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2022 Volleyball Roster

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8 Kamaile Hiapo

  • Position Libero/Defensive Specialist
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • High School Skyline H.S.
  • Hometown Gilbert, Ariz.
  • Instagram maimaihiapo

Biography



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As a Senior (2022)
  • Posted 492 digs and averaged 4.07 digs/set to lead Arizona’s defense
  • Finished the season ranked first in digs (492) and second in digs/set (4.07) in the conference
  • Tallied a season high 29 digs against Sacramento State (9/9)
  • Recorded a career best 13 assists at USC (11/6)
  • Also tallied 137 assists, 19 aces, and one kill in 2022
  • Recorded 10 or more digs in 26 matches and seven matches with 20 or more digs
  • Finished second on the team in assists
  • Her 4.07 digs per game ranks third and 492 digs in 2022 ranks fourth in Arizona single season history
  • Was named honorable mention All-Pac-12 for the second year in a row

As a Junior (2021)
  • Led the team in digs (437) and averaged 3.74 digs/set
  • Finished the season ranked fifth in digs (437) and sixth in digs/set (3.74)
  • Earned a career high 30 digs against Arizona State (11/27), tied for seventh in program history in digs in a match
  • Tallied a career high 12 assists against Colorado (10/22)
  • Served a career best five aces against California (10/31)
  • Also tallied 127 assists, 37 aces, and two kills
  • Recorded 10 or more digs in 23 matches
  • Finished second on the team in assists and service aces
  • Ranks sixth in the conference in service aces (37) and eight in aces/set (0.32)
  • Reached 1,000 career digs against Utah (11/12), becoming the third Wildcat to reach 1,000 digs in just three years and is the 17th to reach 1,000 digs
  • Is ranked fifth in program history for digs (437) and eighth in digs/set (3.74) in a single season
  • Was named honorable mention All-Pac-12

As a Sophomore (2020-21)
  • Posted 278 digs, 73 assists, and 13 aces
  • Was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Week 3)
  • Led the team in digs in 14 matches, including the last five matches of the season
  • Posted 16 double-digit-dig matches, four of which were over 20 digs
  • Averaged 3.71 digs/set, first on the team and sixth in the Pac-12
  • Finished the season ranked fifth in the Pac-12 in digs
  • Finished second on the team in assists
  • Was Arizona’s main libero, playing in every set of the season

As a Freshman (2019)
  • Set the Arizona freshman record for digs (378)
  • Finished ninth in the Pac-12 and first amongst conference freshmen, averaging 3.53 digs/set
  • Was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week in back-to-back weeks in weeks 12 and 13, becoming the first Wildcat in school history to receive back-to-back weekly conference awards and the first Arizona freshman to earn Pac-12 Freshman of the Week since Penina Snuka in 2013
  • Set the Arizona freshman record with 29 digs at Oregon State (11/17), 11th most digs in a match in school history
  • Started the season as UA’s libero, Arizona’s first freshman to start at libero in a season opener in school history
  • A hamstring injury suffered Sept. 28 at USC kept her out two matches, and upon returning, Hiapo was forced to play outside hitter due to injuries
  • Amassed 19 kills during her eight-match stint at outside hitter
  • Returned to libero for the final six matches of the season and finished the season strong, with six straight double-digit-dig efforts, three of which were over 20 digs
  • Led the team with 19 double-digit-dig matches, including a team-most five 20-plus dig efforts
  • Led the team in digs in 16 matches, including each of the last six matches of the year
  • Averaged 0.13 aces/set and had a season-best two vs. Morehead State (9/24)
  • Led the team in aces in seven matches
 
Prep
  • A four-year letterwinner at Skyline High School in Gilbert, Arizona under head coach, her mother Venese Hiapo …
  • As a senior, made five national All-America teams: AVCA Under Armour (1st team), Prep Volleyball (1st team), Max Preps (1st team), Volleyball Magazine (2nd team), Flo Volleyball (2nd team)
  • The nation’s No. 76 prospect (Prep Volleyball)
  • A three-time all-state performer, including the Arizona Player of the Year as a senior
  • A two-time all-region performer and 2018 Region Player of the Year
  • Was an outside hitter in high school and totaled 847 kills (7.2/set), 49 aces, 511 digs (4.3/set) as a senior, when she led the team to a state-tournament appearance and a second-place finish in the league
  • Competed for Molten 18 Black in club ball, a 2018 All-USA team
  • Placed fifth at the 18 Open AAU National Championships
 
Personal
  • Born Oct. 5, 2000 to Brian and Venese Hiapo in Las Vegas, New Mexico
  • Is the youngest of five siblings; has one brother (BJ) and three sisters (Kiana, Kahealani and Kanani)
  • Plans to major in care, health and society at Arizona and hopes to go into physical therapy or athletic training
  • In her free time, enjoys spending time with family
  • Chose Arizona over UCLA, Cal State Fullerton, BYU and Idaho State because it’s “close to home, great coaching staff with a lot of knowledge and care for me and the amazing team.”

Career Awards
2022
All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
2021
All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
2020-21
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 8)
2019
Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 18)
Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 25)
 
Arizona Record Book
Season
Digs: 4th (492 – 2022)
Digs: 6th (437 – 2021)
Digs per Game: 3rd (4.07 – 2022)
Digs per Game: 8th (3.74 – 2021)
Match
Digs: t-7th (30 – UNLV 12/4/21)
Freshman
Digs: 1st (378)

Statistics

Season:
2022

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2019Freshman

    Libero/Defensive Specialist
    5'7"
    8
  • 8

    2020Sophomore

    Libero/Defensive Specialist
    5'7"
    8
  • 8

    2021Junior

    Libero/Defensive Specialist
    5'7"
    8
  • 8

    2022Senior

    Libero/Defensive Specialist
    5'7"
    8
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