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1 Dia Jackson
Dia Jackson
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Detroit, Mich.
  • High School:
    Canton
  • Position:
    DS
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice
  • m
    25
  • k/s
    0.06
  • h %
    .023
  • a/s
    0.11
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.03
  • d/s
    2.02

Bio

Senior (2016):  Played in all 25 matches and saw time in 94 sets ... Recorded 188 digs (2.02 digs per set) as a defensive specialist ... Had a season and career-high 20 digs in match against Trine (Ind.) ... Had six matches of 10 or more digs ... Tallied six kills, 10 assists and three service aces offensively.

Junior (2015):  Played in 29 matches and 105 sets ... Recorded 12 kills in 51 attempts ... Had seven assists and four service aces offensively ... Recorded 192 digs and averaged 1.83 digs per set .. Had two season-high games of 13 digs (against Ohio Northern and Rose-Hulman) ... Earned one solo block on the season. 

Sophomore (2014):  Played in 27 matches and 58 sets ... Recorded eight set assists and three service aces offensively ... Had 97 digs and averaged 1.67 digs per set ... Tallied a season-high 14 digs in match against Webster (Mo.) University on Sept. 7.

Freshman (2013):  Appeared in 15 matches, with 28 sets played … Recorded one kill … Had three total attacks, with one attacking error, finishing with a .000 attacking percentage ... Recorded four assists … Had three service aces ... Had 21 serve attempts with two service errors, a .905 serve percentage ... Recorded 46 digs, averaging 1.64 digs per set ... Scored four total points, averaging 0.14 points per set.

Prep:  Participated in volleyball at Canton High under head coach Steve Johnson.

Personal:  Daughter of Nakisha Terry … Majoring in criminal justice.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1
Oct 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0
Oct 29 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2
Oct 29 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2
Nov 2 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-1
  Total Conference
Matches 25 9
Sets 93 36
Kills 6 1
Kills per set 0.06 0.03
Errors 5 2
Total Attacks 43 9
Hitting Percentage .023 -.111
Assists 10 3
Assists per set 0.11 0.08
Service Aces 3 0
Service Errors 3 1
Service Aces per set 0.03 0.00
Receptions 416 203
Reception Errors 31 9
Digs 188 74
Digs per set 2.02 2.06
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 2 1
Points 9.0 1.0
Points per set 0.1 0.0
Matches started 6 4

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 2 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 3 -.333 0 0.0
Sep 3 vs. Trine (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 7 .000 3 0.0
Sep 3 vs. Thomas More L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 1 1.0
Sep 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 9 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Sep 10 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 2 -.500 2 0.0
Sep 10 vs. Denison W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 13 Heidelberg L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Sep 16 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-1 - 4 2 0 4 .500 0 2.0
Sep 17 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Sep 17 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 4 .000 0 2.0
Sep 27 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Oct 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Oct 1 vs. Otterbein W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 5 Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 0 0.0
Oct 12 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 4 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Oct 14 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 2 -.500 0 0.0
Oct 19 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Oct 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 1 2 5 -.200 0 1.0
Oct 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 29 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 29 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Nov 2 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 4 .000 1 0.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 2 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 vs. Trine (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 20 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 3 vs. Thomas More L, 3-1 - 4 16 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 - 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-1 - 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 vs. Denison W, 3-0 - 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Heidelberg L, 3-1 - 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-1 - 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 - 5 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 1 4 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 vs. Otterbein W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 - 4 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 3-1 - 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 10 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 2 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 6 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Sep 2 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 0
Sep 3 vs. Trine (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 23 2
Sep 3 vs. Thomas More L, 3-1 - 4 1 1 38 1
Sep 9 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 19 2
Sep 9 vs. Mount Union L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 20 1
Sep 10 at Case Western Reserve L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 18 1
Sep 10 vs. Denison W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 - 2
Sep 13 Heidelberg L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 14 2
Sep 16 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 17 3
Sep 17 vs. Westminster (Pa.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 vs. Case Western Reserve L, 3-2 - 5 2 1 0 0
Sep 27 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 17 0
Oct 1 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 24 1
Oct 1 vs. Otterbein W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 15 0
Oct 5 Bluffton L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 27 2
Oct 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 35 2
Oct 12 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 4 0 0 - 2
Oct 14 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 - 4
Oct 19 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 30 0
Oct 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 33 1
Oct 26 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 19 1
Oct 29 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 vs. Kenyon W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1
Oct 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 35 0
Nov 2 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 32 3

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2013-14 15 28 1 0.04 1 3 .000 4 0.14 4.0 0.1
2014-15 27 58 0 0.00 5 11 -.455 8 0.14 3.0 0.1
2015-16 29 105 12 0.11 6 51 .118 7 0.07 17.0 0.2
2016-17 25 93 6 0.06 5 43 .023 10 0.11 9.0 0.1
Total 96 284 19 0.07 17 108 .019 29 0.10 33.0 0.1

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2013-14 15 28 46 1.64 0 0 0 0.00
2014-15 27 58 97 1.67 0 0 0 0.00
2015-16 29 105 192 1.83 1 0 1 0.01
2016-17 25 93 188 2.02 0 0 0 0.00
Total 96 284 523 1.84 1 0 1 0.00

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2013-14 15 28 3 0.11 20 16
2014-15 27 58 3 0.05 65 15
2015-16 29 105 4 0.04 142 31
2016-17 25 93 3 0.03 416 31
Total 96 284 13 0.05 643 93

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 25 93 6 0.06 5 43 .023 10 0.11 9.0 0.1
Conference 9 36 1 0.03 2 9 -.111 3 0.08 1.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 7 27 2 0.07 2 13 .000 1 0.04 2.0 0.1
Away 9 35 2 0.06 2 10 .000 5 0.14 2.0 0.1
Neutral 9 31 2 0.06 1 20 .050 4 0.13 5.0 0.2
Result                      
Wins 10 35 3 0.09 2 15 .067 6 0.17 3.0 0.1
Losses 15 58 3 0.05 3 28 .000 4 0.07 6.0 0.1
Month                      
September 12 43 4 0.09 2 27 .074 6 0.14 7.0 0.2
October 12 46 2 0.04 3 12 -.083 3 0.07 2.0 0.0
November 1 4 0 0.00 0 4 .000 1 0.25 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 25 93 188 2.02 0 0 0 0.00
Conference 9 36 74 2.06 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 27 50 1.85 0 0 0 0.00
Away 9 35 62 1.77 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 9 31 76 2.45 0 0 0 0.00
Result                
Wins 10 35 78 2.23 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 15 58 110 1.90 0 0 0 0.00
Month                
September 12 43 92 2.14 0 0 0 0.00
October 12 46 90 1.96 0 0 0 0.00
November 1 4 6 1.50 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 25 93 3 0.03 416 31
Conference 9 36 0 0.00 203 9
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 7 27 0 0.00 195 11
Away 9 35 0 0.00 125 13
Neutral 9 31 3 0.10 96 7
Result            
Wins 10 35 0 0.00 144 10
Losses 15 58 3 0.05 272 21
Month            
September 12 43 3 0.07 166 14
October 12 46 0 0.00 218 14
November 1 4 0 0.00 32 3

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