UC San Diego

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015
Appeared in 26 matches and 72 sets, primarily at libero ... Led team in digs (140) and digs per set (1.94) ... Ranked 33rd nationally and 12th in the MPSF in digs per set ... Made college debut as primary libero in season opener at Concordia (1/7), finishing with eight digs and three assists ... Season-high 17 digs in five-set triumph at Grand Canyon (1/10) ... Reached double figures in digs in each of next two matches, with 13 at Long Beach State (1/14) and 11 more at CSUN (1/16) ... Match-high 12 digs vs. Concordia (2/6) ... First career ace came vs. Stanford (2/14) ... Had 10 digs at Pepperdine (2/20) ... Totaled five performances in double-digit digs.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2014 graduate of Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach ... 2013-14 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team Boys' High School Senior All-America ... All-CIF First Team in 2014 ... Two-time Bay League Libero of the Year (2013-14) ... As a senior, helped guide Sea Hawks to league title without losing a set en route to CIF and state semifinals and 34-4 overall record ... 2014 Kamehameha Cup champions in Hawaii ... 2014 Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League (IBVL) champions ... Captained the beach volleyball squad as a senior ... Also competed in cross country and soccer for first two years.

PERSONAL
Born Oct. 11, 1995 in Redondo Beach ... Parents are David and Karina Bird ... Father was a swimmer while mom ran cross country, both at Washington University in St. Louis ... Has two younger brothers named Blaze and Thunder ... Chemical engineering major at Warren College ... Wants to work in the alternative energy field as a chemical engineer ... Most memorable moment in volleyball has been winning a league title in high school without dropping a single set ... Also likes to play beach volleyball ... Roots for the Denver Broncos ... Favorite athlete is professional beach volleyball player Phil Dalhausser ... Listens to Foreigner ... Loves pasta.

MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
2015