2021 Women's Volleyball Roster
Jillian Dits
- Position:
- Libero
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Colleyville Heritage
- Hometown:
- Colleyville, Texas
2022:ย In her final season, she appeared in 118 sets while seeing action in 29 matches and starting at the libero position in all but five โฆLed the Green Waveโs defense in the number one spot with 545 digs averaging 4.62 per set, also adding 87 assists and 15 service acesโฆSet a new career best in digs in 2022 against Tulsa (11/13) with a total of 40 which is second most in program historyโฆShe also had a career-best of 9 assists against Cincinnati (9/23) and East Carolina (10/02)โฆJoined the record book with her 545 digs this season to land sixth in program history...Found herself in the records books tied for fourth in digs per set in a season with her 4.62. ย
2021:ย Appeared in 104 sets while seeing action in 29 matches โฆTotaled 290 digs to average 2.79 per set, also adding 6 assists and 12 service acesโฆEarned a new her career-high with 23 digs against La.- Monroe (9/10) in the first round of the AAC Tournament, recording double-digit digs in 16 matches sharing the libero job as a junior โฆ Recorded her first career kill at East Carolina (10/22) โฆ Had two multi-ace matches vs UAB (9/18) and Alabama A&M (8/27).
2020: Appeared in 51 sets while seeing action in 15 matches and starting in five in her second season in Olive and BlueโฆTotaled 111 digs to average 2.18 per set, also adding 19 assists and three service acesโฆTied her career-high with 18 digs against RV UCF (4/2) in the first round of the AAC Tournament, recording double-digit digs in three matches as a sophomore defensive specialist.
High School:ย Dits comes to New Orleans from Colleyville, Texas, where she was a three-year letterwinner at Colleyville Heritage High School and played club for Texas Image Volleyball (2016-18) and Tejas Volleyball (2012-15). The soon-to-be Green Wave set the CHHS single-season digs record in 2018, recording 825 while totaling 1,884 in just three seasons with the Panthers to set an additional high school career record. Dits set her first school record in her junior year, earning an impressive 2.6 serve receive average.The incoming freshmanย earned unanimous District 7-5 A Defensive MVP and First Team All-District honors as the team captain in her final season in Colleyville, and was named the 2018 Fort Worth Star Telegram DFW Defensive Player of the Year while also earning a spot on the Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State Team.
Personal:ย Majoring in finance...Daughter of Pete and Stephanie Dits.
JILLIAN'Sย NOLA STORYย
How do you define what it means to be NOLA Built?
To be ambitious and represent the city of New Orleans as best you canย
What drew you to New Orleans?
The great atmosphere and definitely the foodย
Favorite spot to hang out in New Orleans?
Audubon Parkย
What was your first impression of New Orleans?
Lively city with so much energy
