2020-21 Women's Volleyball Roster

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17 Thana Fayad

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Oak Bay
  • Hometown Victoria, B.C.
  • Major Communication Studies (B.A.)/Leadership Studies (M.A.)

Biography

  • 2020-21 AVCA Pacific South All-Region Honorable Mention
  • Two-time All-WCC First Team (2019, 2020-21)
  • Senior CLASS Award Nominee (2021)
  • WCC All-Academic First Team (2020-21)
GRADUATE (2020-21)
  • AVCA Pacific South All-Region Honorable Mention
  • All-WCC First Team
  • WCC All-Academic First Team
  • Senior CLASS Award Nominee
  • Started 16 matches (57 sets) and led the team with a .319 hitting percentage
  • Led the team with .319 hitting percentage which ranked fifth in WCC
  • Finished second on the team with 193 kills (3.39 per set) and third on the team with 129 digs (2.26 per set)
  • Added 23.0 total blocks and 20 aces to finish with 225.5 points
  • Finished with double-digit kills in 11 matches and double-digit digs in five matches
  • Collected a career-high 23 kills and 26.5 points, hitting .327 in a 3-2 victory at Gonzaga (Feb. 20)
  • Finished with 19 kills, 10 digs and hit .471 in a 3-1 victory over No. 20 Pepperdine on her senior day (March 27)
  • Recorded four double-doubles
  • All-WCC Preseason Team selection
SENIOR (2019)
  • All-WCC First Team honoree
  • Earned WCC Player of the Week (Sept. 30)
  • Made 29 starts, appearing in 104 of 112 sets
  • Finished second on the team with 298 kills and first with 2.87 kills per set
  • Collected 25 aces and was third on the team with 260 digs (2.50 per set)
  • Led the team in points (352.5) averaging 3.39 per set
  • Registered 17 kills, nine digs and two blocks against No. 13 Washington (Aug. 31)
  • Recorded career highs in kills (20), digs (19), aces (3) and points (24.0) against Pepperdine (Oct. 1)
  • Tallied 10 double-doubles
JUNIOR (2018) 
  • Sat the majority of the season due to injury
  • Appeared in one match, USD's NCAA third-round matchup with Wisconsin (Dec. 7)
SOPHOMORE (2017) 
  • Did not play due to injury (redshirt)
FRESHMAN (2016)
  • Recorded 180 kills as a true freshman outside hitter
  • Total of 111 digs and 28 blocks on the season
  • Put up a season high 16 digs vs Minnesota (8/27)
  • Hit .571 with nine kills at Saint Mary's
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Prepped at Michaels University School and Oak Bay High
  • Head of her class, named the Province Player of the Year, and first-team All-Star in her senior year
  • As a sophomore, she was a first-team All-Star selection, and helped her team win the Provincial Championship
  • Played club volleyball for Titans Volleyball and Academy Volleyball
  • Helped her team win the national silver medal, Provincial and state silver medal, as well as a Provincial and state bronze medal
PERSONAL
  • Born on May 26, 1998 in Regina, Saskatchewan to Audra and Jahmil Fayad
  • Was also recruited by Santa Clara, Minnesota, Notre Dame, San Francisco, Portland, Idaho State, Hawaii and Washington State
  • Chose to attend USD for many reasons
  • One would be the outstanding coaching staff and division I volleyball team, the overall great campus community, facilities and academic staff, as well as great class sizes and supportive professors, and lest we forget, living in California is a given bonus
  • Enjoys singing, drawing, going outdoors, and being goofy
  • Loves dogs and horses

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2016Freshman

    OH
    6'2"
    17
  • 17

    2017Sophomore

    OH
    6'2"
    17
  • 17

    2018Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'2"
    17
  • 17

    2019Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'2"
    17
  • 17

    2020-21Graduate Student

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    17