McKenna Douglas Season 2023

HONORS
2023 Mountain West All-Academic Selection
2022 Mountain West All-Academic Selection

2023 SEASON (As A Sophomore): Was one of three Aztecs to appear in all 107 sets, joining teammates Fatimah Hall and Taylor Underwood… Finished second in the conference with 3.83 digs per set against Mountain West competition and was slotted fifth in the league with 3.72 digs per set (398 overall) for all 29 matches… Ranked third on the squad with 66 setting assists and occupied the fifth spot with 17 service aces… Was also credited with two kills on the year… Posted double-digit digs in all but five matches, including 12 straight from Sept. 16-Oct. 26… Opened the year in style with 21 digs, six assists and one service ace in a four-set victory over Cal State Fullerton at the Hotel Vance Rose City Showdown in Portland, Oregon (8-25-23)… Recorded 13 digs and one kill in the MW lid-lifter at UNLV (9-19-23)… Notched 12 digs, one assist and one ace in a four-set triumph at home over San José State (9-23-23)… Collected 17 digs and matched her season best with six assists vs. Air Force (10-5-23)… Set a season high two days later with 23 digs against New Mexico (10-7-23)… Totaled 15 digs and three assists in a 3-1 home victory over Boise State (10-19-23)… Served up a season-high three aces and contributed 11 digs against eventual MW tournament champion Fresno State (11-4-23)… Received Mountain West all-academic recognition for the second year in a row.

2022 SEASON (As A Freshman): Appeared in just 10 matches during an injury-shortened freshman campaign … Finished second on the team with an average of 3.03 digs in 37 sets played … Also dished out 38 assists (1.03/set) and served up 12 aces (0.32), which ranked fifth and seventh on the squad, respectively … Scooped up double-digit digs in consecutive victories over Army (14) and UC San Diego (19) at the SDSU Invitational (8-27-22) … Was also credited with her first collegiate kill in that latter contest against the Tritons … Set an Aztec season-high with 26 digs in a 3-1 home triumph over Nevada, which was tied for the second-highest total in a four-set Mountain West match during the 2022 campaign (9-24-22) … Also compiled a season-high seven assists and two service aces vs. the Wolf Pack … Posted seven digs and five assists in her final appearance of the year at Boise State (10-8-22) … Earned a spot on the Mountain West all-academic team following the fall semester.

PRIOR TO COLLEGE: Graduated in 2022 from Notre Dame Preparatory High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she was a four-year letterwinner and twice served as team captain under head coach Holly McLean … Amassed 1,082 digs (4.4/set) during her high school career to go with 203 setting assists and 159 service aces, according to MaxPreps … Capped a brilliant senior campaign in 2021 with all-state honors from the Arizona Republic after leading Notre Dame Prep to a 37-5 record, highlighted by an Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) Conference 4A state championship …  Was named both the Conference 4A Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year and received identical acclaim in the 4A West Valley Region after averaging a career-high 4.8 digs per set (307 overall) to go with 61 assists and 47 service aces … Received preseason All-America recognition from MaxPreps … Garnered all-state accolades as a junior in 2020 and was one of three finalists for the Arizona Player of the Year award after lifting the Saints to the championship finals while meriting first-team all-region and all-conference acclaim … Was also named her squad's most valuable player that year during which she averaged 4.2 digs in 54 sets played (227 overall) and served up 46 aces … Collected second-team all-region honors during her first two prep seasons after helping the Saints to  a pair of Conference 5A playoff berths, highlighted by a semifinal appearance in 2019 … Excelled in the classroom as well, earning the 2021 Congressional Scholastic Achievement Award after receiving Principal’s Honor Roll and Dean’s List recognition on multiple occasions … Also attained National Honor Society membership and landed a spot on the 2020 Arizona all-academic volleyball team … Chose the Aztecs over USC, Washington, Kentucky, Texas Tech and Grand Canyon during the recruiting process.

CLUB: Was ranked 48th among 2020 club competitors on Prep Volleyball Top 150 list for the class of 2022 … Gained valuable experience as a member of the Arizona Storm Elite Volleyball Club … Competed on four different teams that finished among the three in the open division of the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships (12s, 13s, 14s, 15s) … Received Prep Volleyball All-America recognition as a club participant following the 2019 campaign.

PERSONAL: Parents are Dwayne and Debbi Douglas … Enjoys playing sand volleyball and listening to music … Plans to major in business at San Diego State.