University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2013 Volleyball Roster
Bartczyszyn, Jessica
Jersey Number 6
Jessica Bartczyszyn
- Position:
- Setter
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cary, Ill.
- High School:
- Cary-Grove HS
Bio
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2017)
All-Sun Belt Second Team (2017)
All-Louisiana Honorable Mention (2017)
Sun Belt Conference Setter of the Week (Sept. 4, Sept. 25, 2017)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2016)
Fight Like Hal Memorial All-Tournament Team (2016)
Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic All-Tournament Team (2016)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2015)
Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic All-Tournament Team (2015)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2013)
Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic All-Tournament Team (2013)
2017 (Senior)
Was one of three players, joining Sydney Davis and Stacey Reilly, to play in all 32 matches and 121 sets … third straight season serving as team’s starting setter … reached 1,000 assists for a second straight season, finishing with career-high 1,171 … increased career assists tally past 2,500, becoming the fourth Ragin’ Cajun to reach the milestone in the rally era … directed Ragin’ Cajuns to .216 hitting percentage (up from .187 in 2016), 12.60 kills per set (up from 11.93 in 2016), school record for Sun Belt victories (13) and runner-up finish in SBC West … contributed in all phases: 75 kills (41 in SBC play), 251 digs (139 in SBC play) and 58 blocks (40 in SBC play) … averaged 10-plus assists per set over a Sun Belt Conference weekend four times … ranked Top 3 in Sun Belt in assists the entire season … finished Top 70 nationally in total assists and Top 125 in assists per set … handed out 40-plus assists 14 times which included four outings surpassing 50 assists … contributed career-highs of 75 kills and 251 digs, establishing new figures a second straight season … reached 70 kills and 200 digs for the second straight season … threw up multiple blocks on 15 occasions leading her to a career-best 58 total blocks (16 BS, 42 BA) …. her blocking was at its best in Sun Belt play, with nearly 70 percent coming in league action (40 of 58) … produced six double-doubles in Sun Belt play highlighted by key wins over Arkansas State (54 assists, 12 digs), Texas State (49 assists, 16 digs) and South Alabama (40 assists, 12 digs) … provided Louisiana with double digits in service aces a second straight season, totaling 16 which increased her career total to 40 … averaged at least 10.50 assists per set each match of the Sawyer Camillo Classic in directing the Ragin' Cajuns to 14.47 kills per set and a .252 hitting percentage in the event … collected her 2,000th career assist in the win over Jacksonville State (Sept. 2) … rewarded with Sun Belt Setter of the Week honors, becoming first Ragin’ Cajun to claim the award since Andrea Hole in 2014 … in Homecoming trip to Chicago (Sept. 15-16), handed out 50 assists in tournament-opening win over host-Chicago State and had a double-double of 40 assists and 10 digs in win over Eastern Michigan the next day which wrapped up a winning record in the event and in tournament play for the season … averaged 12 assists per set in both wins in Georgia during Sun Belt-opening weekend, kicking off school-record 7-0 start to league play … in addition to totaling 84 assists, her stat line also included eight kills, 13 digs and four blocks … had a hand in all facets of the contest at Georgia Southern, posting five kills, seven digs and four blocks to go along with 48 assists as Louisiana won its SBC opener for the second straight season … averaged 10 assists per set and 2.56 digs per set over the nine sets of play in Louisiana’s first sweep of the Arkansas State-Little Rock weekend for the first time since 2013 … had a double-double in both matches (54 assists/12 digs vs. ASU; 36 assists/11 digs vs. Little Rock) … threw up a season-high six blocks to help lead dominant defensive effort which limited Appalachian State to a .106 hitting percentage on Oct. 20 … scored the first kill of the decisive fifth set and Louisiana led the entire way in clinching program’s first-ever win over Texas State (Oct. 28) … added five blocks to her 43 assists on Nov. 12 at UT Arlington as Ragin’ Cajuns posted first-ever season sweep of the Mavericks and locked up No. 3 seed in Sun Belt Tournament … twice named Sun Belt Setter of the Week (Sept. 4, Sept. 25) … received second team All-Sun Belt Conference honors and was an honorable mention pick on the All-Louisiana Volleyball Team.
2016 (Junior)
Served as team’s starting setter for the second straight season…played in all 31 matches and 121 sets the Ragin’ Cajuns competed in…delivered the first 1,000-assist campaign of her career with 1,144 which ranks fourth-most in rally scoring era…ranked third in Sun Belt Conference in assists per set and was one of only three in the league to average 9.00-plus per set (9.45)…finished Top 75 NCAA in total assists…handed out 40-plus assists 13 times and 50-plus four times…directed the Cajuns to 11.99 kills/set (up from 10.33 in 2015) and .187 hitting percentage (up from .136 in 2015)…contributed 74 kills and 239 digs – both career-high figures…tallied at least four kills on nine occasions highlighted by a career-best nine vs. Indiana State (Sept. 10)…collected double digits in digs seven times, all instances in Sun Belt Conference play…digs total was in triple digits a second straight season and surpassed 200 for the first time…posted 40 blocks (7 BS, 33 BA)…served up 19 aces, collecting multiple tallies four times…dished out 40-plus assists in six of the season’s first eight matches…totaled 344 assists during the season-opening stretch which was tops among the NCAA ranks…averaged 10.08 assists per set, totaling 121 over 12 sets, in earning all-tournament honors in the Sayer Camillo Memorial Classic….added seven digs to her career-high nine kills vs. Indiana State (Sept. 10)…tallied five kills, five digs and two blocks in win over UT Martin on Sept. 16 in Fight Like Hal Memorial finale…set career-high assists total in back-to-back matches, handing out 57 vs. Georgia Southern (Sept. 24) followed by 59 at Little Rock (Sept. 30)…scooped a career-high 19 digs in helping Cajuns outlast ULM in five sets on Oct. 8…ULM match was first of three straight double-doubles recorded as she added 10 digs in matches against Arkansas State and Little Rock the following weekend…reached 1,000 assists on Nov. 4 after posting 37 in a straight sets sweep of Troy…matched career-high digs total (19) in rematch with ULM on Nov. 8…handed out the assist on Chanelle Gardner’s 1,000th career kill in the season finale vs. Texas State (Nov. 12).
2015 (Sophomore)
Played and started at setter the season’s first 18 matches before suffering a season-ending hand injury in practice prior to the match at South Alabama on Oct. 9 … dished out 521 assists over 62 sets on the year, averaging 8.40 assists per set in first season as primary setter … netted 30-plus assists seven times, highlighted by a career-high 50 vs. ULM on Sept. 25 … ranked seventh in the Sun Belt Conference in assists per set … scooped a career-high 108 digs for the season, the fifth-highest tally on the team and first season of 100-plus … posted at least five digs 12 times and had a season-best stretch of six straight matches reaching the mark from Aug. 28-Sept. 5 … ranked fourth on the team with 24 blocks (3 BS, 21 BA) which marked a personal single-season best total … recorded four double-doubles … capped off season-opening day action with a double-double of 26 assists and 11 digs at Texas Tech (Aug. 28) … produced 41 assists against Jackson State (Sept. 4) and Houston (Sept. 5) in the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic … threw down five kills, dished out 37 assists and scooped six digs in five-set win over Nicholls State (Sept. 5) … finished the tournament with a double-double of 41 assists and 11 digs vs. Houston (Sept. 5) … averaged 9.15 assists and 1.69 digs and produced eight kills and five blocks over 13 sets during the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic, resulting in all-tournament honors … added a career-high six blocks (0 BS, 6 BA) to 25 assists and five digs at Rice (Sept. 11) … totaled 10 total blocks in nine sets at the Adidas Rice Invitational … added 11 digs to career-high 50 assists against ULM at Earl K. Long Gym for fourth and final double-double of the season (Sept. 25) … followed up with 46 assists and nine digs in the next outing, helping guide the Cajuns to a come-from-behind five-set win at Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 29).
2014 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw action in four matches, playing eight sets … averaged 1.13 assists per set … made season debut in win over Southern (9/5), dishing out nine assists with one dig … also had a pair of digs in matches at ULM (10/8) and against Little Rock (10/10).
2013 (Freshman)
Saw action in four matches, starting three … dished out 111 assists on the year, averaging 8.54 assists per set for the year ... totaled 10 kills (0.77 per set) and five blocks (0.38 per set) ... all-tournament team in the Sawyer Camillo Classic ... had a career-high 39 assists and scored three kills and eight digs vs. Houston (9/7) … had 33 assists and three kills on four swings with eight digs and two blocks vs. Nicholls State (9/6) … had 30 assists and four kills and two blocks in sweep of Alcorn State (9/7) … missed remainder of the season after sustaining an injury the week following the Sawyer Camillo Classic … received a medical hardship.
High School
A four-year letterwinner for head coach Patty Langanis at Cary-Grove High School … a two-time all-conference and two-time all-area selection … earned honorable mention All-State honors as a junior … part of a team that produced a four-year record of 120-27, while earning an Illinois state title and a pair of state runner-up finishes … member of the 2009 state championship team that finished 38-9 overall … as a sophomore, helped CGHS to a 41-1 record, a state runner-up finish and a No. 5 ranking nationally … helped CGHS to a state runner-up finish as a junior.
Personal
Born April 30, 1995 in Cary, Illinois … the daughter of Kelli and Michael Bartczyszyn … has one sister, Sara, and one brother, Michael … a right-handed hitter … served as a volunteer at a local soup kitchen … an English major.
All-Sun Belt Second Team (2017)
All-Louisiana Honorable Mention (2017)
Sun Belt Conference Setter of the Week (Sept. 4, Sept. 25, 2017)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2016)
Fight Like Hal Memorial All-Tournament Team (2016)
Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic All-Tournament Team (2016)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2015)
Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic All-Tournament Team (2015)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2013)
Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic All-Tournament Team (2013)
2017 (Senior)
Was one of three players, joining Sydney Davis and Stacey Reilly, to play in all 32 matches and 121 sets … third straight season serving as team’s starting setter … reached 1,000 assists for a second straight season, finishing with career-high 1,171 … increased career assists tally past 2,500, becoming the fourth Ragin’ Cajun to reach the milestone in the rally era … directed Ragin’ Cajuns to .216 hitting percentage (up from .187 in 2016), 12.60 kills per set (up from 11.93 in 2016), school record for Sun Belt victories (13) and runner-up finish in SBC West … contributed in all phases: 75 kills (41 in SBC play), 251 digs (139 in SBC play) and 58 blocks (40 in SBC play) … averaged 10-plus assists per set over a Sun Belt Conference weekend four times … ranked Top 3 in Sun Belt in assists the entire season … finished Top 70 nationally in total assists and Top 125 in assists per set … handed out 40-plus assists 14 times which included four outings surpassing 50 assists … contributed career-highs of 75 kills and 251 digs, establishing new figures a second straight season … reached 70 kills and 200 digs for the second straight season … threw up multiple blocks on 15 occasions leading her to a career-best 58 total blocks (16 BS, 42 BA) …. her blocking was at its best in Sun Belt play, with nearly 70 percent coming in league action (40 of 58) … produced six double-doubles in Sun Belt play highlighted by key wins over Arkansas State (54 assists, 12 digs), Texas State (49 assists, 16 digs) and South Alabama (40 assists, 12 digs) … provided Louisiana with double digits in service aces a second straight season, totaling 16 which increased her career total to 40 … averaged at least 10.50 assists per set each match of the Sawyer Camillo Classic in directing the Ragin' Cajuns to 14.47 kills per set and a .252 hitting percentage in the event … collected her 2,000th career assist in the win over Jacksonville State (Sept. 2) … rewarded with Sun Belt Setter of the Week honors, becoming first Ragin’ Cajun to claim the award since Andrea Hole in 2014 … in Homecoming trip to Chicago (Sept. 15-16), handed out 50 assists in tournament-opening win over host-Chicago State and had a double-double of 40 assists and 10 digs in win over Eastern Michigan the next day which wrapped up a winning record in the event and in tournament play for the season … averaged 12 assists per set in both wins in Georgia during Sun Belt-opening weekend, kicking off school-record 7-0 start to league play … in addition to totaling 84 assists, her stat line also included eight kills, 13 digs and four blocks … had a hand in all facets of the contest at Georgia Southern, posting five kills, seven digs and four blocks to go along with 48 assists as Louisiana won its SBC opener for the second straight season … averaged 10 assists per set and 2.56 digs per set over the nine sets of play in Louisiana’s first sweep of the Arkansas State-Little Rock weekend for the first time since 2013 … had a double-double in both matches (54 assists/12 digs vs. ASU; 36 assists/11 digs vs. Little Rock) … threw up a season-high six blocks to help lead dominant defensive effort which limited Appalachian State to a .106 hitting percentage on Oct. 20 … scored the first kill of the decisive fifth set and Louisiana led the entire way in clinching program’s first-ever win over Texas State (Oct. 28) … added five blocks to her 43 assists on Nov. 12 at UT Arlington as Ragin’ Cajuns posted first-ever season sweep of the Mavericks and locked up No. 3 seed in Sun Belt Tournament … twice named Sun Belt Setter of the Week (Sept. 4, Sept. 25) … received second team All-Sun Belt Conference honors and was an honorable mention pick on the All-Louisiana Volleyball Team.
2016 (Junior)
Served as team’s starting setter for the second straight season…played in all 31 matches and 121 sets the Ragin’ Cajuns competed in…delivered the first 1,000-assist campaign of her career with 1,144 which ranks fourth-most in rally scoring era…ranked third in Sun Belt Conference in assists per set and was one of only three in the league to average 9.00-plus per set (9.45)…finished Top 75 NCAA in total assists…handed out 40-plus assists 13 times and 50-plus four times…directed the Cajuns to 11.99 kills/set (up from 10.33 in 2015) and .187 hitting percentage (up from .136 in 2015)…contributed 74 kills and 239 digs – both career-high figures…tallied at least four kills on nine occasions highlighted by a career-best nine vs. Indiana State (Sept. 10)…collected double digits in digs seven times, all instances in Sun Belt Conference play…digs total was in triple digits a second straight season and surpassed 200 for the first time…posted 40 blocks (7 BS, 33 BA)…served up 19 aces, collecting multiple tallies four times…dished out 40-plus assists in six of the season’s first eight matches…totaled 344 assists during the season-opening stretch which was tops among the NCAA ranks…averaged 10.08 assists per set, totaling 121 over 12 sets, in earning all-tournament honors in the Sayer Camillo Memorial Classic….added seven digs to her career-high nine kills vs. Indiana State (Sept. 10)…tallied five kills, five digs and two blocks in win over UT Martin on Sept. 16 in Fight Like Hal Memorial finale…set career-high assists total in back-to-back matches, handing out 57 vs. Georgia Southern (Sept. 24) followed by 59 at Little Rock (Sept. 30)…scooped a career-high 19 digs in helping Cajuns outlast ULM in five sets on Oct. 8…ULM match was first of three straight double-doubles recorded as she added 10 digs in matches against Arkansas State and Little Rock the following weekend…reached 1,000 assists on Nov. 4 after posting 37 in a straight sets sweep of Troy…matched career-high digs total (19) in rematch with ULM on Nov. 8…handed out the assist on Chanelle Gardner’s 1,000th career kill in the season finale vs. Texas State (Nov. 12).
2015 (Sophomore)
Played and started at setter the season’s first 18 matches before suffering a season-ending hand injury in practice prior to the match at South Alabama on Oct. 9 … dished out 521 assists over 62 sets on the year, averaging 8.40 assists per set in first season as primary setter … netted 30-plus assists seven times, highlighted by a career-high 50 vs. ULM on Sept. 25 … ranked seventh in the Sun Belt Conference in assists per set … scooped a career-high 108 digs for the season, the fifth-highest tally on the team and first season of 100-plus … posted at least five digs 12 times and had a season-best stretch of six straight matches reaching the mark from Aug. 28-Sept. 5 … ranked fourth on the team with 24 blocks (3 BS, 21 BA) which marked a personal single-season best total … recorded four double-doubles … capped off season-opening day action with a double-double of 26 assists and 11 digs at Texas Tech (Aug. 28) … produced 41 assists against Jackson State (Sept. 4) and Houston (Sept. 5) in the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic … threw down five kills, dished out 37 assists and scooped six digs in five-set win over Nicholls State (Sept. 5) … finished the tournament with a double-double of 41 assists and 11 digs vs. Houston (Sept. 5) … averaged 9.15 assists and 1.69 digs and produced eight kills and five blocks over 13 sets during the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic, resulting in all-tournament honors … added a career-high six blocks (0 BS, 6 BA) to 25 assists and five digs at Rice (Sept. 11) … totaled 10 total blocks in nine sets at the Adidas Rice Invitational … added 11 digs to career-high 50 assists against ULM at Earl K. Long Gym for fourth and final double-double of the season (Sept. 25) … followed up with 46 assists and nine digs in the next outing, helping guide the Cajuns to a come-from-behind five-set win at Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 29).
2014 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw action in four matches, playing eight sets … averaged 1.13 assists per set … made season debut in win over Southern (9/5), dishing out nine assists with one dig … also had a pair of digs in matches at ULM (10/8) and against Little Rock (10/10).
2013 (Freshman)
Saw action in four matches, starting three … dished out 111 assists on the year, averaging 8.54 assists per set for the year ... totaled 10 kills (0.77 per set) and five blocks (0.38 per set) ... all-tournament team in the Sawyer Camillo Classic ... had a career-high 39 assists and scored three kills and eight digs vs. Houston (9/7) … had 33 assists and three kills on four swings with eight digs and two blocks vs. Nicholls State (9/6) … had 30 assists and four kills and two blocks in sweep of Alcorn State (9/7) … missed remainder of the season after sustaining an injury the week following the Sawyer Camillo Classic … received a medical hardship.
High School
A four-year letterwinner for head coach Patty Langanis at Cary-Grove High School … a two-time all-conference and two-time all-area selection … earned honorable mention All-State honors as a junior … part of a team that produced a four-year record of 120-27, while earning an Illinois state title and a pair of state runner-up finishes … member of the 2009 state championship team that finished 38-9 overall … as a sophomore, helped CGHS to a 41-1 record, a state runner-up finish and a No. 5 ranking nationally … helped CGHS to a state runner-up finish as a junior.
Personal
Born April 30, 1995 in Cary, Illinois … the daughter of Kelli and Michael Bartczyszyn … has one sister, Sara, and one brother, Michael … a right-handed hitter … served as a volunteer at a local soup kitchen … an English major.
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