FMU: Returning 2-year starter and 3-year letterwinner (part-time starter as freshman).....Top returning hitter....Nearing 1000 career kills....2008 preseason All-PBC Team....2007 All-PBC Team....2007-08 PBC All-Sportsmanship Team....PBC Player of the Week twice in 2007....2007 FMU Invitational All-Tournament Team....2007 PBC ranking: 1st in kills and kills per game, 2nd in service aces, 3rd in service aces per game, 13th in hitting percentage, 14th in digs per game.... 2006 PBC rankings: 14th in kills per game....In 2005, ranked fifth on squad in kills and fourth in total blocks....Very athletic....Solid in all phases of the game....Quick....Moves well along the net....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society.... 2008, 2007, 2006 PBC Presidential and FMU Swamp Fox  Athletic-Academic  honor  rolls....Nicknames are J-Lo, James, Jenny, Jenny Joo Joo, Sick Nasty....PERSONAL:  Born Jessica Marie Lombardi in Massillon, Ohio....Attended Jackson High School and played for coach Julie Kovick....As a senior, tallied 202 kills, 183 digs, 20 service aces, and 18 solo blocks in 73 games with serve percentage of 90% and serve reception percentage of 85%.....Led Polar Bears to Federal League Tournament championship....4-time All-Federal League, including 2004 Player of the Year....2004 Stark County Player of the Year....Honorable mention All-State 2004....4-time All-District, including 2004 District 4 VBCA Player of the Year....State Coaches Association Volleyball All-Star Match....Played club ball for coaches Jim Park, Bob McFarland, and Ben Marquette....Senior Class President, National Honor Society....A  vegetarian....Relative of Vince Lombardi....Once kissed by Ben Kweller....Met T-Pain....Went to grade school with Marilyn Manson....Member of the FMU ultimate frisbee team and kickball team.....PERSONAL FAVORITES: (athlete) Wayne Gretsky, (team) Florence RedWolves baseball team, (movie) Stomp the Yard, You Got Served, (food) Rare steak, (FMU) Le tour de Francis Marion, (In my CD/iPOD) Shania Twain and anything gospel.