2020-21 Volleyball Roster
Biography
As a Senior (2020-21)
- Finished third on the team with 170 kills and 161 digs
- Posted 20 blocks, 7 aces, and 13 assists
- Recorded five double-doubles on the season, second most on the team
- Finished 20th in the Pac-12 in kills
- Had 2.62 kills/set, the second highest on the team
- Notched seven double-digit-kill matches, including a season-high 16 kills vs. USC (3/26)
- Finished her career ranked 9th in attempts (3,652) and 12th in kills (1,187) in Arizona history
As a Junior (2019)
- Turned in one of the most productive seasons by an outside hitter in the Pac-12
- Finished sixth in the league and 57th in the NCAA, averaging 3.94 kills/set
- Came on very strong at the end of the year, averaging 4.11 kills/set in Pac-12 matches after posting a 3.62 figure in nonconference matches
- Finished the season with 15 consecutive matches with at least 13 kills, including a career-most 29 kills vs. Washington State (11/24)
- Had at least 21 kills in four of Arizona’s last five matches of the season, four of her five 20-plus kill matches on the season
- Had a team-most 457 kills, bringing her career total to 1,017, becoming the seventh player in Arizona history to reach the 1,000-kill plateau during her junior season; she will enter her senior year ranked 16th in school history in career kills
- Averaged 2.21 digs, fourth most on the team
- Posted nine double-doubles, including a 22-kill, 20-dig (career-high) effort at Oregon State (11/17), Arizona’s first 20-20 match since Oct. 23, 2016
- Led the team with 26 double-digit-kill matches and five 20-plus kill matches
- Led the team in kills in 22 of the 32 matches, including each of the last eight of the season
- Named to the Wildcat Classic All-Tournament Team for the third consecutive season
- Averaged 0.35 blocks/set
- Had a pair of career-high-tying five-block efforts (9/14 vs. Morehead State; 11/17 at Oregon State) Finished second on the team, averaging 0.17 aces/set
As a Sophomore (2018)
- Emerged as Arizona’s second most productive offensive threat behind Pac-12 kills leader Kendra Dahlke
- Finished second on the team with 347 kills (3.13/set)
- Appeared in 111 sets over 30 matches, starting her last 28 matches
- Had double-digit kills in 20 of the last 24 matches she appeared in and 21 total
- Averaged 3.25 kills during conference play, up from 2.90 during nonconference matches
- Had a pair of 20-kill matches, including a season-most 21 vs. USC (11/16)
- Named Pac-12 all-academic honorable mention
- Selected to the Wildcat Classic All-Tournament Team
- Finished 16th in the Pac-12 with 10 double-doubles, including six of the final 11 matches of the season
- Finished fourth on the team with 2.32 digs/set
- Led the team in kills and points in nine matches, second most on the team
- Led the team in aces in seven matches, third most on the team
- Had 12 matches with double-digit digs, including a season-high 18 in a monster double-double (14 kills) vs. UC Davis (9/15)
- Had 18 kills, the fifth-most by a conference player in a three-set Pac-12 match this season, and just one error in 33 swings at Oregon State (9/30), good for a career-best .515 hitting percentage
- Had three of her nine block solos vs. New Mexico State (9/14), a career high
- Set career highs in sets played (111), matches played (30), kills (347), kills/set (3.13), hitting percentage (.173), assists (21), assists/set (0.19), aces (10), aces/set (0.09), digs (258), digs/set (2.32), block solos (9), points (378) and points/set (3.41)
As a Freshman (2017)
- Appeared in 28 matches, including 18 starts
- Finished second on the team with 213 kills
- Provided 2.15 kills/set on .172 hitting
- Ranked fifth on the team with 213 digs (2.15/set), the ninth most in school history by a freshman and most since Penina Snuka’s 339 in 2013
- Notched six double-doubles on the year, third most on the team
- Was in on 41 blocks (0.41/set)
- Named to the Wildcat Classic All-Tournament Team when she led the team with 44 kills (3.67/set) as well as 38 digs (3.17/set) in three matches at McKale (9/15-16)
- Had 24 kills vs. William & Mary (9/15), the most by any Wildcat on the season and the first 20-kill match by a Pac-12 freshman on the season
- Led the Wildcats in kills in six matches, second most on the team
- Led the team in aces and digs in five matches and blocks in three
- Her 24 kills vs. William & Mary (9/15) came on .370 hitting in a four-set match, the second most by any freshman in the Pac-12 in 2017
- Had a career-high 19 digs vs. New Mexico State, one of 12 matches with 10-plus digs
Prep
- A four-year letterwinner in volleyball under head coach Katie Herber
- The No. 27 recruit nationally by PrepVolleyball.com
- Honorable mention AVCA All-American
- First-team all-state and all-state tournament team as a junior and senior
- Named 2015 and 2016 Mid Valley Player of the Year and all-region performer all four years
- A first-team all-city and all-conference performer all four years
- Received team’s offensive player of the year award her freshman-senior seasons
- Selected as team captain in 2015 and 2016
- Was a member of National Honors Society and received an honors diploma
- Holds her high school’s record for career kills, including 530 her senior year
- Helped lead West Salem to back-to-back conference championships and went undefeated in conference play as a senior
- Also was a first-team all-conference basketball and softball player
- Competed for NPJ in club ball, and was named the team’s Golden Player
Personal
- Born July 21, 1999 to Scott and Taffy Whipple in Springfield, Oregon
- Mom Taffy played volleyball at Western Oregon
- Has two brothers (Holden and Hudson) and one sister (Hannah)
- In her free time, enjoys singing, playing instruments and being outside
- Is undecided in her field of academic pursuit
- Chose Arizona over Oregon State, Washington, Utah, Cal, USF, Eastern Washington, Portland, Portland State and UCF because “I love this volleyball program, team, coaches and atmosphere. Tucson is beautiful.”
Career Awards
2020-21
Preseason All-Pac-12
2019
Wildcat Classic All-Tournament Team
2018
Pac-12 All-Academic (Honorable Mention)
Wildcat Classic All-Tournament Team
2017
Wildcat Classic All-Tournament Team
Arizona Record Book
Career
Attempts: 9th (3,652)
Kills: 12th (1,187)
Season
Attempts: 6th (1,347 – 2019)
Freshman
Digs: 10th (213)
Statistics
Season Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2017Freshman
Outside Hitter
6'1"
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2018Sophomore
Outside Hitter
6'1"
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2019Junior
Outside Hitter
6'1"
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2020Senior
Outside Hitter
6'1"
