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Jersey Number 17
Vanessa Ramirez
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist/Libero
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- La Salle HS
- Hometown:
- Pasadena, Calif.
Bio
2024 Season (Fifth Year)
• Set a career-high of 11 assists vs Northeastern
• Set a season-high with 21 digs vs Utah State
• Appeared in 104 sets throughout the 2024 season
• Was top five on the team with 45 total assists
• Finished top five on the team with 186 digs throughout the 2024 season
• Posted double digit digs in five games throughout the season
2023 (Senior)
• Was the only Ute to start all 30 matches and play in all 117 sets
• Finished fifth in the Pac-12 with 3.56 digs per set
• Ended the season with 416 digs, which ranks 10th all-time for most digs in a single season
• Led Utah in digs or tied for the lead in digs in 28 of 30 matches
• Recorded 25 matches of double-digit digs
• Posted season-high 24 digs against Weber St.
• Tallied three matches of 20 or more digs
• Collected 30 aces, which ranked second on the team
• Totaled 111 assists
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Athletic Director's Honor Roll
2022 (Junior)
• Was the only Ute to start all 31 matches and play in all 114 sets
• Finished third in the Pac-12 with 4.04 digs per set
• Ended the season with 461 digs, which ranks sixth all-time for most digs in a single season
• Led Utah in digs or tied for the lead in digs in 27 of 31 matches
• Recorded 27 matches of double-digit digs
• Posted career high 27 digs against Purdue, along with 10 assists for first double-double of the season
• Tallied six matches of 20 or more digs
• Recorded 20 digs in just three sets against Arizona
• Collected 26 aces, which ranked third on the team, and posted a season-best three aces vs. Milwaukee and Oregon State
• Totaled 153 assists
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Athletic Director's Honor Roll
2021 (Sophomore)
• Was one of three Utes to play in all 113 sets and all 31 matches
• Led the team with 381 digs and 3.37 digs per set as the starting libero
• Recorded 26 aces, which was third-best on the team (0.23 aces per set)
• Recorded career best 21 digs twice - first against Nebraska in a five-set match before tying her career high with 21 digs against Washington State in just three sets
• Posted double-digit digs in 24 matches, which doubled the next highest Ute
• Recorded first career double-double against Weber State with 15 digs and 10 assists
• Earned second double-double of the season with 19 digs and 10 assists at Washington
• Tallied career-best four aces in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Utah Valley
• Totaled 141 assists
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020 (Freshman)
• Played in all 18 matches this season and was one of two players to play in all 66 sets the team played in at libero
• Posted 188 digs averaging 2.85 per set
• Third on the team with 15 aces
• 10 matches with double-figure digs
• Career high with 17 digs in the second match against UCLA
• Finished the season with 59 assists
• Matched career high seven assists in two matches
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned 2019 all-area first team by the Pasadena News her senior season ... Named to the 2018 all-area second team by the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and to the All-Del Rey League first team the last three seasons ...Earned All-Del Rey League second team after her sophomore and freshman seasons ... In addition to all of her high school awards, she was named the USAVB junior nationals 17 open "Supernova" in 2019 playing with San Gabriel Elite Volleyball Club
PERSONAL
• Major is psychology
• Set a career-high of 11 assists vs Northeastern
• Set a season-high with 21 digs vs Utah State
• Appeared in 104 sets throughout the 2024 season
• Was top five on the team with 45 total assists
• Finished top five on the team with 186 digs throughout the 2024 season
• Posted double digit digs in five games throughout the season
2023 (Senior)
• Was the only Ute to start all 30 matches and play in all 117 sets
• Finished fifth in the Pac-12 with 3.56 digs per set
• Ended the season with 416 digs, which ranks 10th all-time for most digs in a single season
• Led Utah in digs or tied for the lead in digs in 28 of 30 matches
• Recorded 25 matches of double-digit digs
• Posted season-high 24 digs against Weber St.
• Tallied three matches of 20 or more digs
• Collected 30 aces, which ranked second on the team
• Totaled 111 assists
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Athletic Director's Honor Roll
2022 (Junior)
• Was the only Ute to start all 31 matches and play in all 114 sets
• Finished third in the Pac-12 with 4.04 digs per set
• Ended the season with 461 digs, which ranks sixth all-time for most digs in a single season
• Led Utah in digs or tied for the lead in digs in 27 of 31 matches
• Recorded 27 matches of double-digit digs
• Posted career high 27 digs against Purdue, along with 10 assists for first double-double of the season
• Tallied six matches of 20 or more digs
• Recorded 20 digs in just three sets against Arizona
• Collected 26 aces, which ranked third on the team, and posted a season-best three aces vs. Milwaukee and Oregon State
• Totaled 153 assists
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Athletic Director's Honor Roll
2021 (Sophomore)
• Was one of three Utes to play in all 113 sets and all 31 matches
• Led the team with 381 digs and 3.37 digs per set as the starting libero
• Recorded 26 aces, which was third-best on the team (0.23 aces per set)
• Recorded career best 21 digs twice - first against Nebraska in a five-set match before tying her career high with 21 digs against Washington State in just three sets
• Posted double-digit digs in 24 matches, which doubled the next highest Ute
• Recorded first career double-double against Weber State with 15 digs and 10 assists
• Earned second double-double of the season with 19 digs and 10 assists at Washington
• Tallied career-best four aces in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Utah Valley
• Totaled 141 assists
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020 (Freshman)
• Played in all 18 matches this season and was one of two players to play in all 66 sets the team played in at libero
• Posted 188 digs averaging 2.85 per set
• Third on the team with 15 aces
• 10 matches with double-figure digs
• Career high with 17 digs in the second match against UCLA
• Finished the season with 59 assists
• Matched career high seven assists in two matches
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned 2019 all-area first team by the Pasadena News her senior season ... Named to the 2018 all-area second team by the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and to the All-Del Rey League first team the last three seasons ...Earned All-Del Rey League second team after her sophomore and freshman seasons ... In addition to all of her high school awards, she was named the USAVB junior nationals 17 open "Supernova" in 2019 playing with San Gabriel Elite Volleyball Club
PERSONAL
• Major is psychology
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