2014 Photo Gallery
CAREER ACCOLADES
2014 Big West Conference All-Freshman Team
2014 Big West Conference Freshman Player of the Week (9/1, 9/8, 9/22)
AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
Named to the Big West Conference All-Freshman Team... Was named the Big West Conference Freshman Player of the Week three times, including back-to-back selections in the first two weeks of the season... Led the Titans with 417 kills and a 3.93 kills per set average... Also added 47 blocks (seven solo), 95 digs and three service aces... Recorded double-digit kills in 26 of the Titans 29 matches... Recorded 20-plus kills in six matches including three 25-plus kill performances... Set career high with 28 kills against UC Irvine on Nov. 22... Hit a career best .400 (22-6-40) in win over UC Riverside on Nov. 15.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2014 graduate of Long Beach Poly High School in Long Beach, Calif… Played three years on the varsity squad and was a three-time letterwinner, playing both outside and opposite hitter as well as middle blocker for head coach Leland McGrath… Earned First Team All-Moore League as a junior and senior after being named Second Team All-Moore League as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Born in Long Beach, Calif… Full name is Nikia Blair Withers… Parents are Michael and Yvonne Withers… Has three older siblings; Marcedes Lewis, Ashley Snow and Cody Withers… Brother Marcedes played football from 2002-04 at UCLA and has played nine seasons as a tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars in the National Football League… Majoring in criminology… Loves to travel… Favorites include: Herself (Volleyball player), Jacksonville Jaguars (team), American Sports Center (sports and volleyball venue), Marcedes Lewis (athlete), any scary movies (movie genre), Drake (musical artist), Instagram (website), Paul Walker (actor), BJs (restaurant), hot fries (food).
Career Highs
Kills: 28 vs. UC Irvine (Nov. 22, 2014)
Total Attempts: 70 vs. UC Irvine (Nov. 22, 2014)
Hitting Percentage (5+ kills): .400 (22-6-40) vs. UC Riverside (Nov. 15, 2014)
Assists: 2 vs. Sacred Heart (Aug. 30, 2014)
Aces: 1, 2x, last at UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 7, 2014)
Digs: 8 at UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 7, 2014)
Block Solos: 1.0, 7x, last at Cal Poly (Nov. 8, 2014)
Block Assists: 4.0 vs. Cal Poly (Oct. 10, 2014)
Total Blocks: 4.0, 4x, last at Cal Poly (Nov. 8, 2014)
Points: 28.5 vs. UC Irvine (Nov. 22, 2014)
CAREER STATS
| Season | sp-mp | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | se |
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| 2014................ | 106-29 | 417 | 3.93 | 242 | 1102 | .159 | 9 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.03 | 6 |
| TOTAL............... | 106-29 | 417 | 3.93 | 242 | 1102 | .159 | 9 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.03 | 6 |
| Season | dig | d/s | re | bs | ba | tb | b/s | be | bhe | points | pts/s |
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| 2014................ | 95 | 0.90 | 28 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 0.44 | 12 | 2 | 447.0 | 4.22 |
| TOTAL............... | 95 | 0.90 | 28 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 0.44 | 12 | 2 | 447.0 | 4.22
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