Jenna Ibieta

Photo by: Parker Waters

Photo by: Parker Waters

Photo by: Parker Waters

Position:
Setter
Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Metairie Park Country Day
Hometown:
Metairie, La.

2019: Saw action in 90 total sets and 26 matches for Tulane as a junior… Finished second on the team in assists with 424 on the year, averaging 4.71 per set… Had 149 digs to average 1.66 digs per set… Added 13 service aces and 13 kills… Had four double-doubles on the season… Finished with double figure assists in all but five matches she played in… Had 23 assists and seven digs against UIW… Netted first double-double of the season with a career-high 32 assists to go along with 13 digs against Ole Miss… Posted second double-double with 16 assists and 10 digs against Ohio State… Had 23 assists, a kill and dig against Bowling Green… Had 21 assists and seven digs against Southern Miss… Earned consecutive double-doubles with a 19-assist, 10-dig performance at LSU and 25-assist, 12-dig performance against Memphis… Had 13 assists, seven digs and three service aces against Houston… Had 24 assists and six digs against SMU… Had 24 assists and six digs at Tulsa… Had 28 assists, six digs and two kills at SMU… Had 19 assists, seven digs and a kill against Houston in the conference tournament… Had 17 assists in both NIVC matches against New Hampshire and Colgate.

2018: Played in 138 sets in 38 matches in her second season with the Green Wave…Finished second on the team with 706 assists, averaging 5.12 per set…Recorded 29 service aces to finish second on the Tulane roster…Totaled six double-doubles, earning 10+ digs and assists against Villanova (9/14), SMU (10/12), ECU (11/18), Arkansas State (11/29), California Baptist (11/30) and Charleston (12/8)…Earned a career-high 29 assists in Tulane’s non-conference win over Villanova (9/14)…Tallied 10+ assists in 35 matches, while recording 20+ assists in 17 matches…Earned a spot on the Allstate Sugar Bowl Collegiate Classic All-Tournament Team (9/15)... Was named to the 2018-19 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2018 and spring 2019.

2017: Played in 88 sets for the Green Wave…Notched five double-doubles, recording double digit digs and assists against Louisiana (8/25), Louisiana (8/25), Oklahoma (9/9), Northwestern State (9/15) and Memphis (10/17)…Posted a season-high 26 assists against Stephen F. Austin (9/2)…Recorded a season-high 13 digs against Memphis (10/17)…Finished second on the team in assists with 367 while also tallying 158 digs and 20 service aces.

High School: Was a five-year letterwinner at Metairie Park Country Day for coach Julie Ibieta...served as team captain in junior and senior year...holds school record with 5000 career assists...helped program win State Championships (2012-14 and 2016)...earned all-state honors as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior, including LHSAA Division V State Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2013, 2014, 2016) and LHSAA Division V Player of the Year (2014 and 2016)...earned All-Metro MVP (2013-16)...earned all-district honors from 8th grade-senior year, including District MVP (2014-16)...received AVCA All-American Honorable Mention (2016)...named All-American by Max Preps (2016)...named Louisiana Miss Volleyball at Senior All-Star Game (2016)...played club volleyball for NOLA Volleyball, where she was named AAU All-American in 2013 and 2014.

Personal: Born in Metairie, La....Daughter of Juan and Julie Ibieta...Father, Juan, was a pitcher at Tulane (1990-93)..Mother, Julie, played volleyball at LSU...Has two younger brothers, one of which (Justin) is on the Tulane football team...Majoring in communication and sociology.