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Danica Rowan - Women's Volleyball - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics
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Danica Rowan

Position

OH

Height

5-9

Class

Sr.

Hometown

Thatcher, Ariz.

High School

Thatcher HS

JUNIOR | 2019: Appeared in 27 matches, starting in one, and 83 sets … finished with 97 kills (1.17 k/s), including a career-high 12 at Utah State (Nov. 7) … hit a team-best .706 (12-0-17) against the Aggies … recorded five digs at UNLV (Oct. 22) … recorded her first solo block at Fresno State (Oct. 3) … finished with double-digit kills in three matches … finished with 31 digs and 42.0 total blocks … fifth on the team in kills and blocks … tallied 118.5 points (1.43 pts/s) … named a team captain ahead of the season … named a MW Scholar-Athlete.

SOPHOMORE | 2018: Appeared in 43 sets in 19 matches, starting in one… Tallied 21 kills, 18 total blocks (all assisted) and seven digs… Accounted for 30 points…Posted career-high four kills in both matches against Colorado State… Recorded a career-high 14 attacks and six blocks at Nevada… Registered a career-high three digs at Air Force.

FRESHMAN | 2017: Saw action in 12 matches … Posted nine kills on the season, reaching two twice: vs. Boise State on Sept. 28 and at Fresno State on Nov. 9 … Also added two digs and two total blocks over 18 sets of action.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of Thatcher High School in Thatcher, Arizona … Played volleyball for coach Ellen Robertson … Four-year letterwinner in both volleyball and basketball … Helped her high school to multiple team championships in both sports … In volleyball, guided Thatcher to a 2A East Conference Champion in 2016, a Division V State Champion in 2015 and a Division IV State Champion in 2014 … Thatcher HS also claimed back-to-back section championships in 2014 and 2015 … Individually, named All-Conference Player of the Year and All-Conference First Team as a senior, adding to a third straight all-division recognition … As a basketball player, selected to the All-Division and All-Section second team last fall as she helped the Eagles to a 2A East Section championship.

PERSONAL
Born in Tucson, Arizona, on October 10 to Patrick and Dawnette Rowan … Has two sisters, Madison and Katelynn … first member of her family to not play collegiately at Eastern Arizona College, as her father played football for the Gila Monsters, her mother played both basketball and volleyball and both her sisters played at Eastern Arizona … Hobbies include working out and hiking … Lists chocolate as her favorite food and her mother as her favorite athlete.