2023 Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Napoleon, Pani

Jersey Number 24
Pani Napoleon
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Bonita Vista HS
- Hometown:
- Bonita, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Hawai'i
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข 3-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2021 - First-Team All-Big West
2021 - Academic All-Big West
2020 - UH Scholar Athlete Award
2019 - Big West Freshman of the Year
2019 - Second-Team All-Big West
2019 - AVCA Top Flight Award (with Morgan Martin)
2019 -ย Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll
2023
Pani Napoleon was on the team but didn't see any action on the year due to an undisclosed injury.
2022
Ended the season with an overall record of 3-2 (56-24 career) โฆ went 0-1 on court five with Marlie Monserez and 3-1 on court five with Tessa Van Winkleย โฆ the Bruins faced 34 ranked opponents in the 43 duals on the yearย with Napoleon going 1-2 against ranked teams โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of three consecutive with Van Winkle, which began with a win over No. 20 Tulane (Mar. 20) and is still activeย โฆ Napoleonย also went 9-2 on the year in exhibition play, going 7-2 on court six with Tessa Van Winkleย and 2-0 with Katie Hashmanย โฆ Napoleonย went 2-0 in two-set matches and 1-2 in three-set matches on the year.
2021 (HAWAI'I)ย โย Match Results
Played in all 27 matches โฆ posted a 16-11 record while playing at the No. 1, 2, and 3 flights โฆ played all but three matches at the top two flights โฆ named First-Team All-Big West with partner Jaime Santer โฆ the pair went 14-9 together, including a 3-0 mark at the No. 3 flightย โฆ started the season paired with Amber Igiede, going 2-2 at the No. 2 flight โฆ enjoyed a season-long seven-match win streak, six of the wins with Santerย โฆ ranks 10th all-time at UH in career win percentage (.707, 53-22)ย โฆ finished career 12th all-time in dual match wins (53) despite playing less than three full seasons.
2020 (HAWAI'I)ย โย Match Results
Played all nine matches at the No. 1 flight, partnering with Morgan Martin โฆ went 7-2 overall โฆ all but one of the wins came in straight sets โฆ five of seven matches won came against ranked squads โฆ best win was a straight-set victory over Kristen Nuss and Claire Coppola of No. 3 LSU (Feb. 22)ย โฆ won five straight matches to conclude the season โฆ had a career record of 32-7 (.821) with Martinย โฆ ranks 10th all-time at UH in career win percentage (.707, 53-22).
2019 (HAWAI'I)ย โย Match Results
Went 30-9 overall on the year, including going 25-5 with Morgan Martin (25-3 at the No. 3 flight) โฆ the pair earned the AVCA Top Flight Award with the best win percentage among No. 3 pairs with 20 or more matches together โฆ won first 20 matches with Martin and set a school record with 40 straight sets won โฆ the 20-match win streak was also the third-longest in school historyย โฆ went 2-2 at the NCAA Tournament with wins over No. 6 Cal Poly and No. 8 Stetson.
2018 (HAWAI'I)
Redshirted the season at Hawai'i.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner in volleyball and three in track and field atย Bonita Vista High School in Bonita, Calif.ย โฆ three-time Bonita Baron MVP in volleyball (2015-17)ย โฆย voted Bonita Baron MVP in track and field (2016-17)ย โฆ named to theย San Diego Union Tribuneย All-Academic Team for track and field (2015-17)ย โฆย named First-Team All-Mesa League in 2016-17 for volleyballย โฆ also named First-Team All-Mesa League in track and fieldย โฆ named Athlete of the Year for 2016-17, entering her into the Bonita Vista High School Hall of Fameย โฆ played for the Coast and 692 club teams for three years.
PERSONAL
Born in San Diego, Calif.ย โฆ parents are Edward and Catherine Napoleonย โฆ has four brothers and one sisterย โฆ majoring in public health.
โข 3-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2021 - First-Team All-Big West
2021 - Academic All-Big West
2020 - UH Scholar Athlete Award
2019 - Big West Freshman of the Year
2019 - Second-Team All-Big West
2019 - AVCA Top Flight Award (with Morgan Martin)
2019 -ย Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll
2023
Pani Napoleon was on the team but didn't see any action on the year due to an undisclosed injury.
2022
Ended the season with an overall record of 3-2 (56-24 career) โฆ went 0-1 on court five with Marlie Monserez and 3-1 on court five with Tessa Van Winkleย โฆ the Bruins faced 34 ranked opponents in the 43 duals on the yearย with Napoleon going 1-2 against ranked teams โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of three consecutive with Van Winkle, which began with a win over No. 20 Tulane (Mar. 20) and is still activeย โฆ Napoleonย also went 9-2 on the year in exhibition play, going 7-2 on court six with Tessa Van Winkleย and 2-0 with Katie Hashmanย โฆ Napoleonย went 2-0 in two-set matches and 1-2 in three-set matches on the year.
2021 (HAWAI'I)ย โย Match Results
Played in all 27 matches โฆ posted a 16-11 record while playing at the No. 1, 2, and 3 flights โฆ played all but three matches at the top two flights โฆ named First-Team All-Big West with partner Jaime Santer โฆ the pair went 14-9 together, including a 3-0 mark at the No. 3 flightย โฆ started the season paired with Amber Igiede, going 2-2 at the No. 2 flight โฆ enjoyed a season-long seven-match win streak, six of the wins with Santerย โฆ ranks 10th all-time at UH in career win percentage (.707, 53-22)ย โฆ finished career 12th all-time in dual match wins (53) despite playing less than three full seasons.
2020 (HAWAI'I)ย โย Match Results
Played all nine matches at the No. 1 flight, partnering with Morgan Martin โฆ went 7-2 overall โฆ all but one of the wins came in straight sets โฆ five of seven matches won came against ranked squads โฆ best win was a straight-set victory over Kristen Nuss and Claire Coppola of No. 3 LSU (Feb. 22)ย โฆ won five straight matches to conclude the season โฆ had a career record of 32-7 (.821) with Martinย โฆ ranks 10th all-time at UH in career win percentage (.707, 53-22).
2019 (HAWAI'I)ย โย Match Results
Went 30-9 overall on the year, including going 25-5 with Morgan Martin (25-3 at the No. 3 flight) โฆ the pair earned the AVCA Top Flight Award with the best win percentage among No. 3 pairs with 20 or more matches together โฆ won first 20 matches with Martin and set a school record with 40 straight sets won โฆ the 20-match win streak was also the third-longest in school historyย โฆ went 2-2 at the NCAA Tournament with wins over No. 6 Cal Poly and No. 8 Stetson.
2018 (HAWAI'I)
Redshirted the season at Hawai'i.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner in volleyball and three in track and field atย Bonita Vista High School in Bonita, Calif.ย โฆ three-time Bonita Baron MVP in volleyball (2015-17)ย โฆย voted Bonita Baron MVP in track and field (2016-17)ย โฆ named to theย San Diego Union Tribuneย All-Academic Team for track and field (2015-17)ย โฆย named First-Team All-Mesa League in 2016-17 for volleyballย โฆ also named First-Team All-Mesa League in track and fieldย โฆ named Athlete of the Year for 2016-17, entering her into the Bonita Vista High School Hall of Fameย โฆ played for the Coast and 692 club teams for three years.
PERSONAL
Born in San Diego, Calif.ย โฆ parents are Edward and Catherine Napoleonย โฆ has four brothers and one sisterย โฆ majoring in public health.
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