2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Nikki Deslatte
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Glenda Dawson HS
- Hometown:
- Pearland, Texas
2023 (SENIOR): Appeared in 24 matches, playing in 82 sets … Tied for third on the team with 157 kills (1.91 per set) … Ranked second on the team with a .224 hitting efficiency … Ranked second on the team with 62 total blocks (0.76 per set; seven solo blocks and 55 block assists) … Added 25 digs and eight assists on the season … Recorded a career-high 14 kills on two occasions: versus Alabama A&M on 9/15/23 and versus North Florida on 9/16/23 … Recorded a career-high 17.5 points versus North Florida on 9/16/23 … Recorded a season-high seven blocks, all assists, versus UNC Asheville on 9/23/23 … Registered double-figure kills in four matches … Recorded four-plus total blocks in eight matches … Ended the season with four-plus total blocks in her final match of the season.
2022 (JUNIOR): Appeared in all 29 matches, playing in 97 sets … Ranked third on the team with 155 kills (1.60 per set) … Ranked fourth on the team with a .210 hitting efficiency … Led the team with 89 total blocks (0.92 per set; 16 solo blocks and 73 block assists) … Added 42 digs, 10 assists, and four service aces on the season … Recorded a season-high 12 kills and 14.5 points versus Charleston Southern on 10/7/22 … Tied a career-high with eight total blocks, three solo blocks and five block assists, versus Presbyterian on 9/22/22 … Registered double-figure kills in two matches … Recorded four-plus total blocks in 10 matches.
2021 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 30 matches, playing in 95 sets … Ranked fourth on the team with 145 kills (1.53 per set) … Ranked third on the team with 85 total blocks (0.89 per set; 10 solo blocks and 75 blocks assists) … Added 28 digs, eight assists, and two service aces on the season … Recorded a season-high nine kills versus Hampton on 10/1/21 … Recorded a season-high 12.0 points behind eight kills, two solo blocks, and four block assists versus Campbell on 11/5/21 … Tallied a career-high eight total blocks, all assists, versus Gardner-Webb on 10/29/21 … Strung together a streak of seven consecutive matches with four or more total blocks from 10/8/21 to 10/29/21 … Recorded four-plus total blocks in 11 matches.
2020-21 (FRESHMAN): (Conference-Only Schedule; Season moved to spring 2021) … Named to the Big South All-Freshman Team … Named Big South Freshman of the Week on 3/16 and 3/30 … Appeared in all 14 matches, playing in 43 sets … Ranked third on the team with 90 kills (2.09 per set) … Ranked ninth in the Big South with a .282 hitting efficiency … Ranked third on the team with 30 total blocks (0.70 per set; one solo block and 29 block assists) … Added 13 digs on the season … Recorded a season-high 11 kills and 12.5 points versus Radford on 3/25/21 … Tallied a season-high six total blocks, all assists, versus Winthrop on 2/12/21 … Recorded four-plus total blocks in one match … Recorded double-digit kills in five matches … Made her USC Upstate debut versus Campbell on 2/6/21.
PRIOR TO USC UPSTATE: Attended Glenda Dawson High School (Pearland, Texas) … Named University Interscholastic League Region III 6A District 23 First Team All-District … Helped GDHS to a District Championship and a Regional Finals appearance as a senior in 2020 … Amassed 532 kills (1.8 per set), a .327 hitting percentage, 278 total blocks, and 50 service aces during her three-year interscholastic career … At the club level, competed for Pearland Juniors, Texas United Volleyball, and Absolute Volleyball Academy of Texas.
