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Jersey Number 15
Melissa Powell
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Pleasant Grove High School
- Hometown:
- Pleasant Grove, Utah
Prior to Utah
• Transfers to the U from Houston Baptist
• Also played at Central Michigan as a freshman
High School
• A four-year starter and letterwinner at Pleasant Grove High School under head coach Allyce Jones
• Named a PrepVolleyball.com All-American
• Nominated for national player of the year and Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Utah
• Named to the 2012 All-American Under Armour Watch List
• Named to the 2012 National Durango Fall Classic first team
• Recorded 21 kills during state final game to lead team to the 5A Utah State Championship
• Named MVP of the state tournament and was district MVP
• As a senior, recorded 355 kills, 235 digs and 32 service aces
• Earned all-state honorable mention as a junior
Personal
• Born January 27, 1995 in Provo, Utah
• Daughter of Ray and Val Fuchs, who both played professional volleyball in Brazil
• HGas one older brother, Phillip, who played volleyball for BYU, and one older sister, Becca, who played volleyball for Weber State
• Transfers to the U from Houston Baptist
• Also played at Central Michigan as a freshman
High School
• A four-year starter and letterwinner at Pleasant Grove High School under head coach Allyce Jones
• Named a PrepVolleyball.com All-American
• Nominated for national player of the year and Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Utah
• Named to the 2012 All-American Under Armour Watch List
• Named to the 2012 National Durango Fall Classic first team
• Recorded 21 kills during state final game to lead team to the 5A Utah State Championship
• Named MVP of the state tournament and was district MVP
• As a senior, recorded 355 kills, 235 digs and 32 service aces
• Earned all-state honorable mention as a junior
Personal
• Born January 27, 1995 in Provo, Utah
• Daughter of Ray and Val Fuchs, who both played professional volleyball in Brazil
• HGas one older brother, Phillip, who played volleyball for BYU, and one older sister, Becca, who played volleyball for Weber State
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