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Jersey Number 12
Marin Grote
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-4
- Hometown:
- Burbank, Calif.
- High School:
- John Burroughs
Bio
2022 AVCA All-Region Team
2022 All-Pac-12 Team
2021 AVCA All-America Second Team
2021 AVCA All-Region Team
2021 All-Pac-12 Team
2020-21 AVCA All-Region Team
2020-21 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
Grote Features
» Marin Grote: The Heart of the Huskies' Defense (UW Daily; Nov. 19, 2021)
» Grote Having A Career Year For UW Volleyball (Seattle Times; Nov. 4, 2021)
2022 (As A Fifth-Year Senior)
Outstanding senior season, earning All-Pac-12 Team honors for the second-straight year and AVCA All-Region honors for the third-straight year ... played every set and was second on the team with 297 kills, hitting .410 ... attack percentage ranked third in the Pac-12, but 297 kills was the most of any player in the top-10 ... finished fourth in UW history with a .380 career attack percentage ... posted a big career-high 2.56 kills per set, up from previous high of 2.13 as a junior ... second on the team with 0.79 blocks per set and led the team in blocks in 15 matches ... in Husky finale, had 11 kills and 4 blocks while hitting .450 in NCAA first round loss to TCU (12/2) ... had 9 kills and 4 blocks in regular season finale at WSU (11/25) ... hit .615 with 9 kills on 13 swings with just 1 error in 3-1 win over USC on Senior Night (11/23) ... in sweep of Utah, put down 10 kills on 16 swings with just one error to his .562 ... tied career-high with 16 kills in five set road win over Arizona State (11/13) hitting .444 (16-4-27) ... struck for 14 kills on 24 swings with just 1 error (.542 Att%) with 3 blocks in five set loss at Arizona (11/11) ... in 3-1 win at Oregon State (11/6) earned 13 kills on a .522 Att% (13-1-23) with 4 blocks ... a team-high 10 kills in loss at No. 16 Oregon (11/4) ... posted 9 kills on a .348 Att% with 3 blocks in 2-3 loss to No. 8 Stanford on 10/30 ... in sweep of Cal (10/28) hit .727 with 8 kills on 11 swings ... took a career-high 31 swings and had 12 kills plus 7 blocks in 3-2 setback against Arizona State (10/21) ... another match of double-digit kills hitting over .400 in 3-1 win at Colorado (10/16), with 10 on a .421 mark and 3 blocks ... in 10/14 loss at Utah had 8 kills and 5 blocks ... terminated 11 times on 19 swings with 2 errors (.474 Att%) in big 3-2 win over No. 12 Oregon (10/9) ... new career-high attack percentage of .786 with 11 kills on 14 swings without a miss in sweep of Oregon State on 10/7 ... put down 8 kills on 11 swings (.636 Att%) in sweep of Cal (10/2) ... had 11 kills on a season-high 29 swings with 2 blocks in four set loss at No. 9 Stanford on 9/29 ... a dozen kills in 3-1 win at UCLA (9/25) hitting .579 and adding 3 blocks ... killed 9 of 12 swings with just 1 error (.667 Att%) in sweep of Washington State (9/21) ... named MVP of Bobcat Invitational ... in sweep of Boise State (9/17) had 7 kills without an error on 11 swings plus 2 blocks ... tallied 9 kills on 19 swings to hit .368 with 2 blocks in sweep at Montana State (9/16) ... a 5-0-11 (.455) line in sweep of North Texas (9/16) ... put down 11 kills with 8 blocks in five set win over Cal Poly on 9/9 ... a 7 kill/6 blocks effort in four set setback vs. No. 24 Pepperdine (9/9) ... hit .562 with 9 kills on 16 swings in 3-1 win over Northwestern (9/8) ... dominant attacking in 3-1 win over No. 19 Illinois (9/4) with 13 kills on 21 swings without an error (.619 Att%) ... 7 kills and 2 blocks, hitting .333, in sweep of Iowa (9/3) ... big blocking effort with 8 to go with 8 kills in 3-1 win at Arkansas (8/27) ... hit .474 with 10 kills on 19 swings and 4 blocks in season opener at Arkansas (8/26).
2021 (As A Fourth-Year Junior)
Continued to make huge strides and was rewarded with first career All-America honors, named to the AVCA Second Team, the first Husky middle on the All-America team since 2015 ... voted to the top All-Pac-12 Team for the first time and earned second AVCA All-Region ... led the Pac-12 in attack percentage with a .415 mark, the sixth-best single season mark in school history ... averaged career-highs with 2.13 kills per set to rank fourth on the team, and 1.05 blocks per set to rank second ... led the team in blocks in 13 matches and twice in kills ... hit over .400 in 17 matches, over .500 in 10 matches, over .600 in seven matches, and over .700 in two matches ... in season-ending 2-3 heartbreaker at No. 2 Texas (12/9) in NCAA round of 16, had 7 kills on 11 swings to hit .545 with 2 solo blocks ... rejected 6 in 3-0 win over Hawaii in NCAA second round on 12/4 ... 6 kills on 10 swings without a miss to hit .600 in NCAA first round sweep of Brown (12/3) ... pounded 12 kills on 19 swings without a miss for a .632 Att% and 5 blocks in Pac-12 clinching win over No. 21 Washington State (11/27) ... put away 8 kills on 15 swings with 2 errors (.400 Att%) plus 3 blocks in 3-1 win at Colorado (11/24) ... hit .667 with 6 kills on 9 swings in 3-0 win over No. 16 Oregon on 11/21 ... won second Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week of the season on 11/15 coming off Bay Area road trip ... in 3-1 win at No. 20 Stanford (11/11) put away 15 kills on a .444 Att% (15-3-27) and blocked 6 ... hit .636 with 7 kills and no errors on 11 swings with 2 solo blocks in 3-0 win over Arizona (11/7) ... a line of 6-0-14 to hit .429 in sweep of Arizona State (11/5) ... put down 7 kills on 13 swings to hit .308 with 2 blocks in setback at No. 16 UCLA (10/31) ... killed 7 of 8 swings to hit .750 and had 5 blocks in 3-0 win over No. 15 Stanford (10/24) ... a team-high 6 blocks plus 8 kills on a .467 Att% in 3-1 win over Cal (10/22) ... huge game in 3-2 win at No. 13 Oregon (10/14) with 13 kills, 1 error, on 21 swings to hit .571 ... seven kills without an error on 18 swings (.389 Att%) in 3-2 win over ASU (10/10) ... in 3-1 win at Arizona (10/8) had 8 kills and 9 blocks, hitting .375 ... named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on 10/4 after averaging 1.67 blocks per set vs. UCLA and USC ... sent back 5 USC swings in 3-1 win on 10/3 ... tied career-high with 10 blocks and had 10 kills hitting .368 in 3-2 win over No. 15 UCLA (10/1) ... another 14 kills on 30 swings (.333 Att%) in five set loss at Washington State (9/26) ... new career-high 16 kills on a .481 Att% (16-3-27) with 8 blocks in 2-3 setback vs. No. 15 Utah (9/22) ... notched 8 kills on 13 swings without an error for a .615 Att% and 3 blocks in 3-0 win over Fresno State (9/16) ... in five set win over Montana State (9/16) had 10 kills and 6 blocks, hitting .474 ... in 3-1 win over Cal Poly (9/11) had 9 kills on 22 swings ... put away 8 kills on 16 swings (.375 Att%) with 3 blocks in 3-1 win at No. 22 Pepperdine ... named to All-Tournament Team at the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge after wins over Illinois and Iowa ... hit .417 in win over Iowa with 7 kills on 12 swings ... upped career-high with 12 kills and hit .526 (12-2-19) in win at Illinois (9/3) adding 6 blocks ... had 6 kills and 4 blocks, hitting .294, in 3-1 loss at No. 11 Ohio State (8/28) ... opened the season with 6 kills and no errors on 8 swings to hit .750 in sweep of Ohio (8/27).
2020-21 (As A Junior)
Earned a starting role in the middle and earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention and AVCA All-Region honors, helping UW reach the Final Four and win the Pac-12 ... led the team and ranked fifth in the Pac-12 with a .331 attack percentage with 1.37 kills/set ... second on the team with 1.02 blocks per set ... led the team in blocks in 6 matches ... posted 5 kills and 5 blocks in Elite Eight rally to beat Pittsburgh in five sets on 4/19 ... put down 8 kills on a .438 Att% with 5 blocks in 3-2 win over 11-seed Louisville in Round of 16 (4/18) ... had 5 kills and 4 blocks in 3-2 win over Dayton in NCAA round two (4/15) ... shared team lead with 9 kills on 12 swings to hit .667 in Pac-12 clinching sweep at Cal on 4/3 ... a team-high 5 blocks with 2 kills in just two sets in win at Cal (4/1) ... in five set win over Stanford (3/28) had 5 kills and 4 blocks (2 solo) ... hit over .500 for fourth-straight match with 6 kills on 11 swings (.545) plus 5 blocks in 2-3 loss at No. 20 Oregon (3/7) ... hit .583 with 7 kills on 12 swings in 3-0 sweep of No. 20 Oregon (3/5) ... earned first career Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week on Mar. 2 after series sweep of No. 7 Utah where she averaged 2.57 kills/set, hitting .593 and adding 1.71 blocks per set ... first career double-double in 3-1 win over No. 7 Utah (2/27) with 11 kills and a career-high 10 blocks while hitting .588 ... had second match of the season where she hit .600 with 7 kills, adding 2 blocks, in sweep of No. 7 Utah (2/25) ... blocked 5 in just two sets in 3-0 win at Colorado on 2/21 ... in 3-2 thriller at Colorado (2/19) had 8 kills on 17 swings to hit .412 with 4 block assists ... tied career-high with 7 blocks and had 5 kills on 12 swings (.417 Att%) in 3-0 sweep of No. 18 UCLA (2/14) ... set new career-high in blocks with 7 plus 5 kills in five set setback at No. 18 UCLA (2/12) ... efficient outing vs. Oregon State (2/4) with 6 kills on 9 swings (.556 Att%) and 4 blocks ... posted 4 kills and 4 blocks (2 solo) in 3-0 road win at Arizona (1/29) ... hit .389 with 8 kills on 18 swings plus 3 blocks in 3-1 win over Arizona State (1/23).
2019 (As A Sophomore)
Played in 18 matches for a total of 27 sets, hitting .319 in limited action with 20 kills on 47 attempts ... played one set in NCAA opening sweep of Winthrop and had 3 kills on 4 swings ... subbed in during sweep of Colorado (11/15) and had 1 block in one set ... started and played two sets in 3-1 win at Oregon State (11/10) with 1 kills an 5 blocks ... subbed in and had 1 kill on 2 swings with 1 block assist in 3-2 win over Oregon (10/13) ... a pair of kills on 3 swings with 3 blocks in the win over Omaha on 9/14 ... started and hit .312 with 6 kills on 16 swings plus 3 blocks in 3-0 win over Drake (9/13) ... posted a line of 4 kills, 1 error, on 11 swings (.273 Att%) in 3-1 win at Iowa (9/7) with 1 block ... subbed in briefly in four set loss at Hawaii (9/1) and picked up a solo block ... had 1 kill on 2 swings in season-opening 3-0 win over St. John’s (8/30).
2018 (As A Freshman)
Saw action in 15 matches and 34 sets during her freshman year, frequently checking in for an offensive spark when the Huskies needed a point ... started four matches during Pac-12 play while Lauren Sanders was out with an injury ... averaged 1.09 kills per set and 0.71 blocks per set on the year ... a kill and a block off the bench in 3-1 win over Arizona (11/4) ... subbed in during four set loss to No. 14 USC (10/17) and had one kill on two attempts, the kill saving a set point ... started in win at No. 21 Arizona, adding 3 kills and 4 blocks ... notched 7 kills and 3 blocks in 1-3 loss to No. 25 Utah (9/30) ... got her first start vs Colorado (9/28) and responded with a huge 11 kills, hitting .381, with 5 blocks and her first 2 career aces to grab the first set of a 3-1 win ... played every set and had 3 kills and 1 block in 3-2 win at Oregon State (9/23) ... scored 4.5 points with 3 kills, 1 solo and 1 block assist in sweep of Sacramento State (9/14) ... killed 2 of 5 swings (.200 Att%) in sweep of CSUN (9/14) ... checked in to the 3-1 win over Kennesaw State (9/8) and had 3 kills on 11 swings plus 4 blocks, 2 solo ... subbed in for her first collegiate action in the 3-1 win over Iowa (8/31) and had her first kill on her only swing of the match.
High School and Personal: Born in Flagstaff, Arizona … parents are Laura and Paul Grote … has one younger sister, Lydia … one of the nation’s top recruits, ranked No. 20 in the PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces list … named to the Volleyball Magazine Fab 50, the annual list of top seniors nationally … the three-time Pacific League MVP also was an All-CIF First Team and First Team All-SoCal … played club six years for San Gabriel Elite and coaches Otto Lacayo, Ben Diaz, and Brian Thornton … club team took fifth at 2018 Junior Nationals and was third in 2017 and second in 2015 as she earned All-Tournament and All-America honors … also lettered four years in basketball and was an All-Area First Team selection as a junior and a senior and Second Team as a sophomore … graduated with a 3.8 grade point average … considering majoring in Anthropology and Political Science … also considered UCLA, USC, Stanford and Louisiana.
2022 All-Pac-12 Team
2021 AVCA All-America Second Team
2021 AVCA All-Region Team
2021 All-Pac-12 Team
2020-21 AVCA All-Region Team
2020-21 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
Grote Features
» Marin Grote: The Heart of the Huskies' Defense (UW Daily; Nov. 19, 2021)
» Grote Having A Career Year For UW Volleyball (Seattle Times; Nov. 4, 2021)
2022 (As A Fifth-Year Senior)
Outstanding senior season, earning All-Pac-12 Team honors for the second-straight year and AVCA All-Region honors for the third-straight year ... played every set and was second on the team with 297 kills, hitting .410 ... attack percentage ranked third in the Pac-12, but 297 kills was the most of any player in the top-10 ... finished fourth in UW history with a .380 career attack percentage ... posted a big career-high 2.56 kills per set, up from previous high of 2.13 as a junior ... second on the team with 0.79 blocks per set and led the team in blocks in 15 matches ... in Husky finale, had 11 kills and 4 blocks while hitting .450 in NCAA first round loss to TCU (12/2) ... had 9 kills and 4 blocks in regular season finale at WSU (11/25) ... hit .615 with 9 kills on 13 swings with just 1 error in 3-1 win over USC on Senior Night (11/23) ... in sweep of Utah, put down 10 kills on 16 swings with just one error to his .562 ... tied career-high with 16 kills in five set road win over Arizona State (11/13) hitting .444 (16-4-27) ... struck for 14 kills on 24 swings with just 1 error (.542 Att%) with 3 blocks in five set loss at Arizona (11/11) ... in 3-1 win at Oregon State (11/6) earned 13 kills on a .522 Att% (13-1-23) with 4 blocks ... a team-high 10 kills in loss at No. 16 Oregon (11/4) ... posted 9 kills on a .348 Att% with 3 blocks in 2-3 loss to No. 8 Stanford on 10/30 ... in sweep of Cal (10/28) hit .727 with 8 kills on 11 swings ... took a career-high 31 swings and had 12 kills plus 7 blocks in 3-2 setback against Arizona State (10/21) ... another match of double-digit kills hitting over .400 in 3-1 win at Colorado (10/16), with 10 on a .421 mark and 3 blocks ... in 10/14 loss at Utah had 8 kills and 5 blocks ... terminated 11 times on 19 swings with 2 errors (.474 Att%) in big 3-2 win over No. 12 Oregon (10/9) ... new career-high attack percentage of .786 with 11 kills on 14 swings without a miss in sweep of Oregon State on 10/7 ... put down 8 kills on 11 swings (.636 Att%) in sweep of Cal (10/2) ... had 11 kills on a season-high 29 swings with 2 blocks in four set loss at No. 9 Stanford on 9/29 ... a dozen kills in 3-1 win at UCLA (9/25) hitting .579 and adding 3 blocks ... killed 9 of 12 swings with just 1 error (.667 Att%) in sweep of Washington State (9/21) ... named MVP of Bobcat Invitational ... in sweep of Boise State (9/17) had 7 kills without an error on 11 swings plus 2 blocks ... tallied 9 kills on 19 swings to hit .368 with 2 blocks in sweep at Montana State (9/16) ... a 5-0-11 (.455) line in sweep of North Texas (9/16) ... put down 11 kills with 8 blocks in five set win over Cal Poly on 9/9 ... a 7 kill/6 blocks effort in four set setback vs. No. 24 Pepperdine (9/9) ... hit .562 with 9 kills on 16 swings in 3-1 win over Northwestern (9/8) ... dominant attacking in 3-1 win over No. 19 Illinois (9/4) with 13 kills on 21 swings without an error (.619 Att%) ... 7 kills and 2 blocks, hitting .333, in sweep of Iowa (9/3) ... big blocking effort with 8 to go with 8 kills in 3-1 win at Arkansas (8/27) ... hit .474 with 10 kills on 19 swings and 4 blocks in season opener at Arkansas (8/26).
2021 (As A Fourth-Year Junior)
Continued to make huge strides and was rewarded with first career All-America honors, named to the AVCA Second Team, the first Husky middle on the All-America team since 2015 ... voted to the top All-Pac-12 Team for the first time and earned second AVCA All-Region ... led the Pac-12 in attack percentage with a .415 mark, the sixth-best single season mark in school history ... averaged career-highs with 2.13 kills per set to rank fourth on the team, and 1.05 blocks per set to rank second ... led the team in blocks in 13 matches and twice in kills ... hit over .400 in 17 matches, over .500 in 10 matches, over .600 in seven matches, and over .700 in two matches ... in season-ending 2-3 heartbreaker at No. 2 Texas (12/9) in NCAA round of 16, had 7 kills on 11 swings to hit .545 with 2 solo blocks ... rejected 6 in 3-0 win over Hawaii in NCAA second round on 12/4 ... 6 kills on 10 swings without a miss to hit .600 in NCAA first round sweep of Brown (12/3) ... pounded 12 kills on 19 swings without a miss for a .632 Att% and 5 blocks in Pac-12 clinching win over No. 21 Washington State (11/27) ... put away 8 kills on 15 swings with 2 errors (.400 Att%) plus 3 blocks in 3-1 win at Colorado (11/24) ... hit .667 with 6 kills on 9 swings in 3-0 win over No. 16 Oregon on 11/21 ... won second Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week of the season on 11/15 coming off Bay Area road trip ... in 3-1 win at No. 20 Stanford (11/11) put away 15 kills on a .444 Att% (15-3-27) and blocked 6 ... hit .636 with 7 kills and no errors on 11 swings with 2 solo blocks in 3-0 win over Arizona (11/7) ... a line of 6-0-14 to hit .429 in sweep of Arizona State (11/5) ... put down 7 kills on 13 swings to hit .308 with 2 blocks in setback at No. 16 UCLA (10/31) ... killed 7 of 8 swings to hit .750 and had 5 blocks in 3-0 win over No. 15 Stanford (10/24) ... a team-high 6 blocks plus 8 kills on a .467 Att% in 3-1 win over Cal (10/22) ... huge game in 3-2 win at No. 13 Oregon (10/14) with 13 kills, 1 error, on 21 swings to hit .571 ... seven kills without an error on 18 swings (.389 Att%) in 3-2 win over ASU (10/10) ... in 3-1 win at Arizona (10/8) had 8 kills and 9 blocks, hitting .375 ... named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on 10/4 after averaging 1.67 blocks per set vs. UCLA and USC ... sent back 5 USC swings in 3-1 win on 10/3 ... tied career-high with 10 blocks and had 10 kills hitting .368 in 3-2 win over No. 15 UCLA (10/1) ... another 14 kills on 30 swings (.333 Att%) in five set loss at Washington State (9/26) ... new career-high 16 kills on a .481 Att% (16-3-27) with 8 blocks in 2-3 setback vs. No. 15 Utah (9/22) ... notched 8 kills on 13 swings without an error for a .615 Att% and 3 blocks in 3-0 win over Fresno State (9/16) ... in five set win over Montana State (9/16) had 10 kills and 6 blocks, hitting .474 ... in 3-1 win over Cal Poly (9/11) had 9 kills on 22 swings ... put away 8 kills on 16 swings (.375 Att%) with 3 blocks in 3-1 win at No. 22 Pepperdine ... named to All-Tournament Team at the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge after wins over Illinois and Iowa ... hit .417 in win over Iowa with 7 kills on 12 swings ... upped career-high with 12 kills and hit .526 (12-2-19) in win at Illinois (9/3) adding 6 blocks ... had 6 kills and 4 blocks, hitting .294, in 3-1 loss at No. 11 Ohio State (8/28) ... opened the season with 6 kills and no errors on 8 swings to hit .750 in sweep of Ohio (8/27).
2020-21 (As A Junior)
Earned a starting role in the middle and earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention and AVCA All-Region honors, helping UW reach the Final Four and win the Pac-12 ... led the team and ranked fifth in the Pac-12 with a .331 attack percentage with 1.37 kills/set ... second on the team with 1.02 blocks per set ... led the team in blocks in 6 matches ... posted 5 kills and 5 blocks in Elite Eight rally to beat Pittsburgh in five sets on 4/19 ... put down 8 kills on a .438 Att% with 5 blocks in 3-2 win over 11-seed Louisville in Round of 16 (4/18) ... had 5 kills and 4 blocks in 3-2 win over Dayton in NCAA round two (4/15) ... shared team lead with 9 kills on 12 swings to hit .667 in Pac-12 clinching sweep at Cal on 4/3 ... a team-high 5 blocks with 2 kills in just two sets in win at Cal (4/1) ... in five set win over Stanford (3/28) had 5 kills and 4 blocks (2 solo) ... hit over .500 for fourth-straight match with 6 kills on 11 swings (.545) plus 5 blocks in 2-3 loss at No. 20 Oregon (3/7) ... hit .583 with 7 kills on 12 swings in 3-0 sweep of No. 20 Oregon (3/5) ... earned first career Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week on Mar. 2 after series sweep of No. 7 Utah where she averaged 2.57 kills/set, hitting .593 and adding 1.71 blocks per set ... first career double-double in 3-1 win over No. 7 Utah (2/27) with 11 kills and a career-high 10 blocks while hitting .588 ... had second match of the season where she hit .600 with 7 kills, adding 2 blocks, in sweep of No. 7 Utah (2/25) ... blocked 5 in just two sets in 3-0 win at Colorado on 2/21 ... in 3-2 thriller at Colorado (2/19) had 8 kills on 17 swings to hit .412 with 4 block assists ... tied career-high with 7 blocks and had 5 kills on 12 swings (.417 Att%) in 3-0 sweep of No. 18 UCLA (2/14) ... set new career-high in blocks with 7 plus 5 kills in five set setback at No. 18 UCLA (2/12) ... efficient outing vs. Oregon State (2/4) with 6 kills on 9 swings (.556 Att%) and 4 blocks ... posted 4 kills and 4 blocks (2 solo) in 3-0 road win at Arizona (1/29) ... hit .389 with 8 kills on 18 swings plus 3 blocks in 3-1 win over Arizona State (1/23).
2019 (As A Sophomore)
Played in 18 matches for a total of 27 sets, hitting .319 in limited action with 20 kills on 47 attempts ... played one set in NCAA opening sweep of Winthrop and had 3 kills on 4 swings ... subbed in during sweep of Colorado (11/15) and had 1 block in one set ... started and played two sets in 3-1 win at Oregon State (11/10) with 1 kills an 5 blocks ... subbed in and had 1 kill on 2 swings with 1 block assist in 3-2 win over Oregon (10/13) ... a pair of kills on 3 swings with 3 blocks in the win over Omaha on 9/14 ... started and hit .312 with 6 kills on 16 swings plus 3 blocks in 3-0 win over Drake (9/13) ... posted a line of 4 kills, 1 error, on 11 swings (.273 Att%) in 3-1 win at Iowa (9/7) with 1 block ... subbed in briefly in four set loss at Hawaii (9/1) and picked up a solo block ... had 1 kill on 2 swings in season-opening 3-0 win over St. John’s (8/30).
2018 (As A Freshman)
Saw action in 15 matches and 34 sets during her freshman year, frequently checking in for an offensive spark when the Huskies needed a point ... started four matches during Pac-12 play while Lauren Sanders was out with an injury ... averaged 1.09 kills per set and 0.71 blocks per set on the year ... a kill and a block off the bench in 3-1 win over Arizona (11/4) ... subbed in during four set loss to No. 14 USC (10/17) and had one kill on two attempts, the kill saving a set point ... started in win at No. 21 Arizona, adding 3 kills and 4 blocks ... notched 7 kills and 3 blocks in 1-3 loss to No. 25 Utah (9/30) ... got her first start vs Colorado (9/28) and responded with a huge 11 kills, hitting .381, with 5 blocks and her first 2 career aces to grab the first set of a 3-1 win ... played every set and had 3 kills and 1 block in 3-2 win at Oregon State (9/23) ... scored 4.5 points with 3 kills, 1 solo and 1 block assist in sweep of Sacramento State (9/14) ... killed 2 of 5 swings (.200 Att%) in sweep of CSUN (9/14) ... checked in to the 3-1 win over Kennesaw State (9/8) and had 3 kills on 11 swings plus 4 blocks, 2 solo ... subbed in for her first collegiate action in the 3-1 win over Iowa (8/31) and had her first kill on her only swing of the match.
High School and Personal: Born in Flagstaff, Arizona … parents are Laura and Paul Grote … has one younger sister, Lydia … one of the nation’s top recruits, ranked No. 20 in the PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces list … named to the Volleyball Magazine Fab 50, the annual list of top seniors nationally … the three-time Pacific League MVP also was an All-CIF First Team and First Team All-SoCal … played club six years for San Gabriel Elite and coaches Otto Lacayo, Ben Diaz, and Brian Thornton … club team took fifth at 2018 Junior Nationals and was third in 2017 and second in 2015 as she earned All-Tournament and All-America honors … also lettered four years in basketball and was an All-Area First Team selection as a junior and a senior and Second Team as a sophomore … graduated with a 3.8 grade point average … considering majoring in Anthropology and Political Science … also considered UCLA, USC, Stanford and Louisiana.
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