2023 Volleyball Roster
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Oct 3 (Fri)
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Roster
Zilbert, Grace
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Jersey Number 14
Grace Zilbert
- Position:
- Libero
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Portland, Ore.
- High School:
- Lincoln
- Previous College:
- Portland
- Major:
- Postbaccalaureate Study
Bio
Zilbert changed shades of purple, coming to UW from Portland, where she tallied 95 career aces and 838 career digs as a Pilot … surpassed 1,000 career kills during her Husky season ... took postbaccalaureate studies at UW.
2023 (As A Fifth-Year Senior)
A big impact as a defensive specialist and libero in her one season as a Dawg, playing 29 of 31 matches and appearing in 112 sets ... a CSC Academic All-District Team honoree ... third on the team with a 1.87 digs/set average and also third with 0.24 aces per set ... handled 494 serve receptions, and her .941 reception-percentage was best on the team for players with more than 25 receptions ... was the starting libero in 7 matches ... led the team in digs in 6 matches and in aces in 5 matches ... double-figure digs in 5 matches ... in final collegiate match on 11/24, tallied 6 digs vs. WSU ... led team with 12 digs and had 1 ace in 3-1 win over Arizona on 11/22 ... back in action in 3-2 road win at Utah (11/17) after missing two matches with a concussion, adding 8 digs to the defensive effort ... at No. 5 Stanford (11/5) had 9 digs with 2 aces in the four set loss ... tied career-high with 5 aces without one service error, adding 8 digs in road win at Cal on 11/3 ... as libero, had 17 digs and 4 assists in four-set setback vs. Oregon State (10/27) ... led team with 12 digs in road setback at UCLA (10/20) ... upped season-high to 18 digs in 3-2 thriller over Utah (10/15) with 7 assists ... in sweep of Colorado (10/13) had 7 digs, 3 assists, and 1 ace ... second-straight start at libero in 3-1 win over Cal (10/8) with 14 digs, 3 aces, and 4 assists ... made first UW start at libero against No. 3 Stanford (10/6) collecting 8 digs and 2 aces in the four-set loss ... in 3-1 win at Oregon State (10/1) had 5 digs and an ace ... passed the 1,000 career digs milestone in 3-1 win over St. Mary's on 9/16 with 8 digs in the match ... in 3-2 win at Cal Poly (9/14) had 9 digs and 1 ace ... a pair of aces and 5 digs in 3-1 win over FIU on 9/10 ... in five-set win over UNLV had 2 aces and 4 digs ... got 7 digs up in home opener sweep of Memphis (9/7) ... second-most serve-receptions with 14 and had 3 digs in 3-0 win over Indiana (9/2) ... dug 5 and added 1 assist in 3-1 win at Long Beach State on 9/1 ... tallied 3 aces in sweep of Grambling on 8/26 ... in her first match as a Husky, had 4 digs in season-opener vs. UTEP (8/25).
2022 (Fourth-Year Junior At Portland)
Started at libero and led the Pilots with 3.33 digs per set and 363 total digs, appearing in 109 out of 112 total sets … ranked third in the WCC with 3.33 digs per set … was third on the team in aces with 31, averaging 0.28 per set … reached double-digit digs in 22 out of 29 total matches, with a season-high of 20 on two occasions, on 9/15 vs. Portland State and 11/5 vs. Gonzaga … tied her career-high with 5 aces in the Portland State match on 9/15.
2021 (Third-Year Sophomore At Portland)
Appeared in all 25 matches and played 85 sets, leading the team in total digs with 231 and a 2.72 digs/set average … was second on the team in service aces with 23 … a season-high of 17 digs done twice, in the season opener against Nevada (8/27) and vs. Santa Clara (10/14) … a total of 11 matches with double-digit dig totals … a season-high 3 aces at Portland State (9/9) … a season-high 6 assists on 9/30 vs. Pacific.
2020 (Sophomore At Portland)
Season held during the spring of 2021 due to Covid-19 … appeared in 15 of the team’s 16 matches, and was third on the team with 2.18 digs per set and 124 total digs … added nine aces … racked up a season-high 24 digs against Santa Clara on 3/8 … had 11 digs in back-to-back matches with Pepperdine, on 3/12 and 3/13.
2019 (Freshman At Portland)
Played in 105 sets as a true freshman, leading the Pilots with 38 service aces … was third on the team with 216 digs … earned All-Tournament honors at the Springhill Suites Invitational, serving up 7 aces … had 10 matches with double-digit digs … a season-high 16 digs in a five-set win over Utah State (9/7) … had a season-high 5 aces on 9/6 vs. Idaho and hit 5 again two matches later at New Mexico State on 9/13.
High School and Personal: Born in Portland, Oregon … parents are Beth and Todd Zilbert … earned four letters for Lincoln HS … PIL Player of the year in 2018 … First Team All-Conference PIL Honors in 2016, 2017, and 2018 … led the Cardinals to three PIL Titles … was MVP in 2018 for the Cardinals … played club for the Athena Volleyball Academy, where she led her team to become the champions of the Columbia Empire Volleyball Association in 2018 ... went undefeated in CEVA Region play during the 2017-2018 season.
2023 (As A Fifth-Year Senior)
A big impact as a defensive specialist and libero in her one season as a Dawg, playing 29 of 31 matches and appearing in 112 sets ... a CSC Academic All-District Team honoree ... third on the team with a 1.87 digs/set average and also third with 0.24 aces per set ... handled 494 serve receptions, and her .941 reception-percentage was best on the team for players with more than 25 receptions ... was the starting libero in 7 matches ... led the team in digs in 6 matches and in aces in 5 matches ... double-figure digs in 5 matches ... in final collegiate match on 11/24, tallied 6 digs vs. WSU ... led team with 12 digs and had 1 ace in 3-1 win over Arizona on 11/22 ... back in action in 3-2 road win at Utah (11/17) after missing two matches with a concussion, adding 8 digs to the defensive effort ... at No. 5 Stanford (11/5) had 9 digs with 2 aces in the four set loss ... tied career-high with 5 aces without one service error, adding 8 digs in road win at Cal on 11/3 ... as libero, had 17 digs and 4 assists in four-set setback vs. Oregon State (10/27) ... led team with 12 digs in road setback at UCLA (10/20) ... upped season-high to 18 digs in 3-2 thriller over Utah (10/15) with 7 assists ... in sweep of Colorado (10/13) had 7 digs, 3 assists, and 1 ace ... second-straight start at libero in 3-1 win over Cal (10/8) with 14 digs, 3 aces, and 4 assists ... made first UW start at libero against No. 3 Stanford (10/6) collecting 8 digs and 2 aces in the four-set loss ... in 3-1 win at Oregon State (10/1) had 5 digs and an ace ... passed the 1,000 career digs milestone in 3-1 win over St. Mary's on 9/16 with 8 digs in the match ... in 3-2 win at Cal Poly (9/14) had 9 digs and 1 ace ... a pair of aces and 5 digs in 3-1 win over FIU on 9/10 ... in five-set win over UNLV had 2 aces and 4 digs ... got 7 digs up in home opener sweep of Memphis (9/7) ... second-most serve-receptions with 14 and had 3 digs in 3-0 win over Indiana (9/2) ... dug 5 and added 1 assist in 3-1 win at Long Beach State on 9/1 ... tallied 3 aces in sweep of Grambling on 8/26 ... in her first match as a Husky, had 4 digs in season-opener vs. UTEP (8/25).
2022 (Fourth-Year Junior At Portland)
Started at libero and led the Pilots with 3.33 digs per set and 363 total digs, appearing in 109 out of 112 total sets … ranked third in the WCC with 3.33 digs per set … was third on the team in aces with 31, averaging 0.28 per set … reached double-digit digs in 22 out of 29 total matches, with a season-high of 20 on two occasions, on 9/15 vs. Portland State and 11/5 vs. Gonzaga … tied her career-high with 5 aces in the Portland State match on 9/15.
2021 (Third-Year Sophomore At Portland)
Appeared in all 25 matches and played 85 sets, leading the team in total digs with 231 and a 2.72 digs/set average … was second on the team in service aces with 23 … a season-high of 17 digs done twice, in the season opener against Nevada (8/27) and vs. Santa Clara (10/14) … a total of 11 matches with double-digit dig totals … a season-high 3 aces at Portland State (9/9) … a season-high 6 assists on 9/30 vs. Pacific.
2020 (Sophomore At Portland)
Season held during the spring of 2021 due to Covid-19 … appeared in 15 of the team’s 16 matches, and was third on the team with 2.18 digs per set and 124 total digs … added nine aces … racked up a season-high 24 digs against Santa Clara on 3/8 … had 11 digs in back-to-back matches with Pepperdine, on 3/12 and 3/13.
2019 (Freshman At Portland)
Played in 105 sets as a true freshman, leading the Pilots with 38 service aces … was third on the team with 216 digs … earned All-Tournament honors at the Springhill Suites Invitational, serving up 7 aces … had 10 matches with double-digit digs … a season-high 16 digs in a five-set win over Utah State (9/7) … had a season-high 5 aces on 9/6 vs. Idaho and hit 5 again two matches later at New Mexico State on 9/13.
High School and Personal: Born in Portland, Oregon … parents are Beth and Todd Zilbert … earned four letters for Lincoln HS … PIL Player of the year in 2018 … First Team All-Conference PIL Honors in 2016, 2017, and 2018 … led the Cardinals to three PIL Titles … was MVP in 2018 for the Cardinals … played club for the Athena Volleyball Academy, where she led her team to become the champions of the Columbia Empire Volleyball Association in 2018 ... went undefeated in CEVA Region play during the 2017-2018 season.
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