2019 Volleyball Capsules
Abbey Blum

Junior outside hitter, 6-foot, Troy, Idaho (Troy HS)
Major: Biology: Pre-Med
Stats
Offense
 

Season	sets/matches	kills	kills/set	errors	attempts	.pct
2017	8/5	11	1.38	7	51	.078
2018	99/27	297	3.00	135	884	.183
Total	107/32	308	2.88	142	935	.151

Defense
 

Season	digs	digs/set
2017	11	1.38
2018	94	0.95
Total	105	0.98

Coach Doug English: "Abbey is one of our captains this year and someone we will look to carry a big load for us offensively. She has worked last spring and this summer to be a 6 rotation player for us."
 
Jess Brennis

Senior outside hitter, 5-foot-10, Snohomish, Wash. (Snohomish HS)
Major: Philosophy and Social Work
Stats
Offense
 

Season	sets/matches	kills	kills/set	errors	ta	.pct
2016	19/9	20	1.05	9	56	.196
2017	24/14	35	1.46	16	101	.188
2018	44/15	47	1.07	37	207	.048
Total	87/38	102	1.17	62	364	.109

Defense
 

Season	digs	digs/set
2016	4	0.21
2017	16	0.67
2018	22	0.50
Total	42	0.48

Coach Doug English: "Jess is one of the hardest hitters on our team. As a right side, she can score a bunch of points for us. She has worked hard on her blocking and is touching more balls than ever as a blocker."
 
Mattisyn Cope

Sophomore outside hitter, 6-foot, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (Lakeland HS)
Major: Undeclared
Stats
Offense
 

Season	sets/matches	kills	kills/set	errors	attempts	pct
2018	1/1	0	0.00	0	0	.000
Total	1/1	0	0.00	0	0	.000

Defense
 

Season	dig	d/s	re
2017	0	0.00	0
Total	0	0.00	0

Coach Doug English: "Mattisyn had a great spring and is starting to become a force on the right side. She has the ability to affect the match with her blocking and attacking."
 
Brooke Foster

Redshirt sophomore outside hitter, 6-foot-1, Boise, Idaho (Timberline HS/University of Montana)
Major: Graphic Design
Stats
Offense
 

Season	sets/matches	kills	kills/set	errors	attempts	pct
2018	91/26	141	1.55	64	501	.154
Total	91/26	141	1.55	64	501	.154

Defense
 

Season	digs	digs/set	receiving errors
2018	54	0.59	3
Total	0	0.00	0

Coach Doug English: "Brooke has improved her defense and passing since last fall and has grown into the speed of or offense. We will look to Brooke to get us out of tough situations offensively and score lots of points for us."
 
Anna Gable

Freshman middle blocker, 5-foot-10, Boise, Idaho (Timberline HS/Western Oregon)
Major: Elementary Education
Coach Doug English: "We are excited to have Anna be a part of our program this year. She is a quick middle who can score for us in the future."
 
Taylor Jones

Senior libero, 5-foot-7, Nampa, Idaho (Skyview)
Major: Accounting and Global Business
Stats
Defense
 

Season	sets/matches	digs	digs/set	receive errors
2017	4/4	3	0.75	1
2018	2/2	0	0.00	0
Total	6/6	3	0.50	1

Coach Doug English: "Taylor keeps getting better every day we are in the gym. Her serving is more consistent and her serve receive keeps getting better."
 
Casey Kispert

Redshirt sophomore setter, 5-foot-8, Edmonds, Wash. (King's HS/Seattle Pacific)
Major: Marketing with a minor in Graphic Design
Coach Doug English: "After having to sit out last year, Casey has done a great job in practice so far this season. She is a great teammate and creates a positive atmosphere on the court."
 
Mckenzie Lee

Sophomore setter, 6-foot-1, Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS)
Major: Kinesiology
Stats
Offense
 

Season	sets/matches	assists	assists/set	aces	aces/set	errors
2018	96/25	378	3.94	9	0.09	19
Total	1/1	0	0.00	0	0	.000

Defense
 

Season	digs	digs/set
2018	140	1.46
Total	140	1.46

Coach Doug English: "She is running a faster offense this year and is connecting well with her hitters. She is a great teammate and extremely enthusiastic."
 
Sarah Lyons

Freshman middle blocker, 6-foot, Meridian, Idaho (Rocky Mountain HS)
Major: Nursing
Note: Is redshirting this year.
Coach Doug English: "We are so lucky to have an athlete like Sarah in our gym. She is recovering from an ACL injury so she won't see the court for us this year. She works hard and contributes in any way she can."
 
Tayler Markland

Sophomore middle blocker, 6-foot-1, Cave Creek, Ariz. (Cactus Shadows HS)
Major: Social Work
Stats
Offense
 

Season	sets/matches	kills	kills/set	errors	attempts	pct
2018	101/27	168	1.66	51	408	.287
Total	101/27	168	1.66	51	408	.287

Defense
 

Season	block solo	block assist	total	blocks/set
2018	5	68	73	0.72
Total	5	68	73	0.72

Coach Doug English: "Coming off of a great freshman year, Tayler has continued to work hard and improve. She has improved so much attacking slides that it will give our team more offensive options."
 
Caroline McMahon

Freshman libero, 5-foot-8, Medford, Ore. (Cascade Christian HS)
Major: Biology
Coach Doug English: "Carrie is transitioning from a stellar front row player to a back row player for us. She is extremely athletic and plays hard every play."
 
Megan Nelson

Senior setter, 5-foot-7, Boise, Idaho (Meridian Medical Arts Charter)
Major: Biology
Stats
Offense
 

Season	sets/matches	assists	assists/set	service aces	service aces/set	service errors
2016	13/7	22	1.69	2	0.15	1
2017	23/12	90	3.91	3	0.13	2
2018	102/26	619	6.07	22	0.22	26
Total	138/45	731	5.29	27	0.196	29

Defense
 

Season	digs	digs/set
2016	7	0.54
2017	30	1.30
2018	181	1.77
Total	218	1.58

Coach Doug English: "Megan has a great understanding of volleyball and a great understanding of who should get set when. She has worked hard on her defense over that last year and has become a steady presence on the court for us."
 
Kayla Sale

Senior libero, 5-foot-9, Caldwell, Idaho (Caldwell HS)
Major: Secondary Education
Stats
Offense
 

Season	sets/matches	aces	aces/set	errors
2016	98/26	11	0.11	18
2017	107/29	10	0.09	8
2018	98/26	22	0.22	15
Total	303-81	43	0.14	41

Defense
 

Season	digs	digs/set
2016	40	0.41
2017	43	0.40
2018	323	3.30
Total	406	1.34

Coach Doug English: "Kayla is one of our captains on the team. She is extremely hard working and I am excited to see her lead our passing and defense."
 
Siale Sandoval

Freshman outside hitter, 5-foot-11, Denver, Colo. (Thomas Jefferson HS)
Major: Kinesiology: Exercise Science with Nutrition
Coach Doug English: "Siale comes to NNU as a good all-around volleyball player. She never lets the ball hit the floor and brings a ton of energy to the court. Siale is going to have a great career at NNU."
 
Natalie Sullivan

Sophomore outside hitter, 6-foot, Meridian, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS)
Major: Computer Graphic Design
Coach Doug English: "Natalie has a good arm on the outside and is scoring points really well so far in practice this year. She has put herself in position to get on the floor for us this year and impact our lineup."
 
Lexi Ward

Redshirt junior middle blocker, 5-foot-11, Boise, Idaho (Timberline HS)
Major: Business Administration and Management
Stats
Offense
 

Season	sets/matches	kills	kills/set	errors	attempts	.pct
2016	4/4	1	0.25	0	1	1.000
2017	31/15	15	0.48	3	38	.316
2018	47/17	35	0.74	30	137	.036
Total	82/36	51	0.62	33	176	.220

Defense
 

Season	block solo	block assist	total	blocks/set
2016	0	0	0	0.00
2017	1	6	7	0.23
2018	2	22	24	0.51
Total	3	28	31	0.38

Coach Doug English: "Lexi will be a starter for us all year. She is quick and excels offensively. She has improved her blocking footwork and will make an impact on the court in that area for us this year."