| Height: | 6-0 |
| Year: | FR |
| Hometown: | Lakewood, Calif. |
| High School: | Long Beach Poly HS |
| Position: | OH/MB |
| Experience: | HS |
| Club: | Sunshine |
CAREER ACCOLADES
2014 Big West Conference All-Freshman
Team
2014 Big West Conference Freshman Player of the Week (9/1,
9/8, 9/22)
AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
Named to the Big West Conference All-Freshman Team... Was named
the Big West Conference Freshman Player of the Week three times,
including back-to-back selections in the first two weeks of the
season... Led the Titans with 417 kills and a 3.93 kills per set
average... Also added 47 blocks (seven solo), 95 digs and three
service aces... Recorded double-digit kills in 26 of the Titans 29
matches... Recorded 20-plus kills in six matches including three
25-plus kill performances... Set career high with 28 kills against
UC Irvine on Nov. 22... Hit a career best .400 (22-6-40) in win
over UC Riverside on Nov. 15.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2014 graduate of Long Beach Poly High School in Long
Beach, Calif… Played three years on the varsity squad and
was a three-time letterwinner, playing both outside and opposite
hitter as well as middle blocker for head coach Leland
McGrath… Earned First Team All-Moore League as a junior and
senior after being named Second Team All-Moore League as a
sophomore.
PERSONAL
Born in Long Beach, Calif… Full name is Nikia
Blair Withers… Parents are Michael and Yvonne
Withers… Has three older siblings; Marcedes Lewis, Ashley
Snow and Cody Withers… Brother Marcedes played football from
2002-04 at UCLA and has played nine seasons as a tight end for the
Jacksonville Jaguars in the National Football League…
Majoring in criminology… Loves to travel… Favorites
include: Herself (Volleyball player), Jacksonville Jaguars (team),
American Sports Center (sports and volleyball venue), Marcedes
Lewis (athlete), any scary movies (movie genre), Drake (musical
artist), Instagram (website), Paul Walker (actor), BJs
(restaurant), hot fries (food).
Career Highs
Kills: 28 vs. UC Irvine (Nov. 22, 2014)
Total Attempts: 70 vs. UC Irvine (Nov. 22, 2014)
Hitting Percentage (5+ kills): .400 (22-6-40) vs. UC Riverside (Nov. 15, 2014)
Assists: 2 vs. Sacred Heart (Aug. 30, 2014)
Aces: 1, 2x, last at UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 7, 2014)
Digs: 8 at UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 7, 2014)
Block Solos: 1.0, 7x, last at Cal Poly (Nov. 8, 2014)
Block Assists: 4.0 vs. Cal Poly (Oct. 10, 2014)
Total Blocks: 4.0, 4x, last at Cal Poly (Nov. 8, 2014)
Points: 28.5 vs. UC Irvine (Nov. 22, 2014)
CAREER STATS
| Season | sp-mp | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | se |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014................ | 106-29 | 417 | 3.93 | 242 | 1102 | .159 | 9 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.03 | 6 |
| TOTAL............... | 106-29 | 417 | 3.93 | 242 | 1102 | .159 | 9 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.03 | 6 |
| Season | dig | d/s | re | bs | ba | tb | b/s | be | bhe | points | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014................ | 95 | 0.90 | 28 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 0.44 | 12 | 2 | 447.0 | 4.22 |
| TOTAL............... | 95 | 0.90 | 28 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 0.44 | 12 | 2 | 447.0 | 4.22 |
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nov 8 | at Cal Poly | L, 3-1 |
| Nov 13 | at UC Davis | L, 3-0 |
| Nov 15 | UC Riverside | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 22 | UC Irvine | L, 3-1 |
| Nov 26 | at CSUN | L, 3-0 |
| Nov 29 | at Long Beach State | L, 3-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 29 | 16 | ||
| Sets | 106 | 57 | ||
| Kills | 417 | 223 | ||
| Kills per set | 3.93 | 3.91 | ||
| Errors | 242 | 132 | ||
| Total Attacks | 1102 | 600 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .159 | .152 | ||
| Assists | 9 | 2 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.08 | 0.04 | ||
| Service Aces | 3 | 2 | ||
| Service Errors | 6 | 6 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.03 | 0.04 | ||
| Receptions | 211 | 162 | ||
| Reception Errors | 28 | 25 | ||
| Digs | 95 | 52 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.90 | 0.91 | ||
| Block Solo | 7 | 4 | ||
| Block Assist | 40 | 21 | ||
| Block Total | 47 | 25 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.44 | 0.44 | ||
| Block Errors | 12 | 6 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 2 | 0 | ||
| Points | 447.0 | 239.5 | ||
| Points per set | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| Matches started | 28 | 15 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | Alumni | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 29 | Bucknell | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 48 | .104 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.5 |
| Aug 30 | Sacred Heart | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 24 | .375 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Aug 30 | Texas Tech | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 26 | .308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. Northwestern | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 44 | .227 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21.5 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Villanova | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 39 | .051 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Brown | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 28 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Sep 7 | at San Diego State | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 40 | .050 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Stetson | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 35 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Wake Forest | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 37 | .297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16.5 |
| Sep 13 | at Col. of Charleston | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 45 | -.022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 19 | Yale | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 46 | .065 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18.5 |
| Sep 20 | Georgetown | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 56 | .339 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26.5 |
| Sep 20 | UCLA | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 34 | .088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Sep 26 | CSUN | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 32 | .156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Sep 27 | Long Beach State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 21 | .095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Oct 3 | at Hawai'i | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -.105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Oct 10 | Cal Poly | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 34 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Oct 11 | UC Santa Barbara | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 16 | 9 | 39 | .179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Oct 17 | UC Davis | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 40 | .025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Oct 18 | at UC Riverside | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 31 | .290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Oct 24 | at UC Irvine | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 46 | .130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Nov 1 | Hawai'i | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 31 | .194 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Nov 7 | at UC Santa Barbara | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 41 | -.049 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Nov 8 | at Cal Poly | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 58 | .345 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27.5 |
| Nov 13 | at UC Davis | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 36 | .056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Nov 15 | UC Riverside | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 40 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 |
| Nov 22 | UC Irvine | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 70 | .229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28.5 |
| Nov 26 | at CSUN | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 | .111 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Nov 29 | at Long Beach State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 35 | .057 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 29 | 106 | 417 | 3.93 | 242 | 1102 | .159 | 9 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.03 | 211 | 28 | 95 | 0.90 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 0.44 | 447.0 | 4.2 |
| Total | 29 | 106 | 417 | 3.93 | 242 | 1102 | .159 | 9 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.03 | 211 | 28 | 95 | 0.90 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 0.44 | 447.0 | 4.2 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 29 | 106 | 417 | 3.93 | 242 | 1102 | .159 | 9 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.03 | 211 | 28 | 95 | 0.90 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 0.44 | 447.0 | 4.2 |
| Conference | 16 | 57 | 223 | 3.91 | 132 | 600 | .152 | 2 | 0.04 | 2 | 0.04 | 162 | 25 | 52 | 0.91 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 0.44 | 239.5 | 4.2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 14 | 51 | 218 | 4.27 | 118 | 541 | .185 | 6 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.00 | 72 | 9 | 36 | 0.71 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 0.41 | 230.0 | 4.5 |
| Away | 10 | 35 | 126 | 3.60 | 87 | 378 | .103 | 2 | 0.06 | 3 | 0.09 | 124 | 17 | 39 | 1.11 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.40 | 137.0 | 3.9 |
| Neutral | 5 | 20 | 73 | 3.65 | 37 | 183 | .197 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 1.00 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.60 | 80.0 | 4.0 |
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| Wins | 8 | 30 | 130 | 4.33 | 57 | 301 | .243 | 4 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | 3 | 22 | 0.73 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0.53 | 139.0 | 4.6 |
| Losses | 21 | 76 | 287 | 3.78 | 185 | 801 | .127 | 5 | 0.07 | 3 | 0.04 | 187 | 25 | 73 | 0.96 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 0.41 | 308.0 | 4.1 |
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| August | 3 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 21 | 98 | .224 | 3 | 0.30 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.20 | 44.0 | 4.4 |
| September | 12 | 45 | 172 | 3.82 | 103 | 457 | .151 | 4 | 0.09 | 1 | 0.02 | 57 | 6 | 42 | 0.93 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0.47 | 185.5 | 4.1 |
| October | 6 | 24 | 72 | 3.00 | 51 | 209 | .100 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 0.83 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.50 | 78.5 | 3.3 |
| November | 8 | 27 | 130 | 4.81 | 67 | 338 | .186 | 2 | 0.07 | 2 | 0.07 | 125 | 15 | 28 | 1.04 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.44 | 139.0 | 5.1 |
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