Niki Khoshatefeh

Niki Khoshatefeh
University of North Carolina Volleyball
Blue-White match
Carmichael Arena
Chapel Hill, NC
Friday, August 20, 2021

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
MB
Height:
6-2
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Temecula, Calif.
High School:
Great Oak
Prev School:
UMBC

Career Highs
Kills: 14 vs. Coppin State (10/1/19)
Attacks: 33 vs. New Hampshire (10/6/19)
Blocks: 10 vs. Coppin St. (10/1/19)
Block solos: vs. 3 New Hampshire (10/6/19)
Service aces: 4 vs. Fairfield (8/30/19)
Digs: 5 vs. Albany (9/27/19), vs. Oakland (9/21/19)
Assists: 2 vs. Clemson (3/6/21)

AS A SENIOR (2022):

Redshirted, did not see any action

AS A JUNIOR (2021):

Appeared in nine matches, making three starts, with 18 set appearances
Tallied 13 blocks, 11 kills, three service aces and six digs
Played in all five sets at Miami (10/1/21) in her second start of the season
All-ACC Academic Honor Roll

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21):

Played in nine matches with one start and 17 set appearances in first season at Carolina
Tallied 11 kills, six digs and four blocks
ACC Academic Honor Roll

AS A FRESHMAN AT UMBC (2019):

Earned America East all-rookie team honors
Led all America East freshmen in hitting percentage (.304)
Played in all 23 of UMBC's matches, starting 21 and appearing in 87 sets
Totaled 67 block assists and 167 kills for a .304 attack percentage, which ranked second in the American East
Tallied a career-best 14 kills and 10 blocks vs. Coppin State (10/19/19)
Ranked fifth in blocks and 10th in blocks per set in the conference

MAJOR:

Graduating in May 2023 with a degree in management and society

PREP:

Earned MVP and second-team all-league honors as a senior at Great Oak High School in Temecula, Calif.
Helped Forza1 to a fifth place title at Junior Nationals in 2018

PERSONAL: