UC Santa Barbara
2021 Big West All-Conference 1st Team
2021 Big West Offensive Player of the Week
2021 AVCA All-Region Team for the Pacific South Region
2019 AD Honor Roll
2019 Big West All-Conference Honorable Mention
Big West Defensive Player of the Week
2x Big West All-Academic Team (2018-19)
2016 Big West All-Freshman Team
2021: Appeared in all 32 matches for UCSB, leading the team in total blocks(138), block assists(115), blocks per set(1.16), hitting percentage(.434), and service aces (31)... second on the team in points per set(3.0), fifth in the most kills(246)... Ranked second in the Big West in block assists and total blocks and seventh in total services aces(31)... Led the Big West in hitting percentage and was ranked third in the nation... Hit a season-high in a match against UC Irvine on Oct. 29 where she posted 13 kills and 17 points as well as 6 total blocks... Ended her career topping the Gaucho record book in single-season hitting percentage(.434) and ranking 4th for all-time best middle blockers with 420 total blocks and 357 block assists, and 7th with a .309 hitting percentage.
2019: Appeared in all 29 matches for the Gauchos leading the team in both solo blocks (18) and block assists (103)... Posted a team-best 1.19 blocks per set mark...Added the third most kills with 179 on a potent .317 hitting percentage which ranked fifth in the Big West...Saw her best performance at the net in the teams 3-0 sweeping of La Salle on Sep. 14 where she notched eight block assists...She found a season-high 15 kills in the five-set win over VCU on Sep. 7 and notched double-digit kills on six occasions...Added 14 assists, 20 aces, and 97 digs.
2018: Bounced back from her redshirt year to appear in career-highs of 28 matches and 104 sets as a redshirt sophomore ... Led UCSB with 78 blocks (0.75 B/S) and ranked ninth in the Big West with 68 block assists ... Had her most productive offensive campaign yet with 219 kills, 2.11 kills per set and a .275 hitting percentage ... The 219 kills were second only to Lindsey Ruddins, while the .275 hitting percentage ranked 13th in the Big West ... Had a highly efficient start to the year with at least 10 kills in three of her first four matches hitting at a .447 clip ... Finished with eight double-digit kill efforts ... Had at least five blocks on five occasions, including a season-high eight against UC Davis on Sep. 29.
2017: UCSB's only returning middle blocker, Ennis was limited to just eight matches after suffering a season-ending injury and was granted a medical hardship waiver ... Did not appear after Sept. 9 ... Finished the year with 40 kills (1.33 per set), 36 blocks (1.20), and 11 digs (0.37) ... Had her best outings of the season in the Utah State Tournament in early September, posting a season-high 10 kills with five blocks against Montana State on Sept. 1, then followed up with a career-high 10 blocks against Pacific on Sept. 2.
2016: As a true freshman, appeared in 21 matches and 66 sets ... Totaled 110 kills (1.67 per set) on .228 hitting with six blocks solo, 41 block assists, 47 total blocks (0.71 per set), 29 digs (0.44 per set), and three aces (0.05 per set) ... Was named to the Big West All-Freshman Team after the season, one of three frosh middles to make the cut ... Missed the final seven matches of the season due to injury ... Had a career-best 17 kills on .448 hitting against CSUN on Sept. 30 ... Finished with double-digit kills on occasions, including a performance against UC Davis on Oct. 6 in which she notched a dozen kills on a season-high .524 hitting percentage ... Had a season-best six blocks against Long Beach State on Oct. 21 ... Played her final match of the season on Oct. 22, grabbing four kills and three blocks against CSUN ... Improved all of her numbers in conference play, averaging 2.29 kills per set and 0.85 blocks per set to go with a .253 hitting percentage against Big West opponents ... Ranked third on the team overall in blocking and second in conference play.
High School: Played for four seasons under coach Edie Magula at First Colonial High School … Set the school record for career kills at 1,340 … As a senior, she was selected as the 6A South Region Player of the Year, the 6A State Player of the Year, the Conference I Player of the Year, and was named Honorable Mention AVCA Under Armour All-America … In her career, she was voted First Team All-Conference three times (2013-15), First Team 6A South Region twice (2013-14), First Team VHSL 6A All-State two times (2013-14), and First Team VHSCA 6A All-State twice (2013-14) … She also was named the Virginian-Pilot All-Tidewater Player of the Year as a senior and earned First Team honors in 2014 and 2015, and Second Team accolades in 2013 … Made the Virginia Volleyball Showcase All-Tournament team in 2014 and 2015 … Was named Beach District Second Team … As a senior, she led her team to the VHSL 6A State semifinals, and to second place finishes at the Conference I Tournament and 6A South Region … Led the Patriots to a pair of regular season titles and Conference 1 Tournament championships in the 2013 and 2014 seasons, her sophomore and junior years … In those same seasons, the Patriots were crowned 6A South Region Champions, while they went on to clinch the VHSL 6A State Championship in her junior year (2014) … Made the switch from middle blocker to outside hitter starting her sophomore season … For her team’s awards, she was named the Patriots’ MVP in 2015 and Offensive Player of the Year in 2014, as she won the Impact Player Award in both her freshman and sophomore seasons.
Club: Competed at Coastal Volleyball Club from 13s-18s … Dave Albaugh and Lindsey Heath coached her 18s teams (2015-16), while Brandon Duvall coached her 17s team … Finished her club career by being named the 2016 Atlantic Coast Power League MVP … Became the club's first All-Tournament Team selection for the UVAV Junior National Championships after leading her team to a 5-2 finish and a fifth place overall finish, the best finish for the club in 10 years … With her 18s team, she competed against top level competition in the MAPL Tournament against METRO American Volleyball Club and Triangle 18 Black … Ennis was named MVP of the 2015 ACPL Tournament and MVP of the Hokie Super Regional Tournament in both 2013 and 2015 … Team reached the semifinals of the 2014 Capital Hill Classic 17 Open … Her 17s team made club history in 2014 when they became the first Virginia Beach area team to make it into the gold bracket in open at AAU’s.
Personal: Rowan Leigh Ennis was born on January 12, 1998 in Wick, Scotland to parents Rhona and John … Has a younger sister named Bailey and a younger brother named Jake … Roots for the Chicago Bears and the University of Virginia men's basketball team … Lists making it to the second round of the 2019 NCAA tournament and going five sets with No. 2 Texas as her most memorable sports moment ... Most memorable pre-UCSB sports moment is winning the state title in high school after clinching a 25-23 fifth set … Enjoys watching Grey's Anatomy … Favorite movies are The Conjuring and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe … Favorite novel is Catch-22 … Enjoys listening to music by Grouplove, Cage the Elephant, and Snoop Dogg … Was a member of the National Honor Society … Majors in Environmental Studies with a minor in Education.
