Jessica Batcha, a 1999 graduate of Stonehill College, is one of the best front-line players in the history of the volleyball program.
Batcha was a dominant middle blocker for Stonehill, compiling 1,251 kills and 509 blocks, including 281 blocks solo, over her four-year career, all of which still stand as program records today. She also ranks third in program history with 436 career sets played and fourth with 228 career block assists.
Batcha is a three-time All-Northeast-10 Conference performer, earning first team honors as a sophomore when she totaled a program-record 423 kills and 176 blocks, including a record 109 block assists. Her 67 solo blocks in 1996 rank fourth all-time and she holds four of the top ten solo block totals in program history, including a record 114 in 1996. In addition to her program-record number of kills as a sophomore, her 324 in 1997 ranks eighth all-time.
Stonehill posted a pair of 20-win seasons over Batcha’s career, reaching the NE10 Tournament twice, including her sophomore season with a 7-2 NE10 record to finish second in the Conference standings, posting a 27-8 overall record.
Jessica Batcha, a 1999 graduate of Stonehill College, is one of the best front-line players in the history of the volleyball program.