Jenae Dowling Season 2001

Honors and Awards
2003 Co-captain
2003 Big 12 Commissioner?s Honor Roll (Spring)
2002 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2002 Big 12 Commissioner?s Honor Roll (Spring and Fall)
2001 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2001 Big 12 Commissioner?s Honor Roll (Spring and Fall)
2000 Big 12 Commissioner?s Honor Roll (Fall)

More About Jenae
Full Name: Jenae Lynn Dowling
Parents: Jim and Sue Dowling
Major: Finance (3.625 GPA)
Birthday: Sept. 8, 1981
Place of Birth: Fort Wayne, Ind.

Career Highs
? Kills: 1 vs. Princeton, 12/1/00, 1 vs. Iowa State, 9/26/01
? Attacks: 1 vs. Princeton, 12/1/00, 1 vs. Iowa State, 9/16/01
? Hitting Percentage: 1.000 vs. Princeton (1-0-1), 12/1/00, 1.000 vs. Iowa State (1-0-1), 9/26/01
? Aces: 3 vs. Iowa State, 11/15/00, 3 vs. Michigan, 9/14/02
? Assists: 4 at Kansas State, 10/10/01
? Digs: 10 at Kansas State, 10/1/01, 10 at Texas A&M, 10/14/01

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Jenae Dowling played an instrumental role in helping <?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Nebraska to three Big 12 titles and the 2000 NCAA title during her four-year Husker career. Dowling, who walked on to the program as a freshman, appeared in serving specialist for the first three years of her career. Dowling saw her most extensive action during the 2003 season. A co-captain, she split time with Amanda McCormick at the libero position and ranked among the team leaders with 218 digs. A standout performer in the classroom, Dowling was a three-time first-team All-Big 12 performer and a six-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2003: Outlook
Senior Jenae Dowling (pronounced ja-NAY, DOW-ling) enters the season as Nebraska?s starting libero after seeing action the past two seasons as a serving and defensive specialist. Dowling played in 32 matches in 2002, averaging 1.01 digs per game and producing 14 services aces.

Nebraska Coach John Cook said Dowling will have few problems adapting to increased playing time at a crucial position. Cook added that Dowling "showed as much improvement as anyone in the program" during the spring of 2003.

Dowling, along with classmate Anna Schrad, was selected as a captain for the 2003 season.

Dowling is one of two players on the Nebraska roster who attended Northrop High School in Fort Wayne, Ind. The other is sophomore Melissa Elmer.

2002: Junior Season
Dowling played in 76 games and 32 matches in 2002. She started six matches, including five as a serving specialist and one as the libero.

Dowling, who averaged 1.01 digs per game, posted at least four digs in nine matches. At Oklahoma Oct. 16, she produced a season-best eight digs as the libero in the first start of her career at the position. Dowling matched the total in just two games at Baylor Nov. 23.

At Texas Nov. 9, Dowling provided a much-needed spark off the bench when Cook opted to have her play the final two games at libero. With the match tied 1-1, Dowling helped NU gain the momentum with several key defensive plays and four digs.

Dowling ranked seventh on the team with 14 service aces, and she recorded at least two service aces in four matches. She tied her career high with three service aces against Michigan Sept. 14.

2001: Sophomore Season
Dowling played in 21 matches and 40 games for Nebraska, competing as a defensive and serving specialist. She averaged 1.33 digs per game. Dowling posted a career-best 10 digs at Kansas State Oct. 1, and then tied the mark at Texas A&M Oct. 14 . She recorded seven digs at Baylor Sept. 28, and six at Texas Tech Oct. 20. Dowling earned her only start of the season Oct. 3 against Missouri after producing 2.89 digs per game in four matches from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1. Dowling was one of nine Huskers who earned first-team academic All-Big 12 honors.

2000: Freshman Season

Dowling was a late addition to the Husker roster as a recruited walk-on, and she later earned a scholarship for her freshman season. Dowling played in 16 matches for the Huskers, averaging 1.17 digs per game. She showed continuous improvement all season and saw extensive action in November, when she played in five of seven matches for NU. Cook credited Dowling with providing Nebraska a spark off the bench in NU?s NCAA first-round match against Princeton. Dowling posted five digs playing in the third game against the Tigers. Dowling?s best match in 2000 came against Oklahoma Nov. 1, when she totaled a season-best six digs.

High School

Dowling was a three-sport athlete at Class 4A Northrop High School, lettering three years in volleyball and swimming and four years in track. A first-team All-Summit Athletic Conference pick in volleyball, Dowling led Northrop to three state title appearances, including a 36-4 record as a senior. An outside hitter, she finished her career ranking fifth on the school charts with 448 career digs.

In track, she was a state qualifier in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles and 4x400 relay as a junior and senior, keying Northrop to a state team title in 1999. An all-conference selection, she placed as high as third in the 300 hurdles, fifth in the 100 hurdles and guided the team?s 4x400 relay team to a runner-up finish as a senior. During the regular season, she set a conference record in the 300 hurdles with a time of 44.7.

Dowling was a member of two school record-setting relays in swimming, anchoring the 200- and 400-meter freestyle events. An avid weight lifter, Dowling was named Ms. Northrop in an annual body building contest as a sophomore. She was awarded the school?s most prestigious award, the Blanket Award, for her accomplishments in the classroom and as a multi-sport athlete.