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Grace Fiaseu Resets Two Freshman Volleyball Records
11/25/2024 4:32:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. – Headlined by two Air Force Freshman Records from Grace Fiaseu, several members of the volleyball squad impacted the program's record book during 2024 season, which came to a close this past weekend.
Fiaseu recorded Freshman Records in hitting and solo blocks during the modern era (since 25-point scoring began in 2008). The Ewa Beach, Hawaii, native became the first Air Force freshman to hit over .300 in a season (minimum 200 attempts), as she hit at a .306 with 166 kills on 399 attempts, with just 44 errors. The first-year Falcon also posted a Freshman Record in solo blocks, with 11 single-handed rejections. In addition to those two records, Fiaseu tallied accounted for the No. 2 freshman marks in service aces (23), assisted blocks (78) and total blocks (89), while recording the third-best blocks-per-set average (0.88).
USAFA FRESHMAN RECORDS (MODERN ERA)Fiaseu recorded Freshman Records in hitting and solo blocks during the modern era (since 25-point scoring began in 2008). The Ewa Beach, Hawaii, native became the first Air Force freshman to hit over .300 in a season (minimum 200 attempts), as she hit at a .306 with 166 kills on 399 attempts, with just 44 errors. The first-year Falcon also posted a Freshman Record in solo blocks, with 11 single-handed rejections. In addition to those two records, Fiaseu tallied accounted for the No. 2 freshman marks in service aces (23), assisted blocks (78) and total blocks (89), while recording the third-best blocks-per-set average (0.88).
Fiaseu – Hitting (.306, 166-44-399)
Fiaseu – Solo Blocks (11)
Classmate Mia Loyd (Terre Haute, Ind.) also entered the Air Force Freshman Top 5 in several events, including the No. 3 spot in service aces (22) to give the 2024 freshmen class two of the three-best first-year servers of the USAFA modern era. Loyd, the Falcons' starting setter, also ranked No. 3 in assists per set (4.89) and fourth in both assists (489) and digs (191).
Fiaseu and Loyd also impacted the program's overall standings, with Loyd finishing her first season ranked eighth in career assists in the modern era and Fiaseu's 78 assisted ranking in the single-season standings for both the modern era (ninth) and Division I (10th). Loys was one of two Falcons to debut on the career assists' list, as senior Ellie Eichhorn finished her career in 10th with 424 helpers.
Junior Jordan Suan, whose 353 digs was the seventh-highest single-season total of the modern era (eighth in Division I), now has 918 total digs for her career – a tally that ranked fifth since 2008 and sixth since the program joined DI in 1996. Senior Ella Tschuor finished her career ranked among the program's modern era top 10 in attempts (seventh, 2290), points (eighth, 891.5), kills (ninth, 750), hitting (ninth, .155). Despite missing most of the season, fellow senior Mac Russ finished her career ranked among Air Force's Division I leaders in blocking – fifth in assisted blocks (256), fifth in total blocks (302) and eighth in solo blocks (46). Those tallies also include top-five marks in all three categories during the modern era.
Fiaseu and Loyd also impacted the program's overall standings, with Loyd finishing her first season ranked eighth in career assists in the modern era and Fiaseu's 78 assisted ranking in the single-season standings for both the modern era (ninth) and Division I (10th). Loys was one of two Falcons to debut on the career assists' list, as senior Ellie Eichhorn finished her career in 10th with 424 helpers.
Junior Jordan Suan, whose 353 digs was the seventh-highest single-season total of the modern era (eighth in Division I), now has 918 total digs for her career – a tally that ranked fifth since 2008 and sixth since the program joined DI in 1996. Senior Ella Tschuor finished her career ranked among the program's modern era top 10 in attempts (seventh, 2290), points (eighth, 891.5), kills (ninth, 750), hitting (ninth, .155). Despite missing most of the season, fellow senior Mac Russ finished her career ranked among Air Force's Division I leaders in blocking – fifth in assisted blocks (256), fifth in total blocks (302) and eighth in solo blocks (46). Those tallies also include top-five marks in all three categories during the modern era.
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