Ava Bell

Position:
MB/OH
Height:
6-2
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Austin, Texas
High School:
Rouse

2018: Played in all 27 matches, seeing time in 91 sets • Led the Tar Heels with 90 blocks, averaging 0.99 blocks per set • Posted a team-best 12 solo blocks • Had the third-most kills for UNC with 210 • Recorded one double-doubled with 12 kills and 12 blocks vs. NC State (9/26) • Slugged six kills in her Carolina debut vs. Wisconsin (8/24) • Had eight matches with 10 or more kills • Hit .400 or better in six matches.

Prep: A Third-Team Under Armour High School All-American • Potential to play all six rotations • Rated the No. 51 recruit in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com • Led Rouse High School to the Bi-District Finals in 2014 and 2015 and the Regional Finals in 2016 • Two-time All-District 19-5A First Team selection • Named District Hitter MVP in 2016 while earning all-state honors from three different organizations • 2016 Offensive Player of the Year • Appeared on the AVCA Phenom Watch List • A member of Austin Performance Volleyball Club • Earned 2016 GJNC all-tournament honors after leading the Gazelles to a third-place national finish • A four-time academic all-district selection, a 2017 academic all-state honoree and a four-year Rouse Scholar.

Personal: Born Ava Christine Bell on November 1 in Austin, Texas • Daughter of Stacy VanBecelaere and Ron Bell • Father played football at Louisville • Sister to Hannah Bell, Emma VanBecelaere and Annie Bell • Granddaughter of Mike Livingston, who played football at Southern Methodist University and was a quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs for 12 seasons • Granddaughter to Ron Bell Sr. who played baseball at Louisiana Tech.