2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Okwara, Courtney
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Jersey Number 12
Courtney Okwara
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- High School:
- The Academy of the Holy Cross
- Hometown:
- Bowie, Md.
- Major:
- Communication
Bio
2023: Appeared in 30 matches in her final season...Led the team with a .446 hitting percentage which was second in the NCAA...Took home MAC East Offensive Player of the Week honors after earning All-Tournament honors at the Red Storm Invite hosted by St. John's (9/18), she finished with nine blocks, 22.0 points, 17 kills and a hitting percentage of .4847 on the weekend...Finished the season with 239 kills including a 16-kill performance against Ball State (10/20)...Had nine matches with 10 or more kills...Earned First-Team All-MAC honors after hitting .419 in conference play including five matches with a percentage of .500 and higher...Finished her career holding the top-two spots in the program's individual season kill percentage with .446 (2023) and .420 (2022)...Ranks first in program history in career kill percentage at .365.
2022: Appeared in 23 matches...Led the team with a .420 hitting percentage...Had a season-best .600 hitting percentage against Miami (OH) (11/5)...Hit .500 or better eight times...Finished the season with 261.5 points.
2021: Played in 117 sets, leading the team with a .319 hitting percentage…had 12 kills and hit .500 against Troy (9/4)…added 13 kills and one error on 17 swings, hitting a career best .706 against Old Dominion (9/17)…hit .609 against Miami (OH) (9/25) and .483 with 16 kills against Ball State (10/9)…finished with a team-high 102.0 blocks, including a season-high eight blocks at Kent State (10/22).
Spring 2021: One of three players to see action in all 78 sets…finished with 122 kills and a .276 hitting percentage, while finishing second on the team with 52.0 total blocks…had eight kills and six blocks against Central Michigan (2/18)…hit .714 in the second match of the year against Miami (OH) (1/23)…added eight kills and hit .533 with six blocks against Northern Illinois (3/13)…hit over .500 six times during the season.
2019: Played in eight sets during her freshman seasons with three kills and 10.0 blocks… had two kills and four blocks at Bowling Green (10/5) and added five blocks against Kent State (10/11).
High School: Played at the Academy of the Holy Cross for head coach Dave Geiser...her high school was listed as the #1 volleyball program in the state of Maryland by Maxpreps.com...went 22-7 as a senior, hitting .381 with 107 blocks...played her club volleyball for Metro Volleyball Club, where they finished 17th in the nation.
Personal: Born October 27, 2001...full name is Ifeoma Okwara...daughter of Ikechi and Nkechi Okwara...has two brothers (Ikenna and Kenny) and one sister (Chioma)...favorite food is french fries and favorite movie is The Wolf of Wall Street...chose UB because of the environment and the amazing volleyball team...person in history she would like to meet is Martin Luther King Jr...if she could visit anywhere in the world, it would be Bali.
2022: Appeared in 23 matches...Led the team with a .420 hitting percentage...Had a season-best .600 hitting percentage against Miami (OH) (11/5)...Hit .500 or better eight times...Finished the season with 261.5 points.
2021: Played in 117 sets, leading the team with a .319 hitting percentage…had 12 kills and hit .500 against Troy (9/4)…added 13 kills and one error on 17 swings, hitting a career best .706 against Old Dominion (9/17)…hit .609 against Miami (OH) (9/25) and .483 with 16 kills against Ball State (10/9)…finished with a team-high 102.0 blocks, including a season-high eight blocks at Kent State (10/22).
Spring 2021: One of three players to see action in all 78 sets…finished with 122 kills and a .276 hitting percentage, while finishing second on the team with 52.0 total blocks…had eight kills and six blocks against Central Michigan (2/18)…hit .714 in the second match of the year against Miami (OH) (1/23)…added eight kills and hit .533 with six blocks against Northern Illinois (3/13)…hit over .500 six times during the season.
2019: Played in eight sets during her freshman seasons with three kills and 10.0 blocks… had two kills and four blocks at Bowling Green (10/5) and added five blocks against Kent State (10/11).
High School: Played at the Academy of the Holy Cross for head coach Dave Geiser...her high school was listed as the #1 volleyball program in the state of Maryland by Maxpreps.com...went 22-7 as a senior, hitting .381 with 107 blocks...played her club volleyball for Metro Volleyball Club, where they finished 17th in the nation.
Personal: Born October 27, 2001...full name is Ifeoma Okwara...daughter of Ikechi and Nkechi Okwara...has two brothers (Ikenna and Kenny) and one sister (Chioma)...favorite food is french fries and favorite movie is The Wolf of Wall Street...chose UB because of the environment and the amazing volleyball team...person in history she would like to meet is Martin Luther King Jr...if she could visit anywhere in the world, it would be Bali.
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