The University of Mississippi Athletics
2024 Volleyball Roster
![Ole Miss Volleyball vs Arkansas State on August 19, 2023, at Gillom Athletics Performance Center in Oxford, MS.
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Nia Washington
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 5-10
- Experience:
- 1L
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- Metairie Park Country Day
- Prev. School:
- Iowa
- Major:
- Allied Health Studies
2024 (JUNIOR): AVCA All-American Honorable Mention … AVCA All-South Region … All-SEC First Team … Played in all 30 matches, making 29 starts over 116 sets … Led the Rebels 445 kills and 503.5 points, while adding 222 digs, 49.0 total blocks, 29 service aces and 15 assists … Tallied 10 or more kills in 24 of 30 matches played and seven matches of 20 or more kills … Ranked ninth in the SEC in total kills (445) and points (503.5), while ranking 10th in kills per set (3.84) … Recorded a double-double of 13 kills and 12 digs at Arkansas State (8/30) and 11 kills and 12 digs against SEMO (8/31) … Named to A-State Invitational All-Tournament Team … Added 13 kills and 11 digs at Northern Colorado (9/5) … Surged at the Cougar Challenge, opening with 18 kills and 8 digs on .311 hitting in a win over Houston (9/20 … Added 13 kills and 6 digs against Texas A&M Commerce (9/21) … Tallied her first 20-kill match of the year with 20 on .295 hitting in a win over Tennessee (10/4) … Followed up the Tennessee performance two days later with 28 kills on .404 hitting and added seven digs in a win over LSU (10/6) … Recorded the highest hitting percentage of any Rebel with at least 28 kills in the rally scoring era … Picked up another double-double of 14 kills and 11 digs vs. Texas A&M (10/9) … Recorded her third 20-kill match with 20 kills and 11 digs at Georgia (10/13) … Matched a career-high with 17 digs alongside 21 kills at Mississippi State (10/23) … Notched another SEC double-double with 17 kills and 10 digs in a win at Auburn (10/30) … Picked up 19 kills and added nine digs and three blocks at No. 24 Florida (11/3) … Exploded for 26 kills on .364 hitting in a five-set thriller against Oklahoma (11/8) … Shined with 18 kills and 12 digs in a key win over Arkansas (11/15) … Matched Emily Stroup’s program-record for kills in a single match (in the rally scoring era), with 32 kills on a sizzling .388 hitting percentage, while adding digs in a win over Mississippi State (11/17) … Added yet another double-double with 14 kills and 10 digs vs. No. 25 Missouri (11/22) … Delivered 18 key kills and 12 digs to help the Rebels win at Alabama (11/24) … Shined in a near five-set takedown at No. 14 Texas, recording 30 kills and 10 digs (11/30) … Recorded a career-high five service aces and six blocks alongside 15 kills to help the Rebels win the first NCAA Tournament match in program history against No. 21 Florida State (12/5)
2023 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 25 matches, making 13 starts … Played in 76 sets in her first season in an Ole Miss uniform … Racked up 146 kills, averaging nearly 2.00 per set, on a .150 hitting percentage … Added 63 digs and 30 blocks … Posted double-digit kills in five matches on the year … Recorded 13 kills and 17 digs in her first start as a Rebel against FGCU (8/26) … Tallied nine kills on 14 swings to help Ole Miss tie the single match program record for hitting percentage with a .488 mark as a team against Alcorn State (9/7) … Tied her season-high with 13 kills on a .360 hitting percentage in a win over South Carolina (9/29) … Finished with 12 kills on a .333 mark in a victory over Missouri (10/29) … Notched 10 kills and three blocks to defeat LSU (11/1) … Finished with 10 kills against No. 10 Arkansas (11/15) ... Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.IOWA: Appeared in 17 matches, playing 29 sets, in one season with the Hawkeyes ... Lined up at outside hitter, where she posted 36 kills on 120 total attacks ... Registered a career-best 16 kills in Iowa's win over Michigan on November 29.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-time Louisiana State Champion at Metairie Park Country Day ... Earned two MVP honors in the championship game and garnered 2020 and 2021 Division V Player of the Year honors ... Surpassed 1,200 kills and 1,000 digs in her four-year high school career ... Played club volleyball for NOLA Volleyball Club, where she was the 15-year-old National Premiere Division 3rd place winner and All-Star, as well as the 17-year-old National Premiere Division Champion and National Premiere Division MVP.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Kim Sentmore-Washington and Radee Washington ... Born January 9, 2004 ... Plans to major in allied health studies ... Has three siblings; Leila, Jade, and Radee ... Her mother Kim played volleyball at Tulane University.
