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2019 Women's Volleyball Roster

Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann

Manuela Conte #17 Outside Hitter

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool:
    Liceo Linguistico Ettore Majorana
  • Hometown:
    Bologna, Italy

Summary

Biography

Year Kills Errors TA Pct. A SA Digs BS BA Total
2017 237 113 755 .164 39 31 418 1 29 30
2018 120 56 428 .150 84 41 516 1 15 16
2019 1 2 13 -.077 23 14 273 1 0 1
Total 358 171 1,196 .156 146 86 1,207 3 44 47

2019 Match-by-Match
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2019):
Appeared in 113 sets and made two starts … finished the season with 273 digs and 14 service aces … averaged 2.42 digs per set … took home 11 double-digit dig performances … tallied three service aces against California Baptist (Aug. 30) … dug out 16 against Cal State Fullerton (Aug. 30) … recorded 11 digs against both North Dakota State (Sept. 6) and Eastern Illinois (Sept. 6) … collected 16 digs and two aces against Chicago State (Sept. 17) … dug out 14 at Oakland (Oct. 5) … brought in 15 digs and two service aces at Cleveland State (Oct. 13) ... tallied a season-high 19 digs against Northern Kentucky (Oct. 18) … picked up 13 digs and a pair of aces against IUPUI (Oct. 19) … finished with 14 digs against Oakland (Oct. 25) … dug out 12 against Cleveland State (Nov. 10) … collected 18 digs at Green Bay (Nov. 14).

2018 Match-by-Match
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2018):
Appeared in all 118 sets for the Flames … earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team at the UIC Invite (Aug. 24-25) and at the Chicago Cup (Sept. 14-15) … named Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 8 after matching UIC’s individual single-match dig record with 35 digs at Northern Kentucky (Oct. 7) … later rewrote the single-match dig record with 37 digs at Oakland (Oct. 27) … finished the season with 516 digs to rank second all-time in single-season history … led the squad and ranked second in the Horizon League in service aces, averaging 0.35 per set … tallied more than one service ace on nine occasions … collected four double-doubles on the season … recorded 11 kills and 16 digs against UMKC (Sept. 1) … terminated 13 and dug out 15 at Loyola (Sept. 15) … served up a career-high five aces against DePaul (Sept. 15) … matched her career-high with 17 kills, while adding 16 digs at IUPUI (Sept. 21) … tallied 12 kills and 22 digs against Green Bay (Sept. 30) … switched over to the libero position on Oct. 5 … brought in 31 digs at Cleveland State (Oct. 26) … dug out 22 against both Northern Kentucky (Nov. 2) and Green Bay (Nov. 10) … collected 23 digs in UIC’s Horizon League quarterfinal match against Milwaukee (Nov. 16).

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team… Represented the Flames as a member of the Hampton Inn Invitational (Aug. 25-26) All-Tournament Team… Appeared and started in 28 matches… Led the squad with nine double-doubles… Finished the season with 31 service aces to lead the team… Ended the season with 418 digs, 237 kills and 30 total blocks… Collected 20 or more digs on nine occasions… Earned a career-high 27 digs in the season opener at Bowling Green (Aug. 25) and matched that total against Idaho on Sept. 1… Dug out 25 at Bradley (Sept. 8)… Recorded a career-best 17 kills while also adding 16 digs against IUPUI (Oct. 14)… Blocked a personal-best of four and added 19 digs at Wright State (Oct. 7)… Matched her career-high block total of four against Milwaukee (Oct. 29)… Tabbed 22 digs and 16 terminations at Milwaukee (Oct. 1)… Came away with 21 digs and 14 kills at Northern Kentucky on Oct. 6… Collected 20 digs and 11 kills against Green Bay (Oct. 27) and at IUPUI (Nov. 11).  

UIC Career Highs
Kills: 17, twice, last at IUPUI (9.21.18)
Attempts: 48 vs. IUPUI (10.14.17)
Attack Pct.: .429 vs. Duquesne (8.26.17)
Digs: 37 at Oakland (10.27.18)
Assists: 9 at Youngstown State (11.4.18)
Aces: 5 vs. DePaul (9.15.18)
Total Blocks: 5 at Milwaukee (9.28.18)

PRIOR TO UIC: Attended Oklahoma University and was a member of the Sooners' volleyball team in 2016 ...  Did not appear in a match.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Sonia Escher and Hugo Conte ... Father, Hugo, is a member of the International Volleyball Hall of Fame ... Appeared in the Olympic Games three times for his native Argentina (1984, 1988, 2000) ... Helped Team Argentina win bronze medal with at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul ... .Has two siblings: Facundo and Camila ... Brother, Facundo, competed for Team Argentina at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and plays professionally in China.

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    17
  • 17

    2017-18Redshirt Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    17
  • 17

    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    17
  • 17

    2019Redshirt Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    17