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Jersey Number 14
Ava Tortorello
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Latin School of Chicago
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
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@avatortorelloAs a Senior (2024)
- Played in 46 sets across 18 matches as a senior
- Recorded 22 digs, four aces, and one assist
- Tallied a career best seven digs against Cincinnati (11/14)
- Served one ace in four matches
As a Junior (2023)
- Played in 60 sets across 23 matches during the season
- Totaled 39 digs, 20 assists, and four aces
- Recorded a career high five digs in two matches (vs. Iowa State (9/1) and at Colorado (10/20))
- Had a season best eight assists at Colorado (10/20)
As a Sophomore (2022)
- Saw action in 16 sets across 11 matches
- Totaled 27 assists, nine digs, and one kill
- Recorded a season best seven assists twice (vs. LIU (8/26) and vs. Oregon (10/28))
As a Freshman (2021)
- Saw action in 21 sets across 14 matches as Arizona’s backup setter
- Tallied 34 assists, seven digs, and one block
- Recorded 10 assists against Notre Dame (9/11)
Prep
- Four-time letterwinner at the Latin School of Chicago under head coach Tim Falknor
- Also played basketball for one year at the Latin School of Chicago
- Top 150 players in the Class of 2021
- Ranked as the No. 115 recruit in the country by Prep Volleyball
- An AVCA All-America honorable mention in 2020
- Named to the AVCA Phenom List in 2018 and 2020
- A member of the USAHP Continental Team and the USAHP Holiday Camp
- Four-time first-team all-conference performer
- Finished third in the conference in assists
Personal
- Born Apr. 22, 2003 to Bryan Nelson and Elizabeth Tortorello-Nelson in Chicago, Ill.
- Her mother and two aunts played collegiate volleyball, her father played collegiate tennis, and her uncle played basketball at Stanford
- In her free time, enjoys long distance running and stocks
- Chose Arizona because “of its positive environment and high-level volleyball. I am super pumped to be able to work with the amazing coaching staff, as well as my new teammates.”
2024
Fall Academic All-Big 12
Wednesday, July 15
Thursday, June 04
Tuesday, December 02
Tuesday, December 02
