Jackie Howell

Jackie Howell vs. North Dakota - 8/26/22

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Jackie Howell vs. Sacramento State - 10/16/21

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Jackie Howell vs. Portland State - 10/14/21

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Photo by: Derek Johnson

Photo by: Tommy Martino

Class:
Senior
Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Mission, Texas
High School:
Veterans Memorial HS
Prev School:
Tyler Junior College

2024 (Graduate): Academic All-Big Sky… Most Inspirational Player Award… returned from a torn ACL to play her final season at Montana… appeared in 25 matches for Montana, playing 74 total sets… recorded 103 total digs, 6^th most on the team… had 243 service receipts, 4^th most on the team… had two kills, 15 assists, and a service ace… recorded double-digits digs in two matches on the year with a season high 12 at Idaho (11/9)… had 11 digs vs. Weber State (11/2)… had 5+ digs in 11 matches.

2023 (Redshirt): Howell used a medical redshirt for the 2023 season.

2022 (Senior): Montana’s Co-Most Inspirational Player… one of the most important passers on the Montana roster… started all 29 matches… played in all 106 sets during the season… fifth on the team with 174 kills (1.64/set)… second on the team with 291 digs, averaging 2.75 per set… had most service receipts on team and had the highest success percentage at .945… third on the team with 35 assists… tied for fourth with 20 service aces… four double-doubles (kills/digs) on the season, including one in a road rivalry win against Montana State (9/30)… had a season-high 13 kills on a career-high .393 hitting percentage against Idaho State (11/17), also finishing with 12 digs for a double-double… recorded a season-high 18 digs in a win against Charleston Southern (9/17), and followed it up with 17 digs in a win over Northern Arizona in the next match (9/22)… second on Montana with 13 kills in a win over Eastern Washington (10/27) on the road… made great improvements as the season progressed and ended the season with double-digit digs in the final four matches and eight out of the final 10 matches… had multiple kills in all but one match.

2021 (Junior): Academic All-Big Sky Conference… Played in all 102 sets during her first season at Montana, earning starts in 24 of 27 matches… As a versatile, six-rotation players, she ranked second on the team for digs (255, 2.50 per set), fifth for kills (131, 1.28 per set), fifth for service aces (16, 0.16 per set) and fifth for blocking (27, 0.26 per set)… Led Montana with a .964 serve percentage and .951 serve-receive rate while being targeted a team-high 630 times… Averaged 3.15 digs per set during league play, the ninth-best average in the Big Sky and best by a non-defensive specialist… Was in double figures for digs 14 times, including the final seven matches of the season (Oct. 26-Nov. 18)… During that stretch, she averaged 3.81 digs per set… Was in double figures for kills five times, including four times in a six-match stretch to begin October (Oct. 2-21)… During that period, she averaged 2.73 kills per set while hitting .222 or above in all four double-figure kills matches… Had a career night in a five-set win at Montana State (Oct. 26), recording career highs for kills (13), attacks (58) and digs (29)… The 29 digs were the fourth-most in a Big Sky Conference match this season… Had three double-doubles on the season, including the 13 kills and 29 digs at Montana State... Recorded a team-high 11 kills on .333 hitting in a three-set win over Sacramento State (Oct. 16), also adding nine digs, three blocks and a service ace... Served during a 6-0 run in Set 5 vs. Drake (Sept. 11), helping Montana overcome a 2-0 deficit and beat the Bulldogs en route to a tournament title later that night... Recorded a season-high three aces vs. CSU Bakersfield (Sept. 18).

Career Highs
Kills: 13, on three occasions
Attacks: 58, at Montana State (Oct. 26, 2021)
Hitting Percentage: .333 (11-3-24), vs. Sacramento State (Oct. 16, 2021)
Assists: 4, on two occasions
Service Aces: 4, at Eastern Washington (Oct. 27, 2022)
Digs: 29, at Montana State (Oct. 26, 2021)
Blocks: 5, vs. Sacramento State (Nov. 5, 2022)
Points: 15.0, at Montana State (Oct. 26, 2021)

2019-21 (Tyler Junior College): Played her first two collegiate seasons at Tyler Junior College in Texas… Earned All-America honorable-mention status, as well as being selected to the All-Region XIV all-conference and all-tournament teams… Led Tyler with 3.58 kills per set during the Spring 2021 season, in addition to 2.48 digs per set (third)… Led the Region XIV conference for kills, (fourth in all NJCAA), attacks (third), points (sixth) and starts (12^th), and ranked fifth for service aces (fifth)… During the Spring 2021 season, she helped the Apaches to a Region XIV title and a berth in the national tournament, where they placed fourth… She tallied 12 kills on .423 hitting in a three-set win over No. 6 Coastal Bend, before nine more in a sweep over No. 2 Navarro… Going up against Blinn College in the regional final, she recorded a double-double with 14 kills and 18 digs, plus three aces, in a 3-1 upset win to advance to nationals… At the NJCAA tournament, she totaled 14 kills in an opening-round win over Northeastern, before 14 kills and 19 digs in an upset over the No. 2 team in the nation, Odessa, to advance to the national semifinals… As a freshman in 2019, she ranked third on her team with 2.27 kills per set, in addition to 1.89 digs per set and nine service aces, across 29 matches (14 starts)… Was twice a member of her school’s dean’s and president’s lists, and graduated with her associate degree summa cum laude.

High School: Is a 2019 graduate of Veterans Memorial High School in Mission, Texas… Was twice named the University Interscholastic League MVP (2017, 2018)… Was an all-state selection by multiple publications, including VYPE and TWSA… Also earned first-team Rio Grande Valley all-area honors in 2018, and was the league’s 2016 defensive specialist of the year… Accumulated more than 1,500 career kills and digs, and led Texas 5A in hitting percentage in 2018… That year, she also was named the MaxPreps Texas Player of the Week once… Was a two-time captain, including in 2018, when she helped the Patriots to a No. 4 ranking in the state of Texas… Veterans Memorial won district championships all four seasons with Howell (2015-18) and won three area championships (2016-18)… Earned nine varsity letters, including four in volleyball, four in basketball and one in tennis… Twice was a captain of her basketball team… High school volleyball coach was her aunt, Diana Lerma… Played club volleyball for the South Texas Juniors… Was a member of the National Honor Society, holding a leadership position as parliamentarian… Graduated in the top 10 percent of her class.

Personal: Born and raised in Mission, Texas… Parents are Michael Howell and Dr. Sonia Treviño… Has a younger brother, Michael… Mother played volleyball at Florida State, winning a pair of conference titles, advancing to the NCAA tournament twice and being named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team… Other relatives who played collegiate volleyball include aunts, Diana Lerma (Texas State), Leticia Ibauva (East Texas State) and Gloria Treviño (UTSA)… Earned an associate degree from Tyler Junior College in May 2021, and is currently working toward a bachelor’s degree in business administration.