3 Alex Jackson
Alex Jackson
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Cochranton, PA
  • High School:
    Cochranton
  • Position:
    S
  • m
    27
  • k/s
    0.93
  • h %
    .394
  • a/s
    7.78
  • b/s
    0.44
  • sa/s
    0.28
  • d/s
    1.48
Bio

Career Highlights

2024

* Academic All-AMCC

2023

* Academic All-AMCC
* Team Most Valuable Player
* Sportsmanship/Leadership Award
* First Team All-AMCC
* AMCC All-Tournament Team
* Led the team and the AMCC in total assists with 845
* Ranked second in the league in assists per set (8.54) while landing ninth in total blocks (56)
* Posted five double-doubles, including a career-high 48 assists and 19 digs vs. Geneva during the regular season
* Registered a career-high 20 digs in the AMCC championship match

2022

* Academic All-AMCC
* Played in all 30 matches
* Ranked second on the team with 469 assists
* Averaged 5.27 assists per set 
* Registered a .390 attack percentage
* Recorded double-digit assists in 26 matches
* Tallied a career-high six aces vs. Rosemont

2021

* Academic All-AMCC
* Made first collegiate start at Mt. Union
* Played in all 13 matches
* Ranked second on the team with 220 assists
* Averaged 4.78 assists per set
* Dished out a season-best 34 assists in a 3-2 win over Penn State Altoona
* Had double-digit assists in 11 matches

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in mechanical engineering 
* Member of STEM Leaders Program
* Behrend Engineering Ambassador 

Personal

* Son of Joanna and Ryan Jackson
* Three-sport athlete at Cochranton High School
* Four-year letterwinner in cross country, volleyball and two in basketball
* Four-time District Champion
* Four-time All-Region
* First Team All-State
* Three-time Team MVP
* Team State Semifinalist
* 2020 Male Athlete of the Year
* Spanish, Robotics and STEM Club
* National Honor Society
* Father was a member of the Juniata men's volleyball team that advanced to NCAA Semifinals

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Mar 30 Hiram L, 3-1
Apr 3 Hilbert W, 3-0
Apr 6 at Penn State Altoona L, 3-0
Apr 6 vs. Bethany W, 3-0
Apr 9 at Penn State Altoona W, 3-1
Apr 12 at St. Vincent (Pa.) L, 3-2
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 27 9
Sets 85 27
Kills 79 27
Kills per set 0.93 1.00
Errors 16 5
Total Attacks 160 62
Total Attacks per set 1.88 2.30
Hitting Percentage .394 .355
Assists 661 226
Assists per set 7.78 8.37
Service Aces 24 7
Service Errors 58 18
Service Aces per set 0.28 0.26
Receptions 2 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 126 48
Digs per set 1.48 1.78
Block Solo 4 0
Block Assist 33 11
Block Total 37 11
Blocks per set 0.44 0.41
Block Errors 3 0
Ball Handling Errors 2 1
Points 123.5 39.5
Points per set 1.5 1.5
Matches started 24 8
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 19 at Hobart L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 -.500 23 1.0
Jan 19 vs. St. Norbert L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 2 .000 14 2.5
Jan 20 vs. Kean L, 3-0 1 3 2 2 4 .000 21 5.0
Jan 23 at Houghton W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 1.000 22 2.5
Jan 27 Baldwin Wallace L, 3-2 1 5 5 1 9 .444 34 6.5
Jan 27 St. John Fisher L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 8 .500 17 6.0
Jan 31 at Buffalo State L, 3-2 1 2 1 0 1 1.000 13 1.0
Feb 3 vs. East. Mennonite L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 1.000 24 4.0
Feb 3 at Wittenberg L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 17 1.0
Feb 9 at Geneva W, 3-1 1 4 6 0 7 .857 43 9.5
Feb 17 Buffalo State W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 10 .500 29 6.5
Feb 17 Trine L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 5 .000 15 2.0
Feb 21 at Thiel L, 3-1 1 4 12 1 19 .579 38 13.5
Feb 25 Carlow W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 13 2.5
Feb 25 SUNY Poly W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 8 .500 25 7.0
Feb 28 at Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 8 .750 19 7.0
Mar 2 at Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 6 .333 37 5.5
Mar 4 at Wilson W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 2 .500 17 3.0
Mar 16 Geneva W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 9 .667 30 7.0
Mar 16 Nazareth L, 3-0 1 3 4 1 6 .500 14 4.5
Mar 23 at St. Vincent (Pa.) L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 10 .100 33 1.0
Mar 27 at Wells W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 - 13 1.0
Mar 30 Hiram L, 3-1 1 4 2 2 11 .000 25 3.5
Apr 3 Hilbert W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 4 .500 21 4.5
Apr 6 at Penn State Altoona L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 3 .000 16 1.0
Apr 6 vs. Bethany W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 2 1 10 .100 34 7.0
Apr 12 at St. Vincent (Pa.) L, 3-2 - 5 5 2 12 .250 54 8.0
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 19 at Hobart L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
Jan 19 vs. St. Norbert L, 3-0 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 0
Jan 20 vs. Kean L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 23 at Houghton W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 27 Baldwin Wallace L, 3-2 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 1
Jan 27 St. John Fisher L, 3-0 - 3 8 0 2 0 2 0
Jan 31 at Buffalo State L, 3-2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 3 vs. East. Mennonite L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 3 at Wittenberg L, 3-1 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 9 at Geneva W, 3-1 1 4 5 0 3 0 3 0
Feb 17 Buffalo State W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 1 1 0
Feb 17 Trine L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 21 at Thiel L, 3-1 1 4 7 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 25 Carlow W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 3 0 3 0
Feb 25 SUNY Poly W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 28 at Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 2 at Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 3 0 3 0
Mar 4 at Wilson W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 16 Geneva W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 16 Nazareth L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 23 at St. Vincent (Pa.) L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 27 at Wells W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 30 Hiram L, 3-1 1 4 6 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 3 Hilbert W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 3 0 3 0
Apr 6 at Penn State Altoona L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 6 vs. Bethany W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 5 1 2 2 3 0
Apr 12 at St. Vincent (Pa.) L, 3-2 - 5 13 2 0 0 2 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 19 at Hobart L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 3 0 0
Jan 19 vs. St. Norbert L, 3-0 1 2 6 1 3 0 0
Jan 20 vs. Kean L, 3-0 1 3 12 3 2 0 0
Jan 23 at Houghton W, 3-0 1 3 13 0 2 0 0
Jan 27 Baldwin Wallace L, 3-2 1 5 15 1 2 0 0
Jan 27 St. John Fisher L, 3-0 - 3 11 1 1 0 0
Jan 31 at Buffalo State L, 3-2 1 2 10 0 1 0 0
Feb 3 vs. East. Mennonite L, 3-0 1 3 10 1 2 0 0
Feb 3 at Wittenberg L, 3-1 1 4 12 1 0 0 0
Feb 9 at Geneva W, 3-1 1 4 14 2 4 0 0
Feb 17 Buffalo State W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 4 0 0
Feb 17 Trine L, 3-0 1 3 13 0 2 0 0
Feb 21 at Thiel L, 3-1 1 4 13 1 1 1 0
Feb 25 Carlow W, 3-0 - 2 6 1 2 0 0
Feb 25 SUNY Poly W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 4 0 0
Feb 28 at Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 1 0 0
Mar 2 at Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 2 0 0
Mar 4 at Wilson W, 3-0 1 2 8 2 0 0 0
Mar 16 Geneva W, 3-0 1 3 12 1 5 0 0
Mar 16 Nazareth L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 2 0 0
Mar 23 at St. Vincent (Pa.) L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 2 0 0
Mar 27 at Wells W, 3-0 1 2 6 1 2 0 0
Mar 30 Hiram L, 3-1 1 4 16 1 0 0 0
Apr 3 Hilbert W, 3-0 1 3 14 1 3 0 0
Apr 6 at Penn State Altoona L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 1 0 0
Apr 6 vs. Bethany W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 25 3 6 0 0
Apr 12 at St. Vincent (Pa.) L, 3-2 - 5 14 1 1 1 0
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2020-21 13 46 17 0.37 3 44 0.96 .318 220 4.78 30.0 0.7
2021-22 30 89 25 0.28 2 59 0.66 .390 469 5.27 49.0 0.6
2022-23 28 99 87 0.88 19 226 2.28 .301 845 8.54 134.5 1.4
2023-24 27 85 79 0.93 16 160 1.88 .394 661 7.78 123.5 1.5
Total 98 319 208 0.65 40 489 1.53 .344 2195 6.88 337.0 1.1

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2020-21 13 46 32 0.70 3 8 11 0.24
2021-22 30 89 106 1.19 2 10 12 0.13
2022-23 28 99 191 1.93 5 51 56 0.57
2023-24 27 85 126 1.48 4 33 37 0.44
Total 98 319 455 1.43 14 102 116 0.36

Career Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2020-21 13 46 89 6 0.13 12 1 0
2021-22 30 89 240 17 0.19 39 1 0
2022-23 28 99 345 17 0.17 48 8 1
2023-24 27 85 302 24 0.28 58 2 0
Total 98 319 976 64 0.20 157 12 1

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 27 85 79 0.93 16 160 1.88 .394 661 7.78 123.5 1.5
Conference 9 27 27 1.00 5 62 2.30 .355 226 8.37 39.5 1.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 10 32 35 1.09 7 70 2.19 .400 223 6.97 50.0 1.6
Away 14 45 40 0.89 7 82 1.82 .402 379 8.42 62.0 1.4
Neutral 3 8 4 0.50 2 8 1.00 .250 59 7.38 11.5 1.4
Result                        
Wins 11 32 33 1.03 4 58 1.81 .500 284 8.88 56.0 1.8
Losses 16 53 46 0.87 12 102 1.92 .333 377 7.11 67.5 1.3
Month                        
January 7 21 14 0.67 4 28 1.33 .357 144 6.86 24.5 1.2
February 9 29 38 1.31 4 59 2.03 .576 223 7.69 53.0 1.8
March 7 20 17 0.85 4 44 2.20 .295 169 8.45 25.5 1.3
April 4 15 10 0.67 4 29 1.93 .207 125 8.33 20.5 1.4

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 27 85 126 1.48 4 33 37 0.44
Conference 9 27 48 1.78 0 11 11 0.41
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 32 51 1.59 0 16 16 0.50
Away 14 45 68 1.51 3 14 17 0.38
Neutral 3 8 7 0.88 1 3 4 0.50
Result                
Wins 11 32 39 1.22 1 18 19 0.59
Losses 16 53 87 1.64 3 15 18 0.34
Month                
January 7 21 22 1.05 1 7 8 0.38
February 9 29 42 1.45 0 16 16 0.55
March 7 20 33 1.65 0 5 5 0.25
April 4 15 29 1.93 3 5 8 0.53

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 27 85 302 24 0.28 58 2 0
Conference 9 27 94 7 0.26 18 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 32 118 7 0.22 25 0 0
Away 14 45 156 12 0.27 26 2 0
Neutral 3 8 28 5 0.63 7 0 0
Result                
Wins 11 32 128 13 0.41 34 0 0
Losses 16 53 174 11 0.21 24 2 0
Month                
January 7 21 74 6 0.29 14 0 0
February 9 29 96 7 0.24 20 1 0
March 7 20 69 6 0.30 13 0 0
April 4 15 63 5 0.33 11 1 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

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