2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Simo, Savvy
MB
/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's VolleyballS/OPP
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballS
/ Women's VolleyballDS/L
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballDS/L
/ Women's VolleyballS
/ Women's VolleyballOH/L
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballDS/L
/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's VolleyballDS/L
/ Women's Volleyball
Jersey Number 11
Savvy Simo
- Position:
- Outside Hitter/Libero
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Torrey Pines HS
- Hometown:
- Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Bio
2018
Simoย was second on the team with 3.00 digs per set, adding nine service aces ... recorded 14 double-figure digs contests, including three with at least 20 ... led the Bruins in digs in five matches ...ย had nine digs and a kill versus No. 15 USC (Nov. 23) and six digs against Colorado (Nov. 21) ...ย posted 12 digs at No. 24 Arizona on Nov. 18 and 11 digs and one ace at Arizona State on Nov. 16 ... produced 16 digs and one ace versus No. 19 Washington State (Nov. 8) ... had 16 digs at No. 16 Oregon (Nov. 4) and 18 digs at Oregon State (Nov. 2), adding an ace in both matches ... had 11 digs and two aces at No. 19 Washington on Oct. 19 ... collected eight digs against No. 23 Arizona on Oct. 12 ... had seven digs versus No. 20 Oregon (Oct. 5) ... produced 11 digs at California on Sept. 28 and 13 at No. 2 Stanford (Sept. 26) ... notched 12 digs and two aces at No. 23 Utah on Sept. 21 and 13 digs at No. 14 USC (Sept. 19) ... had 13 digs at Long Beach State (Sept. 13) ... set a new career high with 25 digs at No. 22 Cal Poly on Sept. 7 ... had 20 digs each in back-to-back matches at No. 22 Cal Poly (Sept. 6) and No. 19 San Diego (Sept. 2) ... had seven digs and an ace versus No. 12 Baylor (Aug. 31) ... posted nine digs on Aug. 26 against Gonzaga ... was named Pac-12 Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention.
2017
Averaged 2.56 digs per set to go with 11 service aces and nine kills ... had 14 double-figure digs contests ... had 13 digs in the NCAA Regional Semifinal at #3 Florida on Dec. 8 ... moved into the front row for the last two sets in the NCAA Second Round against #21 Cal Poly on Dec. 2, producing eight kills and only one error in 13 attempts for a .538 hitting percentage to go with 10 digs and a match-ending block ... had four digs in the NCAA First Round (Dec. 1) versus Austin Peay ... had nine digs at #13 USC (Nov. 25) and seven digs at Oregon State (Nov. 22) ... posted seven digs at #4 Stanford (Nov. 16) ... had 14 digs against #15 Utah (Nov. 10) ... recorded 10 digs versus Arizona on Nov. 3 ... had 10 digs at #14 Washington on Oct. 29 and eight digs and an ace at Washington State on Oct. 27 ... posted 15 digs at Colorado (Oct. 21) and 18 digs at #12 Utah (Oct. 20), adding an ace in each contest ... had 11 digs and an ace against California on Oct. 14 and 17 digs versus #3 Stanford on Oct. 13 ... notched 11 digs at Arizona State on Oct. 6 and nine digs at Arizona on Oct. 4 ... recorded eight digs against Washington State (Oct. 1) and six digs versus #6 Washington (Sept. 29) ... had seven digs against #8 Oregon (Sept. 22) ... totaled 20 digs versus #21 USC on Sept. 20 ... tallied 16 digs at Long Beach State on Sept. 15, adding two aces ... had seven digs and eight assists against Loyola Marymount (Sept. 13) ...recorded nine digs at #12 Nebraska on Sept. 9 ...ย posted 12 digs and an ace against both Marquette (Aug. 26) and #20 Hawaiโi (Aug. 27), adding seven digs versus #22 San Diego on Aug. 25 ... was named Pac-12 Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention.
2016
Averaged 1.93 digs per set to go with six service aces ... had six double-figure digs matches ... posted seven digs and an ace against California on Oct. 23 ... had nine digs at #16 Oregon (Oct. 12) ... tallied nine digs against Arizona (Oct. 9) ... posted 10 digs and two kills at Long Beach State (Sept. 14) and eight digs at Pepperdine (Sept. 13) ... had 12 digs and an ace at #15 San Diego (Sept. 10) and nine digs versus UC Irvine (Sept. 9) ... recorded 13 digs at #15 Hawaiโi (Sept. 3), 10 versus Missouri State (Sept. 2) and 13 against Pacific (Sept. 1) ... had seven digs and an ace at #21 Loyola Marymount (Aug. 27) and 12 digs and an ace against Illinois State (Aug. 27).
TORREY PINES HIGH SCHOOL
Simo played three seasons of outside hitter at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego ...averaged over four kills and nearly two digs per set to go with 28 aces as a senior ... helped the Falcons to three-straight Palomar League titles and back-to-back CIF Championships ... TPHS won the 2015 CIF San Diego Section Open Division title and reached the State quarterfinals ... named First Team All-CIF and Palomar League Player of the Year as a junior ... three-time member of the San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team ... averaged over three kills and two digs per set as a junior ... coached by Brennan Dean ... played club with Wave Volleyball under coaches Dean, Rachel Morris, Brent Hilliard, Steve Timmons and Jud Buechler ... her U-16 squad won the Atlanta Big South Qualifier and also finished third at the L.A. Qualifier and ninth at JOโs ... on the beach, won the U-19 USA High Performance Championships in 2015 ... also placed first in four additional CBVA tournaments and was on the USA Beach Volleyball A1 Team for U-17 and U-19.
PERSONAL
Born Savannah Marie Simo in La Jolla, Calif. ... parents are Celeste and Brian Simo ... father was a professional NASCAR driver ... is the oldest of three children ... has a sister, Sawyer, and a brother, Slater ... chose to attend UCLA because it was her dream school since she was younger ... things she likes the most about volleyball are the team aspect and speed of the game ... biggest athletic thrill to date was winning back-to-back NCAA Championships with UCLA beach volleyball ... favorites include the movie โChasing Mavericksโ, the Los Angeles Lakers, the television show โGame of Thronesโ and singer Drake ... athlete she admires the most is four-time Olympic medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings ... biggest hobby is going to the beach ... majoring in sociology.
Simoย was second on the team with 3.00 digs per set, adding nine service aces ... recorded 14 double-figure digs contests, including three with at least 20 ... led the Bruins in digs in five matches ...ย had nine digs and a kill versus No. 15 USC (Nov. 23) and six digs against Colorado (Nov. 21) ...ย posted 12 digs at No. 24 Arizona on Nov. 18 and 11 digs and one ace at Arizona State on Nov. 16 ... produced 16 digs and one ace versus No. 19 Washington State (Nov. 8) ... had 16 digs at No. 16 Oregon (Nov. 4) and 18 digs at Oregon State (Nov. 2), adding an ace in both matches ... had 11 digs and two aces at No. 19 Washington on Oct. 19 ... collected eight digs against No. 23 Arizona on Oct. 12 ... had seven digs versus No. 20 Oregon (Oct. 5) ... produced 11 digs at California on Sept. 28 and 13 at No. 2 Stanford (Sept. 26) ... notched 12 digs and two aces at No. 23 Utah on Sept. 21 and 13 digs at No. 14 USC (Sept. 19) ... had 13 digs at Long Beach State (Sept. 13) ... set a new career high with 25 digs at No. 22 Cal Poly on Sept. 7 ... had 20 digs each in back-to-back matches at No. 22 Cal Poly (Sept. 6) and No. 19 San Diego (Sept. 2) ... had seven digs and an ace versus No. 12 Baylor (Aug. 31) ... posted nine digs on Aug. 26 against Gonzaga ... was named Pac-12 Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention.
2017
Averaged 2.56 digs per set to go with 11 service aces and nine kills ... had 14 double-figure digs contests ... had 13 digs in the NCAA Regional Semifinal at #3 Florida on Dec. 8 ... moved into the front row for the last two sets in the NCAA Second Round against #21 Cal Poly on Dec. 2, producing eight kills and only one error in 13 attempts for a .538 hitting percentage to go with 10 digs and a match-ending block ... had four digs in the NCAA First Round (Dec. 1) versus Austin Peay ... had nine digs at #13 USC (Nov. 25) and seven digs at Oregon State (Nov. 22) ... posted seven digs at #4 Stanford (Nov. 16) ... had 14 digs against #15 Utah (Nov. 10) ... recorded 10 digs versus Arizona on Nov. 3 ... had 10 digs at #14 Washington on Oct. 29 and eight digs and an ace at Washington State on Oct. 27 ... posted 15 digs at Colorado (Oct. 21) and 18 digs at #12 Utah (Oct. 20), adding an ace in each contest ... had 11 digs and an ace against California on Oct. 14 and 17 digs versus #3 Stanford on Oct. 13 ... notched 11 digs at Arizona State on Oct. 6 and nine digs at Arizona on Oct. 4 ... recorded eight digs against Washington State (Oct. 1) and six digs versus #6 Washington (Sept. 29) ... had seven digs against #8 Oregon (Sept. 22) ... totaled 20 digs versus #21 USC on Sept. 20 ... tallied 16 digs at Long Beach State on Sept. 15, adding two aces ... had seven digs and eight assists against Loyola Marymount (Sept. 13) ...recorded nine digs at #12 Nebraska on Sept. 9 ...ย posted 12 digs and an ace against both Marquette (Aug. 26) and #20 Hawaiโi (Aug. 27), adding seven digs versus #22 San Diego on Aug. 25 ... was named Pac-12 Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention.
2016
Averaged 1.93 digs per set to go with six service aces ... had six double-figure digs matches ... posted seven digs and an ace against California on Oct. 23 ... had nine digs at #16 Oregon (Oct. 12) ... tallied nine digs against Arizona (Oct. 9) ... posted 10 digs and two kills at Long Beach State (Sept. 14) and eight digs at Pepperdine (Sept. 13) ... had 12 digs and an ace at #15 San Diego (Sept. 10) and nine digs versus UC Irvine (Sept. 9) ... recorded 13 digs at #15 Hawaiโi (Sept. 3), 10 versus Missouri State (Sept. 2) and 13 against Pacific (Sept. 1) ... had seven digs and an ace at #21 Loyola Marymount (Aug. 27) and 12 digs and an ace against Illinois State (Aug. 27).
TORREY PINES HIGH SCHOOL
Simo played three seasons of outside hitter at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego ...averaged over four kills and nearly two digs per set to go with 28 aces as a senior ... helped the Falcons to three-straight Palomar League titles and back-to-back CIF Championships ... TPHS won the 2015 CIF San Diego Section Open Division title and reached the State quarterfinals ... named First Team All-CIF and Palomar League Player of the Year as a junior ... three-time member of the San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team ... averaged over three kills and two digs per set as a junior ... coached by Brennan Dean ... played club with Wave Volleyball under coaches Dean, Rachel Morris, Brent Hilliard, Steve Timmons and Jud Buechler ... her U-16 squad won the Atlanta Big South Qualifier and also finished third at the L.A. Qualifier and ninth at JOโs ... on the beach, won the U-19 USA High Performance Championships in 2015 ... also placed first in four additional CBVA tournaments and was on the USA Beach Volleyball A1 Team for U-17 and U-19.
PERSONAL
Born Savannah Marie Simo in La Jolla, Calif. ... parents are Celeste and Brian Simo ... father was a professional NASCAR driver ... is the oldest of three children ... has a sister, Sawyer, and a brother, Slater ... chose to attend UCLA because it was her dream school since she was younger ... things she likes the most about volleyball are the team aspect and speed of the game ... biggest athletic thrill to date was winning back-to-back NCAA Championships with UCLA beach volleyball ... favorites include the movie โChasing Mavericksโ, the Los Angeles Lakers, the television show โGame of Thronesโ and singer Drake ... athlete she admires the most is four-time Olympic medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings ... biggest hobby is going to the beach ... majoring in sociology.
Savvy Simo's Match Highs
| KILLS | 8, vs. Cal Poly (12/2/17) |
| TOTAL ATTEMPTS | 13, vs. Cal Poly (12/2/17) |
| HITTING PCT. (MIN. 7 KILLS) | .538 (8-1-13), vs. Cal Poly (12/2/17) |
| ASSISTS | 8, vs. Loyola Marymount (9/13/17) |
| SERVICE ACES | 2, Four Times (last at Washington, 10/19/18) |
| DIGS | 25, at Cal Poly (9/7/18) |
| BLOCK ASSISTS | 1, vs. Cal Poly (12/2/17) 1, at California (9/28/18) |
| TOTAL BLOCKS | 1, vs. Cal Poly (12/2/17) 1, at California (9/28/18) |
| POINTS | 8.5, vs. Cal Poly (12/2/17) |
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
