Jill Pressly

Photo by: DePaul Athletics/Steve Woltmann

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Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
5-11
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Plano, Texas
High School:
Plano West

Career Awards

2024 AVCA All-Region First Team
2024 All-BIG EAST Team (unanimous)
2024 CSC Academic All-District Team
2024 All-BIG EAST Preseason Team (unanimous)
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
2023 CSC Academic All-District
2023 All-BIG EAST Team (unanimous)
2023 All-BIG EAST Preseason Team
2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2022 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention
2022 All-BIG EAST Team (unanimous)
2022 All-BIG EAST Preseason Team (unanimous)
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021 All-BIG EAST Team
2020-21 All-BIG EAST Freshman Team
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2024 (Graduate)

2024 AVCA All-Region First Team
2024 All-BIG EAST Team (unanimous)
2024 All-BIG EAST Preseason Team (unanimous)
Three-time BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (9/2, 10/14, 10/28)
Six-time BIG EAST Honor Roll selection (9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 11/4, 11/18)
Played in 35 matches, starting 33
Concluded her career with 2,052 kills, tied for second in the Blue Demon record book as of 2024, alongside alumna Stephanie Bishop
Recorded 583 total kills, good for fourth in DePaul single-season history, including a season-high of 29 kills against Bradley (9/1)
Tallied 330 total digs, second-most on the team, posting a single-match high of 21 digs against Georgetown (10/11)
Led the team with 42 service aces, including three against Creighton in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinal (11/29)
Averaged 4.27 kills per set in conference play, good for first in the BIG EAST, making her the only league player to record above 4.00

2023 (Senior)

Played in 119 sets and started 32 matches
Led the BIG EAST in kills, earning 516 and averaging 4.45 kills per set. Her 4.45 kills per set were good for 13th in the country at the conclusion of the 2023 campaign
First in the BIG EAST in points, averaging 4.96 points per set
Second on the team in digs, totaling 363 and averaging 3.13 digs per set, good for 11th in the conference
Set a new season-high in kills, tallying 26 at UConn (10/1)
Owned a .414 hitting percentage, a season-best, with 15 kills on 29 attempts with only three errors against Seton Hall (11/17)
Led the team in service aces, recording a career-high 33 on the campaign
Eclipsed 1,000 career kills, as she totaled 21 against Binghamton (9/1)
Reached 1,000 career digs against Marquette (11/1)
Recorded double-figure kills in 28 matches throughout the season
Had 18 double-doubles during the campaign, a career-best
Named to the DePaul Invitational All-Tournament Team (9/10)
Earned BIG EAST Player of the Week honors three times (10/2, 10/30, 11/13) and BIG EAST Honor Roll once (9/25)

2022 (Junior)

Named to the 2022 All-BIG EAST Team
2022 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention
Played and started in 29 matches during the campaign, pacing the offense with 459 kills
Ranked second in the BIG EAST with 4.03 kills per set
Set a career-high with 27 kills in the season finale against Xavier (Nov. 19)
Tallied the second-most digs on the team with 341
Led the team with 24 service aces
Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 7)

2021 (Sophomore)

Selected to the 2021 All-BIG EAST Team
Saw action in 31 matches and started 27
Led the team in kills with 362, which ranked fifth in the conference in kills per set at 3.21
Averaged 2.66 digs per set
Notched double-digit kills in 13 matches
Totaled 21 service aces which ranked second on the team

2020-21 (Freshman)

Appeared in 44 sets and made 10 starts in DePaul’s 11 matches
Led the squad in kills with 115, averaging 2.61 per set
Finished second on the team in digs (89) and service aces (13)
Recorded a career-high 19 kills in a five-set victory over Xavier (2/20)
Had a breakout performance in a 3-1 win over UNI (3/7) with 18 kills on .394 hitting, 16 digs and three aces
Tallied three double-doubles in her freshman campaign
Was named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll twice (March 2, March 9)

High School

A 2019 Under-Armour All American Honorable Mention after finishing her senior season with 602 kills and 407 digs.
Max Preps All American 1st Team and Dallas Moring News All Area 1st Team in 2019.
Named the District 9-6A MVP in 2019 while also being named 1st Team All-District and Academic All District.
Additional 2019 honors include Plano West SHS MVP, Texas Girls Association 6A ‘All-State Team’, Texas Girls Association 6A ‘All-Star Legacy Senior Team’, American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American, American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Region, All-Area U.I.L. Utility Player of the Year, SportsDayHS Utility Player of the Year, Vype Utility Player of the Year, Prep Volleyball Player of the Year finalist, and Texas State Playoffs All-Tournament 1st team.
In 2018 set the Plano West SHS All-Time kill record with 752 kills while also finishing the season with 388 digs.
As a junior named 1st team All-District, Academic All-District, Plano West SHS MVP, All-Area U.I.L Hitter of the Year and All-Area Offensive Player of the Year.
Additional 2018 honors include Texas State Playoffs All-Tournament 1st Team, Texas Girls Association 6A ‘All-State Team’, Texas Girls Association 6A ‘All-Star Red Team’, Nike HS Classic All Tournament MVP and SportsDayHS All-Area First Team.
In 2017, as a sophomore, named District 6-6A MVP, Plano West SHS MVP, 1st Team All-District and Academic All-District.
Additional 2017 awards include Texas Girls Assocation 6a ‘All-State Team’, PrepVolleyball Watch List, PrepVolleyball ‘Defensive Dandy’ and PrepVolleyball ‘Soph 79’.
Played Club Volleyball for Excel Volleyball Club.
Named MVP for her club in the 11s, 13s, 14s, 15s, 16s and 17s age division.
Competed in the USAV GJNC Open Division in the 13s, 14s, 15s, 16s and 17s age division.
Competing in the 16’s age division, named a member of the All-Tournament Team after her team made it to the semi-finals.