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2005 Volleyball Roster
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Correa, Jana
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Jersey Number 4
Jana Correa
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Macapa, Brazil
- High School:
- Mackenzie
Bio
2006: Outlook
A senior who will start for the fourth straight season at outside hitter … A candidate for All-Big 12 honors … An explosive hitter … A vocal player with great enthusiasm and energy … Struggled with a season-ending injuries in 2003 and 2005, but is expected to be back at 100 percent … Has a commanding jump serve and hits a hard, heavy ball … Brings international experience to the squad.
2005: Junior Season
Started the first 16 matches of the year before a season-ending injury in game one of a match against Kansas State on Oct. 5 … Led Kansas with 3.60 kills per game and posted a team-best .255 hitting efficiency …Added 22 service aces and 2.29 digs per game … Averaged 3.40 kills and 2.24 digs per game in seven Big 12 matches … An Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection … Added 15 kills on a .379 attack percentage, 10 digs and two aces in KU[apos]s sweep of Alabama on Aug. 26 … Contributed 11 kills and five digs against UMKC on Aug. 27 … Posted double-digit kills in all three matches of the BYU/UVSC Challenge Sept. 1-2 … Led KU with 4.00 kills per game on a .367 attack percentage against Utah Valley State, Montana State and BYU … Posted 11 kills (.346 attack percentage) and eight digs against VCU and nine kills and seven digs against Michigan State on Sept. 9 … Tied a career high with four aces against Temple on Sept. 10 … Averaged 3.33 kills on a .309 clip and 2.56 digs per game in the Pizza Hut Jayhawk Invitational to earn all-tournament accolades … Added 14 kills on a .333 attack percentage in KU[apos]s sweep of #15 Texas A&M on Sept. 14 … Contributed 14 kills and 10 digs against Oklahoma on Sept. 17 … Added 19 kills and 11 digs in five games at #23 Texas on Sept. 21 … Led KU with 13 kills and added eight digs against Baylor on Sept. 24 … Notched 10 digs, eight kills and three aces at Texas Tech on Sept. 28 … Totaled 15 kills, nine digs, four aces and two assists against the Buffaloes on Oct. 1.
2004: Sophomore Season
Returned to the lineup after sitting out the majority of the 2003 season with an injury … Started 25 and played in 26 of the Jayhawks[apos] 31 matches while bothered by an injury … Led the outside hitters with a .250 attack percentage and finished second on the squad with 3.20 kills per game in all matches … Also registered 3.30 kills per game and a .256 attack percentage in Big 12 contests … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Recorded 10 kills, five digs and a career-best five block assists in 3-1 win at Arkansas on Sept. 1 … Added 2.78 kills and 1.22 digs per game in three matches of the ORU Classic Sept. 3-4 … Was named to the all-tournament team for her efforts … Notch 12 kills and four digs in KU[apos]s 3-1 win over No. 25 Wisconsin on Sept. 10 … Reaggravated an ACL injury and sat out the Denver (Sept. 11), UMKC (Sept. 14) and Texas A&M (Sept. 17) matches … Returned to the lineup against North Dakota State on Sept. 19 and posted seven kills in 15 attempts (.333) in limited action … Made her first start in two weeks at Baylor on Oct. 2 and notched 13 kills against the Lady Bears … Added 17 kills on a .324 attack percentage to with four digs and two aces against No. 16 Kansas State on Oct. 6 … Led KU with a season-high 21 kills and added 11 digs against Missouri on Oct. 16 … Paced the Jayhawks for the second straight match, posting 17 kills on a career-best .640 attack percentage (1 error, 25 attempts) and adding seven digs at Oklahoma on Oct. 20 … Led KU with 17 kills on a .371 hitting mark in three games at Missouri on Nov. 3 … Added 15 kills (.303) in a sweep of Baylor on Nov. 10 … Posted 10 kills, five digs and two block assists at No. 11 Texas on Nov. 17 … Added 11 kills on a .478 attack percentage (23 attempts, 0 errors) in KU[apos]s sweep of No. 13 Texas A&M on Nov. 20 … Led KU with 17 kills on a .432 attack average (1 error, 37 attempts) and added three aces against Colorado on Nov. 27 … Notched 16 kills on a .371 attack percentage on Dec. 3 against Santa Clara in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament … Contributed 16 kills and seven digs Dec. 4 against Washington in KU[apos]s season-ending loss.
2003: Freshman Season
Started the first 17 matches before suffering a season-ending injury Oct. 11 in pre-match warm-ups at Oklahoma … Led the team in kills per game (3.88 kpg) and services aces per game (0.41 sapg) … Also added 2.64 digs per game in her 17 appearances … Posted 13 digs, nine kills, four aces and four blocks in her first match as a Jayhawk … Led Kansas with a match-high 13 kills and a .579 attack percentage against Liberty … Notched a team-high 16 kills in 45 attempts against Northern Illinois … Notched 20 kills against No. 13 Minnesota and Dayton … Led KU with 3.74 kills per game and was named the Nike Invitational MVP in Minneapolis, Minn. … Posted a match-high 16 kills on Sept. 10 vs. Oral Roberts … Tallied 55 kills and 37 digs in three matches at the Hampton Inn/Jayhawk Classic (Sept. 12-13) … Posted a career-high 27 kills and 14 digs vs. Arkansas, 13 kills and a .522 attack percentage vs. Creighton, and added 15 kills and 15 digs in a 3-2 loss to North Carolina in the home tournament … Named to the Jayhawk Classic all-tournament team … Added seven kills and eight digs in loss to No. 10 Kansas State on Sept. 17 … Led KU with 11 kills (.524 attack percentage), 12 digs and four aces in Sept. 20 win over Colorado … Posted 11 kills, 10 digs and a .500 hitting mark on Sept. 22 vs. UMKC … Had 18 kills, 12 digs and three aces in Sept. 27 win over Baylor … Tallied a match-high 23 kills and contributed 10 digs against Missouri on Oct. 1 … Recorded 15 kills and 14 digs in a Oct. 4 win at Texas Tech … Named Big 12 Player of the Week on Oct. 6 … Led KU with a match-high 14 kills and added eight digs Oct. 8 against No. 7 Nebraska.
Previous Schools
A transfer from the University of Sant[apos]Anna in Sao Paulo, Brazil … Led her 2001 19-under juvenile team to a second-place national finish … Was named to the 2000 Sao Paulo selection team … Attended Mackenzie High School in Sao Paulo and graduated in 2000 … Played volleyball under the direction of Coach Marguinhos … Also lettered in swimming.
Personal
Born July 19, 1983, in Manaus, Amazon, Brazil … Parents are Jason Rodriques Correa and Maria Luiza da Costa Melo … Father played professional soccer in Brazil … Interested in pursuing a career in marketing … Last name is pronounced [quote]co-HAY-ah[quote] … Prefers to go by [quote]Jana.[quote]
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