2022 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Luper, Charitie

Jersey Number 3
Charitie Luper
- Position:
- Outside/Opposite Hitter
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Byron Nelson HS
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
Bio
Career Highlights
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2022)
- AVCA Pacific South All-Region Honorable Mention (2022)
- 4-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (last Oct. 25, 2021)
2022
Luper was named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention and AVCA Pacific South All-Region Honorable Mention after leading the Bruins with 3.28 kills per set and ranking second on the team with a .242 hitting percentage (min. 200 attacks) … totaled 256 kills and 184 digs in 21 matches and 78 sets played … made 19 starts … led the Bruins in kills in eight matches … notched nine double-doubles, good for second most on the squad … reached double-digit kills in 15 of her 21 matches … set a new career-high in kills with 25 at a .440 clip in a double-double effort with 11 digs at Arizona (Oct. 9) … led the Bruins in a monster comeback, fourth-set victory at Hawai’i with six kills and a 7-0 run from the service line with two aces to end the set (Sept. 4) … finished the match with a team-high 17 kills at .455 and three blocks … notched 15 kills at .406 in her first start of the season versus Washington (Sept. 25) … recorded 18 kills and two blocks versus Oregon (Oct. 16) … had 15 kills at .257 and a career-high 16 digs in a double-double showing at Utah (Oct. 30) … tallied 15 kills and 12 digs versus California (Nov. 10) … had another 15-kill, 12-dig double-double at Oregon (Nov. 18) … finished the season with four consecutive double-doubles ... racked up 23 blocks and 10 service aces.
Fall 2021
Luper ranked second on the squad with 227 kills, averaging 3.39 kills per set at a .289 hitting percentage over her 18 matches played … brought in four Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards for the most weekly conference accolades by a Bruin in a single season since Karsta Lowe in 2014 … recorded 19 kills with only three errors for a .410 hitting percentage against USC on Sept. 22 for the most kills by a UCLA freshman in their first home match since Kristee Porter in 1998 … led the Bruins in kills and points in five matches … notched five double-doubles (all kills-digs) … recorded 17 kills and eight digs versus Georgia Tech on Sept. 4 … followed that performance with her first career double-double with 19 kills and 10 digs at San Diego on Sept. 9 … scored 18 kills at a .412 clip to go along with eight digs versus Milwaukee on Sept. 18 … notched double-digit kills for the third match in a row with 18 kills at a .372 clip at Stanford in another double-double effort featuring 13 digs on Sept. 26 … tallied 20 kills at a .400 clip versus Utah on Oct. 10 … recorded five consecutive double-digit kill outings, including a 13-kill performance (.379 hitting percentage) versus Oregon State on Oct. 24 and a season-high 21 kills for a .333 clip in addition to 11 digs versus Washington State on Oct. 29 … dug out a season-high 14 balls at Arizona State on Oct. 17 … struck for five kills at Wisconsin in the Regional Semifinals of the NCAA Tournament on Dec. 9.
Byron Nelson High School
Luper prepped at Byron Nelson HS in Trophy Club, Texas ... finished her career with over 1,500 kills and 1,500 digs, 58 double-doubles and 84 matches with double figures in kills ... helped BNHS to a Class 6A State title in 2019, the first in school history, earning Most Valuable Player honors in the championship match ... was named a First Team All-American, All-State and All-Area as a junior when she totaled 492 kills and 508 digs as a junior ... also earned Under Armour All-America First Team and AVCA All-Region honors ... coached by Libby Pacheco and Brianne Groth ... played club with Texas Advantage Volleyball ... was the MVP at Nationals during her 15s year when TAV won.
Personal
Born Charitie Elena Luper in Albuquerque, N.M. ... parents are Nikki and Curtis ... father is the running backs coach with Missouri football ... has two older brothers, Cameron and Chancellor, and a younger sister, Cheyenne ... chose to attend UCLA because of the coaching staff and the culture of the team ... says the No. 1 reason she plays volleyball is for her uncle who passed away ... thing she likes the most about playing volleyball is the competitiveness ... favorites include the television show "Manifest", the movie "Black Widow", singer NBA Youngboy and eating seafood ... biggest athletic thrills of her career were winning Nationals with TAV and State with Byron Nelson ... biggest hobby is drawing ... psychology major.
Charitie Luper's Match Highs
- All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2022)
- AVCA Pacific South All-Region Honorable Mention (2022)
- 4-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (last Oct. 25, 2021)
2022
Luper was named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention and AVCA Pacific South All-Region Honorable Mention after leading the Bruins with 3.28 kills per set and ranking second on the team with a .242 hitting percentage (min. 200 attacks) … totaled 256 kills and 184 digs in 21 matches and 78 sets played … made 19 starts … led the Bruins in kills in eight matches … notched nine double-doubles, good for second most on the squad … reached double-digit kills in 15 of her 21 matches … set a new career-high in kills with 25 at a .440 clip in a double-double effort with 11 digs at Arizona (Oct. 9) … led the Bruins in a monster comeback, fourth-set victory at Hawai’i with six kills and a 7-0 run from the service line with two aces to end the set (Sept. 4) … finished the match with a team-high 17 kills at .455 and three blocks … notched 15 kills at .406 in her first start of the season versus Washington (Sept. 25) … recorded 18 kills and two blocks versus Oregon (Oct. 16) … had 15 kills at .257 and a career-high 16 digs in a double-double showing at Utah (Oct. 30) … tallied 15 kills and 12 digs versus California (Nov. 10) … had another 15-kill, 12-dig double-double at Oregon (Nov. 18) … finished the season with four consecutive double-doubles ... racked up 23 blocks and 10 service aces.
Fall 2021
Luper ranked second on the squad with 227 kills, averaging 3.39 kills per set at a .289 hitting percentage over her 18 matches played … brought in four Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards for the most weekly conference accolades by a Bruin in a single season since Karsta Lowe in 2014 … recorded 19 kills with only three errors for a .410 hitting percentage against USC on Sept. 22 for the most kills by a UCLA freshman in their first home match since Kristee Porter in 1998 … led the Bruins in kills and points in five matches … notched five double-doubles (all kills-digs) … recorded 17 kills and eight digs versus Georgia Tech on Sept. 4 … followed that performance with her first career double-double with 19 kills and 10 digs at San Diego on Sept. 9 … scored 18 kills at a .412 clip to go along with eight digs versus Milwaukee on Sept. 18 … notched double-digit kills for the third match in a row with 18 kills at a .372 clip at Stanford in another double-double effort featuring 13 digs on Sept. 26 … tallied 20 kills at a .400 clip versus Utah on Oct. 10 … recorded five consecutive double-digit kill outings, including a 13-kill performance (.379 hitting percentage) versus Oregon State on Oct. 24 and a season-high 21 kills for a .333 clip in addition to 11 digs versus Washington State on Oct. 29 … dug out a season-high 14 balls at Arizona State on Oct. 17 … struck for five kills at Wisconsin in the Regional Semifinals of the NCAA Tournament on Dec. 9.
Byron Nelson High School
Luper prepped at Byron Nelson HS in Trophy Club, Texas ... finished her career with over 1,500 kills and 1,500 digs, 58 double-doubles and 84 matches with double figures in kills ... helped BNHS to a Class 6A State title in 2019, the first in school history, earning Most Valuable Player honors in the championship match ... was named a First Team All-American, All-State and All-Area as a junior when she totaled 492 kills and 508 digs as a junior ... also earned Under Armour All-America First Team and AVCA All-Region honors ... coached by Libby Pacheco and Brianne Groth ... played club with Texas Advantage Volleyball ... was the MVP at Nationals during her 15s year when TAV won.
Personal
Born Charitie Elena Luper in Albuquerque, N.M. ... parents are Nikki and Curtis ... father is the running backs coach with Missouri football ... has two older brothers, Cameron and Chancellor, and a younger sister, Cheyenne ... chose to attend UCLA because of the coaching staff and the culture of the team ... says the No. 1 reason she plays volleyball is for her uncle who passed away ... thing she likes the most about playing volleyball is the competitiveness ... favorites include the television show "Manifest", the movie "Black Widow", singer NBA Youngboy and eating seafood ... biggest athletic thrills of her career were winning Nationals with TAV and State with Byron Nelson ... biggest hobby is drawing ... psychology major.
Charitie Luper's Match Highs
KILLS | 25, at Arizona (10/9/22) |
TOTAL ATTEMPTS | 52, at Colorado (10/28/22) |
HITTING PCT. (MIN. 7 KILLS) | .455 (17-2-33), vs. Hawai'i (9/4/22) |
SERVICE ACES | 3, at Arizona (10/15/21) |
DIGS | 16, at Utah (10/30/22) |
BLOCK SOLOS | 2, Four Times (last at Utah, 10/20/22) |
BLOCK ASSISTS | 4, at Arizona State (10/17/21) 4, vs. Milwaukee (9/18/21) |
TOTAL BLOCKS | 4, at Arizona State (10/17/21) 4, vs. Milwaukee (9/18/21) |
POINTS | 26.0, at Arizona (10/9/22) |
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - Oregon (Nov. 29, 2024)
Friday, November 29
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - Iowa (Nov. 27, 2024)
Thursday, November 28
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - vs. Wisconsin (Nov. 16, 2024)
Saturday, November 16
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - vs. Washington (Nov. 13, 2024)
Wednesday, November 13