2026-2027 Beach Volleyball Roster
Biography
PREVIOUS SCHOOLS, INDOOR VOLLEYBALL (2022-2025)
- Spent the first four seasons of her college career playing indoor volleyball at Portland State (2022-2023) and UC Irvine (2024-2025) before joining USD beach volleyball ahead of its inaugural 2026-2027 campaign
SENIOR (2025 AT UC IRVINE)
- All Big-West Honorable Mention
- Played in 103 sets
- Led the team in kills per set (2.98)
- Ranked 11th in Big West in kills and points (3.48/set)
- Reached double figures in kills on 15 occasions
- Set a career high with 20 kills at CSUN (November 13)
- Added 10 digs against the Matadors for her second double-double of the year
- Also had 14 kills and a career-high 13 digs against UC San Diego (September 27)
JUNIOR (2024 AT UC IRVINE)
- Appeared in 45 sets
- Averaged 1.64 kills and 0.74 digs per set
- Totaled 74 kills and 34 digs
- Posted a career-high 18 kills vs. CSUN (October 4)
SOPHOMORE (2023 AT PORTLAND STATE)
- Appeared in 22 of 28 matches and 76 of 102 sets
- Totaled 101 kills (1.33 per set) on .181 hitting, 41 digs (0.54 per set) and 45 total blocks (0.59 per set)
- Averaged 1.42 kills and 0.77 blocks per set during the Vikings’ stretch of six wins in seven matches between Oct. 19 to Nov. 10
- Recorded six kills on .667 hitting in the Vikings’ Big Sky quarterfinal match against Weber State (November 22)
- Finished with six kills on .250 hitting to go with three blocks and her first-career ace in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over conference leader Sacramento State (November 10)
- Recorded six kills on .357 hitting in the Vikings’ 3-0 sweep of Eastern Washington (November 4)
- Finished with seven kills on .385 hitting to go with six digs and two solo blocks in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Idaho (November 2)
- Recorded eight kills on .316 hitting to go with a career-high six blocks in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Montana (November 21)
- Came off the bench to record five kills and two blocks over the final three sets of the Vikings’ 3-2 reverse sweep of Montana State (October 19)
- Recorded six kills -- including one on match point -- on .353 hitting in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Northern Colorado (September 23)
- Tied for the team lead with three blocks in the Vikings’ 3-1 road win over Idaho State (September 21)
- Set career highs for kills (11), blocks (4) and points (13.0) in the Vikings’ 3-1 win over Toledo at the NDSU Tournament (September 9)
- Had five kills, three digs and a block in the Vikings’ 3-1 comeback win over Utah (September 5)
- Recorded a career-high seven kills on .143 hitting in the Vikings’ 3-1 loss at Saint Mary’s (September 2)
- Started her first match as a Viking in the team’s season opener against Kansas State, recording three kills and two digs (August 25)
FRESHMAN (2022 AT PORTLAND STATE)
- Played in 16 sets across 10 matches
- Finished the season averaging 0.38 kills, 0.19 blocks and 0.06 digs per set
- Made her first appearance since September while playing in two sets of the Vikings’ NIVC first-round match against Santa Clara (December 2)
- Contributed three kills and a block in the Vikings’ five-set road win over UTEP (September 2)
- Made a splash off the bench in the Vikings’ match against 19th-ranked Oregon, recording two blocks (one solo) and a kill against the Ducks (August 28)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Attended Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo, California, where she led her team to a CIF Southern Section Division 2 title as a senior
- Helped the Wolverines win back-to-back league titles as a junior and senior
- Was named League MVP as a senior
- Took first place at the Queens Court Tournament
- Also competed in track & field, and broke Aliso Niguel's high jump record as a freshman
- Played for the Tstreet Volleyball Club from 13s to 18, and won a bronze medal with Tstreet 15s at a tournament in 2019
PERSONAL
- Born to Laura and Jason Duffey
