2022 Women's Volleyball Roster
Biography
"A Volleyball Duo For The Ages" - USD Athletics
"Besties Lukes and Benbow have Toreros on a roll" - The San Diego Union-Tribune
Dear Volleyball - Katie Lukes (NCAA Final Four)
Postgame Media - NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship Semifinal
"Katie Lukes Reflects on 2022" - West Coast Conference
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- 2022 WCC Player of the Year
- 2022 AVCA Third Team All-American
- 2022 VolleyballMag.com Second Team All-American
- Two-time AVCA Pacific South All-Region Team selection (2021, 2022)
- Two-time All-WCC First Team selection (2021, 2022)
- Four-time WCC Offensive Player of the Week (10/4/21, 11/1/21, 9/19/22, 10/24/22)
- 2022 All-WCC Preseason Team
- Finished her career with the seventh-most kills (1,359) in San Diego volleyball history
- Two-time WCC All-Academic First Team selection (2021, 2022)
- Two-time All-WCC Second Team selection (2019, 2020-21)
- 2018 All-WCC Freshman Team
- Her .789 attack percentage (16-1-19) against Harvard on Sept. 14, 2019 ranks top-10 in single match records at USD
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2022)
- WCC Player of the Year
- AVCA Third Team All-American
- VolleyballMag.com Second Team All-American
- AVCA Pacific South All-Region Team selection
- All-WCC First Team
- Two-time WCC Offensive Player of the Week (September 19 and October 24)
- All-WCC Preseason Team
- WCC All-Academic First Team
- Finished her career with the seventh-most kills (1,359) in San Diego volleyball history
- Solidified her status as one of the most accomplished and fearsome offensive players in program history with a dynamic campaign that saw her tally a team-high 426 kills (3.67 K/S, .262) while starting all 33 of the Toreros' matches
- Also added 220 digs, which ranked third on the USD roster, 63 blocks (two solo), 15 assists, and three service aces
- Racked up 15 or more kills on 14 occasions, led USD in kills 19 times, and was tied for the team lead in kills twice
- Had a season-high six blocks on Senior Day against Pacific (November 12)
- Totaled 62 kills (3.10 K/S), 43 digs, seven blocks, and two assists across five NCAA Tournament matches
- Set a new season-high with 12 digs against Washington State in the second round
- Led USD to a stunning 3-2 comeback win over Stanford in the Elite Eight with a team-high 20 kills, also adding 11 digs and a block assist
- Notched nine kills, five digs, and three block assists in the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship Semifinal against No. 1 Texas
SENIOR (2021)
- Named to the AVCA Pacific South All-Region Team and was an All-WCC First Team selection
- WCC All-Academic First Team
- Earned WCC Offensive Player of the Week honors on two occasions (October 4 and November 1)
- Started 25 of the Toreros’ 28 matches in 2021, playing in 91 sets
- Finished second on the team with 337 total kills and an average of 3.70 kills per set
- Her 3.70 kills per set ranked fifth in the West Coast Conference and her 337 total kills were the most of any WCC player who appeared in 25 matches or less
- Recorded 15 or more kills in ten games, reached the 20-kill mark on three occasions, and notched at least seven kills in every match she appeared in
- Erupted for a career-high 27 kills in the Toreros' match at Gonzaga on November 6
- Racked up 146 kills in her final 10 regular-season matches of 2021, including 15 against both Santa Clara (10/28) and San Francisco (10/30), 27 at Gonzaga (11/6), 3 versus Pepperdine (11/13), 17 at Saint Mary's 11/18), and 13 versus No. 4 BYU on November 22
- Recorded double-digit kills in eight of her 10 matches to conclude the 2021 season, with the lone exceptions being nine-kill performances at Portland (November 4), and versus Rice in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (December 2).
JUNIOR (2020-21)
- All-WCC Second Team honoree
- Appeared in eight matches (30 sets), tallying 68 kills, 25 digs and 76.0 points
- Tallied 16 kills and five digs in her season debut against San Francisco (Feb. 24)
- Recorded 12 kills and a career-high nine digs against San Francisco (Feb. 25)
- Finished with a career-high six blocks at LMU (March 13)
- Recorded double-digit kills in three matches
- All-WCC Preseason Team selection
SOPHOMORE (2019)
- All-WCC Second Team selection
- Appeared in all 31 matches, making 12 starts
- Finished first on the team with 299 kills, averaging 2.85 kills per set
- Recorded a career-high 17 kills against No. 2 Nebraska
- Hit .789 with 16 kills in 3-0 seep of Harvard
- Tallied 13 kills, 2 blocks in 3-2 upset of No. 20 USC
- Recorded 15 kills, 2 blocks in 3-2 victory against No. 13 BYU (Nov. 15)
- Named the San Diego Sports Association Amateur Star of the Month (September)
- All-WCC Preseason Team
FRESHMAN (2018)
- Participated in the U.S. Women’s National Team Open Tryouts (March 1-3)
- All-WCC Freshmen Team
- Appeared in 30 matches with 20 starts
- Third on the team with 229 kills
- Third on the team with 2.44 kills per set
- Had a .217 attack percentage
- Had 29 blocks with a .31 blocks per set average
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended San Juan Hills High School where she was on the varsity team for four years
- Helped team become two-time South Coast League Champions (2016, 2017) and place third in California State Division 1 Championships (2017)
- Two-time South Coast League MVP (2016 and 2017), two-time Division 1 All CIF team (2016 and 2017), and two-time All Orange County Team (2016 and 2017) during junior and senior seasons
- South Coast League Female Athlete of the Year (2018) and San Juan Hills High School Female Athlete of the Year (2018) as a senior
CLUB
- Played for T-Street Volleyball and served as team captain her for three seasons
- Team finished third in the Open Division at Junior Nationals in 2016 and was named to the All-Tournament Team
- Prep Volleyball ranked her No. 65 in Aces for the Class of 2017
PERSONAL
- Born August 12, 2000 in Mission Viejo, CA to Reid and Gina Lukes
- Has a younger brother, Ryan
- Plans to pursue a career in business and marketing
- Earned a 4.02 overall GPA and was a Scholar Athlete all four years of high school
- Three year member of Lion’s Heart Club
- Enjoys hanging out with family and friends, going to the beach, and country concerts
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2018Freshman
Outside Hitter
6'2"
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2019Sophomore
Outside Hitter
6'2"
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2020-21Junior
Outside Hitter
6'2"
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2021Senior
Outside Hitter
6'2"
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2022Redshirt Senior
Outside Hitter
6'2"
