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Jersey Number 25
Kara Bajema
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lynden, Wash.
Bio
BEACH
2020 (As A Junior -- Season Canceled After 7 Matches Due To Covid-19)
Played in the No. 1 spot for the first time in all seven matches along with Shayne McPherson ... the pair went 4-3 overall ... went 3-0 in the season opening tourney in Arizona, including a big win over Arizona's No. 1 team of Burling/Hallaran, 21-17, 21-19 ... went 1-3 at the Pac-12 South Invitational, falling to the top teams from Cal, Stanford, and UCLA, and beating Utah's No. 1 team of Robinson/Koerber.
2019 (As A Sophomore)
Moved up to the No. 2 spot in the lineup and went 10-10 on the season, playing all her matches with Shayne McPherson โฆ only finished one match in the Pac-12 Championships, a win over Koerber/Yett of Utah, 21-17, 21-14 โฆ won seven of first eight matches with McPherson at the No. 2 spot โฆ split two matches against Arizonaโs Baham/Burling at Alki Beach winning one in straight sets and losing the second in three sets โฆ a tight 22-20, 23-21 loss to UCLAโs No. 2 team of Justine/Sponcil โฆ a 21-13, 21-13 win over Oregonโs Silberger-Franek/Mattoon in 3-2 win on Mar. 9.
2018 (As A Redshirt Freshman)
Completed her first full season on the beach, going 12-14 overall with four different partners โฆ had the most success with Anna Crabtree as they went 6-4 at No. 4 and were 3-1 in the Pac-12 Championships โฆ also went 4-4 teaming with Emma Calle, and was 1-4 with Samantha Drechsel and 1-2 with Chloe Newton โฆ ended the year winning five of her final six matches with Crabtree โฆ at the Pac-12 Championships, she and Crabtree won their first three matches against Calโs Merino/Schafer, then Arizona Stateโs Cross/Flood, and a big win over Stanfordโs Keefe/Chang as UW upset the 13th-ranked Cardinal โฆ consecutive wins with Crabtree over Southwick/Hanses of Boise State in straight sets on Apr. 20 and 21 โฆ first win with Crabtree a 21-16, 21-5 win over Scott/Stone of Oregon on Apr. 15 โฆ with Calle, had a big first win at the No. 5 spot over Arizonaโs Martin/Cordes on Mar. 2, 21-18, 21-13 โฆ a 21-11, 21-13 win at No. 5 with Calle over Utahโs Oblad/Van Komen โฆ with Drechsel, had a 20-22, 21-9, 15-10 win over Portlandโs Reich/Schwan on Mar. 30 โฆ a close three-set loss with Drechsel against LMUโs Castellanos/Simpson on Apr. 8 โฆ with Newton, had a win against Vanguardโs Mitchell/Carroll, 21-6, 21-11, at No. 5.
INDOOR
2019 AVCA All-America First Team
2019 AVCA Pacific North Region Player of the Year
2019 All-Pac-12 Team
2018 AVCA All-America Third Team
2018 All-Pac-12 Team
2018 AVCA All-Region Team
2016 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
2016 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
2019 (As A Senior)
One of fourteen AVCA First Team All-Americans, the first Husky on the first team since 2016 and the eighth Husky outside hitter ever named to the first team ... was the AVCA Pacific North Region Player of the Year ... an All-Pac-12 Team selection for the second time ... named to the Waco All-Region Tournament Team ... a Seattle Sports Star of the Year nominee ... broke the Washington single season kills record with 597 with the most attempts in a season with 1,492 ... averaged 4.63 kills per set to lead the team while adding a career-high 33 aces and ranking second on the team with 2.47 blocks per set ... upped her attack percentage from .228 as a junior to .280 as a senior ... finished sixth in school history with 1,482 career kills ... named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week five times to set a school record for a single season ... in final match of her career, had 20 kills on a .302 percentage with 2 aces in the Elite Eight loss at No. 1 Baylor (12/14) ... broke the UW single-season kills record with 24 kills (.400 Att%) in Sweet 16 win over Kentucky (12/13) breaking Paige Benjaminโs 2002 mark of 573 ... hammered 18 kills on a .429 percentage in 3-0 win over South Carolina in NCAA round two (12/7) ... hit .667 with 18 kills, no errors, on 27 swings with 10 digs in round one sweep of Winthrop (12/6) ... went over 500 season kills with 24 in five set loss to WSU in regular season finale (11/30) ... led comeback 3-2 win over Cal (11/27) with 25 kills on a .311 Att% ... set a school record with her fifth Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week of the season on 11/25 after averaging 5.50 kills per set and hitting .360 in the wins at Arizona and Arizona State ... stellar effort at ASU (11/24) with 22 kills on a .413 Att% with 11 digs in 3-1 win ... had 22 kills on 54 swings (.315 Att%) in 3-1 win at Arizona (11/22) with 2 aces ... earned a fourth Offensive Player of the Week on 11/18 after the wins over Colorado and No. 15 Utah where she averaged 4.50 kills per set and 5.40 points per set ... a career day in the classic 3-2 win over No. 15 Utah (11/17) scoring a career-high 33.0 points, most by a Husky since 2013, with a career-high-tying 26 kills, 2 aces, 3 solo blocks, and 4 block assists, plus 10 digs while hitting .339, and 8 of those kills were in the fifth set plus a solo block to secure the 21-19 fifth set win ... notched 10 kills on a .231 Att% in the sweep of Colorado (11/15) ... hammered 20 kills on 38 attempts and just 3 errors for a .447 Att% in 3-1 win at Oregon State (11/10) ... led the way to a 3-0 win at Oregon (11/7) with 17 kills (.333 Att%) with an ace, 4 digs, and 3 blocks ... in sweep of No. 25 UCLA (11/3) had 11 kills (.310 Att%) with a pair of aces, 2 blocks and 5 digs ... had 20 kills in five set loss to USC (11/1) hitting .241 with carere-high-tying 19 digs ... finished with 14 kills in 3-1 win at Colorado (10/27) ... in 3-1 loss at No. 18 Utah (10/25) had 13 kills and 4 blocks ... thrived in 3-1 win over Arizona (10/20) with 19 kills, hitting .300, with 17 digs and an ace ... 21 kills for a second-straight match on a career-high 66 swings in 3-1 win over Arizona State (10/18), also setting a new career-high for digs with 19 ... in 3-2 comeback win over Oregon (10/13) had 21 kills on a then career-high 62 attacks plus 12 digs ... hit .370 with 12 kills on 27 swings and 8 digs in sweep of Oregon State on 10/11 ... led the way in a 3-1 win at UCLA with 18 kills and 11 digs on 10/6 ... double-double with 14 kills and 11 digs plus 2 solo blocks in 3-1 setback at USC (10/4) ... a third-straight Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week award on 9/30, the first player since 2015 to win three in a row ... led UW to first win at Stanord in 12 years, putting down 17 kills on 43 swings with 4 errors (.302 Att%) with 10 digs and 5 blocks in the upset of the No. 1 Cardinal (9/29) ... had 19 kills for a third straight match and 3 aces in a loss at WSU (9/25) ... earned a second-straight Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week award on 9/23 after posting 38 kills on a .357 Att% in the road and home wins over Wisconsin ... hit a scorching .515 with 19 kills, 2 errors, on 33 swings in the sweep of No. 9 Wisconsin on 9/23 ... led the way to a huge 3-1 road win at No. 9 Wisconsin (9/19) with 19 kills, the first of which made her the 19th Husky to earn 1,000 career kills, and also adding 11 digs and a season-high 7 blocks ... named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for the first time on 9/16 after helping UW win the Bluejay Invite ... named MVP of the Bluejay Invitational hosted by Creighton with 16 kills in both the win over Omaha and the win at No. 17 Creighton on 9/14 ... hit .324 against Creighton and added 10 digs and 2 aces to her 16 kills ... a co-MVP of the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge as the Huskies beat No. 5 Illinois and Iowa ... a double-double in 3-1 win over Iowa (9/7) with 15 kills and 13 digs ... led the offense with 19 kills and added 8 digs and 4 blocks in 3-2 win over fifth-ranked Illinois (9/6) ... named to the All-Tournament Team at the season opening Rainbow Wahine Classic ... had 14 kills in 3-1 loss at Hawaii (9/1) and served 2 aces but had 14 attack errors ... an outstanding match in 3-1 win over No. 21 San Diego (8/31) with 23 kills on 46 swings and 6 errors for a .370 Att% plus 7 digs and 2 blocks ... opened the season with a team-high 11 kills (.269 Att%) with 7 digs and 2 blocks in 3-0 win over St. Johnโs (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 Avie Niece and head coach Keegan Cook ... the squad won its last three matches to finish 4-2 and place ninth.
2018 (As A Junior)
Transitioned into a six-rotation role, leading the Husky offense and serving as a primary passer ... earned her first All-America honor, named to the AVCA Third Team ... an All-Pac-12 selection and AVCA All-Pacific North Region Team pick ... a Volleyball Magazine Fourth Team All-American ... led the team with 475 kills, a 3.86 kills per set average that ranked sixth in the Pac-12 ... hit .228 overall for the year and .227 in Pac-12 play ... second on the team with 2.71 digs per set and fourth with 25 aces ... led team in kills in 19 matches ... had 14 double-doubles on the year ... had a team-high 13 kills in the NCAA Round of 16 loss to No. 7 Penn State ... in 3-0 upset sweep at No. 9 Creighton in the NCAA 2nd Round had 9 kills and 9 digs plus 3 blocks with 7 of her 9 kills in the final set ... led the 3-1 NCAA opening round win over Saint Maryโs (11/30) with 16 kills on a .400 Att% (16-2-35) with an ace and 4 blocks ... reached 20 kills for the eighth time on the season in 2-3 loss at No. 20 Washington State (11/24), adding 17 digs and hitting .240 ... a big match in 2-3 loss to No. 17 Oregon (11/21) with 21 kills, hitting a season-high .415, and 15 digs ... led all players with 12 kills in the loss to No. 2 Stanford (11/18) ... double-double with 14 kills (.293 Att%) and 15 digs in fifth-straight Husky win over Cal (11/16) ... in sweep of No. 21 UCLA (11/10) had 8 kills and 9 digs ... put away 18 kills on a .279 Att% in 3-1 win at No. 13 USC (11/8) ... one match after her career-high 18 digs, had 17 more in 3-1 win over No. 21 Arizona (11/4) plus 12 kills ... led the 3-1 win over Arizona State (11/2) with 17 kills (.286 Att%) with a career-high 18 digs and a season-high 6 blocks ... double-double with 12 kills and 11 digs in four set loss to Colorado (10/28) ... hit .348 with 10 kills in defeat at Utah (10/26) ... another double-double in 1-3 loss to No. 20 UCLA (10/19) with 14 kills and 15 digs ... new season-high with 23 kills, hitting .294, with 11 digs in four set loss to No. 14 USC (10/17) ... 10 kills and 8 digs in the 3-0 loss at No. 2 Stanford (10/13) ... a team-best 14 kills with an ace and 6 digs in sweep of Cal (10/12) ... led all players with 17 kills (.267 Att%) with 11 digs in loss at Arizona State (10/7) ... put down 9 kills with 2 aces and 6 digs on a .273 Att% in the 3-0 win over No. 21 Arizona (10/5) ... had a new career-high for a four-set match with 22 kills, hitting .320, in the loss to No. 25 Utah (9/30) ... a double-double with 16 kills and 11 digs with 3 aces in 3-1 win over No. 23 Colorado (9/28) ... impressive outing vs. Oregon State (9/23) with 21 kills (.308 Att%), 3 aces and 8 digs in 3-2 win after trailing 0-2 ... put down 15 kills and had 13 digs in five set win over WSU (9/20) in Pac-12 opener ... served up 3 aces and adde 6 kills and 7 digs in sweep of Sacramento State (9/14) ... hit .368 with 10 kills and 8 digs in 3-0 win over CSUN (9/14) ... in win at Boise State (9/13) had 7 kills, 6 digs, and 3 blocks ... had 12 kills and 8 digs in the 3-1 win over Kennesaw State (9/8) ... a double-double with 22 kills and 10 digs, hitting .327, as UW held off Dayton in five on 9/7 ... put away 21 kills on a .279 percentage with 9 digs in the 3-1 loss to No. 11 Illinois (9/1) and earned an All-Tournament Team selection for the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge ... upped her career-high with 17 digs and had 14 kills plus 3 aces in the 3-1 win over Iowa (8/31) ... in the second win over No. 14 San Diego (8/25) had a team-best 13 kills on a .393 Att% (13-2-28) with an ace, 4 digs and 2 blocks ... opened her junior season with a bang, going for 20 kills and 12 digs, hitting .308, with 2 solo blocks in a 3-1 win over No. 14 San Diego ... a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2017 (As A Sophomore)
Transitioned from middle blocker to outside hitter in her sophomore season, and ranked third on the team with 207 kills despite playing just 21 of 33 matches ... earned a starting spot during the final nine matches of the year, and in that stretch she led the team with 135 kills, averaging 4.09 kills per set and hitting .286 ... led UW in kills in seven of the final nine matches of the season ... capped her season with a big career-best match with 26 kills in the five set loss to Illinois, hitting .267 and adding 11 digs for a double-double ... led the team with 15 kills and 9 digs, hitting .355, in the NCAA first round win over LIU Brooklyn (12/1) ... served up a career-high 5 aces with 8 kills (.312 Att%) in 3-0 win over Washington State in regular season finale on 11/24 ... powered a 3-0 win at No. 20 Oregon (11/19) with a team-high 14 kills on a .357 Att% with an ace and 5 digs ... upped her kills career-high to 22 (.286 Att%) in five set loss at Oregon State (11/17) ... hit .316 with 9 kills, sharing team lead in sweep of Cal (11/9) ... posted a team-best 14 kills (.212 Att%) and added 2 solo and 3 block assists for 17.5 points and had kills to win first and third sets in victory over No. 2 Stanford (11/8) snapping Stanfordโs 16-match win streak ... started for the first time in Pac-12 play and responded with a career-high 21 kills, most by any Husky to that point in the year, in a 3-1 road win at No. 15 Utah on 11/4, hitting .357 ... subbed into the third set of 3-0 win over Cal (10/22) and had 6 kills in just one set, hitting .444 ... started and had 6 kills and 2 blocks in the 3-1 win at No. 13 UCLA (9/29) ... came in for just one point in 3-2 win at Arizona State (9/24) but it was a big one, as she got the kill on her only swing to make it 10-8 in the fifth set ... checked into third set of win at Maryland (9/15) and had 4 kills on 6 swings without an error and served an ace ... upped her career-high in kills to 16 in the 3-0 win over Wyoming (9/9) hitting .306 and adding 10 digs for a double-double ... started the 3-0 win over Seattle (9/2) and led the team with 11 kills, hitting .208 ... had 11 kills in the 1-3 loss to No. 9 Creighton (8/26) including 6 in the fourth set alone ... notched her first career double-double in the win over St. Maryโs (8/26) with 10 kills and a career-high 10 digs, hitting .318.
2016 (As A Freshman)
A great freshman season, transitioning to middle blocker at the start of the year after playing outside hitter in high school, and earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team as well as All-Pac-12 honorable mention as the Huskies won the Pac-12 title ... started and played in 32 of 34 matches, leading the team with a .356 attack percentage which ranked fourth in the Pac-12 ... was fourth on the team with 1.88 kills per set and led the team with 1.33 blocks per set which was fifth in the Pac-12 ... hit .625 with 5 kills on 8 swings in Elite Eight loss at No. 1 Nebraska (12/10) ... racked up 8 block assists in the Sweet 16 win over Arizona (12/9) with 6 kills ... led team in blocks with 5 and aces with 2 in 3-0 win over Kentucky in the NCAA second round (12/3) ... tied for the team lead in kills for the first time in 3-0 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the first round of NCAAs (12/2), killing 10 on 17 swings with 2 errors for a .471 percentage ... blocked five balls and had 3 kills in 3-0 win at WSU (11/26) to clinch outright Pac-12 title ... four kills, 4 blocks, and 4 digs in 3-1 win over No. 8 UCLA on 11/23 ... stuffed a match-high 9 blocks and had 7 kills in 3-1 win at No. 16 Utah (11/20) ... raised her career-high to 14 kills with just 1 error on 22 swings for a .591 attack percentage in 3-1 win at Colorado (11/28), adding 7 blocks for a new career-high 18.0 points ... in sweep of ASU (11/13) had 5 kills on a .400 Att% with an ace and 2 blocks ... a career-high 3 solo blocks with 5 kills in 3-0 win over No. 25 Arizona (11/10) ... had 7 kills on 14 swings with 3 errors (.286 Att%) in 3-1 win over Oregon State on 11/6 ... 4 kills and an ace in the 3-0 loss to No. 20 Oregon (11/4) ... kept her hot hitting going with a .583 mark with 8 kills on 12 swings and just 1 error plus a team-high 6 blocks in road sweep at Cal (10/28) ... hit .444 with 4 kills on 9 swings, an ace and 2 blocks in loss at No. 17 Stanford (10/26) ... posted 12 kills in win at Arizona (10/23) and hit a new career-high of .733 with just 1 error on 15 attempts ... connected on 7 kills on 15 swings with 2 errors for a .333 percentage and 4 blocks in 3-0 win at ASU (10/21) ... had 4 blocks and 3 kills as UW blocked 14 Colorado shots in three set win (10/16) ... hit .333 with 3 kills and 3 blocks in 3-0 win over No. 21 Utah (10/14) ... a breakout match in road win at No. 20 Oregon as she upped her season-high to 12 kills, hitting .450 (12-3-20), with an ace and 3 blocks ... hit .400 with 9 kills plus an ace and 3 blocks in the 3-1 win over Cal (9/29) ... a line of 6-5-15 with 2 blocks in five set loss against No. 9 Stanford (9/28) ... big effort in road win at USC (9/23) hit .438 with 9 kills on 16 swings with 5 blocks and 2 aces for 13.5 points ... tied for the fifth-most block assists in the rally scoring era with 12 in the 3-1 loss to Washington State (9/21) and added 7 kills but had 7 errors ... in back-to-back wins over Maryland (9/15) and Oklahoma (9/16) had 6 kills with no errors in each match, hitting .632 combined with 6 blocks vs Maryland and 7 vs Oklahoma ... named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on 9/12 after averaging 1.73 blocks per set and 1.73 kills per set in UWโs 3-0 week in Hawaii ... in the 3-2 win at No. 14 Hawaii (9/11) had 9 kills hitting .200 with 6 blocks ... scored 10.5 points with 5 kills, 6 blocks, and first 2 aces in 3-0 win over Northern Illinois (9/10) ... had 7 blocks in just 3 sets in sweep of Utah Valley (9/9) ... scored 5.5 points on 3 kills, 3 blocks and an ace in 3-0 win over Villanova (9/2) ... a breakout match in 3-1 win over Idaho (9/2) with 8 kills on 14 swings and 1 error (.500 Att%) with 6 blocks and 2 aces for 13.0 points ... hit .444 with 5 kills on 9 swings plus 3 blocks in 3-0 win at Seattle (9/1) ... got her first start in the five set win at American (8/28) and had her first kill and a block for 1.5 points.
High School and Personal:ย Born in Bellingham, Wash. ... parents are Beth and Shane Bajema ... has one older sister, Coryn, and one younger brother, Colson ... sister Caryn played collegiate soccer at South Carolina from 2012-16 ... rated as one of the top small school players in the country, as she was a MaxPreps Small Schools First Team All-American in 2015 ... ranked 91st in PrepVolleyball.com's list of Senior Aces ... led her high school to back-to-back state titles at the 1A level as a junior and a senior ... back-to-back league MVP her final two seasons ... an UnderArmour AVCA All-America honorable mention in 2015 ... the Whatcom County Player of the Year ... played two years for the Puget Sound Volleyball Academy and one year for the Washington Volleyball Academy ... helped WVBA win the silver bracket at the 2016 JVA World Challenge in Kansas City ... also lettered four years in basketball and won two more state titles, earning state MVP honors as a sophomore and a senior and was First Team All-League all four years.
2020 (As A Junior -- Season Canceled After 7 Matches Due To Covid-19)
Played in the No. 1 spot for the first time in all seven matches along with Shayne McPherson ... the pair went 4-3 overall ... went 3-0 in the season opening tourney in Arizona, including a big win over Arizona's No. 1 team of Burling/Hallaran, 21-17, 21-19 ... went 1-3 at the Pac-12 South Invitational, falling to the top teams from Cal, Stanford, and UCLA, and beating Utah's No. 1 team of Robinson/Koerber.
2019 (As A Sophomore)
Moved up to the No. 2 spot in the lineup and went 10-10 on the season, playing all her matches with Shayne McPherson โฆ only finished one match in the Pac-12 Championships, a win over Koerber/Yett of Utah, 21-17, 21-14 โฆ won seven of first eight matches with McPherson at the No. 2 spot โฆ split two matches against Arizonaโs Baham/Burling at Alki Beach winning one in straight sets and losing the second in three sets โฆ a tight 22-20, 23-21 loss to UCLAโs No. 2 team of Justine/Sponcil โฆ a 21-13, 21-13 win over Oregonโs Silberger-Franek/Mattoon in 3-2 win on Mar. 9.
2018 (As A Redshirt Freshman)
Completed her first full season on the beach, going 12-14 overall with four different partners โฆ had the most success with Anna Crabtree as they went 6-4 at No. 4 and were 3-1 in the Pac-12 Championships โฆ also went 4-4 teaming with Emma Calle, and was 1-4 with Samantha Drechsel and 1-2 with Chloe Newton โฆ ended the year winning five of her final six matches with Crabtree โฆ at the Pac-12 Championships, she and Crabtree won their first three matches against Calโs Merino/Schafer, then Arizona Stateโs Cross/Flood, and a big win over Stanfordโs Keefe/Chang as UW upset the 13th-ranked Cardinal โฆ consecutive wins with Crabtree over Southwick/Hanses of Boise State in straight sets on Apr. 20 and 21 โฆ first win with Crabtree a 21-16, 21-5 win over Scott/Stone of Oregon on Apr. 15 โฆ with Calle, had a big first win at the No. 5 spot over Arizonaโs Martin/Cordes on Mar. 2, 21-18, 21-13 โฆ a 21-11, 21-13 win at No. 5 with Calle over Utahโs Oblad/Van Komen โฆ with Drechsel, had a 20-22, 21-9, 15-10 win over Portlandโs Reich/Schwan on Mar. 30 โฆ a close three-set loss with Drechsel against LMUโs Castellanos/Simpson on Apr. 8 โฆ with Newton, had a win against Vanguardโs Mitchell/Carroll, 21-6, 21-11, at No. 5.
INDOOR
2019 AVCA All-America First Team
2019 AVCA Pacific North Region Player of the Year
2019 All-Pac-12 Team
2018 AVCA All-America Third Team
2018 All-Pac-12 Team
2018 AVCA All-Region Team
2016 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
2016 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
2019 (As A Senior)
One of fourteen AVCA First Team All-Americans, the first Husky on the first team since 2016 and the eighth Husky outside hitter ever named to the first team ... was the AVCA Pacific North Region Player of the Year ... an All-Pac-12 Team selection for the second time ... named to the Waco All-Region Tournament Team ... a Seattle Sports Star of the Year nominee ... broke the Washington single season kills record with 597 with the most attempts in a season with 1,492 ... averaged 4.63 kills per set to lead the team while adding a career-high 33 aces and ranking second on the team with 2.47 blocks per set ... upped her attack percentage from .228 as a junior to .280 as a senior ... finished sixth in school history with 1,482 career kills ... named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week five times to set a school record for a single season ... in final match of her career, had 20 kills on a .302 percentage with 2 aces in the Elite Eight loss at No. 1 Baylor (12/14) ... broke the UW single-season kills record with 24 kills (.400 Att%) in Sweet 16 win over Kentucky (12/13) breaking Paige Benjaminโs 2002 mark of 573 ... hammered 18 kills on a .429 percentage in 3-0 win over South Carolina in NCAA round two (12/7) ... hit .667 with 18 kills, no errors, on 27 swings with 10 digs in round one sweep of Winthrop (12/6) ... went over 500 season kills with 24 in five set loss to WSU in regular season finale (11/30) ... led comeback 3-2 win over Cal (11/27) with 25 kills on a .311 Att% ... set a school record with her fifth Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week of the season on 11/25 after averaging 5.50 kills per set and hitting .360 in the wins at Arizona and Arizona State ... stellar effort at ASU (11/24) with 22 kills on a .413 Att% with 11 digs in 3-1 win ... had 22 kills on 54 swings (.315 Att%) in 3-1 win at Arizona (11/22) with 2 aces ... earned a fourth Offensive Player of the Week on 11/18 after the wins over Colorado and No. 15 Utah where she averaged 4.50 kills per set and 5.40 points per set ... a career day in the classic 3-2 win over No. 15 Utah (11/17) scoring a career-high 33.0 points, most by a Husky since 2013, with a career-high-tying 26 kills, 2 aces, 3 solo blocks, and 4 block assists, plus 10 digs while hitting .339, and 8 of those kills were in the fifth set plus a solo block to secure the 21-19 fifth set win ... notched 10 kills on a .231 Att% in the sweep of Colorado (11/15) ... hammered 20 kills on 38 attempts and just 3 errors for a .447 Att% in 3-1 win at Oregon State (11/10) ... led the way to a 3-0 win at Oregon (11/7) with 17 kills (.333 Att%) with an ace, 4 digs, and 3 blocks ... in sweep of No. 25 UCLA (11/3) had 11 kills (.310 Att%) with a pair of aces, 2 blocks and 5 digs ... had 20 kills in five set loss to USC (11/1) hitting .241 with carere-high-tying 19 digs ... finished with 14 kills in 3-1 win at Colorado (10/27) ... in 3-1 loss at No. 18 Utah (10/25) had 13 kills and 4 blocks ... thrived in 3-1 win over Arizona (10/20) with 19 kills, hitting .300, with 17 digs and an ace ... 21 kills for a second-straight match on a career-high 66 swings in 3-1 win over Arizona State (10/18), also setting a new career-high for digs with 19 ... in 3-2 comeback win over Oregon (10/13) had 21 kills on a then career-high 62 attacks plus 12 digs ... hit .370 with 12 kills on 27 swings and 8 digs in sweep of Oregon State on 10/11 ... led the way in a 3-1 win at UCLA with 18 kills and 11 digs on 10/6 ... double-double with 14 kills and 11 digs plus 2 solo blocks in 3-1 setback at USC (10/4) ... a third-straight Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week award on 9/30, the first player since 2015 to win three in a row ... led UW to first win at Stanord in 12 years, putting down 17 kills on 43 swings with 4 errors (.302 Att%) with 10 digs and 5 blocks in the upset of the No. 1 Cardinal (9/29) ... had 19 kills for a third straight match and 3 aces in a loss at WSU (9/25) ... earned a second-straight Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week award on 9/23 after posting 38 kills on a .357 Att% in the road and home wins over Wisconsin ... hit a scorching .515 with 19 kills, 2 errors, on 33 swings in the sweep of No. 9 Wisconsin on 9/23 ... led the way to a huge 3-1 road win at No. 9 Wisconsin (9/19) with 19 kills, the first of which made her the 19th Husky to earn 1,000 career kills, and also adding 11 digs and a season-high 7 blocks ... named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for the first time on 9/16 after helping UW win the Bluejay Invite ... named MVP of the Bluejay Invitational hosted by Creighton with 16 kills in both the win over Omaha and the win at No. 17 Creighton on 9/14 ... hit .324 against Creighton and added 10 digs and 2 aces to her 16 kills ... a co-MVP of the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge as the Huskies beat No. 5 Illinois and Iowa ... a double-double in 3-1 win over Iowa (9/7) with 15 kills and 13 digs ... led the offense with 19 kills and added 8 digs and 4 blocks in 3-2 win over fifth-ranked Illinois (9/6) ... named to the All-Tournament Team at the season opening Rainbow Wahine Classic ... had 14 kills in 3-1 loss at Hawaii (9/1) and served 2 aces but had 14 attack errors ... an outstanding match in 3-1 win over No. 21 San Diego (8/31) with 23 kills on 46 swings and 6 errors for a .370 Att% plus 7 digs and 2 blocks ... opened the season with a team-high 11 kills (.269 Att%) with 7 digs and 2 blocks in 3-0 win over St. Johnโs (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 Avie Niece and head coach Keegan Cook ... the squad won its last three matches to finish 4-2 and place ninth.
2018 (As A Junior)
Transitioned into a six-rotation role, leading the Husky offense and serving as a primary passer ... earned her first All-America honor, named to the AVCA Third Team ... an All-Pac-12 selection and AVCA All-Pacific North Region Team pick ... a Volleyball Magazine Fourth Team All-American ... led the team with 475 kills, a 3.86 kills per set average that ranked sixth in the Pac-12 ... hit .228 overall for the year and .227 in Pac-12 play ... second on the team with 2.71 digs per set and fourth with 25 aces ... led team in kills in 19 matches ... had 14 double-doubles on the year ... had a team-high 13 kills in the NCAA Round of 16 loss to No. 7 Penn State ... in 3-0 upset sweep at No. 9 Creighton in the NCAA 2nd Round had 9 kills and 9 digs plus 3 blocks with 7 of her 9 kills in the final set ... led the 3-1 NCAA opening round win over Saint Maryโs (11/30) with 16 kills on a .400 Att% (16-2-35) with an ace and 4 blocks ... reached 20 kills for the eighth time on the season in 2-3 loss at No. 20 Washington State (11/24), adding 17 digs and hitting .240 ... a big match in 2-3 loss to No. 17 Oregon (11/21) with 21 kills, hitting a season-high .415, and 15 digs ... led all players with 12 kills in the loss to No. 2 Stanford (11/18) ... double-double with 14 kills (.293 Att%) and 15 digs in fifth-straight Husky win over Cal (11/16) ... in sweep of No. 21 UCLA (11/10) had 8 kills and 9 digs ... put away 18 kills on a .279 Att% in 3-1 win at No. 13 USC (11/8) ... one match after her career-high 18 digs, had 17 more in 3-1 win over No. 21 Arizona (11/4) plus 12 kills ... led the 3-1 win over Arizona State (11/2) with 17 kills (.286 Att%) with a career-high 18 digs and a season-high 6 blocks ... double-double with 12 kills and 11 digs in four set loss to Colorado (10/28) ... hit .348 with 10 kills in defeat at Utah (10/26) ... another double-double in 1-3 loss to No. 20 UCLA (10/19) with 14 kills and 15 digs ... new season-high with 23 kills, hitting .294, with 11 digs in four set loss to No. 14 USC (10/17) ... 10 kills and 8 digs in the 3-0 loss at No. 2 Stanford (10/13) ... a team-best 14 kills with an ace and 6 digs in sweep of Cal (10/12) ... led all players with 17 kills (.267 Att%) with 11 digs in loss at Arizona State (10/7) ... put down 9 kills with 2 aces and 6 digs on a .273 Att% in the 3-0 win over No. 21 Arizona (10/5) ... had a new career-high for a four-set match with 22 kills, hitting .320, in the loss to No. 25 Utah (9/30) ... a double-double with 16 kills and 11 digs with 3 aces in 3-1 win over No. 23 Colorado (9/28) ... impressive outing vs. Oregon State (9/23) with 21 kills (.308 Att%), 3 aces and 8 digs in 3-2 win after trailing 0-2 ... put down 15 kills and had 13 digs in five set win over WSU (9/20) in Pac-12 opener ... served up 3 aces and adde 6 kills and 7 digs in sweep of Sacramento State (9/14) ... hit .368 with 10 kills and 8 digs in 3-0 win over CSUN (9/14) ... in win at Boise State (9/13) had 7 kills, 6 digs, and 3 blocks ... had 12 kills and 8 digs in the 3-1 win over Kennesaw State (9/8) ... a double-double with 22 kills and 10 digs, hitting .327, as UW held off Dayton in five on 9/7 ... put away 21 kills on a .279 percentage with 9 digs in the 3-1 loss to No. 11 Illinois (9/1) and earned an All-Tournament Team selection for the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge ... upped her career-high with 17 digs and had 14 kills plus 3 aces in the 3-1 win over Iowa (8/31) ... in the second win over No. 14 San Diego (8/25) had a team-best 13 kills on a .393 Att% (13-2-28) with an ace, 4 digs and 2 blocks ... opened her junior season with a bang, going for 20 kills and 12 digs, hitting .308, with 2 solo blocks in a 3-1 win over No. 14 San Diego ... a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2017 (As A Sophomore)
Transitioned from middle blocker to outside hitter in her sophomore season, and ranked third on the team with 207 kills despite playing just 21 of 33 matches ... earned a starting spot during the final nine matches of the year, and in that stretch she led the team with 135 kills, averaging 4.09 kills per set and hitting .286 ... led UW in kills in seven of the final nine matches of the season ... capped her season with a big career-best match with 26 kills in the five set loss to Illinois, hitting .267 and adding 11 digs for a double-double ... led the team with 15 kills and 9 digs, hitting .355, in the NCAA first round win over LIU Brooklyn (12/1) ... served up a career-high 5 aces with 8 kills (.312 Att%) in 3-0 win over Washington State in regular season finale on 11/24 ... powered a 3-0 win at No. 20 Oregon (11/19) with a team-high 14 kills on a .357 Att% with an ace and 5 digs ... upped her kills career-high to 22 (.286 Att%) in five set loss at Oregon State (11/17) ... hit .316 with 9 kills, sharing team lead in sweep of Cal (11/9) ... posted a team-best 14 kills (.212 Att%) and added 2 solo and 3 block assists for 17.5 points and had kills to win first and third sets in victory over No. 2 Stanford (11/8) snapping Stanfordโs 16-match win streak ... started for the first time in Pac-12 play and responded with a career-high 21 kills, most by any Husky to that point in the year, in a 3-1 road win at No. 15 Utah on 11/4, hitting .357 ... subbed into the third set of 3-0 win over Cal (10/22) and had 6 kills in just one set, hitting .444 ... started and had 6 kills and 2 blocks in the 3-1 win at No. 13 UCLA (9/29) ... came in for just one point in 3-2 win at Arizona State (9/24) but it was a big one, as she got the kill on her only swing to make it 10-8 in the fifth set ... checked into third set of win at Maryland (9/15) and had 4 kills on 6 swings without an error and served an ace ... upped her career-high in kills to 16 in the 3-0 win over Wyoming (9/9) hitting .306 and adding 10 digs for a double-double ... started the 3-0 win over Seattle (9/2) and led the team with 11 kills, hitting .208 ... had 11 kills in the 1-3 loss to No. 9 Creighton (8/26) including 6 in the fourth set alone ... notched her first career double-double in the win over St. Maryโs (8/26) with 10 kills and a career-high 10 digs, hitting .318.
2016 (As A Freshman)
A great freshman season, transitioning to middle blocker at the start of the year after playing outside hitter in high school, and earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team as well as All-Pac-12 honorable mention as the Huskies won the Pac-12 title ... started and played in 32 of 34 matches, leading the team with a .356 attack percentage which ranked fourth in the Pac-12 ... was fourth on the team with 1.88 kills per set and led the team with 1.33 blocks per set which was fifth in the Pac-12 ... hit .625 with 5 kills on 8 swings in Elite Eight loss at No. 1 Nebraska (12/10) ... racked up 8 block assists in the Sweet 16 win over Arizona (12/9) with 6 kills ... led team in blocks with 5 and aces with 2 in 3-0 win over Kentucky in the NCAA second round (12/3) ... tied for the team lead in kills for the first time in 3-0 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the first round of NCAAs (12/2), killing 10 on 17 swings with 2 errors for a .471 percentage ... blocked five balls and had 3 kills in 3-0 win at WSU (11/26) to clinch outright Pac-12 title ... four kills, 4 blocks, and 4 digs in 3-1 win over No. 8 UCLA on 11/23 ... stuffed a match-high 9 blocks and had 7 kills in 3-1 win at No. 16 Utah (11/20) ... raised her career-high to 14 kills with just 1 error on 22 swings for a .591 attack percentage in 3-1 win at Colorado (11/28), adding 7 blocks for a new career-high 18.0 points ... in sweep of ASU (11/13) had 5 kills on a .400 Att% with an ace and 2 blocks ... a career-high 3 solo blocks with 5 kills in 3-0 win over No. 25 Arizona (11/10) ... had 7 kills on 14 swings with 3 errors (.286 Att%) in 3-1 win over Oregon State on 11/6 ... 4 kills and an ace in the 3-0 loss to No. 20 Oregon (11/4) ... kept her hot hitting going with a .583 mark with 8 kills on 12 swings and just 1 error plus a team-high 6 blocks in road sweep at Cal (10/28) ... hit .444 with 4 kills on 9 swings, an ace and 2 blocks in loss at No. 17 Stanford (10/26) ... posted 12 kills in win at Arizona (10/23) and hit a new career-high of .733 with just 1 error on 15 attempts ... connected on 7 kills on 15 swings with 2 errors for a .333 percentage and 4 blocks in 3-0 win at ASU (10/21) ... had 4 blocks and 3 kills as UW blocked 14 Colorado shots in three set win (10/16) ... hit .333 with 3 kills and 3 blocks in 3-0 win over No. 21 Utah (10/14) ... a breakout match in road win at No. 20 Oregon as she upped her season-high to 12 kills, hitting .450 (12-3-20), with an ace and 3 blocks ... hit .400 with 9 kills plus an ace and 3 blocks in the 3-1 win over Cal (9/29) ... a line of 6-5-15 with 2 blocks in five set loss against No. 9 Stanford (9/28) ... big effort in road win at USC (9/23) hit .438 with 9 kills on 16 swings with 5 blocks and 2 aces for 13.5 points ... tied for the fifth-most block assists in the rally scoring era with 12 in the 3-1 loss to Washington State (9/21) and added 7 kills but had 7 errors ... in back-to-back wins over Maryland (9/15) and Oklahoma (9/16) had 6 kills with no errors in each match, hitting .632 combined with 6 blocks vs Maryland and 7 vs Oklahoma ... named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on 9/12 after averaging 1.73 blocks per set and 1.73 kills per set in UWโs 3-0 week in Hawaii ... in the 3-2 win at No. 14 Hawaii (9/11) had 9 kills hitting .200 with 6 blocks ... scored 10.5 points with 5 kills, 6 blocks, and first 2 aces in 3-0 win over Northern Illinois (9/10) ... had 7 blocks in just 3 sets in sweep of Utah Valley (9/9) ... scored 5.5 points on 3 kills, 3 blocks and an ace in 3-0 win over Villanova (9/2) ... a breakout match in 3-1 win over Idaho (9/2) with 8 kills on 14 swings and 1 error (.500 Att%) with 6 blocks and 2 aces for 13.0 points ... hit .444 with 5 kills on 9 swings plus 3 blocks in 3-0 win at Seattle (9/1) ... got her first start in the five set win at American (8/28) and had her first kill and a block for 1.5 points.
High School and Personal:ย Born in Bellingham, Wash. ... parents are Beth and Shane Bajema ... has one older sister, Coryn, and one younger brother, Colson ... sister Caryn played collegiate soccer at South Carolina from 2012-16 ... rated as one of the top small school players in the country, as she was a MaxPreps Small Schools First Team All-American in 2015 ... ranked 91st in PrepVolleyball.com's list of Senior Aces ... led her high school to back-to-back state titles at the 1A level as a junior and a senior ... back-to-back league MVP her final two seasons ... an UnderArmour AVCA All-America honorable mention in 2015 ... the Whatcom County Player of the Year ... played two years for the Puget Sound Volleyball Academy and one year for the Washington Volleyball Academy ... helped WVBA win the silver bracket at the 2016 JVA World Challenge in Kansas City ... also lettered four years in basketball and won two more state titles, earning state MVP honors as a sophomore and a senior and was First Team All-League all four years.
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