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2022 Volleyball Roster

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18 Dilara Gedikoglu

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • High School Cekmekoy Kayi
  • Hometown Alanya, Turkey
  • Instagram dilaragedikoglu

Biography



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As 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)
 

Statistics

Season:
2022

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2020Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    18
  • 18

    2021Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    18
  • 18

    2022Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    18
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