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Devanne Sours - Women's Volleyball - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics
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Devanne Sours

Position

OH

Height

6-2

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Tatum, N.M.

High School

Tatum HS

SENIOR | 2016: Saw action in all 32 matches, starting 31 … Played in all but one set on the season … Finished the year ranked second on the team in kills, racking up 362 putaways on a 2.97/set average … Led the team with 1,015 attempts … Registered double-digit kills 18 times, including each of the final nine matches of the season … Posted a career high-tying 22 kills twice, with 22 vs. UTEP on Sept. 17 and 22 vs. Fresno State on Oct. 27 … Hit a career-best .541 vs. Fresno State, posting her 22 kills against just two errors on 37 attacks … Also had strong performances vs. UT Arlington on Sept.16 (16 kills), San Jose State on Oct. 29 (17) and UNLV in the season finale on Nov. 22 (17) … Against UNLV on Nov. 22, registered her 1000th (and final) career kill to become the 13th player in UNM history to reach 1000 … Also posted 188 digs (third-best on the team) and 25 service aces (fourth-best) … Tallied three double-double on the season … Notched three aces at Utah State on Oct. 13 … Added 46 total blocks … In conference play, ranked seventh in the Mountain West in aces/set (0.28) and eighth in both points/set (3.79) and kills/set (3.34) … Earned MW Player of the Week on Nov. 1 … Named to the UT Arlington Invitational All-Tournament team

JUNIOR | 2015: Played in all 31 matches, starting 30 and seeing action in all 116 sets during the season … Finished the season with the team lead in kills, tallying 355 kills (3.06 per set) … Posted double-digit kills in 19 matches, including a career-high 22 kills vs. LSU on Sept. 19 … Notched at least 15 kills another seven times, reaching 19 vs. SMU on Sept. 5, 17 vs. Nevada on Sept. 26 and 18 at Boise State on Nov. 21 … Finished ninth in the Mountain West in kills per set … Defensively, compiled 197 digs (1.70) on the year, good for fourth on the team … More than tripled her career total in digs during 215 as she entered her junior year with 56 career digs … Tallied double-digit digs seven times, including a career-high 14 at Ball State on Aug. 29 … Finished with five double-double … Scored 31 service aces, averaging 0.27 per set … Finished ninth in the MW in aces/set … Recorded five aces vs. Idaho State on Sept. 12, and added four at Ball State and at Air Force … Also recorded 47 total blocks … Finished with 411 points and an average of 3.54 points per set, good for seventh in the MW

SOPHOMORE | 2014: Played in 29 matches with four start at outside hitter…finished the season with 194 kills in 611 attacks (2.20 kills per set)…had two solo blocks on the season to go along with 39 block assists…had career-high and season-high of 18 kills vs. Wyoming on Oct. 18…had second-best game of the season on Nov. 6 vs. UNLV, finishing with 17 kills…had highest hitting percentage of .500 on Sept. 19 vs. College of Charleston (5 of 10)…earned Captain’s Team Award and Most Improved while also picking up the highest GPA of 3.89 which is the best between the sand and indoor teams…2014 MW Academic All-Conference recipient.

FRESHMAN | 2013: Played in 27 matches with eight starts at outside hitter…finished the season with 89 kills in 278 total attacks (1.59 kills per set)…had a total of six blocks, including one solo and five block assists…finished the season with 15 digs…had a season-high of 12 kills on Nov. 23 at Nevada…had second-best game of 11 kills on Oct. 17 vs. Fresno State…had highest hitting percentage of .714 on Oct. 25 vs. Nevada (5 of 7)…was a 2013 MW Academic All-Conference recipient…given the Most Improved Award.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2013 graduate of Tatum High School…a six-year letterwinner in volleyball, basketball and track and field…helped the Coyotes, under the direction of Mike Majors, to five-straight District 8-1A volleyball titles and four-consecutive 1-A volleyball state championships…four-time 1A Volleyball Player of the Year…four-time All-State outside hitter…three-time All-State setter…named a MaxPreps 2012 Small Schools Volleyball All-American…played for New Mexico Juniors club team 2012-13…led Tatum’s basketball team to four-straight District 8-1A titles and back-to-back State 1A runner-up finishes while earning All-State honors in hoops as a sophomore, junior and senior…competed at the State track and field championships every year since she was an eighth grader, earning second place in the high jump in 2011 and finishing runner-up in the javelin throw in 2012 and 2013…won track and field titles in 2012 in the 800-meter relay and medley relay…member of National Honors Society…graduated in the top three in her class…participated in student council and was a student ambassador for People to People.

PERSONAL
Born in Lubbock, Texas on June 27…parents are Barry and Charity Lee and Drew and Jennifer Sours…has three siblings: Colter, Jaxan and Sayler…enjoys riding four-wheelers, hanging out with friends and playing sports…favorite athlete is Misty May Treanor…favorite food is steak…lists Fast Five as her favorite movie…majoring in speech therapy.