Janell Sparks

Lia Gaogao, Brianna Gardner, Janell Sparks

Year:
Sophomore
Position:
OH
Hometown:
Tacoma, Wash.
Previous School:
1L

2014 (freshman season): Academic All-Big Sky Conference ... Played in 27 of 29 matches, getting eight starts ... Ranked second on the team in kills average (2.13/s) and fourth in total kills (198) ... Finished the season hitting .163 ... Totaled 34 blocks (0.37/s) ... Had 10 or more kills nine times, including five of the team’s last eight matches ... Totaled a season-high 16 kills on .317 hitting in five-set home loss to Seattle and 15 kills on .367 hitting in 3-1 home win over Eastern Washington ... Hit a season-high .381 against Gonzaga, with nine kills and one error on 21 swings ... Ended the season with 10-, 11- and 12-kill matches ... Blocked a season-high four balls on three occasions.

Career Highs (entering the 2015 season)
Kills: 16, Seattle (9.18.14)
Attacks: 41, Seattle (9.18.14)
Hitting pct.: .381 (9/1/21), Gonzaga (9.20.14)
Assists: 1, two times
Service aces: N/A
Digs: 5, Idaho (11.1.14)
Blocks: 4, three times

Personal: A 2014 graduate of Curtis High ... Born September 22, 1996, in Tacoma, Wash. ... The daughter of Jill Horton and Terence Sparks ... Has a younger sister, Jordyn, and a younger brother, Alex ... A pre-communications major.