Women's Volleyball



Sam Willoughby
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Sam Willoughby

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Jamul, Calif.

High School:
Steele Canyon HS

Height:
6-1

Position:
Middle Hitter/Right Side Hitter

Experience:
1L

01/31/2013

Nevada Has 37 Student-Athletes on 2012 Fall Academic All-Mountain West Team

League-record 409 student-athletes on the 2012 fall team

10/27/2012

Mountain West Tilt Goes to Colorado State

Three-Set Match

09/06/2012

Nevada Clipped 3-1 in Home Opener

Holt Strong

09/01/2012

Pack Bested Twice on Saturday

Lea'ea Earns All-Tourney Honors

Nevada
2012 (Fr.): Earned her first varsity letter, playing in 28 matches with 15 starts ... Had 93 kills, including eight in a match twice; vs. Portland State on Sept. 1 and vs. Air Force on Nov. 10 ... Had three solo blocks and 44 assisted stops, making her a valuable defensive member of the Pack each night ... Played in 90 sets ... Recorded 42 digs without comitting an error, showing her ability to pass as well.

High School
Lettered four seasons for coach Karolyn Kirby at Steele Canyon High School in Spring Valley, Calif. ... Earned All-Grossmont Hills League honors three times ... Named to CIF first-team twice and second team once ... Four times named to all-academic team ... Twice selected team MVP ... Holds school records for kills (896), attack percentage (.359) and blocks (271) ... Helped SCHS to the 2010 league championship ... Lettered in track & field twice ... Captured 2009 league high jump championship ... Team won 2009 and 2010 league track & field titles ... Played three years for Coast Volleyball Club and coaches Said Souikane and J.J. Van Niel ... Team qualified for open division at the Junior National Tournament in 2010 and 2011 ... Finished 17th in open division at Atlanta Junior Nationals ... MLK Champions in 2010.

Getting Acquainted
Enjoys fishing, movies, golfing and spending time with friends ... Has pet pig Carnita and three-legged dog Tres ... Father played baseball at SJSU ... Chose Nevada over Idaho, Gonzaga and Houston ... Career highlight was winning first every league title at Steele Canyon High School ... Sports hero is Abby Wambach ... On honor roll every semester in high school ... Daughter of Paul and Leslie Willoughby ... Undecided on major.

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