2020-21 Volleyball Roster
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Arizona
Sep 12 (Fri)
7:00 PM
Roster
Summers, Sophie

Jersey Number 22
Sophie Summers
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Height:
- 6-3
- Hometown:
- Portland, Ore.
- High School:
- Sunset
Bio
2022 (As A Fourth-Year Sophomore)
Moved into a starting role, starting every match and playing all 116 sets ... led the team with 0.87 blocks per set, leading the team in blocks in 20 matches ... ranked second on the team with a .358 attack percentage, and her 158 kills ranked fourth on the team ... team-leading 6 blocks with 5 kills in NCAA round one loss to TCU on 12/2 ... had 7 kills on 12 swings to hit .417 in loss at WSU to end regular season (11/25) ... big blocking match with 6 plus 6 kills in 3-1 win over USC on 11/23 ... killed 4 of 6 attempts with 1 error (.500) plus 3 blocks in loss to Colorado (11/18) ... in 3-2 win at Arizona State (11/13) had 6 kills and 3 blocks ... killed 4 of 5 swings and had 6 blocks in five set loss at Arizona (11/11) ... rejected 6 and added 5 kills in 3-1 win at Oregon State on 11/6 ... five kills on 8 swings (.625 Att%) in 2-3 loss to No. 8 Stanford, adding 4 blocks ... team-high 5 blocks in sweep of Cal on 10/28 ... tallied 8 kills with 2 blocks in five set setback against Arizona State (10/21) ... team-high 4 blocks with 7 kills (.417 Att%) in four set win at Colorado (10/16) ... hit .400 with 5 kills and 2 blocks at Utah (10/14) ... blocked 3 and had 4 kills in 3-2 win over No. 12 Oregon (10/9) ... in sweep of Oregon State (10/7) had 7 kills on 9 attempts to hit stellar .778 and had 3 blocks ... scored 11 points in sweep at Cal (10/2) with 7 kills on a .636 Att% with 2 solo blocks and 4 block assists ... hit .357 with 7 kills on 14 swings in 3-1 loss at No. 9 Stanford (9/29) ... a team-high 5 blocks in 3-1 win at UCLA (9/25) ... pitched in 4 kills (.500 Att%) with 1 block in sweep of Washington State (9/21) ... career-high 7 blocks in sweep of Boise State (9/17) plus 5 kills on a .400 Att% ... had 4 blocks in 3-0 win over North Texas (9/16) ... in 3-2 win over Cal Poly (9/9) added 7 kills, 1 ace, and 3 blocks ... 8 kills on 12 swings with 2 errors (.500 Att%) in 3-1 win over Northwestern (9/8) ... tied career-high with 9 kills in 3-1 win over No. 19 Illinois (9/4) and added 2 blocks ... hit .667 (7-1-9) with 3 blocks in sweep of Iowa (9/3) ... 6 kills in 3-1 win at Arkansas on 8/27 ... 8 kills without an error on 15 swings to hit .533 in 3-1 loss at Arkansas in the season opener.
2021 (As A Third-Year Redshirt Freshman)
Put up great numbers in a primarily supporting role, but did start seven matches, playing in 40 total sets ... a .489 attack percentage that would have led the Pac-12 if she had played enough sets to qualify ... hit .444 with 6 kills and a solo block in two sets of 3-0 win over Brown in NCAA opener (12/3) ... in two sets, killed 5 of 8 swings without an error to hit .625 in 3-0 win at Cal (11/14) ... saw first action since dislocating a finger early in Pac-12 play in 3-0 win over Arizona State (11/5) getting a kill on her only swing and adding a block assist ... put down 6 kills on 8 swings with just one error to hit .625 in 3-0 win over Fresno State (9/16) ... in 3-2 win over Montana State (9/16) had 8 kills and hit .500 with 2 solo and 3 block assists ... named to All-Tournament Team at Pepperdine Asics Challenge after wins over Pepperdine and Cal Poly ... in 3-1 win over Cal Poly (9/11) had 11.0 points with new career-high 9 kills and 4 blocks ... took 8 swings, 7 for kills, to hit .875 and added 5 blcoks in 3-1 win at No. 22 Pepperdine ... a perfect 5-for-5 to hit 1.000 in 3-1 win at Iowa (9/4) adding 3 blocks ... started and had 2 kills on 6 attempts in seaso-opening 3-0 win over Ohio (8/27).
2020-21 (As A Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 14 matches, posting 18 kills in 23 sets and hitting .349 ... played third set in 3-0 win at Cal (4/1) with 1 kill on 4 attempts ... subbed in midway through 3-0 sweep of USC (3/14) and had 3 kills on 4 swings and 3 blocks ... started and had 3 kills on 7 swings and 3 blocks in 3-2 win over USC (3/12) ... tied for team lead with 3 blocks in 3-0 win over Beavers on 2/6 ... in one set, had 2 kills on 3 swings vs. OSU (2/4) ... played three sets in five set win at Arizona (1/30), with 1 kill on 3 swings and 1 block assist ... made collegiate debut with a start in the season-opener against Arizona State (1/22) and hit .600 with 6 kills and no errors on 10 swings, plus a team-high 5 blocks ... named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Fall/Winter Honor Roll.
2019 (Redshirt)
Redshirted the season to preserve a year of eligibility.
High School and Personal: Born in Portland, Oregon ... parents are Teresa Dorsch and Michael Summers ... has one younger brother, Michael ... one of the top middle blocker recruits in the nation ... ranked 15th in the PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces list, sixth among all middle blockers ... named to the Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list of the nation's top recruits ... played for the U.S. Girls Youth National Team that took silver at the 2016 NORCECA U18 Championships on a team that included future UW teammate Ella May Powell ... a three-time First Team All-Metro League selection ... First Team All-State in 2017 and Second Team in 2016 and 2018 ... led her team to four consecutive Oregon 6A state tourney appearances, with a best finish of third-place as a sophomore in 2016 ... played five years for the Athena Volleyball Academy in Portland for coach Susan Denham and one year for North Pacific Juniors in Salem for coaches Adam Ellis and Mike Gee ... helped NPJ reach the Junior Nationals 18 Open division in Dallas in 2019 and Athena reach 18 Open at 2018 Junior Nationals in Anaheim ... earned a 2018 Metro All-Star Academic Award and 2015-16 Sunset Scholar Athlete award.
Moved into a starting role, starting every match and playing all 116 sets ... led the team with 0.87 blocks per set, leading the team in blocks in 20 matches ... ranked second on the team with a .358 attack percentage, and her 158 kills ranked fourth on the team ... team-leading 6 blocks with 5 kills in NCAA round one loss to TCU on 12/2 ... had 7 kills on 12 swings to hit .417 in loss at WSU to end regular season (11/25) ... big blocking match with 6 plus 6 kills in 3-1 win over USC on 11/23 ... killed 4 of 6 attempts with 1 error (.500) plus 3 blocks in loss to Colorado (11/18) ... in 3-2 win at Arizona State (11/13) had 6 kills and 3 blocks ... killed 4 of 5 swings and had 6 blocks in five set loss at Arizona (11/11) ... rejected 6 and added 5 kills in 3-1 win at Oregon State on 11/6 ... five kills on 8 swings (.625 Att%) in 2-3 loss to No. 8 Stanford, adding 4 blocks ... team-high 5 blocks in sweep of Cal on 10/28 ... tallied 8 kills with 2 blocks in five set setback against Arizona State (10/21) ... team-high 4 blocks with 7 kills (.417 Att%) in four set win at Colorado (10/16) ... hit .400 with 5 kills and 2 blocks at Utah (10/14) ... blocked 3 and had 4 kills in 3-2 win over No. 12 Oregon (10/9) ... in sweep of Oregon State (10/7) had 7 kills on 9 attempts to hit stellar .778 and had 3 blocks ... scored 11 points in sweep at Cal (10/2) with 7 kills on a .636 Att% with 2 solo blocks and 4 block assists ... hit .357 with 7 kills on 14 swings in 3-1 loss at No. 9 Stanford (9/29) ... a team-high 5 blocks in 3-1 win at UCLA (9/25) ... pitched in 4 kills (.500 Att%) with 1 block in sweep of Washington State (9/21) ... career-high 7 blocks in sweep of Boise State (9/17) plus 5 kills on a .400 Att% ... had 4 blocks in 3-0 win over North Texas (9/16) ... in 3-2 win over Cal Poly (9/9) added 7 kills, 1 ace, and 3 blocks ... 8 kills on 12 swings with 2 errors (.500 Att%) in 3-1 win over Northwestern (9/8) ... tied career-high with 9 kills in 3-1 win over No. 19 Illinois (9/4) and added 2 blocks ... hit .667 (7-1-9) with 3 blocks in sweep of Iowa (9/3) ... 6 kills in 3-1 win at Arkansas on 8/27 ... 8 kills without an error on 15 swings to hit .533 in 3-1 loss at Arkansas in the season opener.
2021 (As A Third-Year Redshirt Freshman)
Put up great numbers in a primarily supporting role, but did start seven matches, playing in 40 total sets ... a .489 attack percentage that would have led the Pac-12 if she had played enough sets to qualify ... hit .444 with 6 kills and a solo block in two sets of 3-0 win over Brown in NCAA opener (12/3) ... in two sets, killed 5 of 8 swings without an error to hit .625 in 3-0 win at Cal (11/14) ... saw first action since dislocating a finger early in Pac-12 play in 3-0 win over Arizona State (11/5) getting a kill on her only swing and adding a block assist ... put down 6 kills on 8 swings with just one error to hit .625 in 3-0 win over Fresno State (9/16) ... in 3-2 win over Montana State (9/16) had 8 kills and hit .500 with 2 solo and 3 block assists ... named to All-Tournament Team at Pepperdine Asics Challenge after wins over Pepperdine and Cal Poly ... in 3-1 win over Cal Poly (9/11) had 11.0 points with new career-high 9 kills and 4 blocks ... took 8 swings, 7 for kills, to hit .875 and added 5 blcoks in 3-1 win at No. 22 Pepperdine ... a perfect 5-for-5 to hit 1.000 in 3-1 win at Iowa (9/4) adding 3 blocks ... started and had 2 kills on 6 attempts in seaso-opening 3-0 win over Ohio (8/27).
2020-21 (As A Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 14 matches, posting 18 kills in 23 sets and hitting .349 ... played third set in 3-0 win at Cal (4/1) with 1 kill on 4 attempts ... subbed in midway through 3-0 sweep of USC (3/14) and had 3 kills on 4 swings and 3 blocks ... started and had 3 kills on 7 swings and 3 blocks in 3-2 win over USC (3/12) ... tied for team lead with 3 blocks in 3-0 win over Beavers on 2/6 ... in one set, had 2 kills on 3 swings vs. OSU (2/4) ... played three sets in five set win at Arizona (1/30), with 1 kill on 3 swings and 1 block assist ... made collegiate debut with a start in the season-opener against Arizona State (1/22) and hit .600 with 6 kills and no errors on 10 swings, plus a team-high 5 blocks ... named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Fall/Winter Honor Roll.
2019 (Redshirt)
Redshirted the season to preserve a year of eligibility.
High School and Personal: Born in Portland, Oregon ... parents are Teresa Dorsch and Michael Summers ... has one younger brother, Michael ... one of the top middle blocker recruits in the nation ... ranked 15th in the PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces list, sixth among all middle blockers ... named to the Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list of the nation's top recruits ... played for the U.S. Girls Youth National Team that took silver at the 2016 NORCECA U18 Championships on a team that included future UW teammate Ella May Powell ... a three-time First Team All-Metro League selection ... First Team All-State in 2017 and Second Team in 2016 and 2018 ... led her team to four consecutive Oregon 6A state tourney appearances, with a best finish of third-place as a sophomore in 2016 ... played five years for the Athena Volleyball Academy in Portland for coach Susan Denham and one year for North Pacific Juniors in Salem for coaches Adam Ellis and Mike Gee ... helped NPJ reach the Junior Nationals 18 Open division in Dallas in 2019 and Athena reach 18 Open at 2018 Junior Nationals in Anaheim ... earned a 2018 Metro All-Star Academic Award and 2015-16 Sunset Scholar Athlete award.
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