2024 Volleyball Roster
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Palm, Ava
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Jersey Number 6
Ava Palm
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Bakersfield HS
- Hometown:
- Bakersfield, Calif.
Bio
Graduate (2024): Started all 32 matches… Played in 116 of 116 sets… Delivered a career-high 21 kills in her final match against Virginia Tech… Led the team with 371 kills, 263 digs, 34 aces and 447.5 points on the season… Averaged 3.20 kills per set... Eight double-doubles with kills and digs… Had 10+ kills on 22 occasions... Tournament MVP of the Salt City Classic and Syracuse Invitational... Was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Salt City Classic, Siena Saints Invitational and Syracuse Invitational...Member of 2024 All-ACC Academic Team
Prior to Syracuse (UTEP 2020-21, CSU Bakersfield 2022-23): Played in 44 matches in two seasons at UTEP... Earned a spot on the C-USA All-Freshman Team after recording three double-doubles and 10+ kills on six occasions in her debut campaign... Helped UTEP reach the semifinals of the NIVC during her sophomore season... Appeared in 61 matches during the last two seasons at CSU Bakersfield, making 36 starts... Finished 2022 with the second most kills on the team (255) and tallied 10+ kills on 11 occasions... Earned Big West All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2023 after ranking No. 9 in the league in kills (311)... Served as a team captain the last two seasons for CSU Bakersfield.
Club: Played for Club Jamba and Bakersfield Volleyball Club in Bakersfield, California.
High School: Attended Bakersfield High School and was a four-year varsity athlete... Posted 1,003 kills, 756 blocks and 192 service aces in four years at Bakersfield... Had the No. 1 hitting percentage in the South West Yosemite League, No. 3 hitting percentage in the California Central Section and No. 7 hitting percentage overall in the state of California during her senior season.
Personal: Full name is Ava Lucia Palm ... Daughter of Vance and Carla Palm ... Has four siblings (two brothers, two sisters) ... Father was a basketball player at CSU Bakersfield.
Prior to Syracuse (UTEP 2020-21, CSU Bakersfield 2022-23): Played in 44 matches in two seasons at UTEP... Earned a spot on the C-USA All-Freshman Team after recording three double-doubles and 10+ kills on six occasions in her debut campaign... Helped UTEP reach the semifinals of the NIVC during her sophomore season... Appeared in 61 matches during the last two seasons at CSU Bakersfield, making 36 starts... Finished 2022 with the second most kills on the team (255) and tallied 10+ kills on 11 occasions... Earned Big West All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2023 after ranking No. 9 in the league in kills (311)... Served as a team captain the last two seasons for CSU Bakersfield.
Club: Played for Club Jamba and Bakersfield Volleyball Club in Bakersfield, California.
High School: Attended Bakersfield High School and was a four-year varsity athlete... Posted 1,003 kills, 756 blocks and 192 service aces in four years at Bakersfield... Had the No. 1 hitting percentage in the South West Yosemite League, No. 3 hitting percentage in the California Central Section and No. 7 hitting percentage overall in the state of California during her senior season.
Personal: Full name is Ava Lucia Palm ... Daughter of Vance and Carla Palm ... Has four siblings (two brothers, two sisters) ... Father was a basketball player at CSU Bakersfield.
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