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2019 Women's Volleyball

12 Christina Nwankpa

12 Christina Nwankpa

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Round Rock
  • Hometown:
    Round Rock, Texas

Summary

Biography

2018 (Junior): Led team and was fourth in NESCAC with 0.80 blocks per set...had six blocks at Emory on September 8 and again versus Amherst on October 5...also had 11 kills with just two errors (.364 pct.) in Amherst match...fourth on team with 162 kills (1.82 per set)...notched 12 kills twice against Bowdoin, in regular season and conference tournament.

2017 (Sophomore): Earned honorable mention selections to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division III All-American team...helped mark the program's first year since 2008 that the Jumbos had three players receive AVCA All-America recognition...AVCA All-Region team selection...Played in all 30 matches (110 sets) and finished with 106 total blocks for a 0.96 per-set average, third-best in NESCAC...her 84 block assists led the conference...hit fourth in NESCAC with a .326 percentage after recording 205 kills with 65 errors on 430 swings..had a nine-block night at Bowdoin on September 19, including four solos...season-high in kills was 12, which she hit twice including versus Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

2016 (Freshman): Took the court in 13 matches and 39 sets as she was part of the Jumbos squad that finished 27-4 overall with a perfect 10-0 in NESCAC regular season play and hosted and won an NCAA Regional for the first time since 2009...finished with 90.5 points, 74 kills, 28 blocks, 25 block assists, seven digs, three solo blocks and one service ace...tallied career highs of 10 kills during a 3-0 triumph over Wellesley on Sept. 9 and in a 3-0 win against visiting Roger Williams on Sept. 14...finished with five or more kills in eight matches...erupted with a career-high five blocks during a 3-1 win against Brandeis on Sept. 10 in Cambridge, Mass.

Before Tufts: Was on the volleyball and basketball teams at Round Rock High School...was a three-time First Team All-District honoree...was on the team that won the District Area Championship and the Bi-District Championship...was on a team that qualified to National Junior Olympics...maintained a 4.0 GPA all four years of high school...took four summer college courses during high school...graduated in the top ten percent of her class...participated in the Magna Graduation Plan.

Personal: Daughter of Rosemary and Christian...has one sibling, Charles.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2016Freshman

    MH/OPP
    5'10"
    12
  • 12

    2017Sophomore

    MH/OPP
    5'10"
    12
  • 12

    2018Junior

    MH/OPP
    5'10"
    12
  • 12

    2019Senior

    MH/OPP
    5'10"
    12