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Jersey Number 18
Dilara Gedikoglu
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Cekmekoy Kayi
- Hometown:
- Alanya, Turkey
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@dilaragedikogluAs a Senior (2022)
- Saw action in 111 sets across 31 matches, including eight starts
- Recorded 97 kills, 18 assists, and 19 aces during the season
- Became an important member of the back row, tallying 156 digs to rank fourth on the team
- Set season high marks of two aces and nine digs against Colorado (10/22)
- Recorded a career best three aces against Alabama State (8/27)
- Had a season high .320 clip (10 kills on 25 swings) against Oregon State (10/30)
- Tallied a season best three block assists twice (vs. Wake Forest (9/2) and vs. CSUN (9/17))
As a Junior (2021)
- Saw action in 87 sets across 31 matches
- Tallied 46 kills, nine assists, six aces, and 87 digs during the season
- Set season high marks of two aces and nine digs against Colorado (10/22)
- Recorded a season best six kills twice (at Oregon on 11/23 and against UNLV on 12/4)
- Played with the beach volleyball team for the Spring 2022 season and went 16-15
As a Sophomore (2020-21)
- Competed in 73 sets across 21 matches
- Posted 53 kills, 16 assists, and 14 aces on the season
- Her 14 aces ranked third on the team
- Finished fourth on the team with 125 digs
Prior to Arizona
- Transferred to Arizona after one season at Tulsa, where she was the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year in 2019
- A first-team all-AAC performer
- Averaged a team-best 4.10 kills/set as a freshman, also posting 2.76 digs and 0.21 aces
- Had 25 double-digit-kill matches, including seven matches with at least 20 kills
- Prior to coming to the United States for college, she was a member of the Galatasry Volleyball Club in Turkey
- Won the Balkan Beach Championship with the Turkish Beach National Team in 2017
Personal
- Born April 2, 2000 to Hanneke and Ayhan Gedikoglu
- Has one younger brother (Guven) and a dog (Zara)
- In her free time, enjoys hanging out with friends, watching the sunset, going for hikes and listening to music
- Chose Arizona because “I think I can reach my goals at U of A. I love the atmosphere here, the warm weather and the coaching staff. I also wanted to play in the Pac-12 conference with a high level of volleyball.”
Career Awards
2020-21
Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2019 (at Tulsa)
American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year
All-American Athletic Conference (First Team)
Volleyball Magazine All-Freshman Team (Honorable Mention)
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Thursday, June 04
Tuesday, December 02
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