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University of California, Santa Barbara

2012 Men's Volleyball

22 Blaine Nielsen

  • Height 6-5
  • Year Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Corona del Mar, Calif.
  • High School Corona del Mar

Biography

UC Santa Barbara

2011: Played in 19 matches, starting three ofthem, for a total of 19 sets. Was solid on the back line, pickingup just five receiving errors for the season, good for a .941receiving percentage. 

2010: Saw action in 22 matches, picking upeight starts. Finished sixth on the team with 107 kills, which isalso a career high for a single season. Recorded a .243 hittingpercentage, and also put down 11 aces on the year.


2009: Played 31 sets in eleven matches during hisfirst active season ... Recorded 53 kills, eight assists, six aces,and 19 blocks ... Set career highs in blocks (8), kills (11) andpoints (15.0) versus UC San Diego on 2/6.

2008: Redshirt.

CLUB
Played for Balboa Bay Volleyball Club and head coach Travis Turner... Team won Junior Olympic bronze medals in 2005, 2006, and 2007... Captained the team each year he played.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2007 graduate of Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach,Calif. ... Played outside hitter under head coach Steve Conti ...Named First Team All-CIF and First Team All-Pacific Coast League in2006 and 2007 ... Captained the Sea Kings in 2006 and 2007 ...Corona del Mar won CIF titles in 2005 and 2007 ... Team won PCLchampionships all four years he played ... Also played baseball andwas a member of the undefeated crew team at CDM.

PERSONAL
Born Sept. 26, 1989 in Corona del Mar, Calif. ... Parents areCarol and Dave ... Has an older sister, Britta, and a youngerbrother, Weston, who will be a freshman for the Gauchos in 2011 ...Has not declared a major at UCSB ... Roots for the Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim ... Tennis great Roger Federer is his favoriteathlete ... Psych is his top watch on TV, while The Giving Tree ishigh on his reading list ... Jams to The Who ... Enjoys visitingCosta Rica ... Film Studies 54 is one of his favorite UCSB classes... Hobbies include playing guitar, baseball, music and surfing ...Also recruited by Long Beach State and USC ... Lists his dog as hismost favorite possession.

 

Career-Highs
Kills12at BYU3/26/10
Attack %.750at Harvard2/25/10
Assists1multiple times-
Aces3multiple times-
Digs15vs. Pacific4/2/10
Blocks8vs. UC San Diego2/6/09
Points15.0vs. UC San Diego2/6/09
CareerStatistics
SeasonSPMPMSKETAPct.Ast.SADigsBSBATBPoints
2009311145335138.13086241181969.0
20105822810750235.2435117701515

125.5

201119113261667.1492315033

30.5

Totals1084415186101440.193152011613637225.0

Statistics

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