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2012 Men's Volleyball

11 Matt Jones

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown La Jolla, Calif.
  • Highschool La Jolla

Biography

Senior • 2012
Started all 24 matches … Became the all-time kills, digs andservice aces leader for the Crimson with 1,218 kills, 452 digs and97 service aces … Earned first-team All-EIVA honors …Named to the EIVA All-Tournament Team … Registereddouble-digit kills in 22 of 24 matches … Recorded aseason-high 20 kills against George Mason on March 2, and NJIT onApril 13 … Tallied 16 kills in Harvard’s win over No.12 Cal State Northridge on March 10 … Recordeddouble-doubles against Endicott on January 24 (17 kills, 10 digs),Sacred Heart on March 24 (12 kills, 10 digs), and Saint Francis(Pa.) on April 6 (13 kills, 10 digs) … Finished his seniorcampaign averaging 3.83 kills per set, 0.42 services aces per setand 4.63 points per set … Ended the year ranked ninth in thenation in kills per set, and service aces per set.

Junior • 2011
Tallied a team high 35 kills and tied for the team-leadwith 10 blocks in two wins over Newbury and Endicott to start theseason ... Recorded 16 kills, a service ace and two block assistsin 3-1 win over MIT ... Had a 48 percent attack conversion rate,good for 14 kills, in victory over Rivier ... Notched 15 kills andthree services aces in 3-0 win over Stevens Tech Feb. 12 ... Had amatch-high 19 kills to go with five digs, three block assists and aservice ace in win over Springfield Feb. 14 ... Tallied 15 kills,four digs and three service aces against Juniata March 4 ...Recorded a match-high 21 kills in 3-2 win over Princeton March 5... Attacked at a 48 percent kill rate for 14 kills, while adding five digs against Cal St. Northridge March 12 ... Notched 22kills on a 46 percent attack rate against Sacred Heart April 1 ...Had 14 kills, four service aces, four digs, three solo blocks andsix blocking assists in 3-2 win over Princeton April 2 ... Had amatch- and season-high 26 kills versus NYU April 8 ... Responisblefor 26 points on 22 kills, two service aces, one solo block and twoblocking assists, while also recording nine digs against NJIT April9 ... Tallied 29 points April 16 against NJIT on 24 kills, twoservice aces, six block assists and five digs ... Played in all 84games ... Finished the season averaging  a  3.95 killsper game (team-high), 4.8 points per game (team-high), 30 serviceaces, 13 solo blocks and 48 block assists.

Sophomore • 2010
Played in all 76 sets of the season at outside hitter …Posted a team-high 23 service aces on the season … Recorded314 kills, 130 digs and 44 total blocks …  Ranked 34thin the nation with 0.30 service aces per set … Stood seventhin the EIVA and 18th in the nation with 4.13 kills per set …Finished the season with a .229 hitting percentage … Tallieddouble-digit kills in 17 matches, including the final 13 …Posted a season-high hitting percentage of .469 with 20 kills on 32total attacks at NJIT (March 6) … Named EIVA Hay DivisionPlayer of the Week after accounting for 24.5 points on 18 kills,four service aces and three blocks in 3-0 win over Sacred Heart(March 20) … Recorded a season-high seven block assists and26 kills against Sacred Heart (April 16).

Freshman • 2009
Played all 19 matches and 74 of the team''s 75 sets ...Ranked second on the team with 3.07 kills per set with 1.32 digs,0.53 blocks and a .213 attack rate ... Had 12 kills and six digs inthe second match of his career against Stevens Institute Jan. 31... Posted 14 kills and seven digs the next match against NYU Feb.6 and followed that up with 16 kills and four assists Feb. 7against East Stroudsburg ... Set season highs and had his firstcareer double-double with 18 kills and 10 digs on a season-best.500 attack percentage against Newbury Feb.17  ... Averaged3.74 kills and 1.65 digs per set during a six-match streakbeginning against Newbury ... Set his career high with five blocksMarch 13 at Princeton ... Named EIVA Hay Division Player of theWeek March 16 after averaging 3.67 kills, 1.17 digs, 1.00 blocksand 0.33 assists per set with a .349 attack percentage at Princetonand East Stroudsburg March 13 and 14 ... Had 17 kills, seven digsand five blocks for a season-high 21 points March 28 at NYU ...Knocked home 15 kills with six digs March 29 at Sacred Heart, and16 kills with nine digs April 11 against the Pioneers, averaging3.43 kills during those three matches ... Had 13 kills and six digsin the season finale April 22 at George Mason.

Before Harvard
Played outside hitter in volleyball and forward inbasketball last three years at La Jolla High ... Team captain forboth ... San Diego All-Academic team captain and All-San DiegoCounty first team in volleyball senior year ... Division III MVPand Beach City Invitational MVP in volleyball ... All-WesternLeague first team ... Led basketball and volleyball teams toDivision III CIF and Western League championships senior year ...Cum Laude Society ... National Merit finalist.

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Historical Player Information

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    2009First-Year

    Outside Hitter
    6'3" 0 lbs
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    2010Sophomore

    Outside Hitter/Opposite
    6'3" 185 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2011Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'3" 185 lbs
    11
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    2012Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'3" 185 lbs
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