2014 HIGHLIGHTS
One of the top setters in program history... All-Big South Second Team honoree... Finished career with 3,494 assists, which rank second all-time in rally-scoring history... Led the Big South in assists (1,315), which were the second-most assists ever recorded by a Highlander in a single season in the rally-scoring era... Tallied 877 career digs, which are seventh all-time in rally-scoring history... Notched 36 double-doubles, which are the third-most by a Highlander... Charted 17 double-doubles as a senior... Broke the 50-assist plateau six times, including two matches of 60 assists (career high).
2013 HIGHLIGHTS
Racked up a team-best 1,140 assists in her 132 sets played... Her single-season mark ranks fourth in program history... Broke the 2,000-assist plateau for her career... Enters senior year in third at 2,179... Finished with 30+ assists in 20 matches, including a season-high 59 at UNC Asheville... Third on team with 13 double-doubles, bringing career total to 19... Notched a career-high 22 digs in five-set victory over Campbell... Ranks 10th in aces with 62.
2012 HIGHLIGHTS
Only player to see time in all 116 sets played... Ranks fifth all-time in assists (rally scoring era) with 1,039... Finished with 713 assists, which ranks 10th for a single-season mark... Handed out 33 assists to go along with 12 digs and two aces in 3-2 decision over The Citadel... Posted second double-double of season with 21 assists and 10 digs against Elon... Tallied 14 assists and a career-high 19 digs in 3-1 victory over Penn... Has 16 contests of 20+ assists... Finished with 23 assists and 10 digs for fourth double-double of the season at Coastal Carolina... Fifth double-double of the season came against Winthrop (27 assists and 12 digs)... Set a single-match personal record for assists with 58 in five-set thriller against Liberty... Poured out 39 assists at Campbell in 10th sweep of the season... Tallied 46 assists in four-set win over Gardner-Webb... Totaled 34 assists in quarterfinal match against Coastal Carolina.
2011 HIGHLIGHTS
Totaled 326 assists in 68 games played during rookie season... Averaged a team-best 4.79 assists per game... Posted a season-high 35 assists against Alabama A&M... Dished out 33 assists and recorded 11 digs for a double-double in her third collegiate match against USC Upstate... Added four more 20-plus assist efforts... Posted a season-best two kills against Elon, Alabama A&M and Winthrop (BSC Semifinals)... Added 15 assists and six digs in upset of the Eagles... Served up two aces in contests against Manhattan, Chicago State and Howard... Recorded lone collegiate block at Elon.
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB
Led her club team to two National appearances after being a member of elite squads over the past 11 years… Recorded over 1,000 assists, and set the NKHS career assist record at 1,262… Selected to the Midwest Athletic Conference First Team, and earned a spot on the District 8 Honorable Mention and All-Ohio Third Teams… As a senior, named the WTLW Television Player of the Week and MVP Magazine Player of the Day… Awarded NKSH MVP Ranger and Best Offensive Player Awards… Invited to participate in the Ohio High School Association Elite Camp three years in a row… Named the Midwest Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete three years in a row… Awarded the Wendy’s Heisman School Award as a senior.
PERSONAL / ACADEMICS
Jena Renee Braden is majoring in education with a minor in sports administration... Jena in the youngest of Chuck and Judy Braden's three daughters... Both sisters played collegiate volleyball; Shannen at Ohio and Brook at College of Charleston.
