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Desiree Becker

Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-2
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
DeWitt HS
Hometown:
DeWitt, Mich.
Previous School:
Northwestern

2023
Becker, one of the most valuable transfer additions in the Pac-12, played in all 30 matches and made 27 starts in her single season at UCLA … was one of just two Bruins to play in all 118 sets (Iman Ndiaye) … led UCLA with 136 total blocks (17 solo, 119 assisted) … ranked second on the team with 1.15 blocks per set … totaled 167 kills (1.42 KPS) for a .335 hitting percentage … recorded 245.4 points (2.08 PPS) … ranked fifth in the Pac-12 during the regular season with 136 blocks … led UCLA in blocks in a team-high 20 matches … tallied 7+ blocks in nine matches and 5+ blocks in 12 matches … notched a career-high nine blocks (2-7) in UCLA’s victory at Long Beach State (Sept. 2) … recorded a season-high 14.0 points off nine kills (.304%) and nine blocks (1-8) in UCLA’s victory over No. 24 USC to end the season … had three double-digit kill performances, including two with zero errors: a season-high 12 kills versus USC (Sept. 20) and 10 kills at Oregon State (Nov. 22) … had nine outings with at least seven kills while hitting above a .400 percentage … tallied 11 kills for a .474 rate with seven block assists to help UCLA beat No. 9 Washington State (Nov. 10) … recorded eight kills for a .500 hitting percentage with four blocks in a win over Indiana (Sept. 1) … against Pepperdine, recorded seven kills on 14 swings in addition to three blocks (Sept. 7) … recorded six block assists in a win at No. 23 Hawai’i (Sept. 10) … added seven block assists in a win at Oklahoma (Sept. 16) … chalked up six kills for a .417 clip and four blocks (1-3) in a sweep over Colorado (Sept. 29) … recorded eight blocks and eight kills at No. 3 Stanford (Oct. 15) … swung for eight kills at a .538 clip in a four-set victory at Utah (Oct. 27) … hit seven kills for an error-free .700 percentage and added three block assists in a sweep at Colorado (Oct. 29) … recorded 10 kills for an error-free .476 hitting percentage and swatted five block assists in a five-set win at Oregon State (Nov. 22).

Northwestern (2019-22)
Becker played in 82 matches and 289 sets across four seasons at Northwestern ... totaled 269.0 blocks (62 solo, 207 assisted) and 444 kills (.297 hitting percentage) in her Wildcat career ... averaged 2.12 points per set and 1.54 kills per set in her four years in Evanston ... in her senior season in 2022, led Northwestern with a 187 blocks and ranked fifth with 177 kills to help the Wildcats to an 18-14 record for their highest win total since 2010 ... recorded at least five blocks in 24 of her 82 matches played ... had eight double-digit kill performances ... coached at Northwestern by newly-hired UCLA assistant Amir Lugo-Rodriguez.

DeWitt High School
Becker prepped at DeWitt High School in DeWitt, Mich. where she totaled 308 kills, 176 digs, 71 aces and 48 blocks her senior year in 2018 ... helped the Panthers to the state semifinals her junior year in 2017 ... played club for Legacy Volleyball ... named an Under Armour All-American Honorable Mention and was listed to PrepVolleyball's Senior Ace "The 150" ... in Team USA action, Becker finished ninth overall at the 2017 USAV Junior National 16 Open championships.

Personal
Born Desiree Denise-Marie Moses Becker in Midland, Mich. .... parents are Jacqueline Moses and Joseph Becker ... has two older brothers, Ian and Leyland ... has one older sister, Nia ... pursuing a master's degree in legal studies ... earned her undergraduate degree in history from Northwestern ... career objective is to be an entertainment lawyer.

Desiree Becker's Match Highs (2019-22 at Northwestern)

KILLS	15, vs. Michigan (11/2/19)
TOTAL ATTEMPTS	28, vs. Michigan (11/2/19)
HITTING PCT. (MIN. 7 KILLS)	.778 (7-0-9), vs. Rutgers (10/7/22)
SERVICE ACES	2, vs. Liberty (9/8/23)
DIGS	7, at Indiana (10/5/19)
BLOCK SOLOS	5, vs. DePaul (9/18/21)
BLOCK ASSISTS	8, at USC (11/24/23) 8, at Stanford (10/15/23) 8, vs. Loyola Chicago (9/17/22)
TOTAL BLOCKS	9.0 (1-8), at USC (11/24/23) 9.0 (2-7), at Long Beach State (9/2/23)
POINTS	20.5, vs. Michigan (11/2/19)

Desiree Becker's Career Offensive Statistics (2019-22 at Northwestern)

YEAR	SP	MP	K	K/S	E	TA	%	A	A/S	SA	SA/S	SE
2019	95	30	136	1.43	49	325	.268	3	0.03	2	0.02	10
2020	23	6	34	1.48	11	76	.303	2	0.09	1	0.04	12
2021	65	18	101	1.55	40	245	.249	3	0.05	0	0.00	0
2022	110	31	177	1.61	43	384	.349	8	0.07	0	0.00	0
2023	118	30	167	1.42	39	382	.335	7	0.06	2	0.02	6
TOTALS	411	115	615	1.50	182	1412	.307	23	0.06	5	0.01	28

Desiree Becker's Career Defensive Statistics (2019-22 at Northwestern)

YEAR	DIG	D/S	RE	BS	BA	TB	B/S	BE	BHE	PTS	PTS/S
2019	46	0.58	1	15	61	76.0	0.80	8	2	183.5	1.93
2020	14	0.61	1	3	15	18.0	0.78	0	0	45.5	1.98
2021	17	0.26	0	23	36	59.0	0.91	4	3	142.0	2.18
2022	27	0.25	1	21	97	118.0	1.07	2	2	246.5	2.24
2023	39	0.33	2	17	119	136.0	1.15	5	0	245.5	2.08
TOTALS	143	0.35	5	79	328	407	0.99	19	7	863.0	2.10