Niara Hightower - Women's Volleyball - Bethune-Cookman University Athletics

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Senior (2024)

Turned in 139 blocks on the year – placing her first all-time in school history for blocks in a single season
Led the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in total blocks for the second consecutive season.
Finished second all-time at Bethune-Cookman for career blocks (319)
Named 2024 SWAC Blocker of the Year – the second time in as many seasons she accomplished the feat, and the first BCU player in school history to achieve the honor
First Team All-SWAC as a middle blocker
Turned in the league’s fourth-best hitting percentage (.289)
Tied for third on the squad in service aces (24)
Second on the team in points (271)
Played and started all 29 matches across the campaign, helping the Wildcats to the semifinals of the SWAC Tournament
Recorded double-digit kills in three matches, including a season-best 11 on two occasions
Placed 11 kills on 19 swings for a .579 hitting percentage to go along with five blocks against Alabama State (11/3)
Picked up 11 kills, six blocks and five digs versus Portland (8/30)
Member of the Bash at the Beach All-Tournament Team with a combined 24 kills, three service aces and 16 blocks in three matches at home to begin the season
Selected to the Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team after collecting 18 kills and 15 blocks across three matches in Nashville, Tennessee
Tallied nine blocks with a .700 hitting clip against Alabama A&M (10/4)
Provided a season-high matching nine blocks and 10 kills versus Grambling State (10/27)

Junior (2023)

Named SWAC Blocker of the Year
Led the SWAC in blocks with 109 across the season, producing 80 assisted blocks and 29 solo, averaging 1.12 blocks per set
Second Team All-SWAC performer
Saw action in all 28 matches for the Wildcats, serving as the only player to start in 27 of those contests at the middle blocker position
Played in all but two sets in Bethune-Cookman’s 99 sets across the campaign
Registered a team fifth-most 116 kills (1.20 k/s), as well as 10 assists and eight service aces
Finished second on the team with 193 points
Also had 62 digs (0.64 d/s)
Amassed a career-best nine blocks (assisted) with four kills and four digs in a win over SWAC opponent Southern (10/8)
Recorded eight blocks (five solo) and seven kills with five digs in a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (10/29)
Tallied eight kills and four solo blocks with two assists and two digs against Prairie View A&M (10/8)

Sophomore (2022)

Played in 24 matches for the Wildcats, picking up a start in 15 matches
Registered 82 kills and hit .188 across the season
Posted a team third-most 53 blocks (0.75 per set)
Tallied 24 digs on the year
Had back-to-back double-digit kill performances against Jackson State (11/13) and Grambling State (11/18), respectively
Picked up a career-best 12 kills, two digs and three blocks (two solo) in that match against Grambling
Recorded a career-best seven blocks (five solo) against Jackson State (10/16)
Hit at a .583 clip with eight kills on 12 swings versus Mississippi Valley State (11/11)

Freshman (2021)

Hirschi High School

Three-year varsity letterwinner in both volleyball and basketball
Tabbed District Blocker of the Year in both her junior and senior season
Named Defensive Player of the Year as a junior in basketball
Red River 22 Big School First Team selection in basketball during her junior year
Named captain for her volleyball and basketball teams as a junior and senior

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