Danielle Bolden Season 2016

#8
PositionDS
Height5-5
ClassSenior
HometownMission Viejo, Calif.

SAN DIEGO STATE 2015
Started 10 of the 30 matches in which she appeared ... Began the season as a back row defensive specialist, but saw action in the front row over the second half of the season ... Averaged 1.36 kills per set with a high of 19 against Boise State (Oct. 19) ... Completed her first career double-double in that contest by adding 11 digs and also notched a career-best 24 points ... Recorded her second double-double effort with 12 kills and 10 digs in the win over New Mexico on Oct. 24 ... Had four matches in which she reached double figures in kills ... Set a career best with three blocks at Fresno State on Oct. 10 ... Had a season-high four service aces vs. Boise State (Oct. 17) ... Her season service ace average of 0.28 lead the team ... That marked ranked eighth in the Mountain West (all matches) while her mark of 0.29 assists per set in league contests ranked fifth ... Had at least two digs in every match in which she appeared ... Member of the Mountain West All-Academic team.

SAN DIEGO STATE 2014
Appeared in 27 of the team's 29 matches (86 sets) with one start ... Played strictly as a defensive specialist ... Excellent jumper who recorded 27 kills from the back row ... Averaged 0.60 kills per set over the final five matches of the season ... Career-best three kills vs. San Jose State (Nov. 13() and vs. Nevada (Nov. 15) ... Averaged 1.80 digs per set ... Led the Aztecs in total service aces with 30 and aces per game at 0.35 ... Finished third in the conference in that stat category ... Career-best six service aces in three-set win over Utah State on Nov. 22 ... Marked the most aces in a match by an Aztec since Aime Cordeiro recorded seven at Oregon during the 2006 season ... Had a personal-best 14 digs vs. Colorado State on Oct. 30 ... Also reached double digits in digs at Wyoming on Oct. 2 ... Member of the Mountain West All-Academic team.

SAN DIEGO STATE 2013
Did not appear in any matches while redshirting as a true freshman in 2013.

HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year varsity volleyball letterwinner as an outside hitter at Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, Calif. ... Played under Coach Darren Utterback ... Co-MVP and a first-team selection for the Sea View League as a senior ... Third-team all-Orange County team ... Led team in kills (250) with an average of 4.1 per set ... Cougar classic tournament MVP ... Capistrano Valley HS Female Athlete of the Month for September 2012 ... Named team's Best Offensive Player ... Team advanced to semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Playoffs ... Selected to play in the 36th Annual Dave Mohs OC All-Star Game on the South team ... Competed in the high jump for the track and field team as a freshman.

CLUB
Played for the Saddleback Volleyball Club in Lake Forest, Calif., for two years ... Team won silver medal (second place) in the USA Division at the 2013 Dallas Junior Nationals Tournament ... First at the 2013 Vegas Junior National Qualifier tourney ... Competed two seasons with the Excel Volleyball Club in Mission Viejo.

PERSONAL
Danielle Rene Bolden was born May 21, 1995, in Orange, Calif. ... Daughter of Kevin and Laura Bolden ... Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... Enjoys the beach, shopping and movie nights ... Majoring in broadcast and media studies with plans to become a broadcaster for a national network.