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Zeta Washington Season 2023

PositionMB
Height6-2
ClassFreshman
HometownPonte Vedra, Fla.
Club TeamOTVA
2024: Appeared in 19 matches, covering 55 sets… Notched a season-high 12 kills against Texas Tech (Oct. 24)... Posted four-or-more blocks in five matches... Had six kills at a .500 clip to go with two blocks... Ended the season with 83 kills and 40 blocks.

2023: Averaged 3.24 points, 2.75 kills and 0.97 blocks across 91 sets played... Led the Bearcats in hitting percentage (.316) and was second on the team in kills (250) and blocks (88).... Named to Big 12 All-Rookie Team, the first Bearcat to procure a yearly Big 12 volleyball honor...  Finished a stellar freshman campaign with 13 double-digit kill performances, including 10 in league action... Ranked inside the top-25 in the Big 12 in kills per set (2.75)... One of her top offensive performances came in her collegiate debut where she dropped a 25-piece in a four-set win over Kennesaw State (Sept. 1), hitting .524 with 25 kills and only three attacking errors on 42 swings to earn Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors... Recorded five-or-more blocks in eight matches, including a season-high seven blocks twice... Finished 14th in the league in blocks per set (0.97).

HIGH SCHOOL: The No. 6-ranked middle blocker and No. 31-ranked player in the country according to Prep Dig... Starred at powerhouse Ponte Vedra High School in Florida... Totaled 1,088 kills at an impressive .504 hitting percentage to go along with 175 blocks (67 solo) during her high school career... Led Ponte Vedra to two state titles... Won district championship all four years, three-time regional champion… Served as team captain… Named News4Jax Player of the Year and All-First Coast Player of the Year in 2022… Earned First Team All-First Coast honors all four years… As a senior, she totaled 313 kills at 4.70 kills per set... Ranked second in the state of Florida for hitting percentage with an impressive clip of .587... In 2021, named to MaxPreps Underclass All-American Team, the only name to be on the list from Florida... Played club for OTVA where she medaled at AAU's, Triple Crown, NEQ's, Sunshine and Big South... 2021 USA All-Star Challenge Gold Medal Winner where she was also named to All-Tournament Team… Named an AAU All-American… 2018 and 2020 AAU Nationals All-Star… Earned 2022 All-Tournament Team honors at NEQ by Prep Volleyball… Named in the Top 75 recruits for the Class of 2023 by Prep Volleyball and Top 40 Recruits for the Class of 2023 by Prep Dig.
 
PERSONAL: Born June 27, 2005… Daughter of MaliVai Washington and Jennifer Carper… Has one brother, Noah... Father, MaliVai, is a former professional tennis player who reached the men's singles final at Wimbledon in 1996 and won four ATP titles… Mother, Jennifer, swam for the University of Arizona… Brother, Noah, plays football for the University of Richmond… Aunt, Mashona Washington, is also a former top-50 professional tennis player… Majoring in communications… Served as editor in chief of school yearbook.
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Sophomore
2024

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