Awele Nwaeze

Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-1

SENIOR (2015):
Played in 31 matches and 102 sets for the Hoosiers in the 2015 season…Led the Hoosiers with 106 blocks for the season and ends her career with 319 blocks, which ranks 10^th on the Hoosiers all-time list for career blocks…third on the team in kills with 232 for the season…four solo blocks in the Hoosiers win against Michigan State…season-high 15 kills in Hoosiers win against NAU…12 matches for the season with five or more blocks with a season-high of eight coming in win at Texas State.

JUNIOR (2014):
Played in all 32 of the Hoosiers matches in the 2014 season...led the team in blocks with 115 and finished fourth on the team in kills with 227...earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors following IU wins at Maryland and Rutgers in which she totaled nine blocks in each match...nine matches with double-digit kills, including a stretch of five in a row...career-high 17 kills in Hoosiers win at Northwestern...career-high 10 blocks in IU win over UNH.

SOPHOMORE (2013): Played in 31 matches and 112 sets in her first season with the Hoosiers...fourth on the team with 261 kills...tallied 10 double digit kill matches with a season-high 15 kills against Ohio State...13 kills in Hoosiers win over Kent State to win the Indiana Invitational...was named MVP of the Indiana Invitational...nine kills in the Hoosiers win at No. 10 Michigan State...led the team with 98 blocks for the season including a season-high eight blocks against Iowa...14 service aces on the season...hit .458 with 15 kills against Ohio State.

AT MIAMI
Appeared in 29 sets of the bench (16 matches) ... recorded four kills and one block against Illinois State (Sept. 1) ... recorded four kills and two digs against Virginia Tech (Sept. 23) ... season-best seven kills on 15 attempts and two blocks against College of Charleston in the NCAA tournament (Nov. 30).

PREP
Three year varsity letter- winner ... named Millbrook High School's most valuable offensive player in 2010 and 2011 ... named first team all-conference and academic all-conference in all her four years at Millbrook ... during her senior year served as varsity team captain.

PERSONAL
The daughter of Ijeoma Nwaeze, is from Raleigh N.C. ...born December 18, 1994... biology major/pre-med.