2022 Women's Volleyball Roster

Daniel Ortiz

11 Grace Frohling

  • Position Opposite/Setter
  • Height 6-5
  • Class Senior
  • High School Marymount High School
  • Hometown Los Angeles, CA
  • Major Communication Studies

Biography

"Grace Frohling’s focus infuses personality of USD’s Final Four volleyball team" - The San Diego Union-Tribune

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
  • 2022 AVCA Second Team All-American
  • 2022 VolleyballMag.com Third Team All-American
  • AVCA National Player of the Week (August 30, 2022)
  • Two-time AVCA Pacific South-All-Region selection (2021 and 2022)
  • Four-time All-WCC First Team selection (2019, 2020-21, 2021, 2022)
  • Two-time All-WCC Preseason Team selection (2020-2021 and 2022)
  • Three-time WCC Offensive Player of the Week (February 20, 2021, October 18, 2021, and August 29, 2022)
  • 2022 Texas A&M Invitational All-Tournament Team
  • 2022 Cardinal Classic All-Tournament Team
  • 2022 USD Invitational All-Tournament Team
  • 2019 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
  • 2019 AVCA Pacific South Region Freshman of the Year
  • 2019 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention
  • 2020-21 WCC All-Academic First Team selection
  • Two-time WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention (2021 and 2022)
  • 2019 WCC Freshman of the Year
  • 2019 WCC All-Freshman Team honoree
  • Selected to 2020 U.S. Collegiate National Team-Anaheim roster
SENIOR (2022)
  • AVCA Second Team All-American
  • VolleyballMag.com Third Team All-American
  • AVCA Pacific South All-Region Team
  • All-WCC First Team
  • AVCA National Player of the Week (August 30
  • WCC Offensive Player of the Week (August 29)
  • Texas A&M Invitational All-Tournament Team
  • Cardinal Classic All-Tournament Team
  • USD Invitational All-Tournament Team
  • All-WCC Preseason Team
  • WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
  • Started all 33 of the Toreros' matches, tallied 357 kills while hitting .316 alongside 107 block assists (six solo), 98 digs, a team-high 35 service aces, and 13 assists
  • Averaged 3.05 K/S, 0.30 SA/S, 0.84 D/S, 0.97 B/S, and 3.86 P/S across 117 sets
  • Finished the season and her USD career with 1,206 kills
  • Had a season-high 19 kills in San Diego's season-opening win over No. 6 Pitt on August 26
  • Recorded a season-high nine total blocks on October 6 versus San Francisco
  • Set forth a season-high three service aces on September 17 versus San Diego State
  • Started all five of USD's NCAA Tournament matches, racked up 65 kills (.291), 22 blocks, 17 digs, five service aces, and an assist in 20 sets
  • Notched 18 kills (.308), an assist, a service ace, two digs, and four blocks in USD's 3-2 win over Stanford in the Elite Eight
  • Had nine kills, a service ace, six digs, and three blocks in the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship Semifinal against No. 1 Texas
JUNIOR (2021)
  • Named to the AVCA Pacific South All-Region Team and was an All-WCC First Team selection
  • WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
  • Earned WCC Offensive Player of the Week honors on October 18
  • Started all 28 of USD’s matches and played in 103 sets
  • Led the Toreros with 407 kills (3.95 kills per set) and 35 service aces alongside 101 total blocks and 175 digs
  • Was second on the USD roster in total blocks and third in digs
  • Finished third in the WCC in both total kills and kills per set
  • Set a new career high with 28 kills on November 18 at Saint Mary’s as part of a three-match streak of recording 20 kills or more (she added 21 on November 13 versus Pepperdine and 21 at Pacific on November 20)
  • Notched 20 or more kills on five occasions in 2021 and racked up 166 kills in her final 10 matches, including a match-high 15 in the Toreros’ first-round NCAA Tournament matchup against Rice
SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
  • All-WCC First Team selection
  • WCC All-Academic First Team honoree
  • One of two players to start all 18 matches at opposite, appearing in all 66 sets
  • Finished first on the team in total blocks (53.0) and aces (26) second in points (231.0) and third in kills (178)
  • Hit .285 on the season, averaging 2.70 kills per set
  • Ranked 4th in WCC (98th nationally) in aces per set (0.39) and third in WCC (1st for USD) in total aces (26)
  • Tallied double-digit kills in 11 matches including both NCAA Tournament matches
  • Named WCC Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 22)
  • Recorded a season-high 17 kills, hitting .367 against No. 11 seeded Louisville in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
  • Collected 14 kills and a career-high 13 digs at Santa Clara (Feb. 17)
  • Recorded four double-doubles
  • All-WCC Preseason Team selection
FRESHMAN (2019)
  • AVCA All-America honorable mention
  • AVCA Pacific South Region Freshman of the Year and All-Region honorable mention
  • All-WCC Freshman of the Year
  • Earned All-WCC first team and all-freshman team honors
  • Appeared in 28 matches, making 22 starts at opposite
  • Finished with 264 kills and 2.61 kills per set
  • Tied for second on the team with 27 aces
  • Finished second on the team with 324.0 total points
  • Recorded a season-high 17 kills against No. 2 Nebraska (Sept. 7) and No. 20 USC (Sept. 19) and No. 23 Washington State (Dec. 6)
  • Collected a season-high six blocks, adding 12 kills at No. 10 BYU (Oct. 18)
  • Tallied six service aces, adding 14 kills and three blocks for a season-high 21.5 points against Saint Mary's (Nov. 2)
  • Selected to 2020 U.S. Collegiate National Team-Anaheim roster
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Graduated from Marymount High School in Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Two-time Southern Section CIF finalist (2016 and 2018)
  • Was voted 2018 Mission League MVP her senior season (2018)
  • Was named to the Nike Tournament of Champions and Durango Classic all-tournament teams her senior season (2018)
  • Played her freshman season at Edmond North High School in Edmond, Okla.
  • Helped Edmond North to the 2015 6A Oklahoma State Championship title
  • Named to the 6A Oklahoma State Championships All-Tournament Team (2015)
CLUB
  • Played for Sunshine Volleyball Club in Los Angeles (2017-2019)
  • Played for Oklahoma Peak Performance (2016)
  • Team took bronze at the 2018 USA Volleyball Junior Nationals in the 17 Open division
  • Team placed fifth at the 2017 USAV Junior Nationals in the 16 Open division
PERSONAL
  • Born in Edmond, Okla. to Ralph and Michelle Frohling
  • Has one older sister, Hannah, a senior outside hitter at Pepperdine
  • Volunteered at ARC: Activities Recreation and Care for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities in North Hollywood, Calif.
  • Anticipated major: communications

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2019Freshman

    Opposite/Setter
    6'5"
    11
  • 11

    2020-21Sophomore

    Opposite/Setter
    6'5"
    11
  • 11

    2021Junior

    Opposite/Setter
    6'5"
    11
  • 11

    2022Senior

    Opposite/Setter
    6'5"
    11