Bio

Dynamic all-around athlete who gives the Bulldogs tremendous presence in the front row ... Outstanding strength and jumping ability ... All-Conference selection both seasons at Bryant ... Will play both outside and middle this season.

2004: Northeast-10 Third Team All-Conference as a sophomore ... Season-high 18 kills (593 pct.) vs. East Stroudsburg ... 12 kills and five blocks in NE-10 Championship vs. Bentley ... Eight kills and five service aces vs. Saint Rose ... Held school’s best mark in the shot put and long jump during indoor track season

2003: Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Year ... AVCA Northeast Region Freshman of the Year ... Second team all-conference ... Ranked fifth in the Northeast-10 with 1.08 blocks per game ... Played in 157 games, averaging 2.94 kills per game ... Second on the team with 462 total kills and led team with 42 solo blocks and 128 block assists ... Season-best 24 kills against Michigan Tech in first match of the season ... In two matches vs. Queens, totaled 15 blocks including eight in NCAA Regional final on Nov. 22 ... Hit over .500 in three matches including .677 vs. Stonehill ... Standout member of Bryant‘s track & field team where she won the Northeast-10 Conference shot put title at the conference indoor championships ... In the spring, she finished as the runner up in the shot put, discus, and javelin.

Personal: Jessica Cegarra, born Dec. 11, 1984 ... Daughter of Louis and Roberta Cegarra ... Mother played softball at Champlain College ... Named the Lawrence Eagle Tribune female athlete of the year in 2003 ... Won 14 varsity letters in high school - four each in volleyball, basketball and outdoor track and field and two in indoor track and field ... Named New Hampshire High School Class L volleyball player of the year in 2002 ... Helped Timberlane HS, which didn’t win a match in the year before she joined the team, to a 14-3 record in 2002 ... Also a standout in basketball and track and field ... Won the New England outdoor title in the shot put in 2003, breaking a 17-year-old area record ... Majors in applied psychology ... Has one brother.

“Jess can put the ball away from anywhere on the court. She has proved herself a valuable all around player.”

Head Coach Theresa Garlacy