Charley Niego

Charley NiegoUniversity of North Carolina Volleyball v Miami Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC Friday, September 30, 2022

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Charley NiegoUniversity of North Carolina Volleyball v DukeCameron Indoor ArenaChapel Hill, NCSunday, October 23, 2022

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Charley NiegoUniversity of North Carolina Volleyball v High PointCarmichael ArenaChapel Hill, NCSaturday, August 20, 2021

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Charley NiegoUniversity of North Carolina Volleyball v South CarolinaCarmichael ArenaChapel Hill, NCFriday, September 2, 2022

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Charley NiegoUniversity of North Carolina Volleyball v MichiganCarmichael ArenaChapel Hill, NCSaturday, September 10, 2022

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Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-0
High School:
Mother McAuley
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.

Major: MBA Certificate Program in Leadership Development

Career Highs:
Kills: 23 at Georgia Tech (11/24/19), at Georgia Tech (9/30/18)
Service aces: 5 at Clemson (10/3/21), vs. Purdue (9/06/19)
Attacks: 75 vs. Wright St. (8/31/19)
Digs: 29 at NC State (9/23/18)
Blocks: 5 at Pittsburgh (9/23/22)
Block solos: 2 (Three times)
Block assists: 6 at Ohio St. (9/19/21)

Accolades:

2022 All-ACC Second Team
2021 All-ACC Second team
2021 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2021 ACC All-Academic team
2020 All-ACC First team
2020 AVCA East Coast Region Team
2019 All-ACC First team
2019 AVCA East Coast Region Honorable Mention
2018 All-ACC Second team
2018 AVCA East Coast Region Honorable Mention
2018 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2018 All-ACC Freshman team
ACC Player of the Week (Oct. 6, 2020; Dec. 1, 2019)

AS A GRADUATE (2022):

Played in 27 matches, making 26 starts, with 97 set appearances
Second on the team with 287 kills, averaging 2.96 kills per set
Tallied 52 blocks, third-most on the team, with 11 block solos, second-most on the team
Had third-most digs on the team with 260, averaging 2.68 digs per set
Recorded 13 double-doubles, tied for most on the team and third-most in the ACC
Set a new career-best of five total blocks at No. 10 Pitt (9/23/22)
Had a season-high 20 kills in four-set victory at Charlotte (9/6/22)
Tallied 27 digs vs. Miami (9/30/22), the most digs in a single match of any Carolina player on the season and the most of any player in the ACC in a four-set match
Became just the third player in ACC volleyball history to earn five All-ACC honors

AT NOTRE DAME (2018-21):

Played in 98 matches, making 372 set appearances, in four seasons with the Irish
Finished her Notre Dame career with 1265 kills, averaging 3.4 kills/set, 1076 digs, 179 total blocks, 165 block assists, 14 block solos, 98 service aces and 80 assists
Led the team in kills as a freshman (339), sophomore (410) and junior (244) and had second-most as a senior (272)

PERSONAL:

Born March 13
Daughter of Charlie and Therese
Has five siblings: Quinn, Josh, Grace, Nick and Joe
Graduated from Notre Dame in 2022 with a degree in management consulting
Father, Charlie, played basketball at Lewis University from 1982-1986
Mother, Therese, was an All-America outside hitter at the University of the Pacific from 1982-85, leading the Tigers to Pacific Athletics' first national championship in 1985. She was also the head coach of the Loyola University of Chicago volleyball team, leading the Wolves to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 1995
Brothers, Quinn and Josh, both played basketball at Saint Xavier University