Milica Jovic

Height:
6-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
Zrenjaninska Gimnazija
Hometown:
Zrenjanin, Serbia

Sophomore (2010): Earned Honorable Mention All-State honors from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association...Started all 32 matches and played in all 113 sets... ranked 16th in Conference USA in points per-set (3.30) and was 17th in kills per-set (2.80)...was second on the team in kills (316), points (373) and service aces (21)...ranked third on the team in total blocks (69) and was fourth in digs (217)...had six double-doubles...posted 16 double-digit kill matches and nine double-digit dig matches...posted eight kills in each of the first two matches of the season versus #4 Stanford (8/27) and at New Mexico (8/28)...chipped in ten kills and five digs against Pepperdine (8/28) to close out the MCM Elegante Lobo Classic...earned All-Tournament honors at the Pitt Invitational Tournament after posting 11 kills in each of the final two matches of the tournament versus Purdue (9/4) and Pitt (9/4)...also had 11 digs versus the Boilermakers to post her first double-double of the season...had eight kills, five digs, two blocks and two service aces at Maryland (9/11) at the Terrapin Invitational...posted 17 kills and five digs versus Sam Houston State (9/17) and FIU (9/18) at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Collegiate Classic...posted back-to-back double-doubles versus Houston (9/25 & 9/26) with 12 kills and 11 kills, respectively, along with 11 digs in both matches...had 21 kills and 13 digs against SMU (10/1)...owned 14 kills in back-to-back matches at Rice (10/9) and versus UTEP (10/15)...collected ten digs and a season-high 19 kills versus UCF (10/17)...had 12 kills, 12 digs and three service aces in a five-set win over Marshall (10/23)...posted eight kills, nine blocks and 12 digs in a five-set win at UCF (11/5)...had 13 kills in back-to-back matches versus UAB (11/14) and at Marshall (11/19)...closed the season with 11 kills, five digs and five blocks against Southern Miss (11/27)... was a Tulane 3.0 Club and Conference USA Commissioner Honor Roll Selection.

Freshman (2009): Appeared in 25 matches with 77 sets played...was third on the team in blocks (56) and blocks -per-set (0.73)...ranked fifth on the squad in hitting percentage (.188), kills (101), kills-per-set (1.31) and points (131)...hit .300 or better in eight times...posted two double-digit kill matches...had two kills and two blocks - one solo and one assist - in first career match against #6 Nebraska (9/5)...had three kills and three blocking assists versus Long Beach State (9/12) at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Classic...earned Arizona Invitational All-Tournament Team after hitting .571 (4 K, 0 E, 7 TA) versus #21 Arizona (9/19) and .682 (15 K, 0 E, 22 TA) versus New Mexico (9/20)...also added five blocks versus New Mexico...collected five kills versus Tulsa (9/25) and six kills against SMU (9/27) in the first Conference USA weekend of the season...had five blocks and two kills at Rice (10/4)...posted five kills in back-to-back appearances versus Southern Miss (10/7) and UCF (10/11)...hit .364 (6 K, 2 E, 11 TA) at Marshall and .625 (5 K, 0 E, 11 TA) at East Carolina on a C-USA road trip...posted 11 kills at SMU (10/30)...collected eight blocks - one solo and seven assists - with four kills at Tulsa (11/1)...had seven kills and three blocking assists versus SMU (11/20) to open the Conference USA Tournament...posted four kills and four blocks at #15 LSU in the NCAA Tournament (12/4).

About Milica Jovic

Prep: Attended Zrenjaninska Gimnazija and graduated in June 2009...did not play prep volleyball as school did not sponsor athletics...in club, played four seasons for Klek Volleyball Club and was been a member of the Serbian Youth and Junior National Teams...saw time at right-side and outside hitter for coach Goran Ilic at Klek...helped the Serbian Youth National Team finish second in the Balkan Championship in Turkey in 2006 while guiding the Serbian Junior National Team to a gold medal at the 2007 Balkan Championship in Serbia.

Personal: Born Milica Jovic on Oct. 5, 1990 in Zrenjanin, Serbia...daughter of Branislav and Gospava Jovic...has one brother, Milos.