Bio

Coming off an outstanding freshman season that saw her earn conference and region freshman of the year honors ... Dynamic all-around athlete who gives the Bulldogs tremendous presence in the front row ... Outstanding strength and jumping ability.

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 ... Also had seven blocks (3 solo) vs. Queens on Oct. 31 ... Hit over .500 in three matches including .677 vs. Stonehill with eight kills and no errors on 12 swings ... 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 proved that in the middle, size isn’t a factor. She beat opponents with her quickness and jump. She will again dominate the middle with her athleticism.”

Head Coach Theresa Garlacy