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2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

Shane Rodrigues
Jay Metzger
Jay Metzger
Jay Metzger
Jay Metzger
Skyler Williams Head Shot 2021

8 Skyler Williams

8 Skyler Williams

  • Position:
    Middle Blocker
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Bellflower, Calif.
  • Highschool:
    Mayfair HS

Summary

Biography

Awards & Honors
  • 2021 All-Big West First Team
  • 2021 Big West Academic All-Conference
  • 2021 UH Scholar-Athlete
  • 2019 All-Big West First Team
  • 2019 Big West Defensive Player of the Week – 2X - (9/9/19, 11/25/19)
  • 2019 Heineken Rainbow Wahine Invitational - Most Valuable Player
  • 2019 Big West All-Academic
  • 2019 UH Scholar-Athlete Award
2021 (Senior)
  • Appeared in 29 matches and 97 sets with 26 starts--including the last 22-consecutive matches-- at middle blocker
  • Was the only four-year senior on the 2021 squad and finished her career with 483 kills, a .333 hitting percentage, and 279 total blocks (38-blk solo / 241 blk assist)
  • Notched season career-highs of 196 kills (2.0 kill/set), 21 solo blocks, and 35 digs, while recording a .315 hitting percentage and 95 total blocks as a senior
  • Posted a career-high 16 kills while tallying a .538 hitting percentage at CSU Bakersfield (11/19/21)
  • Put down double-digit kills in six matches 
  • Had a season-high seven blocks three times in 2021--at UC Riverside (9/23/21), vs. UC Davis (10/29/21) and at Utah Valley (9/2/21)
  • Recorded a career-high seven digs in the NCAA First Round match vs. Mississippi State (12/3/21)

2020: Season canceled by the Big West Conference due to COVID-19, student-athletes will not lose a year of eligibility and maintain their athletic standing for the 2021-22 academic year.

2019 (Junior):
  • Appeared in all 30 matches with 19 starts at middle blocker
  • Finished the season ranked No. 1 in the Big West and for UH with a .393 hitting percentage, No. 2 with 1.12 blocks per set, and No. 3 with 114 total blocks
  • Finished the season ranked No. 27 in the NCAA DI in hitting percentage
  • Williams’ breakout year included season career-highs across the board with 192 kills, a .387 hitting percentage, 114 total blocks (12-solo/102-block assists), 30 digs and nine assists
  • Posted a career-high 13 kills twice against Army West Point (9/5/19) and again vs. Missouri (9/21/19)
  • Tallied a season-high nine blocks against No. 13 Washington (9/1/19)
  • Led or co-led UH in blocking in 16 matches and had at least one block in all but one match on the year
  • Against Army, went 9-for-9 in kills with no errors for a perfect 1.000 hitting percentage.

2018 (Sophomore): 
  • Started six matches and appeared in 16 matches while playing middle hitter in 42 total sets
  • Came off the bench to record a season-high seven kills at Long Beach State (Nov. 3) and hit .500 with seven kills and no errors in 14 attacks
  • In UH’s NCAA first round match vs. Baylor (Nov. 29), she led Hawai‘i with seven blocks (two solo/five block assists) and recorded a season-high 8.5 points with four kills
  • Recorded a career-high three service aces against Coastal Carolina (Aug. 30).

2017 (Freshman):
  • Appeared in 15 matches with 34 sets played while starting 10 matches as a rookie
  • Started her Rainbow Wahine career with a bang, posting 12 blocks and six kills in UH’s season opener against Marquette (8/25)
  • Hit a career-high .571 hitting percentage (8-0-14) vs. Northern Arizona (9/15)
  • Finished her season with 47 kills (1.38 per set) and 33.0 total blocks
  • Was named Big West Freshman of the Week for Week 1 of the season after her 12-block/6-kill performance against Marquette.

Prep:
  • A 2017 graduate of Mayfair High School in Lakewood, Calif.
  • Lettered three years in volleyball and was captain of her team all three years
  • Led them to the Suburban League Championship in 2016 and ’17
  • As a senior, named first team all-league, Dream Team (Long Beach, Calif.), Scholar-Athlete Award, and was the school’s MVP
  • Listed among the Class of 2017’s Senior Aces – “The 150”…captain and MVP for the one year she played for the Apex I Volleyball Club.
Personal:
  • Born in Lakewood, Calif.
  • Has a younger sister
  • Parents are Henry Williams and Bridgette Kinard of Bellflower, Calif.
Career-HIghs
  • Kills: 16 at CSU Bakersfield (11/19/21)
  • Attacks: 32, Cal State Fullerton (10/3/21)
  • Hitting %: 1.000 (9-0-9), Sacramento State (9/6/19)
  • Assists: 2 (2x), at UC San Diego (10/8/21), vs. Missouri (9/21/19)
  • Digs: 7, vs. Mississippi State (12/3/21)
  • Service Aces: 3, Coastal Carolina (8/30/18)
  • Block Solo: 3, vs. Mississippi State (12/3/21)*
  • Block Assists: 12, Marquette (8/25/17)
  • Total Blocks: 12, Marquette (8/25/17)
*NCAA Tournament

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2017Freshman

    Middle Hitter
    6'1"
    8
  • 8

    2018Sophomore

    Middle Hitter
    6'1"
    8
  • 8

    2019Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    8
  • 8

    2020Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    8
  • 8

    2021Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    8