Jill Sonne

Position:
Outside Hitter
High School:
West Hills

2001: Led team with 56 service aces... was tied for first in the ACC with 0.60 service aces per game ... ranked second on the team in total blocks (83) and block assists (80)... was third on the squad with 261 digs, ranking seventh in the ACC with 2.78 per game ... was fourth on the team and second among returnees with 216 kills ... named to the SMU Doubletree Invitational All-Tournament Team... had season-high 16 kills, .387 hitting percentage, 15 digs, five block assists and three service aces against FSU on 11/2... tallied 11 kills, .435 hitting percentage and four block assists against Florida State on 10/12... recorded season-high 22 digs against Wake Forest on 10/9... had eight kills, 14 digs and tied career high with five service aces 9/23 at Clemson... recorded 12 kills, 12 digs, five block assists, three service aces and a .296 hitting percentage against Kentucky on 9/1.

2000: Named to the AVCA East All-Region Team... a member of the ACC All-Tournament Team... named to the All-ACC Second Team... awarded ACC Player of the Week on 9/10/00... member of the Duke Classic’s All-Tournament Team... named to the South Carolina Invitational All-Tournament Team... led Blue Devils in games played with 127 and saw time in all 34 matches... led team in digs and digs per game with 422 and 3.32 respectively... ranked second on the team in total blocks (103) and kills (364)... tied for the team lead in service aces with 46... notched 20 double-doubles on the season... recorded 11 kills and career-high 25 digs against Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament, 11/18/00... posted 12 kills, 10 digs and four blocks against Maryland, 11/10/00... nearly recorded triple-double with 11 kills, nine digs and eight blocks against NC State, 10/29/00... notched 13 kills, 14 digs and seven blocks against Clemson, 10/20/00... posted seven straight double-doubles from Oct. 7th to Oct. 27... recorded a season-high 20 kills and 18 digs against Clemson, 10/3/00... posted a season-high 20 kills, a season-high seven assists and 24 digs against Virginia, 9/16/00... recorded 14 kills, 11 digs and five assists against Towson, 9/8/00.

1999: Saw action in 97 games as a freshman... ranked third on the team with 48 assists... placed second on the team in kills with 271... averaged over 3.1 kills per game in conference play... ranked second on the team in blocks with 113... ranked third on the team in with 250 digs... recorded double-figures in kills in 12 matches as a freshman... had 10 block assist against Western Kentucky... had 12 matches with 10 or more digs.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Four-year volleyball letterwinner for Don Rutledge at West Hills High School... a 1998 high school All-America... named to Volleyball Magazine’s 1998 “Fab 50”...the 1997 CIF Player of the Year... first-team All-CIF in 1997 and 1998... first-team All-League... was the 1998 league MVP while playing for the Sunwest Volleyball Club... helped her club squad to the Davis Festival tournament title... selected as the Serra Volleyball Tournament MVP... also earned four letters in basketball and two in track and field... holds the school record for the high jump with a 5-3 leap... four-year member of the California Scholastic Federation... a two-time San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team pick.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Ann and Scott Sonne... born 12/31/80... majoring in political science with a minor in philosophy and a Markets and Management Certificate.