UC SANTA BARBARA
2015
Honorable Mention All-Big West
Golden Eagle Award Winner
One of three players to compete in all 99 sets and 27 matches…Earned her second career Honorable Mention All-Big West honor after finishing third in the league with a .335 hitting percentage…Golden Eagle Award winner for holding the best cumulative GPA on the team…She posted impressive numbers during conference play with a .368 hitting clip, ranking third in the league, and 53 total blocks, fifth in the league…Overall, she finished the year nearly averaging one block per set with 98 blocks, third in the conference, including a team-high 15 solo…Closed out the season strong in hitting at least .300 in 11 of the final 12 matches, averaging 2.2 kills per set…Reached a career-high 13 kills on three occasions, including in back-to-back matches in home matches against UC Riverside (10/16/15) and Cal State Fullerton (10/17/15)…Overall, she averaged 1.78 kills per set after registering 176 kills, recorded six assists, and picked up 21 digs.
2014
In her sophomore season, Grunt led all UCSB middle blockers with 93 kills (1.19 per set) and eight solo blocks…Grunt finished the year second on the roster with 65 total blocks, but paced the team’s middles with 135.5 points (1.7 per set)…She also added four assists, six service aces, and 21 digs to her season stats…Grunt hit a season-high nine kills in UCSB’s 3-1 win over Northern Illinois (9/20/14), as she also completed the match with an efficient .500 kill percentage and three block assists…She tallied a season-best 13.5 points in a 3-1 victory over Fresno State (9/6/14) after registering seven kills and a season-high seven total blocks…She appeared in all but one match and played in 78 sets.
2013
Honorable Mention All-Big West
All-Big West Freshman Team
Phoebe Grunt had an outstanding first year with the Gauchos as she appeared in all 29 matches...In 102 sets, Grunt tallied 110 kills with 1.08 kills per set, 269 total attacks and 21 digs...She led the team in 11 block solos and 120 block assists (tied for 1st in the Big West) for a total of 131 blocks (3rd in the Big West)...Her 1.28 blocks per set average led the conference and was tied for fifth in the Pacific South Region...Had at least five kills 11 times and double digits in total assists 13 times...On Sep. 14 against USC, Grunt recorded a season-high of 11 block assists and had half of the team's block assists in a match against Hawaii on Nov. 9.
High School
Attended Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School… Played for Eddie Chen… First-team All-League all four years… MVP of high school team sophomore through senior year… MVP of Irvington Tournament.
Club
Played for the Golden Bear, Vision, Payes, and Encore Volleyball Clubs… Won the bronze medal with Payes at Junior Nationals… Finished first in Northern California with Vision.
Personal
Phoebe Claire Grunt was born on March 23rd, 1995 in Berkeley, CA to Brock and Marel Grunt… Majoring in chemical engineering… Favorite sports team is the Golden State Warriors… Favorite sports moment was winning the Big West Championship her freshman year… Favorite movie is Forrest Gump… Favorite book is Their Eyes Were Watching God… Enjoys listening to Adele and Frank Ocean… Favorite show is Breaking Bad… Favorite athlete is David Lee… Hobbies include backpacking and boating with her family… Majoring in Chemical Engineering.
