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Awards & Honors
2019 Academic All-Big Ten
2022: Appeared in 14 sets through 10 matches on the season … Totaled three kills, four block assists, a dig and an assist for the year … Season-high three block assists and a kill in a sweep of FIU (Sept. 4) … Also picked up a kill in a 3-1 win over Arizona State (Sept. 3) and a sweep of Wake Forest (Sept. 23) … Added a dig in a sweep of Dayton (Sept. 2) … Picked up an assist and a block assist in a 3-1 win over Duke (Oct. 14).
2021 (UCF): Was a key cog in UCF’s formidable attack, aiding the Knights to conference-leading marks in hitting percentage (14th in the NCAA), assists (eighth in the NCAA), kills and aces (both 12th in the NCAA) … Tallied 186 kills, 2.21 kills per set and 92 digs – all top-five marks on the squad … Also picked up 35 total blocks on the defensive side, ranking second on the squad in solo blocks (13) while adding 22 block assists … Contributed to UCF’s conference leading numbers in total blocks (fifth in the NCAA), blocks per set (eighth in the NCAA) and opponent hitting percentage … An impressive outing against Cincinnati also resulted in a career high six solo blocks and total blocks … Helped propel the Knights to the 2021 American Athletic Conference Championship and the second round of the 2021 NCAA Volleyball Championship … Named to dean’s list in fall 2021.
2020 (UCF): Played in 63 of 65 sets for UCF in 2020-21 … Was third on the team with 142 kills (2.25 per set) … Posted a career-high eight service aces in 3-0 sweep over ECU (03/05) … Totaled 17 service aces on the year … Posted a season-high 17 kills in 3-2 loss to Florida State (02/26) … Hit .195 on 411 total attacks … Added 100 digs and 38 blocks on the defensive side of the ball.
2019 (Rutgers): Selected to 2019 Big Ten Volleyball Foreign Tour in Japan … Ranked 11th in the Big Ten in averaging 0.34 service aces per set … Set career-high with five service aces and five blocks in win versus Virginia (Sept. 7) along with career-high tying 11 digs … Five service aces against the Cavaliers (Sept. 7) ranks second all-time at Rutgers in four-set matches … Logged 10 digs in win over New Hampshire (Sept. 13) … Posted 14 kills in Big Ten win over Northwestern (Oct. 27).
2018 (Rutgers): Made Scarlet Knight debut at the Rutgers Invitational against Tulane on September 7 … Recorded career-high 17 kills on Oct. 27 against Indiana in a four-set match … Posted a double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs in five setter against Ohio State (Oct. 5) … Recorded 10 kills at Michigan State (Sep. 29) and 12 kills against the Spartans on (Nov. 14).
High School: A two-sport athlete, playing tennis and volleyball at Tichon Hof Hasharon in Israel … A starting outside hitter on the Israeli National Team …Led her Maccabi XT Haifa club to the 2017-18 Israeli National Championship … Competed with Team Israel at the 2018 CEV Volleyball Silver European League, ranking ninth in the league with 2.79 kills per set and 25th in the league with 46 points scored … Ranked second in the European League with a 33.7 percent perfect receptions rating.
Personal: Full first name is Vitalia
