University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Volleyball Roster
Yamamoto, Mio
Jersey Number 24
Mio Yamamoto
- Position:
- Libero
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chigasaki, Japan
- High School:
- Seisa Kokusai HS
- Prev School:
- New Mexico Military Institute
Bio
All-Sun Belt Second Team (2024)
Louisiana Sports Writers Association Libero of the Year (2024)
All-Louisiana First Team (2024)
Sun Belt Conference Commisioner's List (2024)
Sun Belt Conference Libero of the Year (2023)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2023)
All-Louisiana Second Team (2023)
2023 Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week (October 10, October 31)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2023)
2024 (Senior)
Preseason Sun Belt Conference Libero of the Year and reigning Libero of the Year … recorded second consecutive 400-digs campaign … ranked Top 25 nationally in digs per set … raised digs per set total nearly one point higher, rising to 4.9 (up from 4.0 in 2023) … nearly matched digs total from previous season (481 in 32 matches) in seven less matches, rounding up 478 digs in 25 matches … finished with 20-plus digs 13 times, increasing total in a Cajuns uniform to 23 times … scooped double digits in digs in 22 of 25 outings … posted 264 digs in SBC play, a second straight season with 250-plus … added 134 assists to overall season stat line, the highest mark amongst SBC's Top 5 digs leaders ... appeared on the All-Sun Belt Team a second straight season, receiving second team recognition ... captured the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Libero of the Year award ... was a first team All-Louisiana honoree.
2023 (Junior)
Finished as the Sun Belt leader in total digs in conference matches … only player named SBC Defensive Player of the Week twice (Oct. 10, Oct. 31) … elevated her game in SBC play, recording 296 of regular season total 457 digs (65 percent) … averaged 4.0-plus digs per set each of the final seven conference series – on three occasions finished above 5.0 per set in a series including the matchup with SBC West Division champion Texas State (52 digs, 5.8 per set) … closed the regular season with a string of 14 consecutive matches with double figures in digs, hitting the 20-dig mark seven times … impressive October-long performance included six 20-plus dig efforts out of the eight matches played in the month … added 80 assists in SBC play to her conference-only stat line, passing out multiple helpers in all 16 outings including five-plus eight times … overall, scooped double digits in digs 24 out of the season’s 32 matches and rounded up 450-plus in her Division I debut season after transferring in from New Mexico Military Institute ... named Sun Belt Conference Libero of the Year becoming the first Ragin' Cajun to claim the honor since the award was introduced in 2021 and was Louisiana's first major award winner since 2019 ... selected to the All-Sun Belt First Team, marking the highest honor for a libero in UL Volleyball history since the NCAA introduced the position in 2002 ... became just the second Cajuns libero to be named All-SBC, joining Sydney Davis from the 2017 season.
Prior to Louisiana
Launched her collegiate career at New Mexico Military Institute, competing for the Broncos in 2021 and 2022 ... was a two-time NJCAA All-American libero ... rounded up an impressive 904 digs (over 37 matches) in final campaign ... finished second in the country in digs per set with 6.70 ... 2022 regular season total of 792 digs in 33 matches was the third highest total in the nation, only trailing two players with more than 40 matches played ... won seven out of 11 Western Junior College Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week awards and was named NJCAA National Defensive Player of the Week twice ... as a freshman in 2021, received first team NJCAA Division I All-American honors after hauling in 796 digs – second-most in the country – and helped NMMI reach the National Championship match
Louisiana Sports Writers Association Libero of the Year (2024)
All-Louisiana First Team (2024)
Sun Belt Conference Commisioner's List (2024)
Sun Belt Conference Libero of the Year (2023)
All-Sun Belt First Team (2023)
All-Louisiana Second Team (2023)
2023 Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week (October 10, October 31)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2023)
2024 (Senior)
Preseason Sun Belt Conference Libero of the Year and reigning Libero of the Year … recorded second consecutive 400-digs campaign … ranked Top 25 nationally in digs per set … raised digs per set total nearly one point higher, rising to 4.9 (up from 4.0 in 2023) … nearly matched digs total from previous season (481 in 32 matches) in seven less matches, rounding up 478 digs in 25 matches … finished with 20-plus digs 13 times, increasing total in a Cajuns uniform to 23 times … scooped double digits in digs in 22 of 25 outings … posted 264 digs in SBC play, a second straight season with 250-plus … added 134 assists to overall season stat line, the highest mark amongst SBC's Top 5 digs leaders ... appeared on the All-Sun Belt Team a second straight season, receiving second team recognition ... captured the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Libero of the Year award ... was a first team All-Louisiana honoree.
2023 (Junior)
Finished as the Sun Belt leader in total digs in conference matches … only player named SBC Defensive Player of the Week twice (Oct. 10, Oct. 31) … elevated her game in SBC play, recording 296 of regular season total 457 digs (65 percent) … averaged 4.0-plus digs per set each of the final seven conference series – on three occasions finished above 5.0 per set in a series including the matchup with SBC West Division champion Texas State (52 digs, 5.8 per set) … closed the regular season with a string of 14 consecutive matches with double figures in digs, hitting the 20-dig mark seven times … impressive October-long performance included six 20-plus dig efforts out of the eight matches played in the month … added 80 assists in SBC play to her conference-only stat line, passing out multiple helpers in all 16 outings including five-plus eight times … overall, scooped double digits in digs 24 out of the season’s 32 matches and rounded up 450-plus in her Division I debut season after transferring in from New Mexico Military Institute ... named Sun Belt Conference Libero of the Year becoming the first Ragin' Cajun to claim the honor since the award was introduced in 2021 and was Louisiana's first major award winner since 2019 ... selected to the All-Sun Belt First Team, marking the highest honor for a libero in UL Volleyball history since the NCAA introduced the position in 2002 ... became just the second Cajuns libero to be named All-SBC, joining Sydney Davis from the 2017 season.
Prior to Louisiana
Launched her collegiate career at New Mexico Military Institute, competing for the Broncos in 2021 and 2022 ... was a two-time NJCAA All-American libero ... rounded up an impressive 904 digs (over 37 matches) in final campaign ... finished second in the country in digs per set with 6.70 ... 2022 regular season total of 792 digs in 33 matches was the third highest total in the nation, only trailing two players with more than 40 matches played ... won seven out of 11 Western Junior College Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week awards and was named NJCAA National Defensive Player of the Week twice ... as a freshman in 2021, received first team NJCAA Division I All-American honors after hauling in 796 digs – second-most in the country – and helped NMMI reach the National Championship match
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