Jill Paluch

Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
Nazareth Academy
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.

As a Junior (2012):
» Bryant Hampton InvitationalAll-Tournament Team
» Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention
» MAC East Defensive Co-Player ofthe Week (Sept. 17)
Played in all 106 sets as the Zips’ primary libero ...Earned a spot on Bryant’s Hampton Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 5.40 digs per set over thecourse of the tournament ... Her 20 digs against Northern Kentuckystood as a career-high until she posted 23 in the MAC Tournamentquarterfinal match versus Northern Illinois on Nov. 16 ... Led theteam with 460 digs overall ... Averaged 4.34 digs per set, a markthat ranked eighth in the MAC and eighth all-time in programhistory for a single season ... Tied a career-high three serviceaces at Kent State on Nov. 9.

As a Sophomore (2011):
» Ohio State Sports Imports ClassicAll-Tournament Team
Filled in at the libero role due to injuries ... Played inall 29 matches and finished second on the squad with 317 digs ...Averaged 3.08 digs per set and produced 38 assists ... Had at leasteight digs in 21 of her 29 matches ... Set a new career-high with18 digs on two occasions, against Albany (Sept. 16) and EasternMichigan (Oct 22) ... Tallied 13 aces.

As a Freshman (2010): Appeared in 29 matchesand made five starts as a setter … Tallied 132 assists in110 sets played for a mark of 1.20 assists per set …Finished with a .429 setting percentage after 308 total attempts… Recorded 15 service aces … Also notched 206 digsfor an average of 1.87 digs per set.

At Nazareth Academy: A two-time All-EastSuburban Catholic Conference selection ... ranked in top 150seniors by Prep Volleyball's Senior ACES ... named teamcaptain as a senior ... in 2010 received Chicago Sun TimesAll-Area Honorable Mention ... was voted team MVP as a junior ...played club for the 1st Alliance 17 Silver ... named to theNational Honor Society.

Personal: Daughterof Greg and Claudia Paluch ... has two siblings, Zach and Sarah ...enjoys drawing ... previously was a gymnast, tap dancer and soccerplayer ... cousin, Scott Paluch, spent five years as the headhockey coach at Bowling Green and is now a scout and assistantcoach for Team USA ... majoring in speech and languagepathology and audiology.