2020-21 Women's Volleyball Roster
Biography
C-USA All-Conference First Team (2020-21)
C-USA All-Conference Second Team (2019)
C-USA All-Academic Team (2020-21)
C-USA Preseason Team (2020-21)
C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal recipient (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020-21)
C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020-21)
CAREER: Played a major role in head coach Ben Wallis' turnaround of the UTEP volleyball program leading the Miners in kills and points in C-USA play her junior and senior year ... Ended her career with 774 kills with an average of 2.49 kills per set ... First Miner to earn C-USA First Team and C-USA Second Team Honors in her career since Xitlali Herrera in 2013.
2020-21 (SENIOR): Selected to the C-USA Preseason Team for the first time in career ... Selected to the C-USA All-Conference First Team, making her the first Miner to receive the award since 2013 (Xitlali Herrera) ... Named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week for her 16 and 10 kill performances on Feb. 14 and 15, respectively. Jones hit at a .462 clip that weekend ... Led the Miners in conference play with 152 kills, 165 points and a .322 hitting percentage ... Averaged a career-high 3.06 kills per set and a career-high .325 hitting percentage ... Recorded double-digit kills on eight separate occasions including a season-high 22 versus North Texas (2/28) ... Hit .350 or better in eight different matches and hit .500 or better in three matches (minimum 15 attacks).
2019 (JUNIOR): Played in 99 sets and 26 matches, while starting 25 matches ... Tied for the team lead in kills (259) and led the squad in kills per set ... Had the best hitting percentage (.242) of any outside hitter on the team ... Ranked second on the team in points (303.0) ... Registered a career-high 74 blocks ... Posted 13 double-digit kill outings ... Posted a career-high 25 kills on a .465 hitting clip with six blocks at Southern Miss (11/3) ... Hit .396 with 24 kills versus Incarnate Word (8/31) ... Posted a .261 hitting percentage during conference play, and had 119 kills ... Named All-Conference USA Second Team for the first time in career.
2018 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 68 sets with 13 starts for the Orange and Blue ... Registered the third-most kills (164) and posted the second-highest kills per set (2.41) for the Miners ... Produced 45 total blocks, which rates third on the team ... Improved in kills per set (2.41), digs per set (0.63) and points per set (2.88) ... Against Incarnate Word (8/24), put together a 14-kill performance that boosted the Miners to their first victory of the season ... She boasted a career performance with 17 kills, three service aces and three total blocks against San Diego State (9/15) ... Against conference front-runner Rice (9/30), managed to tally 16 kills and six total blocks ... In the Miners’ only sweep of the season, recorded nine kills and five total blocks.
2017 (FRESHMAN): Played in 94 sets as an outside hitter for the Miners ... Saw action in 26 matches with 10 starting appearances as a true freshman ... Ranked second on the team in kills and blocks with 198 kills (2.11 kills/set) and 63 blocks ... Served up 13 service aces and recorded 50 digs ... Notched a season-high 14 kills twice during the season against ACU and Rice, and also tallied a season-high six total blocks against New Mexico.
VALLEY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL: Primarily played as a middle blocker for Valley Christian School, in Missoula, Montana, where she holds the state record for kills in a match with 51, which she set as a junior ... Nearly broke her record in the District 13-C Tournament with a 50-kill match against Seeley-Swan as a senior ... Named to the Montana All-State First Team.Â
PERSONAL: Full name is Cheyenne Darlene Jones ... Born in Folsom, California ... Daughter of Christopher and Susan Jones ... Has one brother and three sisters ... Graduated with a degree in International Business.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2017Freshman
Outside Hitter/Right Side
6'1"
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2018Sophomore
Outside Hitter/Right Side
6'1"
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2019Junior
Outside Hitter/Right Side
6'1"
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2020-21Senior
Outside Hitter/Right Side
6'1"
