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Jersey Number 6
Avie Niece
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Bellevue, Wash.
- High School:
- Newport
Bio
2019 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
Niece Features
» Seniors Share Unbreakable Bond (GoHuskies.com; Nov. 29, 2019)
» Avie Niece Finds Her Voice (UW Daily; Oct. 14, 2019)
» Net Posts With Avie Niece (GoHuskies.com; Nov. 3, 2016)
2019 (As A Senior)
A career-best season as a senior, earning All-Pac-12 honorable mention ... finished ranked seventh in school history with 476 total blocks ... a career-best 1.49 kills per set and 1.32 blocks per set, the latter ranking fourth in the Pac-12 ... second on the team with a .303 attack percentage ... her 168 blocks was fifth-most in a single season in school history ... in the final match of her career, had 5 kills and 3 blocks in the Elite Eight at No. 1 Baylor (12/14) ... big performance in NCAA round of 16 win over No. 9-seed Kentucky (12/13) with 8 kills on a .538 Att% plus 5 blocks ... in NCAA win over South Carolina (12/7) had team-high 6 blocks ... hit .500 (7-2-10) with 3 blocks in NCAA first round win over Winthrop (12/6) ... blocked 7 with 4 kills, 4 digs, and 2 assists in five set loss to Washington State (11/30) ... hit .333 with 9 kills on 21 swings plus 3 blocks in comeback 3-2 win over Cal (11/27) ... put down 7 kills with 5 blocks hitting .286 at ASU (11/24) in 3-1 win ... hit .368 with 3 blocks and 8 kills on 19 swings in four set win at Arizona ... a big 8 blocks, two saving match points, in dramatic 3-2 win over No. 15 Utah (11/17) with 9 kills and 2 assists ... put down 7 kills on a .400 Att% with 4 blocks in sweep of Colorado (11/15) ... in just two sets had 5 kills on 9 swings (.444 Att%) with 4 blocks in win at OSU (11/10) ... posted 4 blocks with 3 digs, 2 assists, and 2 kills in 3-0 win at Oregon (11/7) ... in sweep of No. 25 UCLA (11/3) had 5 kills on 7 swings (.714 Att%) with 5 blocks ... second straight match of 8 kills on 12 swings, this time with 7 blocks in 3-1 win at Colorado (10/27) ... hit .667 with 8 kills on 12 swings and no errors in 3-1 setback at No. 18 Utah (10/25) ... a team-high 7 blocks in four set win over Arizona (10/20) ... double-digit kills for the first time this season including the final kill on match point in 0-2 comeback win over Oregon (10/13) finishing with 10 kills and hitting .500 (10-1-16) ... hit .444 with 6 kills on 9 swings and just 1 error plus 4 blocks in 3-0 win over Oregon State (10/11) ... had 4 stuffs and 4 kills in 3-1 win at UCLA (10/6) ... in four set loss at USC (10/4) had 6 kills and 3 blocks ... stellar outing in 3-1 win at No. 1 Stanford (9/29) with 7 kills on 11 swings and no errors to hit .636 and add 6 blocks in UW’s first road win at Stanford since 2007 ... in 3-1 loss at WSU (9/25) had 5 kills and 5 blocks ... earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on 9/23 after averaging 2.00 blocks per set in two wins over No. 9 Wisconsin ... in home opening sweep of No. 9 Wisconsin (9/23) had 4 blocks and 3 kills ... dominated at the net in the 3-1 road win at No. 9 Wisconsin (9/19) getting 10 blocks ... a team-high 6 blocks with 4 kills in the big 3-1 road win at No. 17 Creighton (9/14) ... put away 9 kills on 18 swings with just 2 errors (.389 Att%) and had 7 blocks and the first 2 service aces of her career in 3-0 win over Drake (9/13) ... named to the All-Tournament Team at the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge as UW went 2-0 against Illinois and Iowa ... in the win over Iowa (9/7) had 5 kills, hitting .364, with 4 blocks in just two sets ... hit a career-high .800 with 8 kills on 10 swings plus a team-high 7 blocks in the 3-2 comeback win over No. 5 Illinois (9/6) ... a team-high 8 blocks plus 5 kills (.231 Att%) in 3-1 loss at Hawaii (9/1) ... hit .400 with 7 kills on 15 swings plus 3 blocks in 3-1 win over No. 21 San Diego (8/31) ... posted 7 blocks including 2 solo with 3 kills in 3-0 win over St. John’s on 8/30.
2019 Summer
Between junior and senior seasons, was chosen for the U.S. Collegiate National Team-World University Games squad, traveling to compete with Team USA in Naples, Italy from July 4-12 alongside teammate Kara Bajema and head coach Keegan Cook ... the squad won its last three matches to finish 4-2 and place ninth.
2018 (As A Junior)
Saw increased production across the board as she started every match on the season and played in 120 of 123 sets ... led the team in blocks with 138 for a 1.15 blocks average that was ninth in the Pac-12 ... upped her blocking to 1.19 per set in Pac-12 play to rank sixth in the league ... fourth on the team with 169 kills for a 1.41 kills per set average ... hit a career-best .313, second-best on the team ... held or shared the team lead in blocks in 16 matches ... stuffed five balls, two solo, with 3 kills in season-ending loss to No. 7 Penn State in the NCAA Round of 16 ... in 3-0 sweep of No. 9 Creighton in the NCAA second round (12/1) had 4 blocks plus 3 kills ... excellent line in the 3-1 NCAA opening round win over Saint Mary’s (11/30) with 7 kills on 11 swings and just 1 error (.545 Att%) with 7 blocks for 11.5 points ... hit .556 with 5 kills on 9 swings with 4 blocks in five set loss to No. 17 Oregon (11/21) ... scored 14.0 points with 10 kills and 7 blocks, hitting .389, in 3-1 win over Cal (11/16) ... won her first Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week award on 11/12 after averaging 1.86 blocks per set in road wins over USC and UCLA ... in sweep of No. 21 UCLA (11/10), had 6 blocks and 5 kills (.300 Att%) ... hit .421 with 9 kills, 1 error, and 19 swings plus 7 blocks for 12.5 points in the 3-1 win at No. 13 USC (11/8) ... stuffed 8 Wildcat shots and had 5 kills in 3-1 win over No. 21 Arizona (11/4) ... posted a season-best 9 blocks, 2 solo and 7 assists, with 7 kills (.353 Att%) in 3-1 win over Arizona State on 11/2 ... 5 kills on 14 swings to hit .286 in loss at Colorado (10/28) ... led the team with 5 blocks plus 5 kills in setback at Utah (10/26) ... hit .625 with 5 kills on 8 swings without an error plus 3 blocks in the 1-3 loss to No. 20 UCLA (10/19) ... blocked 5 balls in the four set setback to No. 14 USC (10/17) with 3 kills but 3 errors on 13 swings ... broke her career-high for kills by four, posting 13 kills on 18 swings with 1 error for a .667 attack percentage in a 3-0 win at Cal (10/12) ... a big match in 3-0 win at No. 21 Arizona (10/5) with 7 kills and no errors on 14 swings to hit .500 with 5 blocks ... in 1-3 setback against No. 25 Utah (9/30) had 5 kills and 6 blocks ... 4 kills and 2 blocks in 3-1 win over No. 23 Colorado (9/28) ... led the team with 8 blocks, four in the fifth set, in come-from-behind 3-2 win at Oregon State (9/23) adding 6 kills ... 5 kills and 5 blocks in five set win over No. 22 WSU (9/20) ... named to the All-Tournament Team at the Boise STate Classic after hitting .467 with 2.12 kills and 1.00 blocks per set in three wins ... posted 7 kills on 11 swings with 1 error for a .545 Att% and 3 blocks in sweep of Sac State (9/14) ... hit .462 (7-1-13) with 7 kills and 4 blocks in sweep of Boise State on 9/13 ... had 5 kills on 8 swings without a miss in the loss at Pitt, hitting .625 ... notched 5 kills (.364 Att%) and led team with 6 blocks in five set win over Dayton (9/7) at Pitt ... posted 6 kills on a .500 Att% with 3 digs in 3-1 loss to No. 11 Illinois (9/1) ... hit .600 (6-0-10) with 6 blocks in the 3-0 win over 14th-ranked San Diego on Aug. 25 ... in the season-opening 3-1 win over No. 14 San Diego tied her career-high with 10.5 points including 7 kills and 6 blocks.
2017 (As A Sophomore)
Appeared in 24 matches, starting 8 at middle blocker ... ranked third on the squad with 1.02 blocks per set ... came on strong late in the season, hitting a team-best .357 over the final nine matches of the year and over .500 in both NCAA tourney matches ... led UW in blocks in six matches ... hit .500 with 6 kills on 10 swings with 1 error in the five-set heartbreaker to Illinois (12/2) adding 2 blocks ... in just one set, had 4 kills on 7 swings to hit .571 in NCAA opening win over LIU Brooklyn (12/1) ... had 3 blocks in just one set in the 3-0 win over Washington State (11/24) ... connected on 3 kills on 4 swings without an error in one set during sweep of Arizona (11/22) ... posted 4 blocks and 6 kills on a .308 Att% in the 3-0 victory over No. 20 Oregon (11/19) ... scored 10.0 points on 7 kills and 6 block assists in five set setback at Oregon State (11/17) ... a team-best 4 blocks plus 5 kills in the 3-0 win over California (11/9) ... set a new career-high with 9 kills in the huge 3-1 win over No. 2 Stanford (11/8) and hit .533 (9-1-15) while adding a career-high 4 digs and 2 blocks ... in 3-1 road win at No. 15 Utah (11/4) started and had 5 kills and 5 blocks ... got a start at Colorado (11/3) and had 6 kills hitting .417 (6-1-12) with 2 blocks ... subbed in and had a big 6 blocks plus 3 kills in the 3-2 comeback win over No. 19 USC (10/27) ... came off the bench and had 6 kills and 3 blocks in two sets in the 3-0 win at Cal (10/22) ... in five set loss to No. 17 Utah (10/6) played three sets and had 2 kills and 5 blocks with 3 digs ... got the start in 3-1 win at No. 13 UCLA and had 6 block assists plus 2 kills ... helped spark comeback from 0-2 down to beat Arizona State in five sets on 9/24 as she had 7 kills, hitting .400, with 2 blocks over final four sets ... subbed in and made a big mark on 3-1 win at Washington State (9/20), posting 5 kills and 5 blocks and hitting .375 ... had 3 blocks and a kill in win over Missouri State (9/8) ... played one set in the win over Seattle U (9/2) and killed all three of her attacks to go with a block ... started the 3-0 win over St. Mary’s (8/26) and had 5 kills and 4 blocks.
2016 (As A Freshman)
Made a big contribution to UW’s Pac-12 title as a freshman, starting for the large majority of the season at middle blocker, playing 92 of 118 possible sets ... ranked second on the team in blocks per set with 1.13 and fifh on the team with 0.99 kills per set ... roofed 6 Arizona swings in 3-0 win in the NCAA Sweet 16 (12/9 as UW had 15 blocks ... 3 blocks in 3-0 win over Kentucky in the NCAA second round (12/3) ... had 4 kills and 2 stuffs in sweep over TAMCC in the NCAA opener (12/2) ... won Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for the first time in the final week of the regular season after hitting .625 with 10 kills and no errors in wins over UCLA and WSU plus 11 total blocks ... connected for 4 kills on 7 swings (.571 Att%) and had 4 blocks in 3-0 win at WSU (11/26) to clinch outright Pac-12 title ... a big match in 3-1 win over No. 8 UCLA with 6 kills on 9 swings (.667 Att%) with team-leading 7 blocks ... earned 3 kills on 8 swings without an error in 3-1 win at No. 16 Utah (11/20) ... 4 kills and 2 blocks in 3-1 win at Colorado (11/18) ... put down 5 blocks in 3-0 win over No. 25 Arizona (11/10) with 3 kills ... upped her season-high to 8 kills, hitting .426 (8-2-13) in 3-1 win over Oregon State (11/6) and added 5 blocks for 10.5 points ... returned to starting lineup in 3-0 win at Cal (10/28) and had 5 kills and 3 blocks ... returned to action in loss at Stanford on 10/26 after missing previous four matches due to a shin injury, playing 1 set and getting 1 block ... put down 8 block assists and added 5 kills in 3-1 road victory over Oregon State (10/9) ... in road sweep at No. 20 Oregon (10/7) had 3 kills on 10 swings without an error plus 3 blocks ... put down 6 kills on 14 swings, hitting .286, and adding 3 blocks in the 3-1 win over Cal (9/29) ... a big night at the net with 11 blocks against No. 9 Stanford (9/28) with 3 kills in 2-3 defeat ... blocked 5 balls and added 2 kills on 4 attempts in 3-0 win at No. 21 USC (9/23) ... killed 6 balls on 9 swings without an error for an impressive .667 percentage in 3-1 loss to Washington State (9/21) ... stopped 5 Sooner swings for blocks, plus 4 kills in the 3-1 win ... hit .625 with 5 kills on 8 swings plus 4 blocks for 8.0 points in sweep of Maryland (9/15) ... checked in 4 sets in 3-2 win at No. 14 Hawaii (9/11) and added 3 blocks ... posted 2 kills and 3 blocks in sweep of Northern Illinois (9/10) ... in sweep of Villanova (9/2), contributed 4 kills and 2 blocks ... earned 3 kills on 7 swings with 1 error (.286) in sweep at Seattle U (9/1) ... a team-best 5 blocks plus 4 kills in the 3-2 comeback win over American on 8/28 ... started her first match in the season-opener at James Madison, leading the team with 6 block assists and adding 3 kills for 6.0 points.
High School and Personal: Born in Seattle ... mother, Melodie Gilman, played field hockey in college ... has one older sister, Malena ... was ranked No. 87 nationally in PrepVolleyball.com's list of Senior Aces ... only picked up the sport at the start of high school, playing three years of varsity and earning All-KingCo First Team honors as a junior and a senior ... helped her team to the KingCo league title as a sophomore and senior, with a best state tourney finish of fourth in 2013 ... competed four years for the Sudden Impact Volleyball Club, competing at Junior Nationals all four years ... spent 13 years in a Spanish immersion program.
Niece Features
» Seniors Share Unbreakable Bond (GoHuskies.com; Nov. 29, 2019)
» Avie Niece Finds Her Voice (UW Daily; Oct. 14, 2019)
» Net Posts With Avie Niece (GoHuskies.com; Nov. 3, 2016)
2019 (As A Senior)
A career-best season as a senior, earning All-Pac-12 honorable mention ... finished ranked seventh in school history with 476 total blocks ... a career-best 1.49 kills per set and 1.32 blocks per set, the latter ranking fourth in the Pac-12 ... second on the team with a .303 attack percentage ... her 168 blocks was fifth-most in a single season in school history ... in the final match of her career, had 5 kills and 3 blocks in the Elite Eight at No. 1 Baylor (12/14) ... big performance in NCAA round of 16 win over No. 9-seed Kentucky (12/13) with 8 kills on a .538 Att% plus 5 blocks ... in NCAA win over South Carolina (12/7) had team-high 6 blocks ... hit .500 (7-2-10) with 3 blocks in NCAA first round win over Winthrop (12/6) ... blocked 7 with 4 kills, 4 digs, and 2 assists in five set loss to Washington State (11/30) ... hit .333 with 9 kills on 21 swings plus 3 blocks in comeback 3-2 win over Cal (11/27) ... put down 7 kills with 5 blocks hitting .286 at ASU (11/24) in 3-1 win ... hit .368 with 3 blocks and 8 kills on 19 swings in four set win at Arizona ... a big 8 blocks, two saving match points, in dramatic 3-2 win over No. 15 Utah (11/17) with 9 kills and 2 assists ... put down 7 kills on a .400 Att% with 4 blocks in sweep of Colorado (11/15) ... in just two sets had 5 kills on 9 swings (.444 Att%) with 4 blocks in win at OSU (11/10) ... posted 4 blocks with 3 digs, 2 assists, and 2 kills in 3-0 win at Oregon (11/7) ... in sweep of No. 25 UCLA (11/3) had 5 kills on 7 swings (.714 Att%) with 5 blocks ... second straight match of 8 kills on 12 swings, this time with 7 blocks in 3-1 win at Colorado (10/27) ... hit .667 with 8 kills on 12 swings and no errors in 3-1 setback at No. 18 Utah (10/25) ... a team-high 7 blocks in four set win over Arizona (10/20) ... double-digit kills for the first time this season including the final kill on match point in 0-2 comeback win over Oregon (10/13) finishing with 10 kills and hitting .500 (10-1-16) ... hit .444 with 6 kills on 9 swings and just 1 error plus 4 blocks in 3-0 win over Oregon State (10/11) ... had 4 stuffs and 4 kills in 3-1 win at UCLA (10/6) ... in four set loss at USC (10/4) had 6 kills and 3 blocks ... stellar outing in 3-1 win at No. 1 Stanford (9/29) with 7 kills on 11 swings and no errors to hit .636 and add 6 blocks in UW’s first road win at Stanford since 2007 ... in 3-1 loss at WSU (9/25) had 5 kills and 5 blocks ... earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on 9/23 after averaging 2.00 blocks per set in two wins over No. 9 Wisconsin ... in home opening sweep of No. 9 Wisconsin (9/23) had 4 blocks and 3 kills ... dominated at the net in the 3-1 road win at No. 9 Wisconsin (9/19) getting 10 blocks ... a team-high 6 blocks with 4 kills in the big 3-1 road win at No. 17 Creighton (9/14) ... put away 9 kills on 18 swings with just 2 errors (.389 Att%) and had 7 blocks and the first 2 service aces of her career in 3-0 win over Drake (9/13) ... named to the All-Tournament Team at the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge as UW went 2-0 against Illinois and Iowa ... in the win over Iowa (9/7) had 5 kills, hitting .364, with 4 blocks in just two sets ... hit a career-high .800 with 8 kills on 10 swings plus a team-high 7 blocks in the 3-2 comeback win over No. 5 Illinois (9/6) ... a team-high 8 blocks plus 5 kills (.231 Att%) in 3-1 loss at Hawaii (9/1) ... hit .400 with 7 kills on 15 swings plus 3 blocks in 3-1 win over No. 21 San Diego (8/31) ... posted 7 blocks including 2 solo with 3 kills in 3-0 win over St. John’s on 8/30.
2019 Summer
Between junior and senior seasons, was chosen for the U.S. Collegiate National Team-World University Games squad, traveling to compete with Team USA in Naples, Italy from July 4-12 alongside teammate Kara Bajema and head coach Keegan Cook ... the squad won its last three matches to finish 4-2 and place ninth.
2018 (As A Junior)
Saw increased production across the board as she started every match on the season and played in 120 of 123 sets ... led the team in blocks with 138 for a 1.15 blocks average that was ninth in the Pac-12 ... upped her blocking to 1.19 per set in Pac-12 play to rank sixth in the league ... fourth on the team with 169 kills for a 1.41 kills per set average ... hit a career-best .313, second-best on the team ... held or shared the team lead in blocks in 16 matches ... stuffed five balls, two solo, with 3 kills in season-ending loss to No. 7 Penn State in the NCAA Round of 16 ... in 3-0 sweep of No. 9 Creighton in the NCAA second round (12/1) had 4 blocks plus 3 kills ... excellent line in the 3-1 NCAA opening round win over Saint Mary’s (11/30) with 7 kills on 11 swings and just 1 error (.545 Att%) with 7 blocks for 11.5 points ... hit .556 with 5 kills on 9 swings with 4 blocks in five set loss to No. 17 Oregon (11/21) ... scored 14.0 points with 10 kills and 7 blocks, hitting .389, in 3-1 win over Cal (11/16) ... won her first Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week award on 11/12 after averaging 1.86 blocks per set in road wins over USC and UCLA ... in sweep of No. 21 UCLA (11/10), had 6 blocks and 5 kills (.300 Att%) ... hit .421 with 9 kills, 1 error, and 19 swings plus 7 blocks for 12.5 points in the 3-1 win at No. 13 USC (11/8) ... stuffed 8 Wildcat shots and had 5 kills in 3-1 win over No. 21 Arizona (11/4) ... posted a season-best 9 blocks, 2 solo and 7 assists, with 7 kills (.353 Att%) in 3-1 win over Arizona State on 11/2 ... 5 kills on 14 swings to hit .286 in loss at Colorado (10/28) ... led the team with 5 blocks plus 5 kills in setback at Utah (10/26) ... hit .625 with 5 kills on 8 swings without an error plus 3 blocks in the 1-3 loss to No. 20 UCLA (10/19) ... blocked 5 balls in the four set setback to No. 14 USC (10/17) with 3 kills but 3 errors on 13 swings ... broke her career-high for kills by four, posting 13 kills on 18 swings with 1 error for a .667 attack percentage in a 3-0 win at Cal (10/12) ... a big match in 3-0 win at No. 21 Arizona (10/5) with 7 kills and no errors on 14 swings to hit .500 with 5 blocks ... in 1-3 setback against No. 25 Utah (9/30) had 5 kills and 6 blocks ... 4 kills and 2 blocks in 3-1 win over No. 23 Colorado (9/28) ... led the team with 8 blocks, four in the fifth set, in come-from-behind 3-2 win at Oregon State (9/23) adding 6 kills ... 5 kills and 5 blocks in five set win over No. 22 WSU (9/20) ... named to the All-Tournament Team at the Boise STate Classic after hitting .467 with 2.12 kills and 1.00 blocks per set in three wins ... posted 7 kills on 11 swings with 1 error for a .545 Att% and 3 blocks in sweep of Sac State (9/14) ... hit .462 (7-1-13) with 7 kills and 4 blocks in sweep of Boise State on 9/13 ... had 5 kills on 8 swings without a miss in the loss at Pitt, hitting .625 ... notched 5 kills (.364 Att%) and led team with 6 blocks in five set win over Dayton (9/7) at Pitt ... posted 6 kills on a .500 Att% with 3 digs in 3-1 loss to No. 11 Illinois (9/1) ... hit .600 (6-0-10) with 6 blocks in the 3-0 win over 14th-ranked San Diego on Aug. 25 ... in the season-opening 3-1 win over No. 14 San Diego tied her career-high with 10.5 points including 7 kills and 6 blocks.
2017 (As A Sophomore)
Appeared in 24 matches, starting 8 at middle blocker ... ranked third on the squad with 1.02 blocks per set ... came on strong late in the season, hitting a team-best .357 over the final nine matches of the year and over .500 in both NCAA tourney matches ... led UW in blocks in six matches ... hit .500 with 6 kills on 10 swings with 1 error in the five-set heartbreaker to Illinois (12/2) adding 2 blocks ... in just one set, had 4 kills on 7 swings to hit .571 in NCAA opening win over LIU Brooklyn (12/1) ... had 3 blocks in just one set in the 3-0 win over Washington State (11/24) ... connected on 3 kills on 4 swings without an error in one set during sweep of Arizona (11/22) ... posted 4 blocks and 6 kills on a .308 Att% in the 3-0 victory over No. 20 Oregon (11/19) ... scored 10.0 points on 7 kills and 6 block assists in five set setback at Oregon State (11/17) ... a team-best 4 blocks plus 5 kills in the 3-0 win over California (11/9) ... set a new career-high with 9 kills in the huge 3-1 win over No. 2 Stanford (11/8) and hit .533 (9-1-15) while adding a career-high 4 digs and 2 blocks ... in 3-1 road win at No. 15 Utah (11/4) started and had 5 kills and 5 blocks ... got a start at Colorado (11/3) and had 6 kills hitting .417 (6-1-12) with 2 blocks ... subbed in and had a big 6 blocks plus 3 kills in the 3-2 comeback win over No. 19 USC (10/27) ... came off the bench and had 6 kills and 3 blocks in two sets in the 3-0 win at Cal (10/22) ... in five set loss to No. 17 Utah (10/6) played three sets and had 2 kills and 5 blocks with 3 digs ... got the start in 3-1 win at No. 13 UCLA and had 6 block assists plus 2 kills ... helped spark comeback from 0-2 down to beat Arizona State in five sets on 9/24 as she had 7 kills, hitting .400, with 2 blocks over final four sets ... subbed in and made a big mark on 3-1 win at Washington State (9/20), posting 5 kills and 5 blocks and hitting .375 ... had 3 blocks and a kill in win over Missouri State (9/8) ... played one set in the win over Seattle U (9/2) and killed all three of her attacks to go with a block ... started the 3-0 win over St. Mary’s (8/26) and had 5 kills and 4 blocks.
2016 (As A Freshman)
Made a big contribution to UW’s Pac-12 title as a freshman, starting for the large majority of the season at middle blocker, playing 92 of 118 possible sets ... ranked second on the team in blocks per set with 1.13 and fifh on the team with 0.99 kills per set ... roofed 6 Arizona swings in 3-0 win in the NCAA Sweet 16 (12/9 as UW had 15 blocks ... 3 blocks in 3-0 win over Kentucky in the NCAA second round (12/3) ... had 4 kills and 2 stuffs in sweep over TAMCC in the NCAA opener (12/2) ... won Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for the first time in the final week of the regular season after hitting .625 with 10 kills and no errors in wins over UCLA and WSU plus 11 total blocks ... connected for 4 kills on 7 swings (.571 Att%) and had 4 blocks in 3-0 win at WSU (11/26) to clinch outright Pac-12 title ... a big match in 3-1 win over No. 8 UCLA with 6 kills on 9 swings (.667 Att%) with team-leading 7 blocks ... earned 3 kills on 8 swings without an error in 3-1 win at No. 16 Utah (11/20) ... 4 kills and 2 blocks in 3-1 win at Colorado (11/18) ... put down 5 blocks in 3-0 win over No. 25 Arizona (11/10) with 3 kills ... upped her season-high to 8 kills, hitting .426 (8-2-13) in 3-1 win over Oregon State (11/6) and added 5 blocks for 10.5 points ... returned to starting lineup in 3-0 win at Cal (10/28) and had 5 kills and 3 blocks ... returned to action in loss at Stanford on 10/26 after missing previous four matches due to a shin injury, playing 1 set and getting 1 block ... put down 8 block assists and added 5 kills in 3-1 road victory over Oregon State (10/9) ... in road sweep at No. 20 Oregon (10/7) had 3 kills on 10 swings without an error plus 3 blocks ... put down 6 kills on 14 swings, hitting .286, and adding 3 blocks in the 3-1 win over Cal (9/29) ... a big night at the net with 11 blocks against No. 9 Stanford (9/28) with 3 kills in 2-3 defeat ... blocked 5 balls and added 2 kills on 4 attempts in 3-0 win at No. 21 USC (9/23) ... killed 6 balls on 9 swings without an error for an impressive .667 percentage in 3-1 loss to Washington State (9/21) ... stopped 5 Sooner swings for blocks, plus 4 kills in the 3-1 win ... hit .625 with 5 kills on 8 swings plus 4 blocks for 8.0 points in sweep of Maryland (9/15) ... checked in 4 sets in 3-2 win at No. 14 Hawaii (9/11) and added 3 blocks ... posted 2 kills and 3 blocks in sweep of Northern Illinois (9/10) ... in sweep of Villanova (9/2), contributed 4 kills and 2 blocks ... earned 3 kills on 7 swings with 1 error (.286) in sweep at Seattle U (9/1) ... a team-best 5 blocks plus 4 kills in the 3-2 comeback win over American on 8/28 ... started her first match in the season-opener at James Madison, leading the team with 6 block assists and adding 3 kills for 6.0 points.
High School and Personal: Born in Seattle ... mother, Melodie Gilman, played field hockey in college ... has one older sister, Malena ... was ranked No. 87 nationally in PrepVolleyball.com's list of Senior Aces ... only picked up the sport at the start of high school, playing three years of varsity and earning All-KingCo First Team honors as a junior and a senior ... helped her team to the KingCo league title as a sophomore and senior, with a best state tourney finish of fourth in 2013 ... competed four years for the Sudden Impact Volleyball Club, competing at Junior Nationals all four years ... spent 13 years in a Spanish immersion program.
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