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2023 Women's Volleyball Roster

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Becca Oldendorf #16 MB

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Lockport Township
  • Hometown:
    Lockport, Ill.

Summary

Biography

2023 (SENIOR)
  • Broke the single-season (.418) and tied the career (.365) highest hitting percentage in program history.
  • Named as a 2023 American Volleyball Coaches Association North Region- Honorable Mention
  • Selected to the 2023 Missouri Valley Conference Volleyball Scholar Athletes First Team
  • Chosen to the 2023 All Missouri Valley Conference Second Team.
  • Competed in all 33 matches and in 116 sets during the season.
  • Collected 255 kills in the season, registering double-digit kills in a dozen matches.
  • She led the team in aces (38) and was second on the team in total blocks (93).

2022 (JUNIOR):
  • Appeared in 82 sets across 24 matches.
  • Started in 23 of 24 sets.
  • Tallied 175 kills, fifth-most on the team.
  • Averaged 2.13 kills / set, fourth-best on the team.
  • Had a .386 hitting percentage.
  • Served 18 aces in 2022.
  • Blocked 75 shots, the second-most on the team.
  • Finished the year with 25 digs.
  • Season-high 13 kills against Drake (Sep. 23) and Evansville (Oct. 29).
  • Blocked a season-high seven hits against Pacific (Sep. 2).
2021 (SOPHOMORE):
  • Appeared in 88 sets across 27 matches. 
  • Started 20 matches.
  • Finished the year with 177 kills, third-most on the team.
  • Third on the team with 2.01 kills / set.
  • Led the Flames with 85 blocks.
  • Her .348 hitting percentage was fourth-best in a season in program history.
  • Averaged .97 blocks / set, second-most on team.
  • Added five aces in 2021.
  • Season-best 10 blocks against Green Bay (Nov. 19).
  • Hit a season-best 14 kills against Purdue Fort Wayne (Sep. 26) and Youngstown State (Nov. 11).
2020-21 (FRESHMAN):
  • Horizon League Freshman of the Year.
  • Horizon League All-League Second Team.
  • Horizon League All-Freshman Team.
  • Appeared in all 64 sets.
  • Was the Flames most efficient attacker, hitting .310 (154k-44e-355a) on the season to rank fourth in the Horizon League.
  • Ranked third on the team in kills, averaging 2.41 per set.
  • Ended the season with the second-most blocks on the team with 48 for a 0.75 per set average.
  • Also brought in 13 service aces.
  • Hit .619 and collected personal bests in both kills (13) and total blocks (6) in the season opener against Purdue Fort Wayne (Jan. 25). 
  • Terminated 12 behind .500 hitting and matched her personal-best six blocks against Robert Morris (Feb. 1).
  • Hit .588 with 11 kills at Youngstown State (Feb. 9).
  • Collected nine kills and five blocks in the series opener at Milwaukee (Feb. 22).
  • Finished out the series against Milwaukee with 11 kills an four blocks in the finale (Feb. 23).
  • Terminated 11 and blocked five against Oakland (March 2).
  • Brought in 12 kills at Xavier (March 15).
  • Recorded nine kills at IUPUI (March 22).
HIGH SCHOOL / PERSONAL:
  • Lettered four years in volleyball at Lockport Township.
  • Led her team to a Conference Championship and back-to-back Regional Championships.
  • Named All-Conference.
  • Her mother, Dana played volleyball at Northern Illinois and her father, Steve played basketball at Northern Illinois. 
  • Biological Sciences major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2020-21Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    16
  • 16

    2021Sophomore

    MB
    6'2"
    16
  • 16

    2022Junior

    MB
    6'2"
    16
  • 16

    2023Senior

    MB
    6'2"
    16