sept. 11; Sept. 18)
  • First player in program history to win Player of the Week honors in three consecutive weeks
  • Saw action in all 25 matches, making 24 starts while appearing in all 86 sets
  • Led the America East in four different statistical categories: hitting percentage (.340), kills per set (4.12), blocks per set (1.01) and points per set (4.70)
  • Set the program’s single-season record (rally-scoring era) in hitting percentage, a mark that would be bested in her final season
  • Tallied 86 blocks and 353 kills
  • Ranked third in the program’s rally-scoring era in solo blocks (22) and block assists (74), fourth in blocks per set and fifth in kills per set 
  • Recorded double-digit kills 21 matches, accomplishing the feat in 20 straight contests from Aug. 31 – Nov. 9 
  • Three matches of 20+ kills 
  • Dominant performances at the Battle of Connecticut (Aug. 29 – Sept. 1), Hartford Hawks Invitational (Sept. 7-8) and Lafayette Invitational (Sept. 14-15) led to three straight All-Tournament Team nods and three straight America East Player of the Week honors
  • Averaged 3.36 kills and 1.36 blocks per set at the Battle of Connecticut 
  • Capped off a 3-0 record at the Hartford Hawks Invitational with 21 kills against Bucknell (Sept. 8)
  • Delivered 23 kills and recorded a career-high seven digs against Lafayette (Sept. 15) 
  • Tallied a season-high eight blocks at Binghamton (Nov. 9) 
  • America East Academic Honor Roll (3.0+ GPA)
 
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2017)
  • Started in 23 matches, logging action in 81 sets 
  • Led team with 250.5 points, including 13 matches with at least 10.0 points 
  • Third on the team with 165 kills, averaging 2.04 per set 
  • Set a program record with 1.04 blocks per set, second-most in the America East
  • Combined for a team-best 84 blocks on 21 solo blocks, fourth-most in program history, and 63 block assists
  • Added a team-best 33 service aces, ranking second in the league in service aces per set (0.41) 
  • Second on the team in hitting percentage with a .209 clip (392 attempts) 
  • Registered double figures in kills in five matches, including a season-best 12 against both Bryant (Oct. 24) and UMass Lowell (Nov. 12)
  • Compiled a career-best six service aces in a five-set match vs. Brown (Sept. 15) 
  • Delivered a season-high eight blocks at UMass Lowell (Oct. 13) 
  • America East Academic Honor Roll (3.0+ GPA)
 
FRESHMAN YEAR (2016)
  • America East All-Rookie Team 
  • Played in all 26 sets, making starts in all but one 
  • Logged time in 100 sets 
  • Led the team and finished seventh in the conference with 0.93 blocks per set 
  • Registered 74 block assists, third-most in Hartford’s rally-scoring era
  • Finished third on the team with 2.11 kills per set and led squad with a .200 attack percentage (524 attempts) 
  • Her 22 aces were second-most on the team 
  • Delivered a season-high 15 kills and three blocks in her collegiate debut, a five-set match against Rider (Aug. 25) 
  • Had a strong performance in the Dartmouth Tournament with 12 kills against Niagara (Sept. 9) and 11 against Army (Sept. 99) 
  • Had 13 kills and six blocks in her conference debut at UMass Lowell (Sept. 24) 
  • Recorded eight blocks against UMBC (Oct. 14) 
  • Had 14 kills, six blocks and two aces in upset win at UMBC (Nov. 12) 
  • America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.5+ GPA)
 
BEFORE HARTFORD
  • Played club volleyball for Blast Volleyball Club 
  • A member of the volleyball team at Exeter-West Greenwich High School
  • Finished her career with 963 kills, 184 digs, 212 blocks and 112 aces
  • Named the 2015 Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year, the Division I State Player of the Year and All-Rhode Island 
  • Delivered a .378 attack percentage with 501 kills, 108 digs, 74 blocks and 37 aces as a senior 
  • Helped lead her team to a 16-1 record and a Division I South Championship 
  • Two-time First Team All-State recognition as a junior and senior 
  • Led her team to an undefeated 20-0 season and a state championship in 2014  
  • Played a year of basketball and three years of softball at Exeter-West Greenwich
 
CAREER HIGHS
Digs: 7, at Lafayette (Sept. 15, 2018)
Kills: 31, vs. Stony Brook (Sept. 27, 2019)
Hitting Percentage (5+ attempts): .818 (18-22), vs. Niagara (Sept. 6, 2019)
Assists: 2, vs. Brown (Sept. 15, 2017)
Blocks: 9, 2x, last – vs. New Hampshire (Nov. 22, 2019)
Aces: 6, vs. Iona (Sept. 1, 2017)

SUPERLATIVES
Double-Doubles: --
Triple-Doubles: --
10+ Kills: 60
10+ Digs: --
5+ Blocks: 30
50+ Assists: --
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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2016Freshman

    MB
    6'2"
    10
  • 10

    2017Sophomore

    MB
    6'2"
    10
  • 10

    2018Junior

    MB
    6'2"
    10
  • 10

    2019Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'3"
    10