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2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

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27 Ava Venema

27 Ava Venema

  • Position:
    MH
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Class:
    Fifth Year
  • Hometown:
    Westmont, Ill.
  • Prev School:
    UNC Asheville

Summary

Biography

Fifth Year (2021) 
  • Recipient of the Br. David Delahanty Award-given to Lewis Student-athletes for academic excellence
  • Earned First Team All-GLVC Accolades
  • Named to the AVCA All-American Honorable Mention
  • Named to the AVCA All-Region Team
  • Named Baden GLVC Player of the Week (September 6th)
  • Played in 33 matches 
  • Started in 32 matches
  • Season high of 382 kills 
  • Season high of 60 digs 
  • Season high of 17 solo blocks 
  • Season high of 96 block assists 
Senior Year (2020)
  • She appeared in 19 matches and played in 62 sets registering 132 kills (2.13 kills per set), two assists, and two service aces.
  • She had 24 digs and 71 total blocks of which 51 were solo.
  • She tied her career-high nine total blocks in a match against Missouri S&T (March 20th).
  • She had a season-high of 13 kills in the win against Missouri S&T (March 20th).
  • She hit double figures in kills five times during her senior season.
Junior Year (2019)
  • She received the Br. Delahanty award - given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence 
  • named to the Academic All-GLVC team.
  • She was a Third Team AVCA All-American.
  • She was First Team D2CCA All-Midwest selection.
  • She was a First Team All-GLVC selection.
  • Started every match and appeared in every set but two.
  • She finished the season third on the team in kills with 304 and kills per set 2.49.
  • She lead the team in blocking with 149 total blocks (32 solo, 117 assisted) which was good for 1.22 per set.
  • She was third in the GLVC in hitting percentage at .343 and fifth in blocks per set at 1.22.
  • She had a career-high 19 kills in the win over Lindenwood on Oct. 26.
  • She had a career-high nine digs at Molloy on Sept. 21.
  • She matched her career-high with nine total blocks in the five-set win at Hillsdale at the Midwest Region Crossover on Oct. 19.
  • She recorded a career-high with five solo blocks vs. Illinois Springfield at the GLVC Tournament on Nov. 22.
Sophomore Year (2018)
  • She was a recipient of the Br. David Delahanty Award - given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence 
  • Named to the Academic All-GLVC team.
  • She Appeared in 35 matches with 19 starts and played in 90 sets.
  • She was named to the All-Midwest Regional Tournament team.
  • She was second on the team in assisted blocks with 59 and third in total blocks with 68.
  • She recorded a career-high 15 kills against Rockhurst in the Midwest Regional Championship match at Drury on Nov. 17.
  • She also had a career-high nine blocks in that match as well.
UNC-Asheville - Freshman Year (2017)
  • She started all 28 matches for UNC-Asheville.
  • She ranked second on the team in kills with 203 and third in kills-per-set with 2.01.
  • She led the team in blocking with 0.53 per set, 16 solo blocks and 38 assisted blocks.
  • She recorded a career-high 12 kills at Delaware State on Sept. 15.
  • She had 11 kills in a match five times.
  • She had a season-best six total blocks at High Point on Oct. 14 and matched that with six total blocks at Winthrop on Oct. 28.
  • She had three solo blocks against Presbyterian on Nov. 7.
  • Shewas named to the Big South All-Freshman team.
High School:
  • She was a four-year varsity letterwinner at Timothy Christian where she played for Scott Piersma and the Trojans.
  • She finished her senior campaign with 247 kills off a .449 hitting percentage.
  • She had 71 total blocks and had a serve percentage of .956.
  • As a three-year varsity starter, she tallied 686 kills and 203 total blocks to go along with a .429 hitting percentage and a .948 serve percentage.
  • She was twice named a first-team All-State selection by the Illinois Christian School Association...she was also a two-time All-Conference First Team selection and twice named All-State Honorable Mention.
  • She earned two All-Area Honorable Mention accolades and was named the Most Valuable Player of the Plano Invitational.
  • During her junior campaign in 2015, the Trojans finished third in the state tournament.
  • During all three years she was a starter, Timothy Christian was the Metro Suburban Conference Champion and also won their own Timothy Christian/Westmont Invitational all three years.
  • The team claimed the St. Viator Invitational twice...and also claimed the crown in the Monteno Invitational three times.
  • She played her club ball for 1st Alliance 18 Silver and head coach Melissa Vandrey.
  • The team finished fifth at the 2013 USA Volleyball Nationals and followed that up with a seventh-place finish in 2014.
  • Her team finished fifth in the 2015 All Access Volleyball Nationals.
Personal:
  • Daughter of Jim and Lauri Venema.
  • Majoring in exercise and movement sciences.
SINGLE-MATCH HIGHS:
Kills: 19, vs. Lindenwood, Oct. 26, 2019
Attacks: 35, vs. Central Missouri, Sept. 13, 2019
Attack pct: .833, twice, last at Quincy, Nov. 2, 2018 (5-0-6)
Assists: 1, 10 times, last at Drury, Nov. 9, 2019
Service aces: 1, six times, last vs. Illinois Springfield, Nov. 22, 2019
Digs: 9, at Molloy, Sept. 21, 2019
Blocks: 9, twice, last vs. Hillsdale, Oct. 19, 2019
Block solo: 5, vs. Illinois Springfield, Nov. 22, 2019
Block assist: 9, twice, last vs. Hillsdale, Oct. 19, 2019
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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2018Sophomore

    MH
    6'2"
    27
  • 27

    2019Junior

    MH
    6'2"
    27
  • 27

    2020Senior

    MH
    6'2"
    27
  • 27

    2021Fifth Year

    MH
    6'2"
    27