Biography
AT HOFSTRA
2023: Played in 99 sets in 29 matches…Totaled 287 kills, six assists, 33 service aces, 97 digs, and 35 blocks…Was second on the team in digs, second in service aces, fifth in blocks, and seventh in digs…Tallied double figures in kills 14 times and 15 or more kills six times…Posted two or more service aces 12 times…Added five or more blocks in eight times, including 11 vs. Lehigh…Member of Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2022: Played in 103 sets in 29 matches…Had 240 kills, 15 assists, 39 service aces, 182 digs, and 40 blocks…Ranked second on the team in kills, first in service aces, fifth in blocks, and fifth in digs…Ranked third in the Colonial Athletic Association in service aces per set…Tallied 10 or more kills 14 times…Had five or more kills 22 times…Posted a season-best 18 kills vs. Charleston and added 17 at Stony Brook and 16 vs. Delaware…Had two assists vs. Chicago State…Notched multiple service aces in 11 matches…Tallied four service aces on a pair of occasions, including at Denver and at UNCW…Picked up five or more digs 19 times…Had double figures in digs five times…Tallied 19 digs at Stony Brook and 13 at Hampton…Posted five kills/digs double-doubles…Had two or more blocks 11 times…Tallied five blocks vs. Bryant and vs. Northeastern…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2021: Appeared in 57 sets over 18 matches…Totaled 45 kills, five assists, 15 service aces, 77 digs, and six blocks…Was fourth on the team in service aces and fifth in digs…Had five or more kills five times, including 16 versus Central Connecticut State…Tallied two assists versus Kent State…Had three service aces versus Virginia and at Northeastern…Had a double-double with 16 kills and 11 digs versus Central Connecticut State…Posted three or more digs 14 times…Had two blocks versus Virginia…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
BACKGROUND: Joined Hofstra from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa…Appeared in 74 sets in 20 matches...Totaled 143 kills, 30 digs, and 20 blocks for the Panthers...Had four matches with double figures in kills...Tallied multiple blocks in six matches...Helped team to a spot in the Missouri Valley Conference semifinals...Played volleyball and swam at Izmir Atatürk High School in Izmir, Turkey.
PERSONAL: Has one sibling...Father, Teoman Koray, played professional soccer for Türkiye Kupasi...Enjoys swimming, watching movies, listening to music, and traveling in her spare time...Mentioned Gözde Kirdar Sonsirma as her favorite athlete...Listed Manti as her favorite food...Started playing volleyball at the age of 12.
CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 19, twice, most recently at Charleston (11/4/23)
Assists: 2, several times, most recently vs. Elon (9/16/23)
Blocks: 5, twice, most recently vs. Northeastern (11/6/22)
Aces: 4, three times, most recently at Dartmouth (9/9/23)
Digs: 19 at Stony Brook (9/18/22)
