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Jensen Cunningham with family and staff on Senior Day.
Jensen Cunningham

23 Jensen Cunningham

  • Height:
    6-4
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Scottsdale, Ariz.
  • High School:
    Horizon High School
  • Previous College:
    San Diego State
  • Position:
    Middle Blocker
  • Major:
    Psychology
m 30
k/s 3.05
h % .338
a/s 0.05
b/s 0.98
sa/s 0.08
d/s 0.75

CAREER RANKS AFTER FINAL SEASON

345 Total Blocks – 4th overall – 2nd among players that played only in rally-scoring era

306 Block Assists – 5th overall – 3rd among players that played only in rally-scoring era

1.03 Blocks/Set – t-6th overall (Jamie Elson)

SENIOR (2017): First Team All-WCC … WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention … CoSIDA Academic All-America® Nominee … 2x All-Tournament Team selection (Washington Invitational, Santa Clara/San José State Tournament) … started 29 of 30 matches and played in all 116 sets … led the team with a .338 hitting percentage and 114 total blocks (0.98/set) … second on the Broncos with 354 kills (3.05/set) … also had 87 digs, nine aces and four double-doubles … posted 10-plus kills in 20 of 30 matches … hit .433 or better 11 times … conference ranks: sixth in hitting percentage and total blocks, eighth in blocks/set … hit .500 with 16 kills in a five-set win over No. 9 Kansas in Leavey Center (Sept. 15) … the Jayhawks are the highest-ranked team the Broncos have defeated at home in program history … recorded her four double-doubles for the year in a five-match span Sept. 28-Oct. 14 … started that stretch with 19 kills and a career-high 17 digs vs. Gonzaga (Sept. 28) … tallied 10 total blocks in consecutive matches — at Loyola Marymount (Oct. 12) and in a five-set victory at Pepperdine (Oct. 14) … set a career-best mark with 20 kills in a five-set victory over Saint Mary’s (Oct. 21) … earned WCC Player of the Week honors on Nov. 13 after combining to hit .411 on 31 kills with five digs and 12 total blocks to help the Broncos defeat Pepperdine in four sets (Nov. 9) and Loyola Marymount in five sets on Senior Day (Nov. 11).

JUNIOR (2016): WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention … Active Ankle Challenge MVP … started all 30 matches and played in 109 of the team’s 110 sets … led SCU with 10 block solos … ranked second on the Broncos in hitting percentage (.289) and tied for second on the team with 94 total blocks (Hailey Lindberg) … finished third on the Broncos with 2.41 kills/set … had 74 digs and 17 aces for the year … tallied 10 kills, four total blocks, two aces and two digs in a victory at No. 7 USC (Aug. 27) … the Trojans are the highest-ranked team the Broncos have defeated in regular season play in program history … had a season-high 16 kills vs. Marquette (Aug. 27) … hit .706 with 12 kills and no attacking errors vs. Stony Brook (Sept. 3) … had 15 kills and a season-high eight total blocks at Portland (Oct. 1) … finished with a season-high three block solos and had four total blocks at San Francisco (Oct. 7) … hit .542 with 15 kills, four block assists and four digs vs. Pepperdine (Oct. 15).

SOPHOMORE (2015): Made 30 starts and played in all 31 matches … appeared in 111 of the team’s 114 sets … finished the season with 237 kills, 42 digs, 12 block solos and 137 total blocks (team-high) … ranked third in the WCC with 1.32 blocks/set … began the season with six kills, a service ace, a dig, a block solo and three block assists vs. Weber State (Aug. 28) … added seven kills, two digs and six total blocks vs. UC Riverside (Aug. 29) … had six kills and seven total blocks at New Mexico (Sept. 4) … had five kills and six total blocks at UTSA (Sept. 10) … hit .538 with 10 kills and three block assists vs. Iona (Sept. 11) … hit .538 with seven kills, two digs and five block assists at Sacramento State (Sept. 19) … posted better than a .500 hitting percentage for the third straight match by hitting .556 with a season-high 12 kills alongside three block assists vs. San Diego (Sept. 24) … had five kills, five block assists, two digs and an assist vs. No. 10 BYU (Sept. 26) … hit .455 with 12 kills vs. Portland (Oct. 1) … had 10 kills and four total blocks at LMU (Oct. 17) … hit .500 with eight kills and five total blocks vs. Pacific … served a pair of aces vs. Saint Mary’s (Oct. 24) … tallied 11 kills and three digs at Portland (Oct. 31) … hit .727 with eight kills vs. Pepperdine (Nov. 14) … set single-match program records with 16 block assists and 17 total blocks at San Diego (Nov. 21).

FRESHMAN (2014): Played at San Diego State University … team finished with a 14-15 record, including 9-9 in league play and 10-3 at home … played in 78 sets and averaged 1.64 kpg  … tied for second with two others on the team with 17 aces … second on the team with 0.88 blocks/set, tallying 69 on the year. 

PRIOR TO SCU (HIGH SCHOOL): Played three years of varsity volleyball at Horizon High School in Scottsdale, Ariz. ... as a senior earned all-section and second-team all-state recognition ... team won section title and advanced to the Division I semifinals ... finished with 288 kills, a .399 hitting percentage, .510 kill percentage, 94 total blocks and 38 aces ... Name first-team all-state as a junior (2012) ... also selected to the all-Division, all-section and all-Arizona squads ... a Prep Volleyball High School All-America High Honorable Mention ... recorded 295 kills, .384 hitting percentage, .480 kill mark. 111 total blocks and 41 service aces ... as a sophomore (201) was all-section and a second-team all-state honoree as team advanced to the Division I semifinals ... had a .279 hitting percentage with 188 kills, a .420 kill percentage. 103 total blocks and 354 aces ... was a Scholar-Athlete (4.20 gpa) all four years.

CLUB: Played for the Spiral 18UA club in Chandler, Ariz., in 2014 ... team won the Fiesta Classic, Pacific Northwest Qualifier and Arizona Regional tourney en route to competing at the 18 Open USA Volleyball Junior National Championships ... middle hitter and team captain for the Arizona Revolution 17 Premier team (Scottsdale, Ariz.) in 2013 ... member of the West Valley Juniors 17 squad that finished third in the National Division at the 2012 USAVB Junior National Championships ... in 2011 played for the Arizona United 15 Premier team ... was also a middle hitter for the 2011 Arizona Youth National High Performance team that was second at the High Performance Championships ... competed at the 2014 American USA Volleyball National Championships with the Arizona United 14 Premier squad.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Kip and Jamie Cunningham ... enjoys working out, eating sushi, and Netflix ... favorite athlete is NBA player LeBron James ... an undeclared major at San Diego State.
Recent Games
Nov 3 at San Francisco W, 3-0
Nov 9 Pepperdine W, 3-1
Nov 11 Loyola Marymount W, 3-2
Nov 16 at San Diego L, 3-0
Nov 18 at BYU L, 3-0
Nov 21 at Saint Mary's L, 3-2
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 30 18
Sets 116 72
Kills 354 222
Kills per set 3.05 3.08
Errors 107 63
Total Attacks 731 456
Hitting Percentage .338 .349
Assists 6 5
Assists per set 0.05 0.07
Service Aces 9 7
Service Errors 39 28
Service Aces per set 0.08 0.10
Receptions 4 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 87 68
Digs per set 0.75 0.94
Block Solo 17 11
Block Assist 97 65
Block Total 114 76
Blocks per set 0.98 1.06
Block Errors 9 8
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 428.5 272.5
Points per set 3.7 3.8
Matches started 29 18
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 25 at American W, 3-2 1 5 11 4 34 .206 0 0 2 - 0 3 1 6 0 7 0 15.0
Aug 26 vs. Georgetown W, 3-2 1 5 15 6 29 .310 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 17.5
Aug 26 at Howard L, 3-1 1 4 11 8 32 .094 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 12.0
Sep 1 at Washington (No. 8) L, 3-0 1 3 11 3 18 .444 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 12.0
Sep 2 vs. Cal Poly L, 3-0 1 3 9 1 18 .444 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 0 11.0
Sep 2 at Seattle University W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 12 .333 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 8.0
Sep 8 vs. Boise State L, 3-0 1 3 11 5 21 .286 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 11.0
Sep 8 vs. Portland State W, 3-0 - 3 7 3 16 .250 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 9.0
Sep 9 at UC Davis W, 3-0 1 3 10 5 26 .192 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 12.0
Sep 15 Idaho W, 3-0 1 3 12 1 18 .611 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 5 0 15.0
Sep 15 at Kansas 3 San José State 1   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Kansas (No. 9) W, 3-2 1 5 16 2 28 .500 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 6 0 19.0
Sep 16 at Kansas 3 Idaho 1   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at San José State L, 3-1 1 4 13 4 23 .391 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 14.5
Sep 21 BYU (No. 9) L, 3-0 1 3 9 1 17 .471 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 11.0
Sep 23 San Diego (No. 17) L, 3-0 1 3 10 1 18 .500 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 11.5
Sep 26 at Pacific L, 3-0 1 3 7 2 13 .385 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Sep 28 Gonzaga L, 3-2 1 5 19 7 49 .245 1 3 2 0 0 17 0 4 0 4 0 24.0
Sep 30 Portland L, 3-2 1 5 16 6 34 .294 2 0 4 0 0 14 1 4 0 5 0 19.0
Oct 6 San Francisco W, 3-0 1 3 12 5 21 .333 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 13.0
Oct 12 at Loyola Marymount L, 3-2 1 5 16 2 29 .483 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 10 0 10 0 22.0
Oct 14 at Pepperdine W, 3-2 1 5 17 3 36 .389 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 8 1 10 0 23.0
Oct 19 Pacific L, 3-1 1 4 7 0 24 .292 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 2 0 3 0 9.0
Oct 21 Saint Mary's W, 3-2 1 5 20 7 37 .351 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 7 2 8 0 24.5
Oct 26 at Portland W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 13 .462 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Oct 28 at Gonzaga W, 3-2 1 5 15 6 29 .310 0 1 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 2 0 17.5
Nov 3 at San Francisco W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 13 .538 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 10.0
Nov 9 Pepperdine W, 3-1 1 4 13 3 26 .385 0 0 2 1 0 5 1 2 0 3 0 15.0
Nov 11 Loyola Marymount W, 3-2 1 5 18 5 30 .433 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 2 9 0 23.5
Nov 16 at San Diego L, 3-0 1 3 6 5 20 .050 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 9.0
Nov 18 at BYU L, 3-0 1 3 6 1 11 .455 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 6.5
Nov 21 at Saint Mary's L, 3-2 1 5 15 6 36 .250 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 5 0 6 0 19.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2015-16 31 111 207 1.86 76 480 .273 6 0.05 8 0.07 2 1 42 0.38 12 125 137 1.23 289.5 2.6
2016-17 30 109 263 2.41 97 575 .289 8 0.07 17 0.16 3 1 74 0.68 10 84 94 0.86 332.0 3.0
2017-18 30 116 354 3.05 107 731 .338 6 0.05 9 0.08 4 0 87 0.75 17 97 114 0.98 428.5 3.7
Total 91 336 824 2.45 280 1786 .305 20 0.06 34 0.10 9 2 203 0.60 39 306 345 1.03 1050.0 3.1
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 30 116 354 3.05 107 731 .338 6 0.05 9 0.08 4 0 87 0.75 17 97 114 0.98 428.5 3.7
Conference 18 72 222 3.08 63 456 .349 5 0.07 7 0.10 1 0 68 0.94 11 65 76 1.06 272.5 3.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 11 45 152 3.38 38 302 .377 4 0.09 4 0.09 1 0 49 1.09 7 43 50 1.11 184.5 4.1
Away 15 57 160 2.81 54 345 .307 1 0.02 3 0.05 2 0 31 0.54 8 49 57 1.00 195.5 3.4
Neutral 4 14 42 3.00 15 84 .321 1 0.07 2 0.14 1 0 7 0.50 2 5 7 0.50 48.5 3.5
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Wins 15 60 188 3.13 55 368 .361 2 0.03 3 0.05 2 0 28 0.47 12 53 65 1.08 229.5 3.8
Losses 15 56 166 2.96 52 363 .314 4 0.07 6 0.11 2 0 59 1.05 5 44 49 0.88 199.0 3.6
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August 3 14 37 2.64 18 95 .200 0 0.00 2 0.14 1 0 8 0.57 1 9 10 0.71 44.5 3.2
September 14 49 156 3.18 43 311 .363 4 0.08 4 0.08 2 0 47 0.96 6 36 42 0.86 184.0 3.8
October 7 30 94 3.13 24 189 .370 2 0.07 2 0.07 0 0 20 0.67 5 31 36 1.20 116.5 3.9
November 6 23 67 2.91 22 136 .331 0 0.00 1 0.04 1 0 12 0.52 5 21 26 1.13 83.5 3.6