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Liliana Light

8 Liliana Light

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Rancho Murieta, Calif.
  • High School:
    Pleasant Grove High School
  • Position:
    Setter/Opposite
  • Major:
    Studying in the College of Arts and Sciences
m 14
k/s 0.48
h % .372
a/s 4.67
b/s 0.43
sa/s 0.24
d/s 1.55

JUNIOR (2020)*

  • Played in 14 of 18 matches and 42 of 65 sets with 10 starts
  • Season stats: 20 kills, 196 assists, 10 aces, 65 digs, 18.0 total blocks (2 solo, 16 assists), 40 points
  • Helped SCU lead the WCC in aces/set (1.75, 24th NCAA) and total aces (114, 33rd NCAA)
  • 30-plus assists one time, 40-plus assists one time, multiple aces three times, 10-plus digs two times, five-plus blocks two times, two double-doubles
  • Season-high five kills on seven error-free swings in a sweep victory over Portland (March 9)
  • Season-high 49 assists in a four-set victory over Saint Mary's (March 19)
  • Season-high 14 digs vs. Portland (March 8)
  • Season-high three aces in a five-set victory at Gonzaga (March 12)
  • Season-high 5.0 total blocks in a sweep victory over Portland (March 9) and in a five-set victory at Gonzaga (March 12)
  • WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
  • WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Silver Honors (3.5-3.74 cumulative GPA)
  • AVCA Team Academic Award

* = Season played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic, does not count toward NCAA eligibility

SOPHOMORE (2019)

  • Played in 23 of 33 matches and 88 of 124 sets
  • WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
  • AVCA Team Academic Award
  • Season stats: 45 kills, 454 assists (2nd SCU in a two-setter system), 174 digs, 66 blocks, 17 aces
  • 10+ digs five times
  • Five double-doubles
  • Fresno State Invitational All-Tournament Team
  • Missed the final 10 matches of the year due to injury
  • Season-high five kills in a five-set win over UT Martin at the Indiana Invitational (Aug. 30)
  • Career-high eight blocks at Fresno State (Sept. 6)
  • Posted a season-high 13 digs in a four-set win over San José State (Sept. 12) and matched that mark at Denver (Sept. 20)
  • Posted a season-high 31 assists at Denver (Sept. 20), and matched that mark the next day in a five-set win at Air Force (Sept. 21)
  • Career-high four aces in a four-set win at Saint Mary’s (Oct. 24)

FRESHMAN (2018)

Team captain … Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team … played in 27 matches and 98 sets with 23 starts … led the Broncos with 687 assists … recorded 47 kills, 187 digs and 33 blocks … 30-plus assists seven times … 40-plus assists three times … 50-plus assists one time … 10-plus digs six times … six double-doubles … career-high 54 assists vs. Grand Canyon (Aug. 25) … career-high seven kills in a sweep victory over Ohio (Aug. 31) … career-high 15 digs vs. UC Davis (Sept. 8) … career-high five blocks at BYU (Nov. 8).

PLEASANT GROVE HIGH SCHOOL

Four-year varsity volleyball player for the Eagles ... coached by Brian Contreras ... team captain as a sohpomore, junior and senior (2015-17) ... helped the team to Delta League titles in each of her first three seasons (2014-16) and a 52-4 league record over four years. ... four-time All-Delta League selection ... amassed more than 3,000 career assists ... Eagles were an all-district academic team twice with Light on the roster ... played for Five Starz Volleyball Club and Northern California Volleyball Club ... placed in Top 10 at junior nationals with Five Starz.

PERSONAL

Born in Folsom, California ... parents are Jeff and Jessica Light ... father played baseball at Stanford and was a 13th-round draft pick of the Oakland Athletics in 1991 ... mother played volleyball at Stanford ... one of her grandfathers played football at Washington State and the other rowed at Cornell ... has an older sibling, Alexis, and five younger siblings: Vivian, Jade, Quenton, Canyon and Orion ... hobbies include backpacking, hiking, hammocking, being outdoors, eating grilled cheese and watching the movies Something About Mary and Forrest Gump ... honor roll student in high school.

Recent Games
Mar 25 San Francisco W, 3-0
Mar 26 at San Francisco L, 3-0
Mar 30 at BYU L, 3-0
Mar 31 at BYU L, 3-0
Apr 2 Pepperdine L, 3-0
Apr 3 Pepperdine L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 14 14
Sets 42 42
Kills 20 20
Kills per set 0.48 0.48
Errors 4 4
Total Attacks 43 43
Hitting Percentage .372 .372
Assists 196 196
Assists per set 4.67 4.67
Service Aces 10 10
Service Errors 17 17
Service Aces per set 0.24 0.24
Receptions 5 5
Reception Errors 1 1
Digs 65 65
Digs per set 1.55 1.55
Block Solo 2 2
Block Assist 16 16
Block Total 18 18
Blocks per set 0.43 0.43
Block Errors 9 9
Ball Handling Errors 8 8
Points 40.0 40.0
Points per set 1.0 1.0
Matches started 9 9
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Jan 26 at Loyola Marymount   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 at Loyola Marymount   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at BYU   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at BYU   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Pepperdine   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 Pepperdine   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 San Diego L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 .000 26 0 3 0 0 9 1 0 0 1 0 1.0
Feb 17 San Diego L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 4 .250 16 1 2 0 0 12 0 3 0 3 3 3.5
Feb 23 at Pacific L, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.5
Feb 24 Pacific W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 6 .333 18 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 4.0
Feb 28 at Loyola Marymount   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 at Loyola Marymount   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Portland   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Portland   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 Portland L, 3-2 1 5 3 2 10 .100 24 2 3 2 1 14 0 2 1 2 0 6.0
Mar 9 Portland W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 7 .714 7 1 2 2 0 3 0 5 0 5 0 8.5
Mar 12 at Gonzaga W, 3-2 1 5 3 0 4 .750 13 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 5 0 9.0
Mar 13 at Gonzaga L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 2 .000 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.0
Mar 18 at Saint Mary's L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Mar 19 Saint Mary's W, 3-1 1 4 2 1 4 .250 49 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 2.0
Mar 21 at Loyola Marymount L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 4 .750 18 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 2 0 2 3.0
Mar 22 at Loyola Marymount L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Mar 25 San Francisco W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at San Francisco L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 17 0 2 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 1 0.5
Mar 30 at BYU L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Mar 31 at BYU L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Pepperdine L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Pepperdine L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2018-19 27 98 47 0.48 28 133 .143 673 6.87 14 0.14 2 1 187 1.91 3 30 33 0.34 79.0 0.8
2019-20 23 88 45 0.51 23 179 .123 454 5.16 17 0.19 10 2 174 1.98 0 66 66 0.75 95.0 1.1
2020-21 14 42 20 0.48 4 43 .372 196 4.67 10 0.24 5 1 65 1.55 2 16 18 0.43 40.0 1.0
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 64 228 112 0.49 55 355 .161 1323 5.80 41 0.18 17 4 426 1.87 5 112 117 0.51 214.0 0.9
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 14 42 20 0.48 4 43 .372 196 4.67 10 0.24 5 1 65 1.55 2 16 18 0.43 40.0 1.0
Conference 14 42 20 0.48 4 43 .372 196 4.67 10 0.24 5 1 65 1.55 2 16 18 0.43 40.0 1.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 6 23 14 0.61 4 32 .313 140 6.09 5 0.22 4 1 46 2.00 1 10 11 0.48 25.0 1.1
Away 8 19 6 0.32 0 11 .545 56 2.95 5 0.26 1 0 19 1.00 1 6 7 0.37 15.0 0.8
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 4 15 13 0.87 2 21 .524 87 5.80 5 0.33 2 0 12 0.80 1 9 10 0.67 23.5 1.6
Losses 10 27 7 0.26 2 22 .227 109 4.04 5 0.19 3 1 53 1.96 1 7 8 0.30 16.5 0.6
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February 4 13 4 0.31 1 11 .273 60 4.62 2 0.15 0 0 27 2.08 1 4 5 0.38 9.0 0.7
March 10 29 16 0.55 3 32 .406 136 4.69 8 0.28 5 1 38 1.31 1 12 13 0.45 31.0 1.1