Pepperdine University Athletics

AWARDS:
All-WCC First Team — 2024
All-WCC Freshman Team — 2024
WCC Defensive Player of the Week — 9/16/24
WCC Freshman of the Week — 9/16/24

PEPPERDINE 2024: Put together a stellar freshman campaign and was the first Wave to make both the All-WCC First Team and All-WCC Freshman Team since 2016 ... Ranked fifth in the WCC and led the team by averaging 1.15 blocks per set ... Her .291 hitting percentage led the team (among all high-usage players) and was ninth in the WCC ... Started in all 28 matches and played in 110 sets as a true freshman ... Totaled 201 kills, 126 blocks (99 assists, 27 solo) and 25 service aces ... Had a career-high 15 kills and three service aces against Saint Mary's (11/21) ... Finished with 14 kills and a career-high eight digs against LMU (11/7) ... Had a career-high five solo blocks and chipped in three kills and two assists against Pacific (9/28) ... Earned her first career WCC Defensive Player of the Week and WCC Freshman of the Week awards after accumulating 12 blocks against top-5 teams Stanford and Pitt ... Finished with a career-high 10 total blocks against Omaha (9/14). 

TEAM CANADA: A part of the U19 and U21 Team Canada squads … Played in the U21 Norceca Continental Championship in Toronto in 2024 … Participated in the U19 FIVB World Championship in Croatia and Hungary in 2023.
 
CLUB: Played for Leaside (18s), Halton (16s-17s) and Pakmen (12s-15s) Volleyball Clubs … Helped team to 18U Provincial Championship in 2024 … A part of the 17U National and Provincial Championship team.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada in 2024.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sports medicine at Pepperdine … Daughter of Anna Sliwa … Has one brother, Michael … Chose Pepperdine “because of the amazing volleyball coaches that I met and the great education.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys working out … Favorites include The Office (TV show) and steak (food).