Claire Jeter
Playing her first season of college volleyball in her home state of Texas at Texas A&M, sophomore middle blocker Claire Jeter said she was looking for new opportunities out of state, which is what brought her to Tempe.
“Before I even committed the first time, I didn't really want to stay in-state so [the transferring process] for me was to decide to go out of state to try something new,” Jeter said. “The coaches have a lot of experience playing overseas and playing professionally for a majority of their time. So, it was a pretty easy pick and just to transition here was really easy for me.”
While playing for the Aggies, Jeter played 32 sets for the team and had 53 kills and 10 blocks. While in high school in Missouri City, Texas, Jeter led her team to runner-up and third-place finishes. As a senior, Jeter was named an All-American by PrepVolleyball.com and the Under Armour All-American Second Team.
When Jeter decided to transfer, Tomasevic saw her in the transfer portal and took action right away.
" I recruited her when she was in high school, but she committed to Texas A&M pretty early,” Tomasevic said earlier this season. “As soon as I saw her name in the transfer portal, I texted her and we talked the next morning and she said she didn't consider any other options, so I was stoked. She didn't even come and visit so she was sold as soon as we started talking. It's a huge get for us, to know that we have her for the next four years. She's not only a great player but also a great culture kid. She's fiery, she has a good vibe for the team, she never makes it about her and is a really good teammate. I think adding Claire opens up Marta and Iman so much more, it makes their lives easier."
Jeter has nine matches this season where she’s reached double digits in kills. In her debut as a Sun Devil, Jeter had the first point on the season for ASU in the opening match against Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Further, Jeter is also one of three ASU hitters to reach triple digits in kills with 250 and joins teammates Iman Isanovic and Marta Levinska with that feat.
Jeter also set her career-high of kills with 15 in the matchup with Utah Valley. Additionally, she has the highest hitting percentage out of all of her teammates (who have 100 or more total attacks) with .352. Right from the start, she was a crucial piece of the lineup.
"Claire has a really good arm,” Tomasevic said after a match earlier this season. “She can hit any shot. She can hit cross-line, zone one, or zone five. She does a really good job. I think her and Ella (Snyder)'s connection is pretty good. Claire has been that consistent piece in our offense.”
Coming from an SEC school, Jeter said she has learned to adjust to playing in the Pac-12, which she considers to be one of the best conferences in the country for volleyball.
“It's just been kind of getting to know that no matter what team you're playing, it's not going to be an easy game,” Jeter said. “Which of course, there were a couple of games where we figured they'd be pretty easy to win and pretty easy to be done.”
While having an underclassman role within the Aggies program, Jeter said she is looking to develop more of a leadership role throughout her time with the Sun Devils.
“I want to be an impact player here and I want to help us grow to be a program that can make it to the tournament and be a big team that people are scared to play,” Jeter said. “And I feel like we're on our way.”
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