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Sohila Wafeek - Women's Volleyball - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics
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Sohila Wafeek

Position

S

Height

5-9

Class

Gr.

Hometown

Cairo, Egypt

Previous School

Al Gomhorya Language School / UIC

UIC (2020-23) 

SENIOR | 2023: Finished UIC career ninth in program history in assists (3,047) … Appeared in 99 sets over 31 matches in the season … She tallied the second-most assists with 584, averaging 5.90 assists per set … Collected 12 service aces, the seventh most on the team … Earned double-digit assists in 24 matches for the Flames … Collected 59 assists and 21 digs against Evansville on Oct. 13 … Had a 25 assist 11-dig performance in UIC’s win against Murray State on Oct. 27 … Earned her 3,000 career assist at UIC in the Flames win against Valparaiso on Nov. 15.

JUNIOR | 2022: Named 2022 MVC Volleyball All-Conference 1st Team … Played in 113 sets, the third-most on the team … Played in all 32 matches, starting in 31 … Led team with 1,214 assists … Had a team-high 10.74 assists per set … Recorded 42 aces in 2022 … Finished the season with 95.5 points on .286 hitting … Collected 243 digs on the season … Recorded 20 or more assists in 31 of 32 matches played … Finished with a season-high 64 assists against Valparaiso (Nov. 16).

SOPHOMORE | 2021: Played in 122 sets, the third-most on the team … Played in all 32 matches, starting in 20 … Led team with 1,053 assists … Had a team-high 8.63 assists per set … Tallied 261 digs on the season … Collected 10 or more assists in 30 of 32 matches played … Recorded a season-high 58 assists against Robert Morris (Nov. 12).

FRESHMAN | 2020-21: Appeared in 34 sets as a setter for the Flames … Finished the season averaging 5.85 assists per set to rank ninth in the Horizon League … Also turned in 10 service aces for a 0.29 average to rank ninth in the League … Averaged 1.47 digs per set on the season … Handed out 22 assists, dug out six and added a pair of blocks at Milwaukee (Feb. 22) … Dished out a career-high 31 assists against Oakland (March 1) … Collected 23 assists against Green Bay (March 8) … Dug out a personal-best eight to go with 17 assists at Xavier (March 15) … Recorded 19 assists, three service aces and matched her personal best with eight digs in the Horizon League Semifinal match against Northern Kentucky (March 28) … Handed out 22 assists in the Horizon League Championship match at Wright State (April 3).

High School / Personal

Attended American School in Cairo … Parents are Wafeek Ahmed Fawzy and Mona Saber … has two siblings, brother Ahmed and sister Dina … Enjoys singing, having even auditioned for The Voice once … Majoring in Marketing.