3 Kara Jenkins
Kara Jenkins
  • Height:
    5'5"
  • Year:
    2024
  • Hometown:
    Indianapolis, Ind.
  • High School:
    North Central
  • Position:
    L/DS
  • Major:
    Biochemistry
  • Pronunciation:
    CARE-uh JENK-ins
  • m
    21
  • k/s
    0.03
  • h %
    -.063
  • a/s
    0.12
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.08
  • d/s
    1.66

Bio

Collegiate Career Honors:
  • 2021 NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
2022:
  • Appeared in 21 matches as a junior for the Blue
  • Had 128 digs, six service aces, and two kills
  • Had 14 digs against Roger Williams and Maine Presque Isle
2021:
  • Appeared in 10 matches as a sophomore for the Blue
  • Made collegiate debut on Sept. 1 against Albertus Magnus
  • Had 54 digs and seven service aces
2020:

  • Did not participate due to Covid-19 Pandemic

Before Wellesley:
  • Attended North Central High School, and graduated in 2020
  • Played volleyball all four years
  • Academic All-State in senior season
  • 2020 JVA Watchlist
Personal:
  • Child of Karen Lloyd and Manotti Jenkins
  • Born in Chicago, Ill.
  • Has three older sisters, Aminah, Azania, and Maya
  • Has a dog named Zuko
Why Wellesley?
  • Chose to attend Wellesley College because of the numerous opportunities it offers to grow holistically, connect with others, and simply just to learn

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 18 at Smith L, 3-0
Oct 19 Regis (Mass.) L, 3-2
Oct 20 Salve Regina L, 3-1
Oct 25 Clark W, 3-2
Oct 27 at Brandeis L, 3-0
Oct 29 WPI L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 21 9
Sets 77 33
Kills 2 2
Kills per set 0.03 0.06
Errors 3 1
Total Attacks 16 14
Hitting Percentage -.063 .071
Assists 9 4
Assists per set 0.12 0.12
Service Aces 6 1
Service Errors 5 2
Service Aces per set 0.08 0.03
Receptions 287 118
Reception Errors 41 23
Digs 128 38
Digs per set 1.66 1.15
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 2 0
Points 8.0 3.0
Points per set 0.1 0.1
Matches started 2 1
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 2 vs. Suffolk L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 21 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 3 vs. Me.-Presque Isle W, 3-1 - 4 0 2 2 -1.000 2 3 2 20 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 3 at Eastern Nazarene L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 2 0 39 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 7 Norwich W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Rivier L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 vs. Castleton W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Babson L, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 14 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 17 at Springfield L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 11 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 20 at MIT L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 22 Keene St. W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 10 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 24 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 10 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Sep 27 Emerson L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 New England Col. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 9 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 1 at Mount Holyoke L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 15 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 4 at Wheaton L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 8 Westfield St. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 11 Coast Guard L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 10 .100 1 1 2 20 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 15 at Roger Williams W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 26 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 15 vs. Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 18 at Smith L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 19 Regis (Mass.) L, 3-2 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 11 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 20 Salve Regina L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 12 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Oct 25 Clark W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 1 0 0 13 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 27 at Brandeis L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 29 WPI L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 1 0 0 18 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2021-22 10 24 0 0.00 3 12 -.250 2 0.08 7 0.29 50 6 54 2.25 0 1 1 0.04 7.5 0.3
2022-23 21 77 2 0.03 3 16 -.063 9 0.12 6 0.08 287 41 128 1.66 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 0.1
Total 31 101 2 0.02 6 28 -.143 11 0.11 13 0.13 337 47 182 1.80 0 1 1 0.01 15.5 0.2
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 21 77 2 0.03 3 16 -.063 9 0.12 6 0.08 287 41 128 1.66 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 0.1
Conference 9 33 2 0.06 1 14 .071 4 0.12 1 0.03 118 23 38 1.15 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 38 1 0.03 0 12 .083 3 0.08 1 0.03 120 21 61 1.61 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0.1
Away 8 29 1 0.03 1 2 .000 3 0.10 2 0.07 121 16 40 1.38 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0.1
Neutral 3 10 0 0.00 2 2 -1.000 3 0.30 3 0.30 46 4 27 2.70 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0.3
Result Wins 6 25 0 0.00 2 3 -.667 3 0.12 3 0.12 81 7 53 2.12 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0.1
Losses 15 52 2 0.04 1 13 .077 6 0.12 3 0.06 206 34 75 1.44 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.1
Month September 9 31 0 0.00 3 3 -1.000 4 0.13 5 0.16 138 18 64 2.06 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.2
October 12 46 2 0.04 0 13 .154 5 0.11 1 0.02 149 23 64 1.39 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0.1