2019 Women's Volleyball Roster

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1 Anna Newsome

  • Position Setter
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • High School INS Joaquim Blume
  • Hometown Sabadell, Barcelona
  • Major Communications

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
  • 2019 AVCA Pacific South All-Region Team
  • 2019 WCC Setter of the Year
  • 2019 All-WCC First Team
  • 2018 WCC All-Academic honorable mention
  • Finished career ranked among the top 10 Toreros in career assists (10th, 2273)
SENIOR (2019)
  • AVCA Pacific South All-Region
  • WCC Setter of the Year
  • Earned All-WCC first team honors
  • WCC Player of the Week (Oct. 21)
  • Started all 31 matches
  • Collected 1072 assists and 9.57 assists per set
  • Led the team with 32 aces
  • Finished with a .509 hitting percentage, collecting 93 kills on 167 attempts with just eight errors
  • Second on the team with 265 digs, averaging 2.37 digs per set
  • Set career highs for kills (8) and digs (18), with 43 assists at Hawaii (Aug. 30)
  • Recorded a career-high 58 assists, adding 15 digs against Pepperdine (Oct. 1)
  • Registered 42 assists, 15 digs, two aces and two blocks in 3-2 upset of No. 20 USC (Sept. 19)
  • Tallied 56 assists, 10 digs and three blocks in 3-2 upset of No. 10 BYU (Nov. 15)
  • Collected 57 assists, 15 digs and eight kills in NCAA First Round against No. 23 Washington State (Dec. 6)
  • Tallied nine double-doubles
  • Named to UCSB Thunderdome Classic All-Tournament Team
JUNIOR (2018) 
  • WCC All-Academic honorable mention
  • Appeared in 29 matches with 28 starts
  • Led USD with 662 assists
  • Led USD with 6.37 assists per set
  • Second on the team with an attack percentage of .356
  • Third on the team with 15 service aces
  • Third on the team with 197 digs
  • Recorded a career-high 44 assists against Oregon State (Sept. 15)
SOPHOMORE (2017) 
  • Appeared in 18 matches
  • Third on the team with 52 assists
  • Recorded 24 digs in 38 sets
FRESHMAN (2016)
  • Second on the team with 483 assists as a true freshman setter
  • Recorded 28 assists at Pepperdine (11/22) and 26 assists vs Portland (11/10)
  • Had 12 service aces on the season
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Prepped at INS Joaquim Blume High School in Sabadell, Barcelona
PERSONAL
  • Born on July 31, 1997 in Sabadell to Robert Newsome and Rosa Maria Mimo Pardo
  • Chose to attend USD because of the outstanding volleyball program, the choice of studies at USD, and the beautiful campus
  • Plans on studying international relations
  • Speaks four languages and is half Spanish and half British

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2016Freshman

    Setter
    5'9"
    18
  • 1

    2017Sophomore

    Setter
    5'9"
    1
  • 1

    2018Junior

    Setter
    5'9"
    1
  • 1

    2019Senior

    Setter
    5'9"
    1