2017 Beach Volleyball Roster
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Finau, Jade
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Jersey Number 22
Jade Finau
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Marysville, Wash.
Bio
Finau Features
» Freshmen Trio Bide Their Time With Bright Future (GoHuskies.com; Nov. 24, 2013)
Beach Career
2016
Played six matches on the season, four with Lianna Sybeldon and two with Katy Beals, going 0-6 on the season … four matches with Sybeldon came at the No. 3 spot in the Pac-12 Championships, falling to the No. 3 teams from UCLA, Stanford, Cal, and Arizona … with Beals, lost at the No. 5 spot to Conrad/Jenkins of Grand Canyon, and the No. 4 spot against Jenkins/Crossfield of Louisiana-Monroe.
2015
Teamed up with Lianna Sybeldon to play several exhibition matches during the dual season … went 3-1 in exhibition play as a pair … had a back-and-forth 21-15, 11-21, 15-13 win over Oregon’s Poirier/Hojnar in exhibition play … won a set without dropping a point in a 21-0, 21-5 win over St. Mary’s Patchell/Trenka … competed in the first round of the 5 & 6 seed bracket at the Stanford Invitational, dropping a 28-18 match to Grutzik/Ritchie of Stanford.
2014
Played in both of UW's debut dual matches at the tournament in Portland, teaming with Lianna Sybeldon at the No. 5 position ... in her first match with Sybeldon, won the first set against Crittenden/Warner of Oregon but lost in a third set despite saving three match points, the final score going 16-21, 21-15, 16-14 ... came up short to Boise State's O'Donnell/Duffin team by the score of 21-14, 21-19.
Indoor Career
2016 (As A Junior)
Saw time in 16 matches and 24 total sets, averaging 2.54 assists per set ... subbed in during 3-0 NCAA tourney win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/2), getting 2 assists ... came in during third set of sweep at ASU (10/21) and had 4 assists to finish things off ... 10 assists over 2 sets in 3-1 win at Oregon State (10/9) ... checked in during five set loss to No. 9 Stanford as UW ran a 6-2 for a stretch, and had 6 assists ... subbed in for just one point but had an assist in the rally during 3-0 win at USC (9/23) ... checked into the fourth set of 3-1 loss to Washington State (9/21) and notched 5 assists and a dig ... in 3-0 win over Northern Illinois (9/10), gave 7 assists in one set ... 9 assists in 2 sets in sweep of Utah Valley (9/9) helping Huskies hit .337 ... had 2 assists in both home-opening double-header wins over Villanova and Idaho on 9/2 ... recorded 6 assists in 3-0 win at Seattle U (9/1) in one set ... Appeared in 2 sets in 3-2 win at American (8/28) passing 4 assists ... had 3 assists in 2 sets in 3-0 win at James Madison in the season-opener.
2015 (As A Sophomore)
Appeared in 11 matches and 14 sets on the season ... had 3 assists and 2 digs in NCAA first round win over Denver (12/4) ... season-high of 13 assists and 4 digs and served 2 aces in 3-0 win at Oregon State( 11/18) as UW hit .396 ... played one set in 3-0 win over Cal (11/15) and had 3 assists ... checked in during 3-0 win at No. 20 ASU (11/6) and had 1 assist ... made first Pac-12 appearance in 3-0 win at Cal (10/23) and picked up an assist late in set two ... played one set in sweep of Cal State Northridge (9/11) posting 3 assists and 2 digs ... had 5 assists in one set in sweep of CSUN (9/10) ... checked in late in sweep of Murray State (9/4) earning one assist ... played one set in the 3-0 win over Portland State (8/29), posting 6 assists and 1 dig.
2014 (As A Redshirt Freshman)
Stepped into the rotation for the NCAA tournament after Katy Beals injured her knee in the regular season finale, splitting time at setter with Bailey Tanner ... posted 19 assists and 6 digs in the season-ending 3-1 defeat to Nebraska in the round of 16 ... set a season-high 23 assists with 7 digs in the 3-1 win over Hawaii (12/6) in the NCAA second round ... got her first start of the year in the NCAA opening win over New Hampshire (12/5) and posted 19 assists and a season-high 9 digs as UW hit .451 ... checked into the regular season finale against Washington State (11/28) after an injury to Katy Beals, and had 2 assists and a dig in her first action in over two months ... played one set in the 3-0 win over Maryland (9/18) and had 6 assists and 2 aces on her first two serves ... posted 17 assists and 5 digs in sweep of UNLV (9/12) as UW hit .319 ... helped pace the Huskies to a .412 Att% with a team-best 17 assists, an ace, and 3 digs in win over UC Davis (9/12) ... played the full match in the 3-0 win over UMBC (9/6), posting 13 assists, serving an ace, and adding 3 digs ... made her collegiate debut in the season-opener against Portland State (8/29), serving and playing setter.
2013 (Redshirt)
Joined the team partway through the season, redshirting the year.
High School and Personal
Born in Seattle … parents are Lynette and Paul Finau … has one older brother, Jarett, and one younger brother Paul Jr. … brother Jarett currently plays defensive end on the Washington football team … mother also attended UW … a three-time First Team All-KingCo selection and named to the All-State team as a senior … unanimous KingCo MVP her senior year … named to the Seattle Times All-Area Team as a senior … rated a Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball.com in the 101-250 range … played club volleyball with Washington Volleyball Academy coached by Dave Weitl from 2008-12 and the Seattle Juniors from 2012-13 under coaches Dave Morehouse and Kari Kockler … finished second with her club team at the Far Westerns 15 Open division in 2010 … at the 2011 Junior Olympics, club tied for fifth in the 16 Club division … also lettered her senior year in basketball … has played piano for ten years.
» Freshmen Trio Bide Their Time With Bright Future (GoHuskies.com; Nov. 24, 2013)
Beach Career
2016
Played six matches on the season, four with Lianna Sybeldon and two with Katy Beals, going 0-6 on the season … four matches with Sybeldon came at the No. 3 spot in the Pac-12 Championships, falling to the No. 3 teams from UCLA, Stanford, Cal, and Arizona … with Beals, lost at the No. 5 spot to Conrad/Jenkins of Grand Canyon, and the No. 4 spot against Jenkins/Crossfield of Louisiana-Monroe.
2015
Teamed up with Lianna Sybeldon to play several exhibition matches during the dual season … went 3-1 in exhibition play as a pair … had a back-and-forth 21-15, 11-21, 15-13 win over Oregon’s Poirier/Hojnar in exhibition play … won a set without dropping a point in a 21-0, 21-5 win over St. Mary’s Patchell/Trenka … competed in the first round of the 5 & 6 seed bracket at the Stanford Invitational, dropping a 28-18 match to Grutzik/Ritchie of Stanford.
2014
Played in both of UW's debut dual matches at the tournament in Portland, teaming with Lianna Sybeldon at the No. 5 position ... in her first match with Sybeldon, won the first set against Crittenden/Warner of Oregon but lost in a third set despite saving three match points, the final score going 16-21, 21-15, 16-14 ... came up short to Boise State's O'Donnell/Duffin team by the score of 21-14, 21-19.
Indoor Career
2016 (As A Junior)
Saw time in 16 matches and 24 total sets, averaging 2.54 assists per set ... subbed in during 3-0 NCAA tourney win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/2), getting 2 assists ... came in during third set of sweep at ASU (10/21) and had 4 assists to finish things off ... 10 assists over 2 sets in 3-1 win at Oregon State (10/9) ... checked in during five set loss to No. 9 Stanford as UW ran a 6-2 for a stretch, and had 6 assists ... subbed in for just one point but had an assist in the rally during 3-0 win at USC (9/23) ... checked into the fourth set of 3-1 loss to Washington State (9/21) and notched 5 assists and a dig ... in 3-0 win over Northern Illinois (9/10), gave 7 assists in one set ... 9 assists in 2 sets in sweep of Utah Valley (9/9) helping Huskies hit .337 ... had 2 assists in both home-opening double-header wins over Villanova and Idaho on 9/2 ... recorded 6 assists in 3-0 win at Seattle U (9/1) in one set ... Appeared in 2 sets in 3-2 win at American (8/28) passing 4 assists ... had 3 assists in 2 sets in 3-0 win at James Madison in the season-opener.
2015 (As A Sophomore)
Appeared in 11 matches and 14 sets on the season ... had 3 assists and 2 digs in NCAA first round win over Denver (12/4) ... season-high of 13 assists and 4 digs and served 2 aces in 3-0 win at Oregon State( 11/18) as UW hit .396 ... played one set in 3-0 win over Cal (11/15) and had 3 assists ... checked in during 3-0 win at No. 20 ASU (11/6) and had 1 assist ... made first Pac-12 appearance in 3-0 win at Cal (10/23) and picked up an assist late in set two ... played one set in sweep of Cal State Northridge (9/11) posting 3 assists and 2 digs ... had 5 assists in one set in sweep of CSUN (9/10) ... checked in late in sweep of Murray State (9/4) earning one assist ... played one set in the 3-0 win over Portland State (8/29), posting 6 assists and 1 dig.
2014 (As A Redshirt Freshman)
Stepped into the rotation for the NCAA tournament after Katy Beals injured her knee in the regular season finale, splitting time at setter with Bailey Tanner ... posted 19 assists and 6 digs in the season-ending 3-1 defeat to Nebraska in the round of 16 ... set a season-high 23 assists with 7 digs in the 3-1 win over Hawaii (12/6) in the NCAA second round ... got her first start of the year in the NCAA opening win over New Hampshire (12/5) and posted 19 assists and a season-high 9 digs as UW hit .451 ... checked into the regular season finale against Washington State (11/28) after an injury to Katy Beals, and had 2 assists and a dig in her first action in over two months ... played one set in the 3-0 win over Maryland (9/18) and had 6 assists and 2 aces on her first two serves ... posted 17 assists and 5 digs in sweep of UNLV (9/12) as UW hit .319 ... helped pace the Huskies to a .412 Att% with a team-best 17 assists, an ace, and 3 digs in win over UC Davis (9/12) ... played the full match in the 3-0 win over UMBC (9/6), posting 13 assists, serving an ace, and adding 3 digs ... made her collegiate debut in the season-opener against Portland State (8/29), serving and playing setter.
2013 (Redshirt)
Joined the team partway through the season, redshirting the year.
High School and Personal
Born in Seattle … parents are Lynette and Paul Finau … has one older brother, Jarett, and one younger brother Paul Jr. … brother Jarett currently plays defensive end on the Washington football team … mother also attended UW … a three-time First Team All-KingCo selection and named to the All-State team as a senior … unanimous KingCo MVP her senior year … named to the Seattle Times All-Area Team as a senior … rated a Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball.com in the 101-250 range … played club volleyball with Washington Volleyball Academy coached by Dave Weitl from 2008-12 and the Seattle Juniors from 2012-13 under coaches Dave Morehouse and Kari Kockler … finished second with her club team at the Far Westerns 15 Open division in 2010 … at the 2011 Junior Olympics, club tied for fifth in the 16 Club division … also lettered her senior year in basketball … has played piano for ten years.
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