Upcoming Event: Women's Volleyball versus RV Dayton on September 12, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
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3:00 p.m.
Women's Volleyball
vs RV Dayton
South Dakota State University Athletics
2021 Women's Volleyball Roster
Jefferson, Akeela
Jersey Number 10
Akeela Jefferson
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Xavier H.S.
- Hometown:
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Major:
- Interior Design
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2022: Played in nine matches and 30 total sets before suffering a season-ending injury... recorded a season-high 13 kills against Samford (9/9)... notched seven digs against Nicholls (9/10).
2021: Played in 25 matches and 79 total sets... tallied  27 kills, 81 digs and five blocks... put down six kills at Kansas City (9/30)... had 10 digs against Valparaiso (9/11).
2020-21: Started 13 of the 17 matches she appeared in … ranked second on the team with 159 kills and ninth in the Summit League with 2.79 kills per set … was second on the team with 16 service aces, while adding 94 digs and six blocks … reached double-digit kills in six matches … recorded 12 kills on a career-best .367 hitting clip against NDSU on Feb. 7 and 12 digs on Feb. 8 … posted nine kills and 11 digs against Denver Feb. 14 … matched her then-career best in kills (12) against Kansas City (2/21) … tallied 10 and 11 kills, respectively, at Omaha (3/5-6)... finished with a career-high 14 kills against North Dakota (3/13).
2019: Appeared in nine matches and 13 sets … finished the season with four kills, six digs and a block … recorded a kill in four matches … posted career best three digs vs. Northern Arizona (9/13) … registered a block and a dig at Western Illinois (10/27).
Before SDSU: Earned First Team All-State, All-District, All-Metro and All-Conference honors as a senior, helping team to Class 4A State Tournament alongside All-Tournament team honors and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s Award for her outstanding performance at the state tournament … in three seasons at Xavier HS, collected 671 kills, 58 service aces, 323 digs and 96 block assists while hitting .235 ... posted 367 kills, 200 digs and 34 aces as a senior alongside 23 blocks (19 assists).
- Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020-21, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2020-21, 2022, 2023, 2024)
2022: Played in nine matches and 30 total sets before suffering a season-ending injury... recorded a season-high 13 kills against Samford (9/9)... notched seven digs against Nicholls (9/10).
2021: Played in 25 matches and 79 total sets... tallied  27 kills, 81 digs and five blocks... put down six kills at Kansas City (9/30)... had 10 digs against Valparaiso (9/11).
2020-21: Started 13 of the 17 matches she appeared in … ranked second on the team with 159 kills and ninth in the Summit League with 2.79 kills per set … was second on the team with 16 service aces, while adding 94 digs and six blocks … reached double-digit kills in six matches … recorded 12 kills on a career-best .367 hitting clip against NDSU on Feb. 7 and 12 digs on Feb. 8 … posted nine kills and 11 digs against Denver Feb. 14 … matched her then-career best in kills (12) against Kansas City (2/21) … tallied 10 and 11 kills, respectively, at Omaha (3/5-6)... finished with a career-high 14 kills against North Dakota (3/13).
2019: Appeared in nine matches and 13 sets … finished the season with four kills, six digs and a block … recorded a kill in four matches … posted career best three digs vs. Northern Arizona (9/13) … registered a block and a dig at Western Illinois (10/27).
Before SDSU: Earned First Team All-State, All-District, All-Metro and All-Conference honors as a senior, helping team to Class 4A State Tournament alongside All-Tournament team honors and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s Award for her outstanding performance at the state tournament … in three seasons at Xavier HS, collected 671 kills, 58 service aces, 323 digs and 96 block assists while hitting .235 ... posted 367 kills, 200 digs and 34 aces as a senior alongside 23 blocks (19 assists).
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