University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2026 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 17
Jazmine Gaston
- Position:
- Opposite Hitter
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- Anderson HS
SFA Tournament All-Tournament Team (2025)
Sun Belt Conference Commisioner's List (2025)
Sun Belt Conference Commisioner's List (2024)
2025 (Sophomore)
Switched to opposite hitter and delivered an efficient .221 attack across the 26 matches competed in ... surpassed 150 kills for a second straight season, netting 158 kills (1.80/set) over 88 sets ... was one of five players to score 150-plus kills, pacing the team to the No. 3-ranked scoring offense in the Sun Belt Conference ... offensive production pushed career kills total past the 350-mark (now at 352 career kills) ... teamed with senior Calin Demps to provide the offense with an average of 5.4 kills per set from the opposite hitters' slot ... generated a kill on 36 percent of total swings (158 kills off 444 attempts) ... tallied a career-best 29 blocks (2 BS, 27 BA) ... was a consistent source of offense, landing at least five kills in 18 of 26 outings ... reached double-digit kills five times, increasing career total to 16 times in double digits ... paced by 53 kills over the first two weekends, would reach the century mark by mid-October ... registered a season-high 14 kills vs. Tarleton State (Aug. 30) in the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic ... back-to-back, double-digit kill showings of 11 vs. SFA and 12 vs. Sam Houston the following weekend resulted in all-tournament honors at the SFA Tournament ... in eight of the next nine matches would net at least five kills on less than 20 swings all but one time ... landed SBC-play high of 11 kills on two occasions, first on .400 hitting over 25 swings with only one error in a win over South Alabama at E.K. Long Gym (Oct. 24) and again off 29 swings at Arkansas State (Nov. 1) ... drove the team's dominant offensive effort of back-to-back matches hitting .374 in the home-closing series vs. ULM, powering down 16 kills over 38 swings with a near error-free effort (only one attack error).
2024 (Freshman)
Delivered a 150-150 season of kills and digs in collegiate rookie season across 84 sets played over 25 matches ... was the team's second-leading scoring option with 194 kills (2.3/set) and 219.5 total points (2.6/set) ... served up 16 aces and posted 17 blocks (2 BS, 15 BA) ... started off by tallying double digits in kills in five of the first six matches, finishing the season with 11 double-digit kills outings overall ... generated at least seven kills in each of the first 14 matches, accumulating 155 kills by mid-October ... collected five double-doubles ... had multiple aces on four occasions ... digs total hit double figures seven times on the way to totaling 155 digs ... logged a 12-kill, 10-dig double-double in collegiate debut vs. Jackson State (Aug. 30) ... totaled 36 kills (3.0/set) in debut weekend (Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic) ... registered season-high 19 kills against Northwestern State (Sept. 6) ... overall that weekend at the Flo Hyman Classic, led the team with 30 kills ... posted an impressive .303 hitting percentage while delivering 13 kills on 33 swings in the Texas State series finale ... season-high of 18 digs vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 11) capped off a 33-digs showing in the two-match series (4.1/set).
High School
Turned in a 1,000-1,000 career of kills and digs for Anderson (Texas) High School in the Austin area ... stockpiled 1,205 kills on a career .321 hitting percentage, and added 1,111 digs to her resume ... named District 26-6A MVP in 2021 and followed up with back-to-back first team all-district performances in 2022 and 2023 ... also starred in basketball (2021 Newcomer of the Year) and track competing in long jump and sprints ... spent her time on the club volleyball circuit with the Texas Fury Volleyball Club ... part of the UJGN Championship team for 15-Freedom and was named tournament MVP.
Personal
Born July 21, 2006 in Austin, Texas ... daughter of the late-Jonathan Gaston and Jennifer Winkler ... has one brother, Jonathan Isiah Gaston ... four-time academic all-district selection ... enjoys coaching youth volleyball in the community to inspire others to follow their dreams ... both parents competed in collegiate athletics: father, Jonathan, in basketball at UTPA and mother, Jennifer, in softball at Tarleton State ... is majoring in management ... is interested in a career in forensic science analyzing DNA to help solve crimes ... also aspires to play professional volleyball in Italy.
Sun Belt Conference Commisioner's List (2025)
Sun Belt Conference Commisioner's List (2024)
2025 (Sophomore)
Switched to opposite hitter and delivered an efficient .221 attack across the 26 matches competed in ... surpassed 150 kills for a second straight season, netting 158 kills (1.80/set) over 88 sets ... was one of five players to score 150-plus kills, pacing the team to the No. 3-ranked scoring offense in the Sun Belt Conference ... offensive production pushed career kills total past the 350-mark (now at 352 career kills) ... teamed with senior Calin Demps to provide the offense with an average of 5.4 kills per set from the opposite hitters' slot ... generated a kill on 36 percent of total swings (158 kills off 444 attempts) ... tallied a career-best 29 blocks (2 BS, 27 BA) ... was a consistent source of offense, landing at least five kills in 18 of 26 outings ... reached double-digit kills five times, increasing career total to 16 times in double digits ... paced by 53 kills over the first two weekends, would reach the century mark by mid-October ... registered a season-high 14 kills vs. Tarleton State (Aug. 30) in the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic ... back-to-back, double-digit kill showings of 11 vs. SFA and 12 vs. Sam Houston the following weekend resulted in all-tournament honors at the SFA Tournament ... in eight of the next nine matches would net at least five kills on less than 20 swings all but one time ... landed SBC-play high of 11 kills on two occasions, first on .400 hitting over 25 swings with only one error in a win over South Alabama at E.K. Long Gym (Oct. 24) and again off 29 swings at Arkansas State (Nov. 1) ... drove the team's dominant offensive effort of back-to-back matches hitting .374 in the home-closing series vs. ULM, powering down 16 kills over 38 swings with a near error-free effort (only one attack error).
2024 (Freshman)
Delivered a 150-150 season of kills and digs in collegiate rookie season across 84 sets played over 25 matches ... was the team's second-leading scoring option with 194 kills (2.3/set) and 219.5 total points (2.6/set) ... served up 16 aces and posted 17 blocks (2 BS, 15 BA) ... started off by tallying double digits in kills in five of the first six matches, finishing the season with 11 double-digit kills outings overall ... generated at least seven kills in each of the first 14 matches, accumulating 155 kills by mid-October ... collected five double-doubles ... had multiple aces on four occasions ... digs total hit double figures seven times on the way to totaling 155 digs ... logged a 12-kill, 10-dig double-double in collegiate debut vs. Jackson State (Aug. 30) ... totaled 36 kills (3.0/set) in debut weekend (Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic) ... registered season-high 19 kills against Northwestern State (Sept. 6) ... overall that weekend at the Flo Hyman Classic, led the team with 30 kills ... posted an impressive .303 hitting percentage while delivering 13 kills on 33 swings in the Texas State series finale ... season-high of 18 digs vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 11) capped off a 33-digs showing in the two-match series (4.1/set).
High School
Turned in a 1,000-1,000 career of kills and digs for Anderson (Texas) High School in the Austin area ... stockpiled 1,205 kills on a career .321 hitting percentage, and added 1,111 digs to her resume ... named District 26-6A MVP in 2021 and followed up with back-to-back first team all-district performances in 2022 and 2023 ... also starred in basketball (2021 Newcomer of the Year) and track competing in long jump and sprints ... spent her time on the club volleyball circuit with the Texas Fury Volleyball Club ... part of the UJGN Championship team for 15-Freedom and was named tournament MVP.
Personal
Born July 21, 2006 in Austin, Texas ... daughter of the late-Jonathan Gaston and Jennifer Winkler ... has one brother, Jonathan Isiah Gaston ... four-time academic all-district selection ... enjoys coaching youth volleyball in the community to inspire others to follow their dreams ... both parents competed in collegiate athletics: father, Jonathan, in basketball at UTPA and mother, Jennifer, in softball at Tarleton State ... is majoring in management ... is interested in a career in forensic science analyzing DNA to help solve crimes ... also aspires to play professional volleyball in Italy.
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