Adama Aja #1
5-11, Senior
Middle Blocker
Columbia, MD
Seton Keough High School
Columbia Volleyball Club
AT HOFSTRA
2013: Played 62 sets in 21 matches…Tallied 75 kills, 66 blocks and 23 digs on the season…Tied for third on the team in blocks…Had a career-high 10 kills versus Charleston…Notched eight kills versus UNCW…Had a season-high eight blocks at Northeastern…Tied career best with three digs versus Delaware State, UNCW, Northeastern and William & Mary…2012: Played in 127 sets in 34 matches…Recorded 93 kills, 43 assists, 18 digs, and 147 blocks on the season…Posted season-highs in kills (8) at Delaware and blocks (12) at Columbia…Recorded five or more kills on seven occasions…Led the Pride in blocks with 147…Had seven kills and nine blocks against UNC Wilmington…Posted 12 points at Columbia…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2011: Played in seven sets in five matches…Recorded one kill, one assist and four blocks on the season…Had a kill versus Radford…Posted four blocks at Towson…Had an assist against William & Mary.
BACKGROUND: Played volleyball for four years and ran track and field for two years at Seton Keough High School…Conference all-star selection as a junior and senior…Team Most Valuable Player as a senior…Was volleyball team captain during her senior year…Named a “Player to Watch” by the Baltimore Sun…Honor Roll student and member of the Math Honor Society…Helped Seton Keough to a berth in the IAAM Class A conference finals in 2010…Played for the Columbia Volleyball Club and was on the club’s national team as a senior.
PERSONAL: Has three brothers…Older brother, Kanu, plays basketball at East Carolina…Enjoys singing…Favorite food is macaroni and cheese… Lists “White Chicks” as favorite movie…Plans to attend medical school after graduating and become a pediatrician…Started playing volleyball at age 13…Dean’s List student at Hofstra…Community health major.
CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 10 vs. Charleston (9-29-13)
Assists: 3, last at Northeastern (10-12-13)
Blocks: 12 at Columbia (9-15-12)
Aces: 1, last at Seton Hall (10-8-13)
Digs: 3, last at William & Mary (11-2-13)
CAREER STATISTICS
Year MP SP K E TA PCT. A SA BS BA DG
2011 5 7 1 0 3 .333 1 0 0 4 0
2012 34 127 93 45 240 .200 43 0 1 146 18
2013 21 62 75 40 200 .175 16 3 3 63 23
Career 60 196 169 85 443 .190 60 3 4 213 41
