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2024 Volleyball Roster

14 Delaney Rice

  • Position Right Side Hitter
  • Height 6-4
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Marion
  • Hometown Marion, Iowa
  • Major Social Work

Biography

2024 • Graduate Student

  • Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
  • Appeared in all 31 matches, playing 116 sets in her final collegiate season
  • Finished second on the team in total kills (299) and points per set (3.03)
  • Recorded double-digit kills in 18 matches
  • Registered a double-double with season bests of 17 kills and 10 total blocks in the match against Drake
  • Ranked third on the team in blocks with 81 (3 solo, 78 assists)
  • Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational hosted by Missouri State
  • Added 42 digs and 10 service aces on the season


2023 • Senior

  • She started a team-high 29 matches in 2023 and appeared in every contest for the Billikens
  • Played 131 total sets and averaged 3.02 kills per set
  • Led the team's attack efforts tallying 396 kills with a career-high 26 against George Mason leading the way
  • Recorded the third-most blocks on the team (61) with a season-high four coming at the net against George Washington
  • Named to the A-10 All-Conference second team for her efforts
  • Earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors
  • Her 396 kills ranked just outside the top-100 in the NCAA (104th)

2022 • Junior

  • Saw action in 31 matches, 100 sets
  • Recorded 194 kills (1.94 per set) and 56 blocks
  • Season highs: 18 kills at VCU; 48 attack attempts at Loyola Chicago; .429 hitting percentage vs. Virginia Tech; five blocks against two opponents; one solo block against three opponents; five digs at Loyola Chicago
  • Registered 12 kills on a .429 hitting percentage in the win over Virginia Tech
  • Tied a career best with 18 kills at VCU
  • Posted 15 kills in the second match at VCU

2021 • Sophomore

  • Played in 30 matches, 113 sets
  • Earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 All-Conference second team
  • Season highs: 18 kills and 42 attack attempts at Fordham; .545 hitting percentage vs. Creighton; one assist vs. two opponents; one solo block vs. two opponents; four digs at Bradley
  • SLU rankings: third in kills (279), kills per set (2.47) and total blocks (72.0); fourth in blocks per set (0.64)
  • Posted 2.97 kills per set in A-10 matches only
  • Finished the regular season with 12-plus kills in eight of the final nine contests
  • Registered 13 double-digit kill matches on the year
  • Collected seven kills and six total blocks at Southern Illinois
  • Her 18 kills at Fordham were a career mark
  • A-10 Commissioner's Roll

2020-21 • Freshman

  • Saw action in 42 sets, 15 matches
  • Season highs: 12 kills vs. VCU; 18 attacks at Duquesne; .545 hitting percentage vs. Duquesne; one assist vs. Dayton; two solo blocks at Duquesne; one dig vs. five opponents
  • SLU rankings: sixth in kills (40, 0.95 per set) and attempts (107)
  • Recorded 12 kills on a .529 attack percentage, along with three blocks, in the home win over VCU
  • Collected 11 kills on a .444 hitting percentage, along with five total blocks at Duquesne
  • A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Prior to Saint Louis University

  • Member of FCA, National Honor Society, National Council on Youth Leadership, Win with Wellness, One Day in May Leadership team, school ambassador and student senate
  • Served on the leadership team of church youth group
  • Earned a spot on the honor roll all four years
  • Earned silver cord for volunteerism
  • Chloe Rice (sister) played two seasons of women’s basketball at SLU (2018-20)
  • Sean Rice (father) played men’s basketball at University of Northern Iowa
  • Earned two letters in basketball and four letters in volleyball
  • All-Conference second team member as a sophomore
  • Academic All-Conference and second team member as a junior
  • Team captain and All-Conference first team as a senior
  • Played for the Iowa Rockets 16’s, Eastern Iowa Extreme 17’s and Adrenaline 18’s

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2020Freshman

    Right Side Hitter
    6'4"
    14
  • 14

    2021Sophomore

    Right Side Hitter
    6'4"
    14
  • 14

    2022Junior

    Right Side Hitter
    6'4"
    14
  • 14

    2023Senior

    Right Side Hitter
    6'4"
    14
  • 14

    2024Graduate Student

    Right Side Hitter
    6'4"
    14