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2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Joy Umeh
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Mayfair HS
- Hometown:
- Lakewood, Calif.
- Previous School:
- UC Irvine
Bio
Career Highlights
โข 2-time All-Big Westย honoree (First Team - 2021; Second Team - 2022)
2024
Appeared in 25 matches with two starts ... Tallied 63 digs and 34 kills ... Got involved in 7.0 blocks ... Recorded a season-high nine kills at UC Davis on Sept. 19 ... Went for eight kills in a three-set win at East Texas A&M on Sept. 12.
2023
Umeh did not compete in a match.
UC Irvine (2019-22)
Umeh was a two-time All-Big West selection in her final two seasons at UC Irvine ... totaled 889 kills (3.39 kills per set) at a .246 hitting percentage in her three seasons ... as the Anteaters' right side hitter, Umeh led the team in kills her sophomore and junior seasons with 425 kills and 395 kills, respectively ... helped turn around the UC Irvine program from a 5-23 mark her freshman season in 2019 to a 20-10 record in 2022 ... hauled in All-Big West First Team honors her sophomore year after posting 3.73 kills per set, good for third-best in the conference ... registered a career-high 26 kills against Long Beach State that season (Oct. 16, 2021).
Mayfair High School
Umeh prepped at Mayfair High School in Lakewood, Calif. where she was a two-sport star in volleyball and track and field ... named a two-time All-Suburban League First Team performer in volleyball and honored as the Suburban League's Most Outstanding Field Athlete ... was a CIF Division II finalist in the long jump in 2019 and triple jump in both 2017 and 2018 ... holds the Mayfair High School record in both events with marks of 2.32m (17-7.25)ย in the long jump and 11.84m (38-10) in the triple jump.
Personal
Born Joyย Ijeoma Umeh in Bellflower, Calif. ... parents are Cyprian and Peace Umeh ... has two older brothers, Osborn and Anselem ... has two older sisters, Nelly and Lovet ... enrolled in UCLA's pre-med extension program ... earned undergraduate degrees in psychology and public health from UC Irvine ... career objective is to become a medical doctor.
Joy Umeh's Match Highs (2019-22 at UC Irvine)
Joy Umeh's Career Offensive Statistics (2019-22 at UC Irvine)
Joy Umeh's Career Defensive Statistics (2019-22 at UC Irvine)
โข 2-time All-Big Westย honoree (First Team - 2021; Second Team - 2022)
2024
Appeared in 25 matches with two starts ... Tallied 63 digs and 34 kills ... Got involved in 7.0 blocks ... Recorded a season-high nine kills at UC Davis on Sept. 19 ... Went for eight kills in a three-set win at East Texas A&M on Sept. 12.
2023
Umeh did not compete in a match.
UC Irvine (2019-22)
Umeh was a two-time All-Big West selection in her final two seasons at UC Irvine ... totaled 889 kills (3.39 kills per set) at a .246 hitting percentage in her three seasons ... as the Anteaters' right side hitter, Umeh led the team in kills her sophomore and junior seasons with 425 kills and 395 kills, respectively ... helped turn around the UC Irvine program from a 5-23 mark her freshman season in 2019 to a 20-10 record in 2022 ... hauled in All-Big West First Team honors her sophomore year after posting 3.73 kills per set, good for third-best in the conference ... registered a career-high 26 kills against Long Beach State that season (Oct. 16, 2021).
Mayfair High School
Umeh prepped at Mayfair High School in Lakewood, Calif. where she was a two-sport star in volleyball and track and field ... named a two-time All-Suburban League First Team performer in volleyball and honored as the Suburban League's Most Outstanding Field Athlete ... was a CIF Division II finalist in the long jump in 2019 and triple jump in both 2017 and 2018 ... holds the Mayfair High School record in both events with marks of 2.32m (17-7.25)ย in the long jump and 11.84m (38-10) in the triple jump.
Personal
Born Joyย Ijeoma Umeh in Bellflower, Calif. ... parents are Cyprian and Peace Umeh ... has two older brothers, Osborn and Anselem ... has two older sisters, Nelly and Lovet ... enrolled in UCLA's pre-med extension program ... earned undergraduate degrees in psychology and public health from UC Irvine ... career objective is to become a medical doctor.
Joy Umeh's Match Highs (2019-22 at UC Irvine)
| KILLS | 26, vs. Long Beach State (10/16/21) |
| TOTAL ATTEMPTS | 68, vs. CSU Bakersfield (10/21/22) |
| HITTING PCT. (MIN. 7 KILLS) | .571 (14-2-21), vs. CSU Bakersfield (11/27/21) .571 (8-0-14), vs. Seattle University (8/28/21) |
| DIGS | 10, vs. Cal Baptist (9/17/22) |
| BLOCK SOLOS | 2, Three Times (last vs. Cal Baptist, 9/17/22) |
| BLOCK ASSISTS | 8, vs. UC Santa Barbara (10/29/21) |
| TOTAL BLOCKS | 8, vs. UC Santa Barbara (10/29/21) |
| POINTS | 27.5, vs. CSUN (10/30/21) 27.5, vs. Long Beach State (10/16/21) |
Joy Umeh's Career Offensive Statistics (2019-22 at UC Irvine)
| YEAR | SP | MP | K | K/S | E | TA | % | A | A/S | SA | SA/S | SE |
| 2019 | 36 | 16 | 69 | 1.92 | 30 | 192 | .203 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 114 | 30 | 425 | 3.73 | 157 | 1000 | .268 | 7 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 112 | 30 | 395 | 3.53 | 148 | 1059 | .233 | 9 | .08 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 262 | 76 | 889 | 3.39 | 335 | 2251 | .246 | 17 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Joy Umeh's Career Defensive Statistics (2019-22 at UC Irvine)
| YEAR | DIG | D/S | RE | BS | BA | TB | B/S | BE | BHE | PTS | PTS/S |
| 2019 | 13 | 0.36 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0.22 | 4 | 0 | 73.0 | 2.03 |
| 2021 | 64 | 0.56 | 1 | 6 | 58 | 64.0 | 0.56 | 7 | 1 | 460.0 | 4.04 |
| 2022 | 82 | 0.73 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 73.0 | 0.65 | 5 | 1 | 434.0 | 3.88 |
| TOTALS | 159 | 0.61 | 5 | 11 | 134 | 145.0 | 0.60 | 16 | 2 | 967.0 | 3.69 |
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
