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2019 Women's Beach Volleyball Roster

Malia Bolko

Malia Bolko

  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Major:
    Economics
  • Hometown:
    Benicia, Calif.
  • High School:
    St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS '15

Summary

Biography

CAREER RECORDS: Finished career with 1,855, eclipsing Avreeta Singh (2006-09) for the school record... Passed Singh with a 27-dig performance vs. UC Santa Barbara on 11/10/18.

2018 INDOOR: ALL-BIG WEST CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION...  Tallied 442 digs (4.69) despite missing three matches due to injury... Ranked 2nd in the Big West in digs per set... Had 22 matches with at least 10 digs, including 11 with 20 or more... Picked up career-high 37 at home vs. Northern Arizona (8/26), 3rd in school history and the most in the program's Div. I era... That performance, paired with the 39 in the three previous matches, snared her seventh career Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Week accolade... Other high performances: 29 digs with 3 aces vs. UC Riverside (10/11), 27 digs and 2 aces vs. UC Santa Barbara (11/10)... Earned all-tournament honors at Aggie Invitational (8/24-8/25) and Santa Clara Invitational (9/7-9/8)... Earned Big West Academic All-Conference.

2017 INDOOR: ALL-BIG WEST CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION...  One of two Aggies (along with Emily Allen) who played in all 113 sets... Led team and conference with a school-record 536 total digs... Surpassed previous record-holder Nichole Brown (526 in 2005) in home  finale vs. Hawai’i (11/16)... Ranked 2nd behind only UC Santa Barbara’s Emilia Petrachi in digs per set at 4.74... Team’s leading passer with 665 total receptions... Also paced Aggies in serves with 27 (0.24 per set)... Totaled at least 20 digs in 13 matches, including season-high 31 at Cal State Fullerton (10/14)... That baker’s dozen matches Mary McClelland’s 2004 benchmark for 20-plus performances... Earned all-tournament honors at Aggie Invitational (9/8-9/9), thanks to 66 digs in 12 sets... Garnered Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors on 9/11, 9/18 and 11/6... Big West Academic All-Conference.

2016 INDOOR: Played both DS and outside hitter before taking over libero chores after Heather Reed went down with injury... Started 11 of 29 matches for 106 total sets... Led Aggies in total digs (404) and finished 2nd on team in aces (21)... Had 272 digs (4.46 per set) in conference play... Team's most efficient passer, surrendering just 17 aces on 610 serve receptions (.972)... Totaled season-best 31 digs at Cal State Fullerton (10/8), second among Big West players and tops among four-set matches... Had 18 matches with double-digit digs, including seven with 20-plus... Notched totals of 23, 24 and 21 in consecutive four-set outings vs. UC Riverside (10/20), Cal State Fullerton (10/22) and CSUN (10/28)... Made collegiate debut as a pin hitter at Oregon Classic, posting career-high 5 blocks vs. Murray State (9/2)... Earned Big West Academic All-Conference.

2015 INDOOR: Only freshman to play in all 114 sets... Led team and ranked 3rd in Big West Conference with 474 digs (4.16 per set)... Season average ranks 5th in school history, while total is the most by a freshman since Nichole Brown (526 in 2005) and Avreeta Singh (503 in 2006) set program's top two marks in back-to-back seasons... Finished 2nd to Kaylin Squyres in total serve receptions (690)... Twice won Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Week (10/5 and 11/9)... Had 24 matches with 10-plus digs, 10 with 20 or more... Notched season-best 28 in collegiate debut vs. Northern Iowa (8/28)... Posted 27 digs with errorless 37 serve receptions in five-set win at Cal Poly (11/7)... Led Aggies with 436 total serves, finishing with 21 aces (0.18).

ST. PATRICK/ST. VINCENT HS '15: Helped team to 114 wins and four North Coast Section playoff appearances... SPSV captured the CIF-NCS banner in 2013... Three-time All-Bay Shore League or Tri County Athletic League first-team selection after garnering TCAL Rookie of the Year honors in 2012... Played club ball for Xceleration from 2012-15, helping team reach Junior Nationals for three straight years.

PERSONAL: Born in Fairfield, Calif.... Majoring in managerial economics... Parents are James & Elizabeth Bolko... Has one younger sister, Makahla (18)... Sports hero is one of her friends, NBA guard Matthew Dellavedova... Career aspirations are to become a manager for a professional athlete.

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