As a junior:- JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete
As a sophomore:- Sat out the season to take a redshirt year
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
As a freshman:- Ended the season with .79 kills/set and a total of 65 blocks
- Five or more kills in six matches and five or more blocks in five matches
- Made collegiate debut against Chattanooga
- Four kills and team-high six blocks against Gardner-Webb
- Three kills, five blocks, and season-high four digs against Davidson
- Three service aces and four blocks against UMBC
- Hit .400, season-high seven kills, and match-high five blocks against Delaware
- Season-high seven blocks against UNC Wilmington
Before JMU:- Played for head coaches Chuck Ashby (2008) and James Minney (2005, 2006, 2007) and the Sherando Warriors
- Also competed for head coach Dan Labonte and Revolution Volleyball Club
- Also played club ball with NVVA Skyline and head coach Jen McCullough
- Three-year varsity starter at Sherando with District titles in 2008 and 2006
- As a senior named First Team All-Northwestern District and Second Team All-Region II
- As a junior named Second Team All-District
Personal:- Daughter of Teresa and Greg Jacobsen
- Health sciences major
- Father and two uncles played football at Virginia Tech
- Grandfather, Herb Jacobsen, played basketball at Marshall Â
Getting to know Haley...Â
Why did you choose JMU?I chose JMU for its outstanding academics and successful athletics. I loved the team when I first met them.
What is your major?Communication Sciences and Disorders
What is your favorite?Food: Â Lasagna
Movie: Â Sweet Home Alabama
Song: I Run to You- Lady Antebellum
Athlete: Â Kerri Walsh
What is something unique about you?I have never played basketball.
What are your favorite things to do off the court?Go shopping and go to the beach.
What is your favorite place on campus and why?Either D-Hall or Starbucks because I love to eat.
What is your favorite thing about JMU volleyball?The competitiveness and talent of all the girls on the team.
What do you want to accomplish in the 2011 season?To win the CAA Championships and improve every aspect of our game.
What is your favorite place you've traveled to with JMU volleyball?Boston, MA because it was such a beautiful and exciting city.
What do you want to do after college?Become a speech pathologist and work with special education.
What is the best advice you have received?"The key is not the will to win...everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important." -Coach Bob Knight
What is your favorite JMU volleyball memory?Beating Delaware at home and the 2010 season as a whole!