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Pepperdine University Athletics

2019 Women's Volleyball Roster

Martin A. Folb
Martin A. Folb
Sarah Otteman
Martin A. Folb
Sarah Otteman
Jeff Golden
Jeff Golden
Sarah Otteman
Kevin Wright
Dyani Heredi-Urias

12 Tarah Wylie

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-5
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Indianapolis, Ind.
  • High School Cathedral HS

Biography

Career – 2015-19
1st – 456 sets played
2nd – 462 total blocks
2nd – 302 block assists
6th – 119 service aces
T-9th – 0.26 aces/set  
10th - .319 hitting percentage
10th – 1,406 total points
17th – 1,034 total kills
 
Season
6th – 131 total blocks (114 sets) – 2019
7th – 127 total blocks (115 sets) – 2015
T-6th – 38 aces (114 sets) – 2019
8th - .347 hitting percentage (114 sets) – 2019
T-10th – 0.33 aces/set (114 sets) – 2019
 
Single-Match
1st – 11.0 blocks in a 3-set match – at Portland (11/2/19)
3rd – .818 hitting percentage (18-0-22) – at Gonzaga (10/31/2019)
T-3rd – 11 blocks at Portland (11/2/19)
T-4th – 12 total blocks – vs. Harvard (9/10/2016)
T-6th – 6 service aces – vs. Tulsa (8/30/19)
T-6th – 6 service aces – vs. LMU (11/8/19)
 
AWARDS:
AVCA All-Pacific South Region first team – 2019
All-WCC first team – 2019
All-WCC honorable mention – 2016, 18
WCC Preseason Team – 2019
WCC Player of the Week (11/4/19)
WCC Freshman of the Year – 2015
WCC All-Freshman Team – 2015
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Bronze Honors – 2018
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete – 2016, 17, 18, 19, 20
 
PEPPERDINE CAREER: Has played in all 121 matches possible for the Waves and in 456 of the Waves 458 total sets played in her four seasons donning the blue and orange and one redshirt season … Has a .319 hitting percentage after smashing 2.27 kills/set on opponents, including 1,034 kills with only 311 errors on 2,264 swings … Also has produced 1.01 blocks/set with 462 total blocks, including 44 solo rejections … Amassed 0.26 aces/set with 119 total aces and 0.52 digs/set with 237 digs for the Waves … Picked up a career-best 19 kills at San Diego (10/1/19) and .818 (18-0-22) hitting percentage at Gonzaga (10/31/19) … Produced a career-best six aces twice with the last of her career occurring against PCH Cup rival LMU (11/8/19), seven digs twice with the last against Portland (10/3/19) and 12 blocks against Harvard (9/10/16) … Her 12-block match against Harvard ranks tied for 3rd in Pepperdine’s rally scoring era single-match record books.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019: One of three Waves to start all 29 matches and play in all 114 sets … Amassed 285 kills and 79 errors on 594 swings in her senior campaign to mark a .347 hitting percentage … Averaged 2.50 kills/set, 1.15 blocks/set, 0.47 digs/set and 0.33 aces/set for 3.47 points/set … Tabbed 131.0 blocks with 15 solo rejections, while tallying 38 aces, 54 digs and 14 assists … Posted one double-double with 10 kills and 10 blocks in four sets against Pacific (11/16) … Put up 17 double-figure kill matches and two with double-figure blocks … Throughout the season, led the Waves in blocks in 19 matches, hitting percentage in 11 matches, service aces six times and kills three times …
 
PEPPERDINE 2018: Earned a spot at the U.S. National Tryout in Colorado Springs, Colo. … Played and started in all 31 matches in her redshirt-junior season, including action in all 111 sets … She is only the third Wave in 2018 to start in all 31 matches and the second to play in every set … Averaged 2.02 kills/set with 224 kills and 56 errors on 502 swings for a .335 success rate … Averaged 0.86 blocks/set with 95 total blocks, including 11 solo rejections … Tallied 0.54 digs/set and 0.22 aces/set with 60 total digs and 24 total aces … Posted 2.71 points/set with 301.0 total points in 2018 … Marked double-figure kills in six matches and led the Waves in blocks in 12 matches, hitting percentage in 10 matches, service aces in six matches and kills twice … Tallied a season-high 14 kills against Idaho (8/31/18) and three aces in five separate matches with the last being against PCH Cup rival Loyola Marymount (11/18/18) … Put up 7.0 total blocks twice in the season during the same week, at Portland (9/20/18) and at Gonzaga (9/22/18).
 
PEPPERDINE 2017: Redshirted in 2017.
 
PEPPERDINE 2016: Played in all 30 matches and 116-of-118 sets in 2016 … Tabbed 2.01 kills on a .262 success rate after amassing 233 kills with only 86 errors on 560 swings … Led the team with 0.23 aces/set after finding the hole 27 times … Also picked up 0.52 digs/set (60) and was second on the team with 0.94 blocks/set after rejecting 109 attempts, including eight solo rejections … Hit for double-figure kills nine times and posted double-figure blocks once with 12 against Harvard (9/10) … Led the squad in hitting percentage 12 times, blocks and aces 11 times and kills on four occasions … Her season-best 12-blocks against Harvard ranks tied for 3rd in the Pepperdine rally scoring era single-match record books … Picked up a season-best four aces against CSUN (8/27) and seven digs against Alabama State (9/2).
 
PEPPERDINE 2015: One of only three Waves to start all 31 matches and play in all 115 sets … Averaged 2.54 kills/set, 1.10 blocks/set, 3.40 points/set, 0.26 aces/set and 0.55 digs/set … Led the team with 127 total blocks, including 10 solo efforts … Posted 292 kills with only 90 errors on 608 swings for a .332 hitting percentage … Tallied 30 aces, seven assists and 63 digs Had double-kill efforts in 14 matches … Hit for a .400 hitting percentage or higher in 11 matches … Posted four or more blocks on 17 separate occasions … Tabbed three or more digs three times … Had a season-high 17 kills on a .652 clip (17-2-23) in four sets vs. Saint Mary’s (10/1) … Had a season-best 18.5 points against Florida Atlantic after putting down 14 kills on a .444 effort, with one ace and six blocks including one solo … Posted a season-best nine blocks at San Francisco (11/12) … Tabbed seven blocks three times, including two solos and five assists at Pacific (10/29).

CLUB: Played with the Asics Munciana Volleyball Club for three years and the Motto Volleyball Club for one ... Was a national runner-up at the 2014 AAU Championships (18U Open).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Cathedral High School, located in Indianapolis, Ind., in 2015 ... Played three years on the varsity ... A 2014-15 All-American by PrepVolleyball.com and AVCA/Under Armour (honorable mention) ... Ranked #73 on PrepVolleyball.com's list of Senior Aces ... The Marion County Coaches Association Female Athlete of the Year ... An Indiana All-Star as a junior and senior ... Had 329 kills and 104 blocks as a senior ... State runner-up as a senior and a semifinalist as a junior and sophomore ... Graduated with high honors.

PERSONAL: Born in Indianapolis, Ind. ... Daughter of Melanie and Ron Wylie ... Has three siblings: Hannah,
Jordan and Camden ... Chose Pepperdine because "of their prestigious academics and athletics, location and small personal class sizes."

FAVORITES: Enjoys horseback riding ... Favorites include the St. Louis Cardinals (pro sports team), The Breakfast Club (movie), Grey's Anatomy and Gilmore Girls (TV shows) and baseball (sport other than volleyball) ... Favorite thing about volleyball is "when you step into the gym everything you are worrying about that days goes away and I get to focus on playing the game that I love."

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Historical Player Information

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    2015Freshman

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    2016Sophomore

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    6'5"
    12
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    2017Junior

    MB
    6'5"
    12
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    2018Redshirt Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'5"
    12
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    2019Redshirt Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'5"
    12