Gillen in the Razorback Record Book
– Second all-time career kills (2,075)
– First all-time career kills in rally scoring era (2008-present)
– Program all-time ace leader (189)
– Seventh all-time career digs (1,261)
– Third in all-time sets played (529)
– Fifth in all-time matches played (143)
– Fifth in all-time career double-doubles (46)
– Ninth-highest single season kills (2023: 527)
– Second-highest single season aces (2023: 56)
– Fourth-highest single match kills (33: Sept. 3, 2021)
– Highest single match attack attempts (84: Nov. 22, 2019)
– 2023 All-American, 4x All-South Region, 5x All-SEC
2023 | Graduate
2023 Second Team All-American, AVCA All-South Region, All-SEC… Started every match and played every set for the Hogs… Finishes her Razorback career with 2,075 kills, one of only two Hogs to ever get 2,000+ and second all-time in Arkansas history… Also has the most kills in the current scoring era, dating back to 2008… Surpassed 1,000 digs and entered the career top 10 in September and ended up with 1,261 total, good for seventh-best ever… Became the program career ace leader at LSU on Oct. 4 and finished with 189, 29 more than the second place spot… Played 529 sets as a Razorback, third-most ever, and 143 matches, fifth-most ever… Had 18 double-doubles on the season for 46 total in her career, fifth- best ever… First on the team in kills (527) and kills per set (4.15)… Her 527 total kills were the most for a Razorback in a single season since 2017 and ninth-most in any season in program history… 13th nationally in kills and 29th nationally in kills per set… First on the team in aces with 56, 0.44 per set, second-most in any season for Arkansas… Also ranked 13th nationally… Had 10 solo blocks on the season, second on the team… Matched her career high of three solo blocks in the season opener on Aug. 25… Hit a season-high .538 with 15 kills on 26 swings on Aug. 27 against Tulsa… Recorded 13 total matches with a hitting clip over .300… Matched her personal best of five service aces against Alabama on Oct. 15… Went on a 14-match streak with at least one ace from Sept. 9 to Oct. 27… Recorded the winning kill at Florida on Oct. 29, Arkansas’ first-ever win in Gainesville and first in eight years… Had back-to-back 20 kill matches against Ole Miss (Nov. 15) and Florida (Nov. 19)… Her 26 kills against the Gators on Nov. 19 were a season high, the most for any Hog in 2023, and also helped Arkansas get two wins over Florida in a season for the first time in program history… Garnered SEC Player of the Week honors on Nov. 20 with a combined 50 kills, 27 digs, and .347 hitting percentage against the Rebs and Gators… Had 20 kills, including match point, and hit .391 against Kentucky on Dec. 7, sending Arkansas to its first-ever Elite Eight and sealing the team’s first victory over the Wildcats in 12 years… Her four aces against No. 1 Nebraska on Dec. 9 tied the program record for aces in an NCAA Tournament match, the most since 1997… Named to the NCAA Lincoln Regional All-Tournament Team… SEC Academic Honor Roll and College Sports Communicators Academic All-America recipient… Following her collegiate finale, was drafted eighth overall in the inaugural Pro Volleyball Federation Draft… Played 79 sets with the Orlando Valkyries with 240 kills, 205 digs and 13 aces
2022 | Senior
Started in all but four matches for the Hogs, including both NCAA Tournament games… Preseason All-SEC selection for the first time in her career… All-SEC and All-South Region for the third time… Tied for first on the team in kills per set with 3.61 and had 332 total… Had a team-best 0.33 aces per set, eighth-best in the SEC… Moved from 13th in program history to fourth in career kills with 1,548 total… Also third in career service aces per set (0.33), fourth in career attack attempts (4,462) and career service aces (133), and fifth in career kills per set (3.85)… Led Arkansas in kills in 15 matches on the season and had double-digit kills in 19… Led the team in aces in 10 matches for the top spot… Posted new single-season high in hitting percentage at .224… Set a season and career high hitting percentage of .714 against Alabama State on Sept. 2… Had a team-high 18 kills in Arkansas’ victory over No. 7 Georgia Tech on Sept. 15… Set 2022 highs in kills (21), attempts (55), assists (3) and digs (15) in the team’s SEC opener against LSU on Sept. 21… Posted three straight double-doubles from Sept. 15-Sept. 21… Set a new career high in blocks with six (0-6) against Alabama on Nov. 20… Clinched match point with a kill in Arkansas’ first NCAA Tournament win in 17 years, a sweep over Utah State on Dec. 2… 2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Honoree
2021 | Junior
AVCA All-South Region Team Selection, All-SEC Team Selection, SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season… Led the Hogs with 4.12 kills per set (470 total), second in the SEC… Became the 17th member of the Arkansas 1,000 kill club when she registered the 1,000th of her career on Oct. 9 at home against Auburn… Now has 1,216 total, good for 13th in program history… Currently sits in fifth in kills per set in all-time program history with 3.92 and third in the rally to 25 scoring era… Led Arkansas in kills in 21 matches on the season and had 10+ in all but four matches… Led Arkansas in solo blocks on the season with 14, which included a team season high of three against Georgia (Oct. 2)… Had eight double-doubles on the season, which included a season-high dig count of 17 at Auburn (Oct. 10)… Tallied a new career high in kills of 33 at Utah State, which also ties for fourth in Arkansas history for single match kills… Set a new career high match hitting percentage of .438 against Louisiana Tech (Aug. 28)… Her 1,369 come in ninth in program history for the most in a season
2020 | Sophomore
AVCA All-South Region Team Selection, All-SEC Team Selection, SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year… Led Arkansas with 3.88 kills per set, 5th in the SEC… Recorded 0.46 service aces per set, leading the Razorbacks and 2nd in the SEC… One of five SEC players with 10+ double-doubles… Four matches with 20+ kills including a season-high 22 at Georgia (Feb. 4)… Owned Arkansas’ top seven kill performances on the season… Led the Hogs in kills in 16 of 22 matches… Registered a season-best hitting percentage of .410 (20-4-39) vs Tennessee (March 14)… Had a career-high four blocks at LSU (Feb. 19) and a career-best five aces vs Alabama (Feb. 13).
2019 | Freshman
SEC All-Freshman Team selection… Week 1 and Week 13 Freshman of the Week… Arkansas Classic MVP… Started in all 30 matches and appeared in all 113 sets… Playing all six rotations, Gillen led the Razorbacks in kills, kills per set, service aces, total digs, points, and total receptions… Averaged 3.74 kills per set (423 total kills) and 3.87 kills per set against SEC opponents (263 total kills)… Led the Razorbacks in kills 23 times, recording 18 double-digit kill performances and eight with 20+ kills… recorded a season-high and team-best 31 kills vs Ole Miss (Nov. 22)… Finished with a team-high nine double-doubles… Ranked first among SEC freshman in kills per set, seventh overall… Only SEC player with three performances of 28 kills or more and only SEC player with a performance of 20+ kills and 20+ digs (only the second 20-20 performance by a Razorback since 2010)… Ranked 8th among freshmen in Division I for kills per set, 81st overall… Ranked 4th among freshmen in Division I for attacks, 53rd overall… First freshman in Arkansas history to log three 28+ kills performances in a single season (Joins only 21 other Razorbacks who have ever logged a 25+ kill performance)… 31 kills vs Ole Miss ties for 8th most kills in a single match & her 84 attempts is the most in a single match in Arkansas history… Gillen’s 34.5 points vs Ole Miss is the most by an SEC player in a single match this season.
High School/Club
A two-time conference champion at The Barstow School, Gillen was named MVP, All-Conference, and All-District all four years in high school. She was also named Conference Player of the Year and selected to the All-Star Team her senior year. She achieved 1,000 kills during her junior year and had a career-best 30 kills in a game her senior year. In addition to her accolades at the prep level, she was named to the 2018 Prep Volleyball Senior Aces List.
Personal
Jillian is the daughter of John and Kady Gillen, and has two older brothers, Jay and Jared. Her father played basketball at UMKC, her mother played volleyball at Morehead State, and Jared played baseball at Swarthmore College.
