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Outlook for 2004: Enters the season as the Hurricanes' all-time leader in digs...a mainstay at libero for UM, Grass utilizes short-distance speed and explosiveness to cover the entire court and get underneath balls...with an excellent awareness of the game, Grass is one of the visible team leaders..."Probably the biggest thing Jamie does for us is to anchor our passing. She really sets the tone for our offense with that first touch. She is a steady competitor and leader on this team and is primed for a great senior season" Lantagne Welch said.
2003 (Junior): Ended the 2003 season first on the UM roster with 409 digs on the season...named to the Hurricane Invitational All-Tournament Team...finished first on the team and sixth in the BIG EAST with 3.68 digs per game with just one ball handling error...appeared in each of the Hurricanes' 111 games throughout 31 matches in 2003...turned in a team and personal season-high 25 digs at Connecticut...recorded at least 15 digs 12 separate times, including matches against Kent State (17), Indiana (19), Rhode Island (18), San Diego State (16), Santa Clara (18), Eastern Kentucky (16), Seton Hall (15), Connecticut (25), St. John's (15), West Virginia (20), Pittsburgh (19) and Syracuse (16)...led UM to a 3-0 win over Georgetown with a season-best six assists...notched 16 digs to add to Miami's season-high 90 totals digs in a five-game win over Eastern Kentucky.
As a Sophomore: Finished the season third in the BIG EAST Conference with 4.23 digs per game...Grass's best matches were against the Hurricanes' top competition...had a career-high 40 digs in Miami's dramatic five-game win over Virginia Tech in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament...had 27 digs in the Hurricanes' 3-2 upset of Notre Dame during the regular season...Grass breached the 20-dig mark on six occasions...against Stephen F. Austin she had 25 digs...21 against Florida International...22 against Georgetown...21 against Florida Atlantic... 27 against Notre Dame...40 against Virginia Tech in the BIG EAST Championship Semifinal)...her 40-dig total against Virginia Tech was a career high.
As a Freshman: Grass started in 21 matches and played in 84 games, averaging 3.32 digs (total of 279, team-high), 5.36 assists and 1.25 kills per game...was second on the team in total assists (450) and third in service aces (29)...playing at setter, Grass posted a season-high 63 assists in Miami's 3-2 win over North Texas (Oct. 21, 2001)...tallied a season-high 21 digs in her first collegiate match against Davidson College (Aug. 31,2001) and recorded double-digit dig performances in 17 different matches.
High School: Grass was a four-year letterwinner in volleyball and soccer...her team won the Bay League Championships three years in a row between her sophomore and senior years...the Mustangs won the 2000 Chicago Nike Challenge and Santa Barbara Tournament...Mira Costa won the CIF Division I-A Championship in 2000 and was ranked No. 2 in the nation her senior year...In 1998, her team won the Ocean League Tournament...earned the Scholar-Athlete Award in each of her four years and was named second team all-league her last two seasons...as a senior, she earned CIF Division I Honorable Mention distinction.
Beach: Grass was presented with a silver medal at the 2001 Junior Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia...team also qualified to represent the USA at the 2001 World Championships in Nice, France, and was the winner of the Junior National Beach Championship in 2000...Grass qualified as a member of the 2000 U.S. Junior National Beach Volleyball team and was a three-time Manhattan Beach Junior Open Champion (97-99)...in 1998, her team won the Junior Olympic AAU Games in Norwalk, Va.
Club: Spoilers Volleyball Club...Davis National Champions (1998 and 1999) and national runners up (1997 and 1999)...New Year's Classic champions (2000)...Las Vegas Invitational champions (2000)...sixth place Nike National Volleyball Festival (2000).
Personal: Born February 2, 1983 in Torrance, Calif. Grass is majoring in business administration...the daughter of Susan and Jeff Grass...has one sister, Jaclyn (16)...was a member of the honor roll throughout high school.
*- Note: Libero position was instituted by NCAA in 2002.
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