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Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

HAWAI'I HILO VULCANS ATHLETICS

2019 Women's Volleyball Roster

Samantha DeVivo / Hawai‘i Hilo Athletics
Samantha DeVivo / Hawai‘i Hilo Athletics
Samantha DeVivo / Hawai‘i Hilo Athletics
Samantha DeVivo / Hawai‘i Hilo Athletics
Samantha DeVivo / Hawai‘i Hilo Athletics
Samantha DeVivo / Hawai‘i Hilo Athletics
Samantha DeVivo / Hawai‘i Hilo Athletics
Samantha DeVivo / Hawai‘i Hilo Athletics

1 Kaila Lizama

  • Class Senior
  • Position Defensive Specialist
  • Height 5-7
  • Hometown Kapaa, Hawai‘i
  • High School Kamehameha-Kapalama

Biography

2019
Had a banner senior year for a Vulcan team that advanced to the NCAA playoffs for the first time since 2011...Set a school record with 582 digs on the season...Had 35 digs in a wild 5-set win at home over conference champion Azusa Pacific...That total ties for fifth best in the Vulcan single-match record book...Had five service aces against Holy Names...Had 860 career digs, seventh in the Vulcan all-time book...Had 30 service aces, third highest total on the team...Had three aces in a match against Minot State and Dominican...Had double-figure dig totals in every match but one, when she had nine against MInot State...Had 29 digs each in back-to-back matches against Fresno Pacific and Dominican...Named the PacWest Defender of the Week after that pair of matches...Had 20 or more digs in 13 matches...Ranked fifth in the PacWest in digs...Named to the PacWest Scholar-Athlete team with a 3.32 GPA in Psychology.

2018
Played in 27 of UH Hilo's 28 matches as a libero...Had 138 digs (2.23 per set), sixth on the team...14 service aces...Had a career-high 28 digs in four-set match with Hawaii Pacific...Had 26 digs against Biola...Had three service aces against Chaminade...Named to PacWest All-Academic team.

2017
Played in five matches and 11 total sets for the Vulcans as a sophomore defensive specialist...Played all four sets during a loss to Dominican, tallying seven digs...Had four digs and a service ace versus Chaminade. 

2016
As a true freshman, played in 20 of UH Hilo's 25 matches, starting eight as a defensive specialist...Totaled 127 digs on the year, fifth best on the squad...Posted double-figure dig numbers seven times, with a season best of 13 twice--against Chaminade and Azusa Pacific...Had ten service aces in 2016, including two each versus Concordia and APU.

BEFORE UHH
A 2016 graduate of Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama in Honoluu, Hawai‘i ... Played one year for Coach Chris Blake ... Played club for Ka Ulukoa.

PERSONAL
Born on April 24, 1998 in Kapaa, Hawai‘i ... Hobbies include fishing ... Favorites include Country and Hip Hop music; cheeseburgers, pizza and kalbi; and the movie "Burlesque" ...Psychology major...Contemplating a career as a family and marriage counselor ... Has a sister - Kamala (24) ... Parents are Darren and Michelle Lizama of Kapaa, Hawai‘i...Married former Vulcan tennis standout Vaclav Slezak in spring of 2020.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2016Freshman

    Defensive Specialist
    5'6"
    8
  • 1

    2017Sophomore

    DS
    5'7"
    1
  • 1

    2018Junior

    Defensive Specialist
    5'7"
    1
  • 1

    2019Senior

    Defensive Specialist
    5'7"
    1