SPU: Three-year letterwinner. ... GNAC Freshman of the Year in 2007. ... All-GNAC honorable mention in 2008. ... SPU Most Inspirational in 2010.
Senior (2010): Played all three games of the Senior Night match, contributing one service ace and one dig in a sweep of Simon Fraser.
Junior (2009): Played in 45 games, racking up 211 assists, third-highest total on the team, for an average of 4.69 per game. ... Came up with 65 digs and sent 8 service aces across the net.
Sophomore (2008): Played in all but one of SPU's 26 matches, starting 12 and totaling 92 of the 96 games. ... Led the Falcons with 600 assists (6.52 per game), her second straight season atop that category. Also had 33 kills, 105 digs and 53 blocks (eight solo).
Freshman (2007): Played all 101 games for the Falcons, starting all 26 matches at setter. Recorded 1,118 of SPU's 1,262 season set assists, including 33 service aces. Averaged 2.30 digs per game, as well as 1.06 pts/gm.
Heritage High School: Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter, leading Timberwolves to district championship as senior. Named All-Greater Saint Helens League her final two seasons and honorable mention all-state in 2006. Owns the school's single-match assists record. … Also played for Cowlitz VC of Longview. … Lettered four years in track, specializing in high hurdles and javelin.
Personal: Joelle Ann Perez was born July 22, 1988. … Majoring in psychology. ... Father, Tom Perez, played football at Montana and mother, Shawn, was gymnast for Grizzlies. Older sister Maureen plays volleyball at Washington State.
Fun facts: Also has played basketball and lacrosse, and if not for volleyball, says she probably still would be playing lacrosse. ... Favorite book is "Believe to Achieve: See the Invisible, Do the Impossible," by Howard H. White. ... Has visited the Philippines on a mission trip.
STATISTICS
Year GP K E TA Pct. Ast Ace Digs BS BA TB Pts
2007 101 55 29 174 .149 1118 33 232 4 30 34 107.0
2008 92 33 17 115 .139 600 7 105 8 45 53 70.5
2009 45 2 2 8 .000 211 8 65 0 1 1 10.5
2010 3 0 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.0
TOT 241 90 48 297 .141 1929 49 403 12 76 88 189.0
