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Jovana Askovic

Position:
Right Side/Outside Hitter
Height:
6-4
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Belgrade, Serbia

As a Senior (Fall 2021): Appeared in 43 sets and 16 matches for the Red Storm … tallied 52 kills and 22.0 blocks on the season … recorded a career-high 16 kills against Connecticut (Nov. 12)... named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

As a Junior (Spring 2021): Played in 13 sets and eight matches … named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team… recorded sixteen kills on the season.

As a Sophomore (2019): Appeared in 14 sets and 10 matches for the Red Storm ... recorded 15 kills, five blocks and three digs on the season ... notched a career-high eight kills, three digs and two blocks in St. John's three-set win over Florida A&M on Sept. 13.

As a Freshman (2018): Played 5 sets in 4 matches … registered five kills.

In Serbia: The 6-foot-2 pin hitter helped lead her team to a fourth place finish at the Serbia National Cup, as well as the Serbia National Championship. Her team also captured eighth place at the European Volleyball Confederation Challenge Cup. In 2015, she set a career record with 47 kills in a single game for her club team.

Off the Court: Born in Belgrade, Serbia… Daughter of Ljiljana and Radenko Askovic… lists playing tennis and swimming as her hobbies… lists winning third place in the World High School Championship as her favorite moment of her athletic career… lists Novak Djokovic as the most influential person in her athletic career because he is dedicated to every game and moment… chose St. John’s because of the opportunity for her as an athlete and student… her favorite quote is “What doesn’t kill you simply makes you stronger”… her favorite book is The Theory of Everything by Stephen Hawking… her favorite food is sushi… her favorite movie is “Million Dollar Baby”… her favorite song is “Dinero”… her favorite TV show is “Da Vinci’s Demons”… her favorite professional athlete is Novalk Djokovic… her favorite profession sports team in Barcelona.