| Jen Linder |
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As a Junior (2007):
Second Team All-Conference USA... Led Conference USA in hitting percentage with a .401 clip (214 kills on 409 attempts)... Her hitting percentage was the second-highest mark in school history, behind her own mark from 2006... Tulane's career hitting percentage leader at .360 (531 kills, 1,106 attempts; minimum 1,000 attempts)... Hit over .400 in 16 of 34 matches... Hit over .300 in 23 of 34 matches... Turned in a season-high 13 kills against South Dakota State on Aug. 31, while hitting .667... Recorded a dozen kills on a .625 hitting percentage in a win over New Orleans on Aug. 28... Also posted an 11-kill match against Colorado (Aug. 24), while adding two assists , a service ace and five blocks... Recorded a season-best 11 blocks in a win over Southern Miss on Oct. 21... Dropped a season-best three aces on SMU on Sept. 30... Recorded seven digs twice in a win over Tulsa on Sept. 28 and a win at Rice on Oct. 14... Turned in nine blocks in a win at UTEP with 10 kills for 14.5 points, tying her season high... Assisted on four kills for a season-high on Nov. 2 against Rice.
As a Sophomore (2006):
Second Team All-Conference USA... Led Conference USA in hitting percentage with a .437 hitting percentage (199 kills on 357 attempts)... Set Tulane's school record for single-season hitting percentage... Hit .714 against SMU at home for the sixth-highest single match hitting percentage in school history... Her .706 hitting percentage at Southern Miss was the eighth-highest... A Tulane player has hit over .700 only 10 other times... Recorded a hitting percentage over .400 in 16 of her 25 matches... Connected for a hitting percentage of .465 in Tulane's 16 Conference USA matches... Posted errorless matches against Minnesota (8 attempts), East Carolina (12), SMU (14), Tulsa (18), at Tulsa (1), at Southern Miss (17), and vs UAB (18)... Nine double-digit kill efforts with a season-high of 13 against Florida Atlantic... Tulane went 7-2 in matches in which Linder recorded 10 or more kills... Recorded a season-high seven block in the regular season against UAB... Added a season-best five assists against UTEP (Nov. 10)... Three service aces in Tulane's home win over SMU (Oct. 6)... Recorded 11 digs and two solo blocks (both season-highs) in the Green Wave's win over Rice (Oct. 15)... Among the NCAA leaders in hitting percentage, ranking as high as 14th. She was 18th before an injury limited her to just one attempt at Tulsa, which hit the floor for a kill.
As a Freshman (2005):
One of just four players to see action in all 21 matches and all 74 games as a true freshman...Ranked second on the team in total blocks (46) and led Tulane middle blockers in kills (118) and kills per game (1.59)... Had seven or more kills six times, including a pair of nine-kill outings and a career-best 10 vs. Memphis (11/6)... Posted multiple-ace matches on five occasions, including a season-best three in the Conference USA Tournament quarterfinals against Tulsa (11/18)... Had 12 multiple-block outings, including a career-high five vs. Tulsa (11/18)... Hit .300 or better seven times, with a career-best .500 mark in the C-USA Semifinals against the Golden Hurricane... Off the court, was a member of C-USA Commissioner's List and Tulane's 3.0 Club.
High School:
Four-year letterwinner at Westlake High for coach Al Bennett... Helped lead the Chaparrals to four consecutive district titles and four straight trips to the state playoffs, including state titles as a sophomore and senior, and a third-place showing as a freshman and a regional championship as a junior... As a senior, helped Westlake go 43-1 while tallying 421 kills and 219 blocks... Earned All-District 16-5A honors her final three prep seasons and was also named to the Academic All-District Team all three years... Listed among "Sophomores To Watch" by the Austin American Statesman in 2002, and as a senior, ranked among "Top 10 Central Texas Players to Watch" and "The 150" by PrepVolleyball.com's Senior Aces... Also lettered twice in track and field and once in basketball... Off the court, was a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Teen Teaching, Latin Club and Senior Girls.
Club:
Played for Austin Juniors for six years where she helped the club advance to the Junior Olympics in each of the last four years... With 16s in 2002, Linder helped Austin Juniors win the Lone Star State Qualifier and finish fifth in nationals... Helped guide the 2005 team to a gold medal at Junior Nationals.
Personal:
Born Jenny Marie Linder on August 8, 1986 in Austin, Texas... Daughter of Jack and Judy Linder...Has one brother, Ty, who plays football at Texas Tech... Majoring in marketing.