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2024 Women's Volleyball Roster

Texas Powers

16 Tayli Ikenaga

16 Tayli Ikenaga

  • Position:
    Libero
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Honolulu, O'ahu
  • Highschool:
    Moanalua HS

Summary

Biography

2024 (Senior):
Big West Libero of the Year
All-Big West Second Team
Big West Championship MVP
CSC Academic All-District
Academic All-Big West
  • Wore the libero jersey for in all 31 matches and 125 sets
  • Rose to fifth in UH history with 1,368 career digs
  • Finished her career third in program history with 3.35 digs per set
  • Set the UH single-season record with 502 total digs; first UH player to go over 500 digs in a season
  • First UH player to be voted Big West Libero of the Year
  • Ranked third in the Big West with 4.02 digs per set
  • First UH player to average more than 4.00 digs per set since 2010 (Elizabeth Ka’aihue, 4.65)
  • Posted double-figure digs in 27 matches
  • Set a career high with 33 digs against Pepperdine, became the first UH player with 30-plus digs since 2018 (Sept. 7)
  • Posted her first career double-double with 12 digs and a career-high 12 assists against Texas State (Sept. 14)
  • Posted 32 digs in the Big West Championship and was named Most Valuable Player
  • Received the team's Best Defensive Player award
  • Named to the Big West Commissioners Honor Roll

2023 (Junior):
Academic All-Big West
  • Played in 26 matches and 82 sets.
  • Posted 220 digs, averaged a team-high 2.68 per set.
  • Finished third on the team with 62 assists.
  • Posted double-digit digs in 12 matches, including six of the last seven of the season.
  • Recorded season highs with 18 digs and three aces against Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 11).
  • Had 17 digs against UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 13) and Oregon (Dec. 1).
  • Recorded a season-high seven assists against Cal Poly (Nov. 3) and Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 11).
 
2022 (Sophomore):
CSC Academic All-District
Academic All-Big West
Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Appeared in 26 matches as the starting libero
  • Missed first three games of her career due to an injury suffered right before match against UC San Diego (10/8/22)
  • Led UH with 299 digs and a 3.18 dig/set average
  • Finished third on the team with 64 assists
  • Posted 11 service aces
  • Recorded 18 double-digit dig matches scooping up a season-high 18 digs twice vs. USC (9/9) and against LSU (12/2) in the NCAA First Round
  • Tied her career-high with two service aces vs. UCLA (9/4)
  • Issued a season-high seven assists at UC Santa Barbara
2021 (Freshman):
Big West Freshman of the Week (Oct. 11)
  • One of two Rainbow Wahine (Amber Igieide) to start all 30 matches and 107 sets at libero in 2021
  • Totaled a team-best 347 digs and a 3.2 dig/set average
  • Recorded team-high 18 double-digit dig matches--including a seven-match streak with 10 or more digs from Oct. 3 - Oct. 23
  • Tallied three matches with 20+ digs (24, Cal State Fullerton - 10/3/21; 22, at UC San Diego - 10/8/21; and 22 CSUN - 11/26/21)
  • Notched a career-high 24 digs against Cal State Fullerton (10/3/21)
  • Posted at least one assist in all 30 matches, dishing out a total of 111 assists for the season
  • Twice posted a career-high eight assists against Texas A&M (8/29/21) and Cal State Bakersfield (10-16-21)
Prep:
  • Won the 2018 OIA Championship.
  • 2018 OIA East Player of the Year.
  • 2018 All-State honorable mention.
  • Named to the Star-Advertiser Fab 15 list in 2019. 
  • Named team MVP in 2018 and 2019.
Personal:
  • Parents are Chad and Lori Ikenaga.
  • Has one older sister Cobi.
  • Starred for Na Keiki Mauloa club for six years before playing at Ka Ulukoa in 2019-20. 
Career Highs:
  • Kills - 1, UC Santa Barbara (11/27/21)
  • Attacks - 3, at Cal State Fullerton (11/5/21), Cal State Fullerton (11/11/23)
  • Assists - 12, Texas State (9/14/24)
  • Service Aces – 3, at Cal State Fullerton (11/11/23)
  • Digs - 33, Pepperdine, (9/7/24)
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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2021Freshman

    Libero
    5'5"
    16
  • 16

    2022Sophomore

    Libero
    5'5"
    16
  • 16

    2023Junior

    Libero
    5'5"
    16
  • 16

    2024Senior

    Libero
    5'5"
    16