Jillian Gross
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- Height:
- 5'5"
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- Hometown:
- Millville, MA
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- Position:
- Defensive Specialist
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Blackstone-Millville Regional
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- Major:
- Occupational Therapy
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- Minor:
- Psychology
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- m
- 16
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- k/s
- 0.00
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- h %
- .000
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- a/s
- 0.13
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- b/s
- 0.00
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- sa/s
- 0.03
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- d/s
- 0.94
Bio
As a Senior:
Appeared in 16 matches...recorded four assists, a service ace and 29 digs
As a Junior:
Appeared in 10 matches...recorded 23 receptions with 9 digs...named to the MASCAC All Academic Team...Member of S.O.T.A...member of the Honors Program
As a Sophomore:
Appeared in six matches...recorded one kill and one dig...named to the MASCAC All-Academic Team...member of the Honors Program...Member of S.O.T.A...member of SAAC
As a First Year:
Appeared in seven matches...recorded 19 digs and 17 receptions...named to the MASCAC All-Academic Team...named to the Dean's List and Honors Program...Member of SOTA (Student Occupational Therapy Association)
Personal:
Jillian was born in Woonsocket, R.I...is majoring in occupational therapy with a minor in psychology at Worcester State...the daughter of Brenda Henault and Kevin Gross...has one older sister, Kerri...favorite place on campus is the Wellness Center...chose Worcester State for the occupational therapy program value and the oppurtunity to play college volleyball...proud owner of two dogs, a rottweiler and a great dane
Before Worcester State:
Jillian is a 2022 graduate of Blackstone-Millville Regional High School in Blackstone, MA...played four years of varsity volleyball and one year of varsity tennis for the Chargers...CMASS Women's Volleyball Cahmpions in 2022...particpated in CMADA Women's Volleyball Championships in 2022...National US Bands Division 4 Open Champions in 2021 and 2019...NESBA Winterguard Final Champions 2019...winner of the Mount Holyoke Book Award in 2022... received high honoros in academics 2018-2022 and a 4.3 GPA as a senior...competed in the color guard for five years
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 16 | 3 |
| Sets | 31 | 5 |
| Kills | 0 | 0 |
| Kills per set | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Total Attacks | 3 | 0 |
| Total Attacks per set | 0.10 | 0.00 |
| Hitting Percentage | .000 | - |
| Assists | 4 | 0 |
| Assists per set | 0.13 | 0.00 |
| Service Total Attempts | 22 | 1 |
| Service Aces | 1 | 0 |
| Service Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Receptions | 65 | 8 |
| Reception Errors | 7 | 1 |
| Digs | 29 | 8 |
| Digs per set | 0.94 | 1.60 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Points per set | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Matches started | - | - |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Mt. St. Joseph | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 29 | vs. Wooster | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Kalamazoo | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Alma | L, 3-1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep 2 | at Mass.-Dartmouth | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 6 | at Eastern Conn. St. | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Bay Path | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Rhode Island Col. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 13 | Plymouth St. | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 13 | Connecticut Col. | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | at WPI | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Rhode Island Col. | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 20 | at Suffolk | W, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 23 | at Framingham St. | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Anna Maria | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 1 | MCLA | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 4 | vs. Mount Holyoke | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 4 | at MIT | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 10 | Salem St. | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14 | at Mass. Maritime | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Smith | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 18 | at Salve Regina | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct 23 | Clark University | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 25 | at Bridgewater St. | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Fitchburg St. | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 1 | at Smith | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Curry | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Nov 4 | Keene St. | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 8 | Westfield St. | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 11 | at MCLA | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 13 | at Bridgewater St. | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Mt. St. Joseph | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 29 | vs. Wooster | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Kalamazoo | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Alma | L, 3-1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at Mass.-Dartmouth | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 6 | at Eastern Conn. St. | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Bay Path | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Rhode Island Col. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Plymouth St. | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Connecticut Col. | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | at WPI | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Rhode Island Col. | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 20 | at Suffolk | W, 3-2 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Framingham St. | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Anna Maria | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | MCLA | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 4 | vs. Mount Holyoke | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at MIT | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | Salem St. | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14 | at Mass. Maritime | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Smith | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 18 | at Salve Regina | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | Clark University | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 25 | at Bridgewater St. | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Fitchburg St. | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 1 | at Smith | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Curry | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | Keene St. | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 8 | Westfield St. | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at MCLA | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 13 | at Bridgewater St. | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Mt. St. Joseph | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 29 | vs. Wooster | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Kalamazoo | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Alma | L, 3-1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at Mass.-Dartmouth | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 6 | at Eastern Conn. St. | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Bay Path | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Rhode Island Col. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Plymouth St. | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | Connecticut Col. | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | at WPI | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Rhode Island Col. | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 20 | at Suffolk | W, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Framingham St. | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Anna Maria | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | MCLA | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 4 | vs. Mount Holyoke | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at MIT | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | Salem St. | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14 | at Mass. Maritime | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Smith | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 18 | at Salve Regina | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| Oct 23 | Clark University | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 25 | at Bridgewater St. | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Fitchburg St. | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 1 | at Smith | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Curry | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | Keene St. | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 8 | Westfield St. | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at MCLA | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 13 | at Bridgewater St. | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0.07 | 2 | 6 | 0.43 | -.167 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| 2023-24 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 1.000 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| 2024-25 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 6 | 0.38 | -.167 | 2 | 0.13 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025-26 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0.10 | .000 | 4 | 0.13 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 39 | 68 | 2 | 0.03 | 3 | 16 | 0.24 | -.063 | 6 | 0.09 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 16 | 31 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0.10 | .000 | 4 | 0.13 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | .000 | 2 | 0.11 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | .000 | 2 | 0.18 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | 1 | 0.11 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0.14 | .000 | 3 | 0.14 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| August | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | .000 | 1 | 0.20 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| September | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| October | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | .000 | 2 | 0.29 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| November | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | 1 | 0.13 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 16 | 31 | 29 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Conference | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Away | 9 | 18 | 20 | 1.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neutral | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Losses | 12 | 22 | 16 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| September | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| October | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| November | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 16 | 31 | 22 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 65 | 7 |
| Conference | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Away | 9 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 44 | 5 |
| Neutral | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Losses | 12 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 51 | 7 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| September | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| October | 4 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
| November | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
News mentions
Worcester, MA- In their final match of the regular season the Worcester State Volleyball (9-19, 4-3) welcomed Westfield State to Brissette Court. Today’s game was also played in honor of the 2025 Volleyball Senior Class of Sara Carter (North Attleboro, MA), Katie Cueva (Tewksbury, MA), Kate Stedronsky (Sea Girt, NJ), Jillian Gross (Millville, MA), Cassie Millea (Orange, CT), Cassidy D’Esposito (Medford, NY) and Paige Thomason (Hudson, MA).
Worcester, MA- In one of their last tri-match’s of the season, the Worcester State Volleyball team (6-14, 3-2) journey to Salve Regina to face off with the Seahawks and Smith College.
Worcester, MA- The Lancers are back in their double match swing as the Volleyball team (4-12, 1-2) heads east to MIT to face off with Mount Holyoke and MIT in a top notch out of conference meeting.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Volleyball team starts their season with a double battle in Ohio at the Cedar Point Sports Center in Sandusky, Ohio. The lancers kick off their day with a battle with Mt. St. Joseph at 3pm and closed out the opening day at the Great Lake Cross Over with a 7pm meeting with Worcester/Wooster meeting.
