2019 Women's Volleyball Roster
Janell Walley
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Yucaipa, Calif.
- Position:
- OH
- High School:
- Yucaipa
- Height:
- 5-11
CAREER HONORS
- Three-Time All-Mountain West (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Two-Time CoSIDA Academic All-District (2017, 2019)
- Four-Time Academic All-Mountain West (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)Â
- Four-Time Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
2019 Â | Â SENIOR SEASON
HONORS: All-Mountain West and two-time MW Offensive Player of the Week .... named to four all-tournament teams and MVP of the Thunderbird Classic (Sept. 7) ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... Academic All-Mountain West.STATISTICS (Notable Rankings): Recorded 266 kills (2nd team), 25 assists (4th team), 24 service aces (3rd team), 282 digs (3rd team), 81 blocks (4th team) with four solos (5th team) and 332.5 points (2nd team) ... averaged 2.61 kills (2nd team) per set, 0.24 service aces (3rd team), 2.76 digs (2nd team), 0.79 blocks (3rd team) and 3.26 points (2nd team) ... hitting percentage was .356 (1st team/4th MW). Â
HIGHLIGHTS: Played in 28 matches with 22 starts at outside hitter ... struggled with injuries ... eight double-doubles on year ... 15 matches in double-figure kills with two 20-plus, 13 contests with double-digit digs ... 11 matches with four or more blocks ... led team in points 15 times, kills 13, service aces seven, digs seven and blocks four ... first double-double came against No. 16 Marquette (Aug. 30) hitting 44.8 percent for a team-high 15 kills to go with team-best 12 digs ... 13 kills, three service aces, nine digs and team-high (tied) seven blocks in win over Utah Valley (Aug. 31) ... hit 50 percent while recording a team-high 19 kills with two service aces, nine digs and five blocks in win over Middle Tennessee State (Sept. 6) ... hit 40 percent while recording second double-double of season on team-high 16 kills with 12 digs, season-high five assists and five blocks in victory over Saint Mary’s (Sept. 6) ... hit season-best 57.1 percent for team-best 18 kills to go with nine digs and four blocks in  road win at Southern Utah (Sept. 7) ... hit 52.8 percent for a career-high 23 kills in win over Austin Peay (Sept. 13), added 10 digs to collect third double-double of year ... fourth double-double came in win over Northern Iowa (Sept. 14) on 10 kills and 12 digs ... tallied a team-high 18 kills while hitting 55.2 percent in win at Utah State (Sept. 24) ... recorded a double-double versus Air Force (Sept. 28) hitting 50 percent for team-best 14 kills with 15 digs, five blocks ... sixth double-double was in home win over Nevada (Oct. 3) on team-high 11 kills and 13 digs to go with a career-high (tied) eight blocks ... third-consecutive double-double and seventh on year came in home victory versus San Jose State (Oct. 5) on team-highs for kills and digs with 12 and 15, respectively ... hit 50 percent at UNLV (Oct. 12) for a team-high 21 kills to go with 13 digs and four blocks ... nine kills, team-high (tied) 16 digs and seven blocks against No. 14. Colorado State (Oct. 17) ... team-high 12 kills versus Wyoming (Oct. 19) ... hit 41.7 percent for 11 kills in win over San Diego State (Nov. 23) with eight digs and four blocks on Senior Night.  Â
2018 Â | Â JUNIOR SEASON
HONORS: Â All-Mountain West ... Academic All-Mountain West ... Mountain West Scholar-Athlete ... named to two all-tournament teams: Idaho State Invitational (Sept. 1) and Boise State Classic (Sept. 15).
STATISTICS (Notable Rankings): Ended year with 192 kills (5th team), 33 assists, 11 services aces, 247 digs (3rd team), 58 blocks (5th team) and 232.5 points (5th team) ... hit 21.6 percent on 501 attacks ... averaged 2.18 kills per set (3rd team), 2.81 digs (2nd team), 0.66 blocks and 2.64 points.Â
HIGHLIGHTS: Started in 21 of 24 matches played primarily at outside hitter with a few at libero ... recorded four double-doubles ... nine contests with double-figure kills with a career-high of 19 ... had 12 matches in double-digit digs ... led team in points twice, kills four times, service aces four and digs seven ... 10 matches with three or more blocks including a season-high of six ... recorded first double-double of season with 12 kills and career-tying 18 digs in win over UC Davis (Sept. 7) ... hit a season-high 47.4 percent for 10 kills against CSU Northridge (Sept. 14) ... double-double on 18 kills and 12 digs against Portland (Sept. 14) ... tallied season-high 19 kills while hitting 36.1 percent in win over Fresno State (Oct. 6) ... third double-double (15 kills, 16 digs) at Wyoming (Oct. 13) ... season-high six blocks in win at Fresno State (Nov. 1) and at Air Force (Nov. 15) ... last double-double (12 kills, 14 digs) of season in five-set win over Utah State (Nov. 13). Â Â
2017 Â | Â SOPHOMORE SEASON
HONORS: Â All-Mountain West ... CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team ... Academic All-Mountain West ... Mountain West Scholar-Athlete ... UC Davis Invitational (Sept. 8-9) and Boise State Classic (Sept. 15-16) all-tournament teams.
STATISTICS (Notable Rankings): Had 251 kills (3rd team), 45 assists (4th team), 26 service aces (2nd team), 222 digs (4th team), 62 blocks (2nd team) and 310.5 points (3rd team) on the year ... hit a team-best 27.8 percent on 604 attack attempts ... averaged 2.54 kills (3rd team), 0.45 assists (4th team), 0.26 service aces (3rd team), 2.24 digs (4th team), 0.63 blocks (3rd team) and 3.14 points (3rd team) per set.Â
HIGHLIGHTS: Started at outside hitter in all 28 matches played ... recorded four double-doubles on the year ... 13 matches in double-figure kills and eight in digs ... 10 contests hitting better than 40 percent, four better than 50 percent ... led team in points three times, kills once, service aces eight, digs once and blocks twice ... started campaign with back-to-back double-doubles at Sun Devil Classic (Aug. 25-26); 10 kills and 13 digs in win over North Dakota State (Aug. 25); second double-double came in victory versus Weber State (Aug. 26) on 11 kills and season-high 15 digs ... hit 31.6 percent for nine kills in upset over Missouri (Sept. 2) to go with one service ace and two blocks ... hit a career-high and team-best 62.5 percent for 11 kills in win over Portland State (Sept. 9) ... third double-double came in five-set loss to No. 1 Minnesota (Sept. 15) on 17 kills and 11 digs ... hit a team-best 60 percent against Oregon State (Sept. 16) for nine kills to go with 13 digs ... hit team-high 36.7 percent for a team-high (tied) 15 kills to go with 14 digs to record fourth double-double in win at New Mexico (Sept. 28), also had a career-high eight blocks ... hit team-high 60 percent in victory over Utah State (Nov. 7) with seven kills and team-high six blocks ... hit team-best 52.9 percent for 10 kills with team-high two service aces in win over San Jose State (Nov. 15) ...  tallied five kills, one assist, season-high (tied) 15 digs and one block in Broncos’ NIVC first-round loss at Pacific (Nov. 28).
2016 Â | Â FRESHMAN SEASON
HONORS: Â Academic All-Mountain West ... Mountain West Scholar-Athlete ... Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 10) ... Idaho State Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 9-10) and Boise State Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 15-17).
STATISTICS (Notable Rankings): Tallied 176 kills (5th team), 29 assists, 28 service aces (2nd team / 11th MW), 272 digs (3rd team), 80 blocks (4th team) and 244.0 points (5th team) ... averaged 1.61 kills (5th team), 2.6 service aces (2nd team / 11th MW), 2.5 digs (3rd team), 0.73 blocks (3rd team) and 2.24 points (5th team) ... hit 21.8 percent (4th team).
HIGHLIGHTS: As a freshman started at outside hitter in every match played (32) ... had one double-double ... two matches in double-figure kills and 13 in double figure digs ... 12 matches with four or more blocks ... led team in service aces 10 times, digs once and blocks on four occasions ... first action in the blue and orange was in the season opener against Northwestern State (Aug. 27) tallying three kills, one assist, two service aces, five digs and one block ... recorded seven kills while hitting 35.7 percent to go 14 digs and four blocks in win over Wright State (Sept. 2) ... hit 57.1 percent with nine kills versus Missouri (Sept. 10) in addition to two service aces, seven digs and four blocks ... season-high 18 digs in victory over UC Davis (Sept. 16) ... seven kills while hitting 35.7 percent in win against 17th-ranked Santa Clara (Sept. 16) to go with 12 digs ... hit 50 percent to record 10 kills in win at San Jose State (Oct. 13) ... had a season-high five blocks in wins over San Diego State (Sept. 29) and at Nevada (Oct. 27) ... hit 50 percent in win at Fresno State (Nov. 10) for seven kills ... recorded first career double-double in win over Colorado State (Nov. 16) on 10 kills and 15 digs ... had five kills, two assists, six digs and five blocks in NCAA First Round victory over 20th-ranked Western Kentucky (Dec. 2) ... hit 27.8 percent with seven kills, one assist, one service ace, seven digs and one block in NCAA Second Round loss at eventual NCAA National Champion Stanford (Dec. 3).
YUCAIPA HIGH SCHOOL
HONORS: All-CIF Southern Section and Citrus Belt League MVP senior year ... four-time All-Citrus Belt League First Team honoree ... two-time team captain, named team’s offensive most valuable player as a sophomore and team MVP the last two years ... recipient of the Ken Hubbs Award at YHS ... also a success in the classroom where she was a scholar athlete and four-time member of the YHS Honor Roll.
HIGHLIGHTS: A 2016 graduate of Yucaipa High School in Yucaipa, Calif. ... four-year starter for the Thunderbirds varsity team playing for coach Amber VonKaenel ... senior year helped team to a 26-5 record and a berth into regionals where they lost in CIF Southern Section quarterfinals ... over the last three years the Thunderbirds went a combined 59-28 overall and had a 29-9 league mark to finish second twice ... a two-sport athlete also competing on the track & field team where she set the school record for the high jump twice with the most recent being 5 feet, 7 inches.
CLUB
Played five years for the Rancho Valley Volleyball Club in San Bernardino, Calif., for coach Danny Scott.
PERSONAL
A two sport athlete freshman through junior seasons competing for both the indoor and beach volleyball teams.
ACADEMICS
Majoring in Health Science Studies ... CoSIDA Academic All-District as a sophomore and senior ... four-time Academic All-Mountain West and Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (maintaining 3.5 GPA or better).
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