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  Briawna Mueller

Briawna Mueller

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Hermiston, OR

High School:
Hermiston

Height:
5-0

Position:
Middle Blocker

Experience:
3V

Club Team:
Columbia Juniors

HIGH SCHOOL: Played volleyball for coach Katy Edwards at Hermiston High, earning four varsity letters...first team All-Intermountain Conference honors as a senior after collecting honorable mention All-League honors as a junior...as a junior helped team advance to the Oregon State 4A District Finals before falling to eventual state champion Gresham High School, one game shy of reaching the Oregon 4A Elite Eight...earned two varsity letters in basketball...helped HHS advance to the Oregon State championships as a junior and senior, team advancing to the fourth round during junior season...also earned four varsity letters in track and field advancing to the state championships in three of four years.

Briawna Mueller's Collegiate Career

FRESHMAN (2004): One of four players to appear in all 29 matches and 102 games...made an immediate impact on Gonzaga front line finishing with 120 total blocks, the ninth best GU single-season total and second best by a freshman (Kelly Cunningham 157 in 1989)...ranked fifth in the West Coast Conference for blocks-per-game...had two matches with 10 or more blocks including a season-high 12 against Portland State at the Portland State Volleyball Classic, the 12 blocks ranking seventh on the single-match list...her 10 assisted blocks against both Portland State and Santa Clara (10/1) ranked third on the single-match list while her nine assisted blocks against Montana and Portland (10/22) rank tied for eighth...finished second in attack percentage with a .211 hitting clip, one of three GU players to finish the season hitting over .200.

SOPHOMORE (2005): Played in all 31 matches, 115 games...continued to develop into one of the top blockers in Gonzaga history finishing season with 33 solo blocks and 98 block assists...33 solo blocks tied for first in the West Coast Conference and tied for fourth single-season total at Gonzaga...98 block assists rank 10th on single-season list while 131 blocks ranks seventh...finished season ranking ninth in WCC in blocks with 1.14 blocks-per-game...had one double-double with 13 kills and 10 blocks in win over Portland (10/1)...season-high 12 blocks against San Francisco (10/14) matched career-high and was fourth best total in WCC for 2005...12 blocks tied for seventh on single-match list...five solo blocks against USF tied for fourth on single-match list and nine block assists against Portland tied for eighth on single-match list...led team with a .286 attack percentage, the highest attack percentage by a Bulldogs player since the 1997 season...attack percentage ranked eighth on single-season list as Mueller averaged 2.13 kills-per-game...had 34-match streak with at least one block snapped against San Diego on Nov. 4...had eight matches with double-figure kills including season-high of 16 in five-set loss to No. 11 Santa Clara on Nov. 5.

JUNIOR (2006): Played in all 29 matches, 111 games...finished the season with a team-high 138 total blocks, including a team-high 110 block assists, along with 28 solo blocks...is currently fifth in the Bulldog career record books in totals blocks (389), solo blocks (79) and block assists (310)...her 110 block assists ranks seventh on GU's single-season Top-10...the 138 total blocks ranks seventh on the single-season Top-10, while the 28 solo blocks ranks 10th...ranked seventh in the West Coast Conference in blocks per game (1.24)...also finished the season with a team-best .281 hitting percentage...was third on the team 277 kills...finished the season with 14 double-digit kill matches...finished with 15 or more kills in three games, including a career-tying 17 kills at South Dakota State (8/26)...had five or more blocks in 15 matches, including in eight West Coast Conference matches...finished with 10 blocks (9 BA, 1 BS) versus Portland State (9/2) and versus San Francisco (11/18)...served up a career-high five aces against Weber State (8/25).

Misc.: Born 11-11-85...3.98 high school GPA...National Honor Society...played club volleyball for Columbia Juniors.

 

 
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