2023 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Saenz, Mia
L/DS
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/ VolleyballMB
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/ VolleyballOH/OPP
/ VolleyballDS
/ VolleyballS
/ VolleyballOH
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/ VolleyballMB
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Jersey Number 16
Mia Saenz
- Position:
- MB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lexington, Ky.
- Previous School:
- Bryan Station HS
Bio
2024: Was granted a medical redshirt after suffering a season-ending injury…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
2023: Played in 24 matches while cracking the starting lineup 17 times…Produced 89 kills, 32 blocks, 25 digs, four service aces and 10 assists over 69 sets…Managed at least six kills on seven separate occasions, including season-highs of eight kills and a .400 attack percentage (just two errors in 15 swings) at Ohio Valley Conference foe Lindenwood on Sept. 29…Also equaled a season-best with eight kills at Missouri State on Sept. 1…Registered eight multi-block performances in her first 13 contests, including a season-best nine swats in the Aug. 25 season opener against Marist…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2022: Was an immediate contributor in the Skyhawk lineup as a true freshman as she was the only player to start all 35 matches and log playing time in all 132 sets…Generated 186 kills (1.41 per set), a .200 hitting percentage, a team-high 138 blocks which ranked ninth all-time in school history (1.05 per set, sixth-best in the OVC), 40 service aces (second on the squad and seventh in the OVC), 51 digs and 20 assists…Ranked third in the OVC in blocks (1.23 per set) in league play…Improved her production to 1.62 kills per set and a .252 attack percentage against OVC foes…Led the team with a career-high 11 kills in the regular season finale at Tennessee Tech on Nov. 12…Also produced 10 kills (against just one error for a .346 hitting percentage) in the OVC win over Southern Indiana on Oct. 7…Amassed at least seven kills in a dozen different matches…Hit at least .250 on a dozen separate occasions, including a season-best .714 effort (five kills with no errors in seven swings) in the OVC sweep at SIUE on Oct. 29…Had 31 multi-block performances, including four or more rejections in 18 different matches…Turned away a career-high 10 blocks in only four sets in the Sept. 30 OVC triumph over Southeast Missouri, becoming just the second Skyhawk rookie to swat away double-digit blocks in a single match…Was responsible for 13 multi-service ace efforts, including a career-high four aces in the OVC road victory at Little Rock on Sept. 24...Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
BEFORE UTM: Pieced together a remarkable run at Bryan Station High School, playing for head coach Hilary McKenzie…Aided the Defenders to a 25-5 record in 2021, which was the best mark out of any Region 11 school…Piled up 392 kills (4.56 per set) as a senior, ranking 16th in the state in that category while helping BSHS to a District 42 championship…Added a .229 hitting percentage, 36 service aces, 43 blocks and 255 digs in 2021, earning Lexington All-City accolades in the process…Was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America Watch List going into her senior campaign…Also nabbed Lexington All-City honors as a sophomore in 2019…Played at the club level for the prestigious KIVA Sports organization based out of Louisville, Ky.
PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 13, 2003...Daughter of Manny and Paula Saenz...Has one sibling, Michael...Majoring in social work.
2023: Played in 24 matches while cracking the starting lineup 17 times…Produced 89 kills, 32 blocks, 25 digs, four service aces and 10 assists over 69 sets…Managed at least six kills on seven separate occasions, including season-highs of eight kills and a .400 attack percentage (just two errors in 15 swings) at Ohio Valley Conference foe Lindenwood on Sept. 29…Also equaled a season-best with eight kills at Missouri State on Sept. 1…Registered eight multi-block performances in her first 13 contests, including a season-best nine swats in the Aug. 25 season opener against Marist…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2022: Was an immediate contributor in the Skyhawk lineup as a true freshman as she was the only player to start all 35 matches and log playing time in all 132 sets…Generated 186 kills (1.41 per set), a .200 hitting percentage, a team-high 138 blocks which ranked ninth all-time in school history (1.05 per set, sixth-best in the OVC), 40 service aces (second on the squad and seventh in the OVC), 51 digs and 20 assists…Ranked third in the OVC in blocks (1.23 per set) in league play…Improved her production to 1.62 kills per set and a .252 attack percentage against OVC foes…Led the team with a career-high 11 kills in the regular season finale at Tennessee Tech on Nov. 12…Also produced 10 kills (against just one error for a .346 hitting percentage) in the OVC win over Southern Indiana on Oct. 7…Amassed at least seven kills in a dozen different matches…Hit at least .250 on a dozen separate occasions, including a season-best .714 effort (five kills with no errors in seven swings) in the OVC sweep at SIUE on Oct. 29…Had 31 multi-block performances, including four or more rejections in 18 different matches…Turned away a career-high 10 blocks in only four sets in the Sept. 30 OVC triumph over Southeast Missouri, becoming just the second Skyhawk rookie to swat away double-digit blocks in a single match…Was responsible for 13 multi-service ace efforts, including a career-high four aces in the OVC road victory at Little Rock on Sept. 24...Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
BEFORE UTM: Pieced together a remarkable run at Bryan Station High School, playing for head coach Hilary McKenzie…Aided the Defenders to a 25-5 record in 2021, which was the best mark out of any Region 11 school…Piled up 392 kills (4.56 per set) as a senior, ranking 16th in the state in that category while helping BSHS to a District 42 championship…Added a .229 hitting percentage, 36 service aces, 43 blocks and 255 digs in 2021, earning Lexington All-City accolades in the process…Was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America Watch List going into her senior campaign…Also nabbed Lexington All-City honors as a sophomore in 2019…Played at the club level for the prestigious KIVA Sports organization based out of Louisville, Ky.
PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 13, 2003...Daughter of Manny and Paula Saenz...Has one sibling, Michael...Majoring in social work.
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