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Athina Dimitriadis - Women's Volleyball - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics
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Athina Dimitriadis

Position

MB

Height

6-5

Class

Sr.

Hometown

Thessaloniki, Greece

Previous School

Hofstra / Florida International

GRAD SENIOR | 2023-24: Started all 31 matches for the Lobos, racking up 236 kills and 118 total blocks (89 BA, 29 BS) … Matched a single-season rally-scoring era record set in 2015 with a team-high 29 solo blocks on the season … At the conclusion of the season, ranked No. 10 among MW active leaders in blocks per set (1.02) and second on the Lobos … Hit above .400 in six matches and above .300 in 14 … Eight matches with double-digit kills … Season-high 15 kills against Nevada at home on 11/11 … career-high 8 TB against Boise State at home on 9/30 … 19 service aces on the season and 80 digs … Ranked No. 9 in the MW in blocks per set on the season … Helped Lobos hold opponents to .180 hitting on the season, the best average in the conference.

SENIOR (at FIU) | 2022-23: Appeared in 108 sets over 29 matches, one of only three players on FIU’s roster to do so … Totaled career-highs of 272 kills, 68 digs, 18 aces and 86 blocks, tallying 344 points in total … Led the team in kills, points and blocks … Named to C-USA Women’s Volleyball All-Academic Team.

JUNIOR (at Hofstra) | 2021-22: Played in 85 sets over 28 matches … Totaled 178 kills, seven assists, 12 service aces, 56 digs, and 67 blocks … Was fourth on the team in kills and third in blocks … Ranked eighth in the CAA in hitting percentage … Tallied double figures in kills seven times, including 13 on three occasions … Posted two assists versus Towson … Had two or more service aces four times, including three versus Kent State and Towson … Posted three or more digs 13 times … Had a season-high seven digs versus Kent State … Had three or more blocks on 13 occasions, with a season-best six at Delaware and versus Charleston.

SOPHOMORE (at Hofstra) | 2020-21: Appeared in 22 sets in seven matches … Posted 46 kills, 17 digs, and 10 blocks … Ranked second on the team in kills and fourth in blocks … Tallied three or more kills in all seven matches … Had a season-high nine kills twice, including in each of the Pride’s last two matches of the season at Delaware and Northeastern … Tallied four or more digs three times, including a season-best six at Delaware … Had three blocks twice, versus Stony Brook and at Northeastern … Dean’s List student … Member of Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll … CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.

FRESHMAN (at Hofstra) | 2019: Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie Team … Saw action in 98 sets over 28 matches … Tallied 188 kills, 48 blocks, 11 digs, six service aces, and four assists … Ranked third on the team in kills, second in blocks … Notched a career-high 17 kills versus Delaware in the CAA Quarterfinals … Recorded three of her four assists in conference play … Member of Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll … CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played volleyball at SLZB in Berlin, Germany … Team won the U20 German Championship in 2018 and was second in 2017.

PERSONAL
Started playing volleyball at the age of 12…Born in Kavala, Greece…Enjoys playing the flute in her spare time and has played in orchestra for many years in the choir…Lists Shawn Mendes as her favorite musician, Meryl Streep as her favorite actress, Lauren Barfield as her favorite athlete and Schnitzel as her favorite food…Has one sibling…Avid skier since the age of four…International business major.