2022 Women's Volleyball Roster
Biography
"Blossom has helped USD volleyball set itself apart" - The San Diego Union-Tribune
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- 2022 AVCA First Team All-American
- 2022 VolleyballMag.com First Team All-American
- 2022 AVCA Pacific South Region Player of the Year
- 2022 AVCA Pacific South All-Region Team
- 2022 WCC Setter of the Year
- 2022 All-WCCÂ First Team
- 2022 NCAA Stanford Regional Most Outstanding Player
- 2022 Texas A&M Invitational MVP
- 2022 Cardinal Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2022 USD Invitational MVP
- 2023 WCC Female Mike Gilleran Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
- 2023 Honda Sport Award Finalist
- WCC Offensive Player of the Week (November 7, 2022)
GRADUATE (2022)
- AVCA First Team All-American
- VolleyballMag.com First Team All-American
- AVCA Pacific South Region Player of the Year
- AVCA Pacific South All-Region Team
- WCC Setter of the Year
- All-WCCÂ First Team
- NCAA Stanford Regional Most Outstanding Player
- Texas A&M Invitational MVP
- Cardinal Classic All-Tournament Team
- USD Invitational MVP
- WCC Offensive Player of the Week (November 7)
- Started all 33 of San Diego's matches as she led the Toreros to the most successful season in program history
- Totaled a USD and WCC-high 1,324 assists that ranked 14th nationally and are the 7th most in a single season by any San Diego player
- Became just the third player to reach the 4,000 assist mark in a Torero uniform on October 27, finished with 4,595 career assists
- Led USD and the WCC with an average of 11.32 assists per set, a mark that ranked ninth nationally
- Totaled 306 digs (2.62 D/S), which was second on the USD roster only to WCC Libero of the Year Annie Benbow and placed 10th in the WCC
- Also added 34 service aces (one shy of Grace Frohling's team-high 35), 45 block assists (two solo), and 17 kills
- Racked up 30 assists or more in 30 of San Diego's 33 matches in 2022, including 40 or more on 15 occasions, and 50 or more four times
- Totaled 238 assists, 55 digs, five service aces, six blocks, and two kills across five NCAA Tournament matches
- Had a remarkable career-high 64 assists in USD's 3-2 win over Stanford in the Elite Eight
- Recorded 37 assists and tied her season-high with 18 digs in the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship Semifinal against No. 1 Texas
- Steered the USD offense to a .285 team hitting percentage through all 33 matches, which ranked 11th nationally and is the highest single-season team hitting percentage in San Diego volleyball history
PREVIOUS SCHOOL (2018-2021)
- Spent four seasons at Penn State, totaling 3,271 assists, 865 digs, and 76 aces across 382 sets in Happy Valley
- Earned one AVCA All-America honor (third team in 2019) an All-Northeast Region Team honor, two second-team All-Big Ten selections (2019 and 2020), eight Big Ten Setter of the Week awards, and two Academic All-Big Ten honors
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Attended St. Joseph Academy in St. Louis, Missouri
- Voted the 2018 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year and was one of three finalists for the National Gatorade Player of the Year
- Named a 2017 Under Armour first team All-American
- Was the recipient of the 2018 Andi Collins Award for the nation’s top setter
- Named a MaxPreps second team All-American
- Led St. Joseph's Academy to a 33-3 record and the Class 4 state championship in 2017
- Recorded 794 assists, 184 digs, 69 kills and 36 blocks while posting a hitting percentage of .366
- Was a four-year starter and was selected twice for first-team All-Metro and all-state honors
- Was a three-time all-conference and all-district honoree and was the St. Louis Post Dispatch All-Metro Player of the Year in 2017
PERSONAL
- Born to Jay and Julie Blossom
- Has one sister, Danielle
- Majored in Psychology at Penn State
Statistics
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