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Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

HAWAI'I HILO VULCANS ATHLETICS

2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

5 Bria Beale

  • Class Graduate
  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-11
  • Hometown Eastvale, Calif.
  • High School Rancho Cucamonga HS / UC Irvine

Biography

2021
Capped an impressive career at UH Hilo...Semi-finalist for NCAA Women of the Year...First Team CoSIDA All-American, which is the first Vulcan volleyball player to be named All-American by CoSIDA and first Vulcan athlete to receive First Team honors...D2CCA Second Team All-West Region...First Team All-PacWest...Three-time PacWest Player of the Week...Led the PacWest in kills per set and points...Reached over 1000 kills, 1000 digs and 100 service aces in her career...Posted over 20 kills in four games...Totaled 320 kills this season...Season high of 23 kills against Azusa Pacific...Has second most career kills at UHH, third most digs and fourth most service aces in school history.

2021 Spring Season
Played and started all 16 matches for the Vulcans during the free spring season of 2021...Named to the PacWest All-Hawaii Pod team... Led the conference in total kills (241) and was second in kills per set (3.65)...She led the PacWest in service aces this spring (35) and was second in points per set (4.36)...For the second time was named to the CoSIDA All-West Region Academic Team, one of only eight total players named from three conferences... She is UH Hilo's nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year, graduating with a 3.90 grade point average in Communications...Heading into her final season this Fall, where in the classroom she will pursue graduate work, she has a total of 977 career kills (6th at UHH), 99 service aces (5th) and 855 digs (7th)...Beale was UHH's 2021 Female Athlete of the Year...She was selected to CoSIDA's 2021 All-District team and was named a 2021 Academic All-American by CoSIDA...Since transferring to UHH, the Vulcans are 58-17 overall and 48-10 in the PacWest Conference...Named to the PacWest Scholar-Athlete Team.

2019
Had one of the best seasons for a Vulcan player in the past decade...Named First Team All-D2CCAA All-West Region, one of just seven players selected from three conferences...First Vulcan selected to squad since HIllary Hurley in 2011...First Team All-PacWest for the second season in a row...Also named to the very select CoSIDA All-Region Academic Team...Named to the Preseason All-PacWest team...Led the PacWest in points (499) and kills (439)...She led the Vulcans in those two categories plus service aces (34) and was second in digs (350)...Her 439 kills is fifth in the Vulcan single-season record book...Now has 736 kills in just two seasons, eigth all-time at UHH...Had nine solo blocks and 34 block assists...Had a career-high 25 kills against Hawaii Pacific...Had 21 kills the next day against Chaminade...Had 20 kills versus Fresno Pacific and Notre Dame de Namur...Had four service aces versus NDNU...Had a total of nine aces in the first tournament of the year (four matches)...Had a career-high 23 digs against Seattle Pacific...Posted 22 digs against Fresno Pacific...Names to PacWest Scholar-Athlete team with a 3.85 GPA in Communication. 

2018
Started in all 28 matches for the Vulcans at outside hitter...First Team All-PacWest selection as a sophomore...Was UH Hilo's most complete all-around player, finishing with 349 points...Led squad with 297 kills...Had 306 digs and 30 service aces, both second on the team...Had a season-best 20 kills against Fresno Pacific, hitting.400...Had 20 digs versus St. Martin's, Dominican and Hawaii Pacific...Beale was UH Hilo's first First Team selection since 2016...Three service aces versus Dominican, also had six total blocks in that match...PacWest All-Academic selection.

BEFORE UHH
Played the 2017 season at UC Irvine...Played 23 sets for the Division I Anteaters...UCI went 24-7 on the year and was 10-6 in the Big West Conference...Reached the quarterfinals of the National Invitational Volleyball Championships...Had 14 kills, 16 digs and three service aces on the season...Prepped at Rancho Cucamonga HS, where she was a three-time All-Baseline League selection...Female Student-Athlete of the Year...2016 pre-season prep All-American list...Played club volleyball for Forsa1.

PERSONAL
Born May 5, 1999 in Fountain Valley, Calif...Mom is Michelle and Dad is Brett Beale...Has two siblings--Dominique and Tyler ...Graduated with a degree in Communication...Pursuing graduate degree in Psychology and Mental Health Counseling...Would like to be a college professor and/or therapist...Enjoys beekeeping, painting, making rugs, listening to podcasts, hanging out with friends, and yoga...Music: Little dragon, Ari Lennox, Beyoncé, Anderson .Paak...Favorite food is Pad Thai and Nutella mousse cake from Short N Sweet...Favorite TV shows: Grey's Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder, and Hunter X Hunter...Favorite movies: The Bee Movie, Interstellar, and Parasite.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2018Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    5
  • 5

    2019Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    5
  • 5

    2020-21Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    5
  • 5

    2021Graduate

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    5