University of Arizona Athletics

As a Sophomore (2018): Emerged in the second half of the season as one of Arizona’s primary offensive weapons after switching from middle blocker to opposite hitter due to the injury to Elizabeth Shelton … Averaged 2.15 kills/set in Pac-12 play after averaging 1.18 in nonconference matches … Overall, finished sixth on the team, averaging 1.83 kills/set … Appeared in 99 sets over 29 matches, including 23 starts … Averaged 0.54 digs and 0.51 blocks per set … Had four matches with double figure kills, including a season-most 16 at Colorado, doing so on a career-best .583 hitting percentage (11/11) … Had five aces on the season, including a career-high-tying two vs. CSUN (8/24) … Had a career-high 53 digs on the season, including a career-most seven, twice (at Sacramento State, 8/25; vs. USC, 11/16) … Also had career highs in kills (181), kills/set (1.83), assists (3), assists/set (0.03), digs/set (0.54), solo blocks (4), total blocks (50), points (213) and points/set (2.15).
 
As a Freshman (2017): Started 14 of Arizona’s final 15 matches after appearing in eight of the previous 14 (0 starts) … Hit .302 on the season, the third best hitting percentage by a UA freshman in school history … Provided 1.51 kills/set and 0.70 blocks/set on the season … In conference play, had 1.62 kills/set on .308 hitting to go along with 0.75 blocks/set … Led Arizona in blocks in five matches, tied for second most on the team … Her .308 hitting percentage during conference play ranked 10th in the Pac-12 … Set career highs in kills (12), hitting percentage (.500) and blocks (7) in Arizona’s victory over No. 16 Oregon (11/12).
 
Prep: A four-year letterwinner at Archbishop Mitty High School in Saratoga, California under head coach Bret Almazan-Cezar … Rated the No. 85 recruit nationally by Prep Volleyball … Named FloVolleyball (1st team), Max Preps (2nd team) and Under Armour (2nd team) All-American as a senior … Was featured in the Oct. 3, 2016 issue of Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd … Helped guide her team to four straight state championships … Named conference co-player of the year as a senior … Team captain as a senior … Helped lead team to the nation’s No. 1 ranking during all four years at Archbishop Mitty … Competed for Encore Volleyball Club under Jen Agresti; team finished third at nationals … Was also a high and triple jumper in high school.
 
Personal: Daughter of Trueman and LaJuanda Denny … Born June 7, 1999 in Palo Alto, California … Has two sisters (Amanda and Danielle) and a little brother (Chance) … Cousin Mackenzie Edwards played volleyball at Colorado Mesa … In her free time, enjoys eating and watching TV ... Is undecided in her field of academic pursuit.
 
Arizona Record Book
Freshman
Hitting Percentage: 3rd (.302)