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2022 Women's Volleyball Roster

Sharon Ellman
Sharon Ellman
Sharon Ellman

8 Nya Blair

  • Position OH
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Grand Prairie, Texas
  • High School Martin
  • Prev School San Diego State
  • Instagram nya.cb
  • Twitter kuromez

Biography

AS A SENIOR AT UTA (2022) | MATCH-BY-MATCH STATS
Registered 31 kills, a .124 hitting percentage, 10 digs and six blocks over 13 matches, or 27 sets … Recorded season-best eight kills at a .316 clip against Prairie View (9/16) … Totaled four matches with at least five kills … Produced a season-best three blocks against UTSA (9/10) … Slammed home two kills off the bench in the fifth set against Southern Utah (11/12) to spur a 9-2 run to close the match.
 
AS A JUNIOR AT UTA (2021) | MATCH-BY-MATCH STATS (PDF)
Appeared in 20 matches, making three starts ... Played in 53 sets ... Tallied five-plus kills on seven occasions ... Season-high 10 kills vs UIW (8/27) ... Career-high .533 attack percentage vs ULM (10/2) ... Double-digit points on three occasions ... Totaled 14 blocks (0.26 blocks/set) ... Finished with 75 kills and 82.0 total points.

AS A SOPHOMORE AT SAN DIEGO STATE (2020)
Appeared in 13 matches for the Aztecs ... Second on the team in kills per set (2.14) ... Third on the team in total kills (92) ... Fourth on team in points (101.0) and points per set (2.35) ... First double-digit kill match was against New Mexico (2/19) where she picked up 10 kills ... Career-high 18 kills at Boise State (3/20) ... Career-high 19.5 points at Boise State (3/20) ... Career-high .381 hitting percentage vs New Mexico (2/19).
 
AS A FRESHMAN AT SAN DIEGO STATE (2019)
Appeared in five matches during her first season on The Mesa … Averaged 1.62 kills and 0.50 blocks in eight sets played … Made her Aztec debut vs. Bryant at the FGCU Homewood Suites Fort Myers Classic in Florida, where she logged one block assist and two attacks (Aug. 30) … Picked up her first collegiate kill against Eastern Washington at the Grand Canyon Invitational (9/14).

HIGH SCHOOL
2019 graduate of James Martin High School in Arlington, Texas ... Earned three varsity letters under head coach Tracy Perez-Peterson ... Twice garnered first-team all-district accolades after leading the Warriors to district championships in 2017 and 2018 ... Recorded a team-high 400 kills, to go with 160 digs and 70 blocks in 21 matches during senior season, earning district MVP honors ... Also merited all-state distinction from Texas Association of Volleyball Coaches … Played club volleyball for 360 Volleyball and Skyline Juniors … Received first-team all-district academic recognition on three occasions ... Served as vice president of her school's National Honor Society chapter during her senior year.

PERSONAL
Born Aug. 23, 2001…Daughter of Derrick and Cheryl Blair … University studies major.

UPDATED: 12/17/22

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