1 Jessie Mechem
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- Birth Date:
- 03/05/1982
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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- Hometown:
- Mesa, Ariz.
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- High School:
- Mountain View
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- Position:
- Outside Hitter
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- College:
- 1V
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2000: Saw action in 43 games... registered 130 kills, or 3.02 per game... defensively, posted 112 digs for a 2.60 per-game mark... added 17 blocks... posted two double-doubles, a 14-kill, 20-dig performance at Sacramento State, and a 13-kill, 20-dig night at Portland... hit double digits in kills on five other occasions, including a career-high 15 in a home victory over Portland... led all attackers for two straight matches at the Starwoods Plaza Classic, against New Mexico (11) and Arizona (13).
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Mountain View High School in Mesa, Ariz... played for head coach Lynn Sullivan ... helped guide the Toros to a 57-18 record her junior and senior seasons... averaged 3.0 kills and 4.3 digs per game as a senior... finished her high school career hitting .371... team captured state runner-up honors as a junior... crowned state champions her senior year... selected team captain and named MVP as a senior... named East Valley Player of the Year while also earning 5A first-team honors... named to the all-tournament team at the state championship... a three-year member of the Arizona East Valley Juniors, placing second at nationals her first year... recorded a career-high 17 kills, five blocks and 19 digs while at Mountain View.
PERSONAL: Full name is Jessie June Mechem... born March 5, 1982 in Mesa, Ariz... daughter of John and Cyd Mechem... an excellent student as she carried a 3.857 GPA... hobbies include wakeboarding, snowboarding, fishing and shopping... major is undecided.
Mechem's Career Statistics
| Year | M | G | K | E | TA | PCT | SA | BS | BA | D | AS | RE | BE | SE |
| 2000 | 22 | 43 | 130 | 65 | 297 | .219 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 112 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2001 | 24 | 75 | 203 | 112 | 533 | .171 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Career | 46 | 118 | 333 | 177 | 830 | .188 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 193 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
Mechem's Career Highs
| Kills | 16 | three times, last at Saint Mary's, Sept. 29, 2001 |
| Attempts | 47 | at Sacramento State, Sept. 12, 2000 |
| Hitting Pct. | .483 | at Saint Mary's, Sept. 29, 2001 |
| Assists | 1 | six times, last at Stanford, Nov. 21, 2000 |
| Aces | 2 | four times, last at Saint Mary's, Sept. 29, 2001 |
| Digs | 20 | twice, last at Portland, Sept. 30, 2000 |
| Block Solos | 1 | three times, last at Loyola Marymount, Oct. 12, 2001 |
| Block Assists | 3 | three times, last vs. Loyola Marymount, Nov. 10, 2001 |
| Total Blocks | 3 | three times, last vs. vs. Loyola Marymount, Nov. 10, 2001 |