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Evija Vilde
1  Evija Vilde
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Riga, Latvia

High School:
Murjanu Sport Gymnasium

Height:
6-1

Position:
OPP

05/09/2012

UCF Volleyball: 'Champions In The Classroom'

Team GPA was 3.37 this spring

04/02/2012

Volleyball's Peterson Named Assistant Coach at Oklahoma

He coached at UCF for three seasons

03/27/2012

UCF Places 221 Student-Athletes on C-USA Academic Honor Roll

The Knights rank first among all league public institutions for the sixth-consecutive year.

01/25/2012

Q & A with Dagenais: Rising Senior Class

Todd Dagenais talks about his senior class for 2012

01/06/2012

UCF Athletics Extends Contract of Volleyball's Dagenais

Todd Dagenais signed a three-year extension through 2014.

2011 - JUNIOR SEASON
• Named to the All-Conference USA Second Team
• Appeared in all 31 matches and 115 sets in 2011
• Ranked sixth overall in C-USA in kills per set (3.32)and points per set (3.70)
• Finished the season with a career-high 382 kills, 205 digs, 50 blocks and 425 points
• Posted seven double-doubles in kills and digs with each coming in C-USA play
• Set a career-high hitting percentage of .667 with 14 kills in 18 attempts vs. FAU (9/11)
• Had 18 kills on 47 attempts against FIU (9/17)
• Recorded 12 kills against TULSA (9/25)
• Collected 10 digs and two block solos against UAB (10/7)
• In the second match against the Blazers, notched 22 kills and 23.5 total points (10/8)
• Blasted 22 kills and accumulated 24.5 points against Rice (10/14)
• Chipped in with a double-double against Houston, including a career-high 12 digs (10/16)
• Recorded a monster double-double of 22 kills on a career-high 68 attempts and notched a career-best 23 digs at Southern Miss (10/23)
• Posted two double-doubles over Houston (10/28) and Rice (10/30) in a crucial weekend series with 18 and 14 kills, respectively, and 10 digs in each match
• Notched her fourth double-double in five matches in the second tilt at Memphis with 11 kills and 10 digs (11/4)

2010 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Saw action in 29 matches for the Knights in 2010
• Finished the season ranked fourth in Conference USA in service aces (0.30/set)
• In C-USA only matches, ranked fourth in service aces (0.28/set)
• Led the team in service aces (32) and ranked second in kills (246), kills per set (2.28) and points (302.0)
• Posted double-digit kills in nine different matches
• Tallied two or more service aces in nine contests
• Named to the Florida Gulf Coast All-Tournament Team
• Named to the UNC Wilmington Courtyard by Marriott All-Tournament Team
• Hit .474 with 12 kills in the season-opener vs. Houston Baptist (9/27)
• Hit .429 with 14 kills, two digs and two block solos vs. Florida Gulf Coast (8/27)
• Hit .524 with 14 kills and two blocks vs. UNC Wilmington (9/3)
• Had six kills and five block assists at Houston (10/1)
• Posted a career-high four service aces at Memphis (11/4)
• Racked up 33 kills in a weekend series against Marshall (11/11) and ECU (11/13) and posted a double-double against the Pirates with 17 kills and 14 digs

2009 - FRESHMAN SEASON
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• One of only three Knights to play in all 30 matches in 2009
• Ranked third on the team in kills (255), blocks (57) and points (288)
• Posted two double-doubles on the season
• Had 14 matches in which she tallied 10 or more kills
• Posted 10 kills and four block assists in her collegiate debut vs. Jacksonville (8/28)
• Hit a career-high .571 with eight kills and four block assists vs. FAU (8/29)
• Posted 12 kills vs. No. 24 Purdue (9/5)
• Totaled seven kills, three digs and a career-best six blocks vs. UTSA (9/5)
• Had six kills and a career-high 10 digs vs. High Point (9/11)
• Tallied a career-high 16 kills and added five blocks vs. Southern Miss (9/18)
• Hit .483 with 14 kills and three blocks in the season-finale vs. USF (11/25)

MURJANU SPORT GYMNASIUM
• Played for head coach Ilmars Pulins
• Was named her team's MVP in 2005
• Earned four letters in volleyball
• Was a member of the honor roll as a senior

PERSONAL
• Born in Riga, Latvia
• Daughter of Raimonds and Irina Vilde
• Majoring in hospitality management
• Her father, Raimonds, won the silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics with the Soviet Union Men's Volleyball National Team

VILDE'S CAREER HIGHS

Category High Opponent (Last Time) Date
Kills 22 3x (Southern Miss) 10.23.11
Attacks 68 Southern Miss 10.23.11
Hitting % .667 FAU 09.11.11
Assists 3 2x (Memphis) 11.03.11
Aces 4 Memphis 11.19.10
Digs 23 Houston 10.16.11
Total Blocks 6 UTSA 09.05.09
Block Solos 2 2x UAB 10.07.11
Block Assists 5 5x (Houston) 10.01.10
Points 24.5 Rice 10.14.11
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