Jenna Otts

Class:
Senior
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Saint Johns, Fla.
Previous School:
Bartram Trail HS (Gardner-Webb)

2025 (Jr.)

Appeared in 118 sets, starting 26 times while competing in all 30 matches
CSC Academic All-District Team
CUSA All-Conference second team
CUSA All-Academic Team
CUSA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 29)
Recorded 380 kills (3.22 kps) at a .245 clip, adding 77 digs and 39 blocks
Ranked eighth in CUSA in kills per set both overall (3.22) and in league play (3.24)
Posted a team-leading 24 double-digit kill matches, the most 20-kill matches by a Lady Flame since Amelia Johnson’s 26 during the 2019 season
Registered 19 kills and a career-high six blocks in 3-2 win over MEAC champion Coppin State (Sept. 4)
Scored 18 kills at a .586 pace on Sept. 5 at previously unbeaten West Virginia
Chipped in with 18 kills in 3-2 victory over Radford (Sept. 15)
Averaged 4.0 kills per set while hitting .435 during a pair of CUSA-opening matches against Louisiana Tech (Sept. 26-27)
Sent down a season-high 20 kills against FIU (Oct. 24)
Had 11 matches with 15 or more kills this season, including five times during a six-match span (Oct. 24 through Nov. 8)
Recorded 18 kills (.325) and a career-high nine digs on Nov. 7 at Missouri State before scoring 17 kills (.400) the following day
Completed a streak with 11 straight double-digit kills contests late in the season, the most consecutive 10-kill matches by a Lady Flame since Hannah Weidner’s 19 straight double-figure kill matches during the 2014 season

2024 (So.)

Appeared in eight sets over a span of six matches played
CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Totaled seven kills, one assist, three digs and three blocks
Posted one kill and one block in season opener against Iowa (Aug. 30)
Recorded season-high two kills versus West Virginia (Sept. 15), at Louisiana Tech (Sept. 28) and at Kennesaw State (Oct. 13)

Previous School

Played at Gardner-Webb as a freshman
2023 Big South All-Conference second team
2023 Big South All-Freshman Team
Two-time Big South Freshman of the Week (Oct. 9, Nov. 6)
Finished freshman campaign ranked second in the Big South with 3.34 kills per set (334 total kills) and fourth with 3.56 points per set
Recorded 18 double-digit kills matches, scoring 20 or more kills three times
Sent down a career-high 22 kills at Chattanooga (Sept. 16, 2023)

Prep

Graduated from Bartram Trail High School
Four-year varsity letter winner
Served as team captain as a senior
Finished career hitting .302, including a career-best .361 during her senior season
Her team ended the 2021 season ranked No. 35 overall in the state of Florida and ninth in its division
For her career, played in 245 sets with 945 career kills, averaging 3.9 kills per set while adding 310 digs, 165 service aces and 64 blocks
Holds school record for career kills
Played club volleyball for JJVA, being named an AAU Academic All-American

Personal

Daughter of Geoff and Cheryl Otts
Brother, Jacob Otts, plays football at Middle Tennessee, after previously having played for Rhode Island
Birthday is Oct. 1
Majoring in business marketing with the career goal of working in marketing, advertising and digital design

Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
Liberty is an extraordinary school and experience within my faith, having the ability to glorify God in everything and being supported in that faith by my university is a big deal.

What is your most memorable athletic moment/accomplishment?
Breaking the school kill record.

Do you have any relatives who are playing or have played college or professional sports?
My brother, Jacob Otts, plays football at Middle Tennessee.

Do you have any current pets (name and type of animal)?
I have a dog, named Jax.