University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Green, Layanna
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Jersey Number 23
Layanna Green
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- Waukee HS
- Hometown:
- Waukee, Iowa
Bio
2023: AVCA All-Midwest Region Honorable Mention ... First Team All-MVC ... Appeared in a career-high 113 sets in all 33 matches ... Recorded career-highs with 260 kills (2.30 per set), 512 attack attempts (4.53 per set), nine assists (0.07 per set), 19 service aces (0.16 per set), 111 digs (0.98 per set), 83 blocks (0.73 per set) ... Career-best 16 kills at Drake (10/16/23) and 30 attack attempts at Murray State (10/21/23) ... Dished out career-high three service aces vs. Ball State (9/2/23) and eight digs vs. LSU (9/1/23) ... Career-best eight blocks against Drake in the MVC Tournament championship (11/22/23) ... Season attack percentage of .385 tied for eighth-best in school history ... Recorded an .824 attack percentage against Valparaiso (9/29/23), the third-highest single-season clip in program history.
2022: MVC Honor Roll ... Appeared in one set and one match ... Made her collegiate volleyball debut with one errorless reception across six points played against Belmont (10/29/22).
2021: Redshirted for volleyball program as true freshman ... Competed for UNI women's track and field program in 2021-22 ... Finished in seventh place in high jump at 2022 MVC Indoor Track & Field Championships and 2022 MVC Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL: Green was a four-year letterwinner for head coach and former Panther libero Candice (Burke) Palea ... Green led the Warriors to state tournament appearances in 2018 and 2019 ... the 6'0" middle blocker earned All-Conference honors as a sophomore and junior and was a member of the Senior All-Star Team ... Green capped off her senior season with First Team All-State honors ... Green was a recipient of the CIML All-Academic Award as a freshman, sophomore, and junior ... Green was member of the Warrior track team earning first team All-State honors as a sophomore while setting school records in the high jump and participated in the Drake Relays ... Green won two Class 4A high jump titles.
PERSONAL: Layanna is the daughter of Jill Cameron and has two siblings, Lauren and Jordan.
2022: MVC Honor Roll ... Appeared in one set and one match ... Made her collegiate volleyball debut with one errorless reception across six points played against Belmont (10/29/22).
2021: Redshirted for volleyball program as true freshman ... Competed for UNI women's track and field program in 2021-22 ... Finished in seventh place in high jump at 2022 MVC Indoor Track & Field Championships and 2022 MVC Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL: Green was a four-year letterwinner for head coach and former Panther libero Candice (Burke) Palea ... Green led the Warriors to state tournament appearances in 2018 and 2019 ... the 6'0" middle blocker earned All-Conference honors as a sophomore and junior and was a member of the Senior All-Star Team ... Green capped off her senior season with First Team All-State honors ... Green was a recipient of the CIML All-Academic Award as a freshman, sophomore, and junior ... Green was member of the Warrior track team earning first team All-State honors as a sophomore while setting school records in the high jump and participated in the Drake Relays ... Green won two Class 4A high jump titles.
PERSONAL: Layanna is the daughter of Jill Cameron and has two siblings, Lauren and Jordan.
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