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2020-21 Women's Volleyball Roster

Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann

Velina Minkova #20 Libero/Defensive Specialist

  • Position:
    Libero/Defensive Specialist
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Highschool:
    81 School “Viktor Hugo”
  • Hometown:
    Sofia, Bulgaria

Summary

Biography

Year Kills Errors TA Pct. A SA Digs BS BA Total
2018 1 2 3 -.333 41 15 315 0 0 0
2019 2 1 25 .040 87 14 455 0 0 0
Total 3 3 28 .000 128 29 770 0 0 0

AS A JUNIOR (2020-21): Did not make an appearance.

2019 Match-by-Match
AS A SOPHOMORE (2019):
Appeared in 113 sets as the Flames’ primary libero … led the squad with 455 digs, averaging 4.03 per set … ended the season with 14 service aces and 87 assists … took home 22 double-digit dig performances and tallied 20 or more digs on eight occasions … named Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 14 … collected a season-high 28 digs against Cal State Fullerton (Aug. 30) … dug out 24 against Murray State (Sept. 14) … recorded 24 digs against Chicago State (Sept. 17) … tallied 25 digs against Green Bay (Sept. 27) … brought in 25 digs at Cleveland State (Oct. 13) … took home 20 digs against IUPUI (Oct. 19) … finished with 21 digs and a career-high seven assists at IUPUI (Nov. 1) … picked up 25 digs at Wright State (Nov. 8).

2018 Match-by-Match
AS A FRESHMAN (2018):
Appeared in all 31 matches, seeing time in 106 sets … finished the season with 315 digs and 15 service aces … reached double figures in digs on 16 occasions … tallied a career-high 29 digs against UMKC (Sept. 1) … recorded 22 digs at UCF (Sept. 7) … brought in 15 digs against DePaul (Sept. 15) … dug out 16 against Green Bay (Sept. 30) … served up a career-high three service aces, while adding 10 digs at Cleveland State (Oct. 26) … collected 15 digs at Green Bay (Nov. 10).

PREP/PERSONAL: Velina Minkova will join the Flames in the fall after a successful prep career as a member of Bulgaria’s Junior National Team in both her U19 and U20 seasons… Won eighth place at the World Championship in Cordoba, Mexico and took fourth place in the junior category at the National Championship in 2017… Took home eighth place at the European Championship in 2016… In 2015, placed sixth at the National Championship Tournament in the junior category…Finished fourth at the National Championship Tournament in 2014… Also participated in swimming in high school… Intended major at UIC is accounting.

UIC Career Highs
Kills: 1, three times, last vs. Green Bay (09.27.19)
Attempts: 6 vs. Northwestern (09.21.19)
Attack Percentage: N/A
Digs: 29 vs. UMKC (9.1.18)
Assists: 7 at IUPUI (11.1.19)
Aces: 3 at Cleveland State (10.26.18)
Total Blocks: N/A

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2018Freshman

    Libero/Defensive Specialist
    5'9"
    20
  • 20

    2019Sophomore

    Libero/Defensive Specialist
    5'9"
    20
  • 20

    2020-21Junior

    Libero/Defensive Specialist
    5'9"
    20