Jensen Allen

Height:
5-10
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Brea, Calif.
High School:
Brea Olinda

2020 | SENIOR SEASON

HIGHLIGHTS: Played in four matches during the year before season was abruptly ended because of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic ... competed at the Arizona Cactus Classic (Feb. 21-22) at Tucson, Ariz., playing along side of Danielle Boss going 1-3 while splitting time between courts two and three ... picked up a victory over San Francisco’s Shannon Levinson and Ella Reames at No. 3 pair by a 21-17, 21-13 score ... went three sets versus Missouri State's Rachel Tam and Grace Cook before falling 21-16, 19-21, 19-17.

2019 | JUNIOR SEASON

HIGHLIGHTS: Competed in all 19 matches helping Broncos to first winning season in program’s six-year history ... split time playing with Ellie McDonald and Kiley Lewis at the No. 3 and 4 positions going a combined 9-10 overall ... began (three matches) and closed (nine matches) season competing with McDonald (6-6) sandwiched around seven contests playing with Lewis (3-4) ... Allen/McDonald opened season with a straight-set victory over Benedictine’s (Feb. 23) Amanda Gooding and Mykahla Smith 21-5, 21-9 as Broncos won 4-1 ... opened season on 2-0 run as they downed Colorado Mesa’s (Feb. 23) duo of Holly Schmidt and Ara Norwood 21-8, 21-18 in 5-0 Boise State win ... went 2-1 with Lewis at Pacific Northwest Invitational (March 9-10) at Portland defeating Oregon’s No. 4 pair in three 21-14, 12-21, 15-10 and Portland’s No. 4 team in straight sets 21-13, 21-16 ... at Heineken Hawai’i Invitational (March 16-18) went 1-0 with Lewis and 2-0 paired with McDonald against Nebraska as Boise State claimed three team wins over the Big Ten’s Cornhuskers ... McDonald and Allen recorded a pair of victories at Utah Beach Classic (April 13) on court three defeating Colorado Mesa’s Lindy Dixon and Hailey Crane 21-11, 21-12, then Utah’s Lauren Sproule and Jessica Villela in a competitive two sets 25-23, 24-22.

2018 | SOPHOMORE SEASON

HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action in 14 matches while splitting time competing with Kiley Lewis and Jaymee-Lee Bulda going a combined 3-11, played primarily at the three through five positions… opened season paired with Lewis going 1-3 ... recorded a season opening win over Tulane’s (March 9) Briana Correa and Lauren Orlich at No. 5 pair in straight sets 21-18, 21-12 ... finished year playing with Bulda going 2-8 splitting time between courts three and four ... helped Broncos collect first win ever, 3-2, over Arizona State (April 14) with a tight two-set victory over Cierra Flood and Katie Cross 22-20, 21-19 on court four … tallied a second victory versus Arizona State (April 15) with a two-set victory at No. 4 pair over Kate Baldwin and Samantha Plaster 21-16, 21-14, as Boise State defeated the Sun Devils 3-2.

2017 | FRESHMAN SEASON

HIGHLIGHTS: Played in 10 teamed with Cassedi Simon at No. 5 pair where they went 2-8 ... debut contest in the blue and orange was a 21-19, 21-16 loss to Pacific (March 10) ... recorded a straight-set victory over San Francisco’s (March 11) Trish Koutsoukos and Montana Green 21-4, 21-9 to help Broncos to a 5-0 sweep over the Dons ... defeated Sacramento State’s (March 12) Lana Brown and Hannah Meadows 21-19, 21-18 as Boise State won match 5-0.

BREA OLINDA HIGH SCHOOL

HONORS: A two-time All-North Hills League First Team honoree as a junior and senior ... twice named the team’s most improved player, as well as the MVP as a senior ... two-time team captain ... was also a standout in the classroom having been named a academic scholar athlete all four years of prep career.

HIGHLIGHTS: Comes to Boise State from Brea, Calif., where she graduated from Brea Olinda High School in 2016 ... the middle blocker was a four-year starter for the Wildcats’ varsity team that was coached by Mariana Montes ... helped lead BOHS to the league title her junior season ... as a senior she hit 25.1 percent and led the team in three categories: kills with 140, service aces with 26 and digs with 110.

CLUB

Played club ball for the Goldenwest Volleyball Club of Fullerton, Calif., coached by Jason and Erika Dillard ... team competed at three AAU National Championship Tournaments winning it all in 2012 ... team also advanced once to the USA Volleyball Junior Nationals.

PERSONAL

Was a two-sport athlete during her freshman and sophomore seasons at Boise State competing for both the indoor and beach volleyball teams ... chose to focus on the beach team junior and senior years.