University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2018 Volleyball Roster
Antoine, Nia
Jersey Number 3
Nia Antoine
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lafayette, La.
- High School:
- Acadiana HS
Bio
Tulane I-10 Challenge All-Tournament Team (2018)
Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 24, 2016)
2018 (Senior)
Turned in a second straight season of 230-plus kills and finished three blocks short of second straight 100-block campaign ... posted a .290-plus hitting percentage a second consecutive season (.293), bringing final career total to .282 which ranks second in the rally scoring era ... ranked Top 15 in the Sun Belt Conference in hitting percentage ... tied her career-high with 26 block solos ... finished with a team-leading 97 total blocks (26 BS, 71 BA) ... upped career blocks total to 291 which ranks third in school’s rally scoring era record book ... posted multiple blocks in all but five of 30 matches ... had at least four blocks on 13 occasions ... totaled 30 blocks during the second half of Sun Belt Conference play ... reached double digits in kills in nine matches and totaled at least five kills on 23 occasions ... hit .350-plus in seven of her nine double-digit kill performances ... increased career kills tally to 770 which ranks Top 20 in the rally scoring era ... earned first career all-tournament honor at the Tulane I-10 Challenge on the strength of scoring a combined 20 kills on a .567 percentage in the team's two victories ... scored a match-high 13 kills off 24 swings in a win at Southern University (Sept. 4) ... turned in 15 kills on a .519 hitting percentage and threw up four blocks in win over UT Arlington (Sept. 21) ... added 15 kills two days later vs. Texas State, finishing Sun Belt-opening weekend with 30 kills on a .455 percentage ... appeared in 100th career match on Oct. 6 vs. South Alabama ... captured five kills on just nine swings and posted four blocks in sweep of Georgia Southern which completed a weekend sweep of the Georgia homestand ... produced 13 kills and six blocks in rematch at Texas State (Oct. 26) ... threw up a season-high seven blocks vs. ULM (Nov. 2).
2017 (Junior)
Competed in a career-high 32 matches … saw action in 115 sets … surpassed 200 kills for the second straight season, accumulating a career-best 239 kills … turned in nine outings of double digit kills, increasing career total to 20 … hit a team-best .297, narrowly missing a second straight season at .300 … pushed career kills total past the 500 mark (increased total to 540) … joined Dree’Ana Abram in becoming first Ragin’ Cajun since 2014 season to amass 100-plus blocks … had a breakout season on the frontline, posting 106 total blocks (26 BS, 80 BA) which marked an increase of 50 blocks from sophomore campaign and exceeded her career total entering the season … posted multiple blocks 30 times … totaled at least three blocks on 21 occurrences … provided a career-high 10 blocks at UT Arlington on Nov. 12 as Louisiana secured the No. 3 seed in Sun Belt Tournament (highest finish in program history) … ranked Top 10 in Sun Belt Conference in both hitting percentage and total blocks … opened season with 18 kills and six blocks in doubleheader split with Tulane … posted 16 kills, hit .500, scooped eight digs and threw up four blocks (3 BS, 1 BA) in pacing the win over Jacksonville State which ensured a winning mark in the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic … produced 15 kills on a .481 percentage and totaled nine blocks in matches with Power 5 programs Cal and Mississippi State on the final day of the Rice Adidas Invitational (Sept. 9) … led the way with a career-high tying 18 kills on a .536 percentage and five total blocks (1 BS, 4 BA) in Sun Belt-opening win at Georgia Southern on Sept. 22 … landed a team-high 15 kills on 26 swings in four-set win over Little Rock which completed the first sweep of the Sun Belt’s Arkansas schools since the 2012 season … scored 27 kills and hit above .250 in both matches of the Red Wolves-Trojans homestand (Sept. 29-30) … ended the month of September averaging 2.58 kills per set on a .356 hitting percentage over 14 matches played … tallied a match-high of 13 kills on Oct. 6 at ULM as Louisiana established a new school record for best start in conference play … scored the tie-breaking kill and later added two key blocks during a 6-0 run which opened a 15-7 edge in third-set win which snapped match tie … collected nine kills and four blocks two days later as Louisiana completed weekend sweep of ULM … picked up 10 kills in win at Little Rock on Oct. 13 which completed first sweep of the Trojans since 2013 … final two kills of the night preserved the lead in the decisive fifth set by preventing Trojans from drawing even both times … added eight kills to career-high block total at UT Arlington … ended the season hitting above .200 all six matches in November … threw up 10 blocks on both the South Alabama-Troy (Nov. 3-4) and Texas State-UT Arlington (Nov. 10-12) road trip.
2016 (Sophomore)
Played in – and was a starter each time – in 27 matches…saw action in 98 sets…produced double digit kills 11 times and totaled 220 on the season…averaged 2.24 kills per set and 2.71 points per set, both tallies ranking third on the team…one of the team’s lead blockers, throwing up 56 (14 BS, 42 BA)…generated multiple blocks in 15 outings, highlighted by a career-best seven blocks vs. Air Force (Sept. 2)…was efficient on the attack, registering a .300 season hitting percentage…hit above .300 in 10 of the 11 matches she reached double digit kills…finished the season with the eighth-best overall hitting percentage among Sun Belt Conference players…became the first Ragin’ Cajuns player to win Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors since the 2010 season when she received the award on Oct. 24 for her efforts on the Coastal Carolina-Appalachian State road trip…hit a team-best .323 in Sun Belt Conference play and collected 144 kills against league foes which trailed on Stacey Reilly…posted 22 kills on 42 swings on the closing day of the season-opening weekend at Houston Baptist…breakout performance of the season came vs. UT Martin on Sept. 16 at UAB’s Fight Like Hal Memorial when she posted 12 kills, four aces and five blocks…helped Louisiana avoid a 2-0 deficit to UTM by personally breaking a 25-all tie in the second set with a kill and ace…dealt an ace to give Cajuns a 28-27 lead in pivotal third set win that led to a match triumph…threw up a match-high five bocks as Cajuns claimed SBC opener from Georgia State at Earl K. Long Gym on Sept. 23…helped spark a five-set win at Little Rock on Sept. 30 with 14 kills on just 24 swings and a .542 hitting percentage…Hit a season-best .692 in sweep of Southeastern Louisiana on Oct. 5, generating 10 kills on only 13 swings…beginning with 13 kills vs. Little Rock on Oct. 16 opened a stretch of four consecutive matches with double digit kills…averaged four-plus kills per set, totaled 30 kills and hit .414 through 58 total swings, committing only six errors, during the Coastal-App road trip to land the SBC Offensive Player of the Week accolade…had at least four kills in each set and generated nine on 12 attempts through the first two frames as Louisiana marched out to a 2-0 match lead over App State and wound up with first-ever win in Boone…produced a career-high 18 kills in the win over App State…produced 13 kills and hit .650 to lead the offense in the sweep of Troy on Nov. 4…was tied for team-high honors with 12 kills vs. UTA (Nov. 11).
2015 (Freshman)
Played in 22 matches (started 19) and 60 sets at middle blocker in collegiate debut season … one of five true freshmen who played in 30-plus sets … matches played were third-most among the freshman group … averaged 1.65 points, 1.35 kills and 0.53 blocks per set … landed at least five kills six times … ranked third on the team and led all freshmen with 32 blocks (4 BS, 28 BA) … final 28 blocks came in last 17 appearances of the season … recorded multiple blocks in 11 matches … had four matches of 10-plus swings with a .300-plus hitting percentage, highlighted by a .591 percentage on 22 swings at Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 29) … scored a kill on three swings in collegiate debut against Houston at the Texas Tech Invitational (Aug. 28) … landed three kills and first two career blocks the next day against Utah State (Aug. 29) … closed the opening weekend with six kills over five sets of action … starting Sept. 20 at Texas State became a permanent fixture in the rotation … delivered seven kills on 16 swings at Texas State and followed up with eight kills on 16 swings vs. ULM (Sept. 25) … season-high 13 kills on 22 swings came on Sept. 29 at Southeastern Louisiana and helped Cajuns rally for a come-from-behind five-set win … averaged 2.15 kills per set and hit .481 through first three matches in the rotation … threw up a season-high six blocks and scored six kills to help the Cajuns rally from a 2-0 deficit for a win at ULM on Oct. 7 … produced 13 kills and hit .220 during App State-Georgia State road trip (Oct. 30-31) … scored eight kills on 19 swings and hit .368 at Georgia State … posted four kills in each of the season’s final three matches … scored four kills and delivered three blocks in season-ending sweep of Georgia State (Nov. 13).
High School
Earned all-district honors each of her final three seasons at Acadiana High School in Scott, La.…was a first team all-district selection as a junior and senior…named second team All-Acadiana by The Daily Advertiser in her senior season…served as a co-captain for AHS…competed for Cajun Elite on the club circuit, the same club that produced current Cajuns middle blocker Chanelle Gardner.
Personal
Born Oct. 22, 1996 in Scott, La.…the daughter of Gustavia Simon and Anthony Antoine, Sr…has four older siblings, Tenika, Toni, Anthony and Anthonavia, and one younger sibling, Saderia…member of the National Honors Society, Beta Club and student council…received a four-year distinguished scholar award…a neuropsychology major.
Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 24, 2016)
2018 (Senior)
Turned in a second straight season of 230-plus kills and finished three blocks short of second straight 100-block campaign ... posted a .290-plus hitting percentage a second consecutive season (.293), bringing final career total to .282 which ranks second in the rally scoring era ... ranked Top 15 in the Sun Belt Conference in hitting percentage ... tied her career-high with 26 block solos ... finished with a team-leading 97 total blocks (26 BS, 71 BA) ... upped career blocks total to 291 which ranks third in school’s rally scoring era record book ... posted multiple blocks in all but five of 30 matches ... had at least four blocks on 13 occasions ... totaled 30 blocks during the second half of Sun Belt Conference play ... reached double digits in kills in nine matches and totaled at least five kills on 23 occasions ... hit .350-plus in seven of her nine double-digit kill performances ... increased career kills tally to 770 which ranks Top 20 in the rally scoring era ... earned first career all-tournament honor at the Tulane I-10 Challenge on the strength of scoring a combined 20 kills on a .567 percentage in the team's two victories ... scored a match-high 13 kills off 24 swings in a win at Southern University (Sept. 4) ... turned in 15 kills on a .519 hitting percentage and threw up four blocks in win over UT Arlington (Sept. 21) ... added 15 kills two days later vs. Texas State, finishing Sun Belt-opening weekend with 30 kills on a .455 percentage ... appeared in 100th career match on Oct. 6 vs. South Alabama ... captured five kills on just nine swings and posted four blocks in sweep of Georgia Southern which completed a weekend sweep of the Georgia homestand ... produced 13 kills and six blocks in rematch at Texas State (Oct. 26) ... threw up a season-high seven blocks vs. ULM (Nov. 2).
2017 (Junior)
Competed in a career-high 32 matches … saw action in 115 sets … surpassed 200 kills for the second straight season, accumulating a career-best 239 kills … turned in nine outings of double digit kills, increasing career total to 20 … hit a team-best .297, narrowly missing a second straight season at .300 … pushed career kills total past the 500 mark (increased total to 540) … joined Dree’Ana Abram in becoming first Ragin’ Cajun since 2014 season to amass 100-plus blocks … had a breakout season on the frontline, posting 106 total blocks (26 BS, 80 BA) which marked an increase of 50 blocks from sophomore campaign and exceeded her career total entering the season … posted multiple blocks 30 times … totaled at least three blocks on 21 occurrences … provided a career-high 10 blocks at UT Arlington on Nov. 12 as Louisiana secured the No. 3 seed in Sun Belt Tournament (highest finish in program history) … ranked Top 10 in Sun Belt Conference in both hitting percentage and total blocks … opened season with 18 kills and six blocks in doubleheader split with Tulane … posted 16 kills, hit .500, scooped eight digs and threw up four blocks (3 BS, 1 BA) in pacing the win over Jacksonville State which ensured a winning mark in the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic … produced 15 kills on a .481 percentage and totaled nine blocks in matches with Power 5 programs Cal and Mississippi State on the final day of the Rice Adidas Invitational (Sept. 9) … led the way with a career-high tying 18 kills on a .536 percentage and five total blocks (1 BS, 4 BA) in Sun Belt-opening win at Georgia Southern on Sept. 22 … landed a team-high 15 kills on 26 swings in four-set win over Little Rock which completed the first sweep of the Sun Belt’s Arkansas schools since the 2012 season … scored 27 kills and hit above .250 in both matches of the Red Wolves-Trojans homestand (Sept. 29-30) … ended the month of September averaging 2.58 kills per set on a .356 hitting percentage over 14 matches played … tallied a match-high of 13 kills on Oct. 6 at ULM as Louisiana established a new school record for best start in conference play … scored the tie-breaking kill and later added two key blocks during a 6-0 run which opened a 15-7 edge in third-set win which snapped match tie … collected nine kills and four blocks two days later as Louisiana completed weekend sweep of ULM … picked up 10 kills in win at Little Rock on Oct. 13 which completed first sweep of the Trojans since 2013 … final two kills of the night preserved the lead in the decisive fifth set by preventing Trojans from drawing even both times … added eight kills to career-high block total at UT Arlington … ended the season hitting above .200 all six matches in November … threw up 10 blocks on both the South Alabama-Troy (Nov. 3-4) and Texas State-UT Arlington (Nov. 10-12) road trip.
2016 (Sophomore)
Played in – and was a starter each time – in 27 matches…saw action in 98 sets…produced double digit kills 11 times and totaled 220 on the season…averaged 2.24 kills per set and 2.71 points per set, both tallies ranking third on the team…one of the team’s lead blockers, throwing up 56 (14 BS, 42 BA)…generated multiple blocks in 15 outings, highlighted by a career-best seven blocks vs. Air Force (Sept. 2)…was efficient on the attack, registering a .300 season hitting percentage…hit above .300 in 10 of the 11 matches she reached double digit kills…finished the season with the eighth-best overall hitting percentage among Sun Belt Conference players…became the first Ragin’ Cajuns player to win Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors since the 2010 season when she received the award on Oct. 24 for her efforts on the Coastal Carolina-Appalachian State road trip…hit a team-best .323 in Sun Belt Conference play and collected 144 kills against league foes which trailed on Stacey Reilly…posted 22 kills on 42 swings on the closing day of the season-opening weekend at Houston Baptist…breakout performance of the season came vs. UT Martin on Sept. 16 at UAB’s Fight Like Hal Memorial when she posted 12 kills, four aces and five blocks…helped Louisiana avoid a 2-0 deficit to UTM by personally breaking a 25-all tie in the second set with a kill and ace…dealt an ace to give Cajuns a 28-27 lead in pivotal third set win that led to a match triumph…threw up a match-high five bocks as Cajuns claimed SBC opener from Georgia State at Earl K. Long Gym on Sept. 23…helped spark a five-set win at Little Rock on Sept. 30 with 14 kills on just 24 swings and a .542 hitting percentage…Hit a season-best .692 in sweep of Southeastern Louisiana on Oct. 5, generating 10 kills on only 13 swings…beginning with 13 kills vs. Little Rock on Oct. 16 opened a stretch of four consecutive matches with double digit kills…averaged four-plus kills per set, totaled 30 kills and hit .414 through 58 total swings, committing only six errors, during the Coastal-App road trip to land the SBC Offensive Player of the Week accolade…had at least four kills in each set and generated nine on 12 attempts through the first two frames as Louisiana marched out to a 2-0 match lead over App State and wound up with first-ever win in Boone…produced a career-high 18 kills in the win over App State…produced 13 kills and hit .650 to lead the offense in the sweep of Troy on Nov. 4…was tied for team-high honors with 12 kills vs. UTA (Nov. 11).
2015 (Freshman)
Played in 22 matches (started 19) and 60 sets at middle blocker in collegiate debut season … one of five true freshmen who played in 30-plus sets … matches played were third-most among the freshman group … averaged 1.65 points, 1.35 kills and 0.53 blocks per set … landed at least five kills six times … ranked third on the team and led all freshmen with 32 blocks (4 BS, 28 BA) … final 28 blocks came in last 17 appearances of the season … recorded multiple blocks in 11 matches … had four matches of 10-plus swings with a .300-plus hitting percentage, highlighted by a .591 percentage on 22 swings at Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 29) … scored a kill on three swings in collegiate debut against Houston at the Texas Tech Invitational (Aug. 28) … landed three kills and first two career blocks the next day against Utah State (Aug. 29) … closed the opening weekend with six kills over five sets of action … starting Sept. 20 at Texas State became a permanent fixture in the rotation … delivered seven kills on 16 swings at Texas State and followed up with eight kills on 16 swings vs. ULM (Sept. 25) … season-high 13 kills on 22 swings came on Sept. 29 at Southeastern Louisiana and helped Cajuns rally for a come-from-behind five-set win … averaged 2.15 kills per set and hit .481 through first three matches in the rotation … threw up a season-high six blocks and scored six kills to help the Cajuns rally from a 2-0 deficit for a win at ULM on Oct. 7 … produced 13 kills and hit .220 during App State-Georgia State road trip (Oct. 30-31) … scored eight kills on 19 swings and hit .368 at Georgia State … posted four kills in each of the season’s final three matches … scored four kills and delivered three blocks in season-ending sweep of Georgia State (Nov. 13).
High School
Earned all-district honors each of her final three seasons at Acadiana High School in Scott, La.…was a first team all-district selection as a junior and senior…named second team All-Acadiana by The Daily Advertiser in her senior season…served as a co-captain for AHS…competed for Cajun Elite on the club circuit, the same club that produced current Cajuns middle blocker Chanelle Gardner.
Personal
Born Oct. 22, 1996 in Scott, La.…the daughter of Gustavia Simon and Anthony Antoine, Sr…has four older siblings, Tenika, Toni, Anthony and Anthonavia, and one younger sibling, Saderia…member of the National Honors Society, Beta Club and student council…received a four-year distinguished scholar award…a neuropsychology major.
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