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2016 Women's Beach Volleyball Roster

5 Katie Spieler

5 Katie Spieler

  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Santa Barbara, Calif.

Summary

Biography

2016 (Senior):
  • An AVCA All-American
  • Part of the Big West Conference's Pairs Team of the Year along with freshman Emily Maglio
  • Earned three Big West Pairs Team of the Week honors with Maglio
  • Recorded a 22-8 overall record
  • Went 21-5 with Maglio, inlcuding a team high 14-match winning streak
  • Went 1-3 with partner Lara Schreiber
  • Went 3-0 in the Outrigger Beach Volleyball Challenge (Apr. 1) with partner Maglio defeating Ariozna State, UCLA and UH teammates Hannah Rooks/Ka'iwi Schuct
  • Named to the 2015-16 Big West Spring All-Academic Team
  • One of two Hawai'i nominees for the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year Award
  • Awarded the NCAA Elite 90 Award for the highest GPA among the NCAA beach volleyball championship tournament field
  • UH's Jack Bonham Award winner
  • Earned the Jennifer Matsuda Award for highest UH student-athlete GPA for the second straight season
  • Named to CoSIDA's Academic All-America Women's At-Large second team, becoming UH's first beach volleyball player to earn that distinction
  • Finished her beach volleyball career as the program's all-time leader in wins (102) while boasting a .712 career win percentage

2015 (Junior):
  • Went a team-best 30-10, playing exclusively at the No.2 with Olivia Urban
  • Went 1-2 at the AVCA National Championships, beating Florida State in straight sets
  • started season winning nine of first 10 matches
  • Runner-up at the USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge (4/12) pairs tournament (silver bracket)
  • Runner-up at the Santa Cruz Collegiate Challenge (3/29) pairs tournament (silver bracket)
  • Runner-up at the Queen of the Beach Challenge (3/21)
  • Named Best Defensive Player at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational (3/7)

2014 (Sophomore):
  • An AVCA All-American
  • Went 35-13 while playing all matches with fellow All-American Nikki Taylor
  • Played every match at the No. 2 position
  • Along with Spieler, advanced to the quarterfinal at the AVCA Pairs National Championship
  • Advanced to the finals in four pairs tournaments—the Rainbow Wahine Invitational, the Stanford Tournament and both USAV Beach Collegiate events (Chula Vista and Hermosa Beach)
  • Posted a 18-6 record in dual matches and 17-7 in tournaments
  • Posted identical 19-3 records in dual and tournament play with Tiegs
  • Tallied an 3-7 mark in three-set matches
  • Strung a nine-match win streak in the month of March.

2013 (Freshman):
  • Tallied a 12-11 overall record
  • Went a team-best 6-3 in tournament play
  • Tallied a 6-7 mark in dual matches
  • Played all matches with partner Ginger Long
  • One of three pairs to play in all 13 dual matches
  • Advanced to the semifinals of the Hawai’i Tournament (March 16)
  • Ultimately captured third place with a win over UH’s Natasha Bell and Tai Manu-Olevao
  • Also advanced to the semifinals of Antelope Desert Classic (March 24)
  • Went 1-1 in the USAV Collegiate Challenge (April 21)
Indoor: Redshirted during 2012 campaign.
 
Prep: A 2012 graduate of Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, Calif...lettered four years in volleyball...earned all-league and all-county first-team honors in 2011...also named Scholar-Athlete of the Year by Santa Barbara Athletics Roundtable...helped her team to three straight Channel League titles...team advanced to the state semifinals in 2009 and ’10...named school’s 2011 Scholar-Athlete of the Year…played eight years with the Santa Barbara Volleyball Club...named MLK All-Tournament in 2012...earned a bronze medal at the U15 junior nationals in 2008, and a gold medal in the 2011 junior nationals with the U18 team.
 
Personal: Born in Santa Barbara, Calif...intends to major in business...is the niece of former UH volleyball player Lisa Strand-Ma‘a...parents are Paul and Kathy Spieler of Santa Barbara, Calif.

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