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UC San Diego

2020 M Volleyball Roster

24 Connor Walbrecht

  • Position Setter
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown La Canada, CA
  • High School La Canada HS
  • Major International Business

Biography

MEDIA
• CBS8 Interview (video) - 4/14/20

AS A SENIOR IN 2020
Team captain ... AVCA All-America Second Team ... All-Big West Conference First Team ... UC San Diego Athlete of the Year ... Big West All-Academic Team ... Two-time Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Week (2/17, 2/24) ... Off the Block National Offensive Player of the Night (1/9) ... Lindenwood Invitational All-Tournament Team ... UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (2/24) ... Finished career with 1,447 assists, averaging 7.1/set ... Started all 19 matches and played in 70 of 71 possible sets ... Totaled 705 assists, the most in the nation ... His 705 assists, 19 aces, 146 digs, 44 blocks, and 63.5 points were all personal single season highs ... Among Big West players, ranked first in assists and digs, third in assists/set, fourth in digs/set, and fifth in aces ... Nationally, ranked eighth in assists/set and 20th in digs/set ... Led Tritons to a .280 team hitting percentage, their highest since 2010 ... 10 or more digs in six matches ... Career-high 57 assists vs. McKendree (1/25) ... Career-high 20 digs at UC Irvine (2/15), the Tritons' first-ever Big West win ... That dig total was the third-most in a five set match nationally ... His 45 assists vs. UC Irvine (2/21) were the third-most in a three set match nationally ... Career-high seven blocks at Concordia (2/4).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2019
Played in 26 of the team's 27 matches and earned 17 starts ... Averaged 6.0 assists, 1.1 digs, and 0.4 blocks over 82 sets ... Totaled 489 assists, 10 aces, 86 digs, and 33 blocks ... Had six solo blocks, the second most on the team ... Established a new career high with 53 assists against Concordia (2/1) ... Among Big West players, ranked sixth in assists and eighth in assists/set.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018
Played in 20 matches with five starts ... Averaged 4.9 assists, 1.3 digs, and 0.4 blocks over 51 sets ... Amassed 252 assists ... Assisted on Wyatt Harrison's kill to set up fifth-set match point in opener vs. McKendree (1/5).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017
Appeared in one match and one set ... Made college debut at No. 3 BYU (2/18), coming on late in game three and finishing with first three assists of career and a solo block on UCSD's last point of the night.

CLUB
Competed for San Gabriel Elite Volleyball Club all throughout high school ... Played with current teammate Ryan Lew.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2016 graduate of La Cañada High School ... Rio Hondo League (RHL) MVP as a senior, captaining Spartans to RHL crown ... All-RHL First Team all four years and All-Area First Team his final two ... Averaged nearly a triple-double in kills (221), assists (236) and digs (140) over 17 matches played (48 sets) as a senior ... Three-time Team MVP ... Daily News Newcomer of the Year after freshman season.

PERSONAL
Born April 27 in Pasadena ... Parents are Michael and Janis Walbrecht ... Father attended USC and mother went to UC Davis ... Has an older sister named Kendall who was a four-year (2013-16) volleyball standout at UC Davis ... An international business major at Roosevelt College ... Interested in working in marketing and/or sports ... Most memorable moment in volleyball is being part of high school's first league title in 10 years ... Hobbies include staying active and being with friends and family ... Roots for the Los Angeles Lakers and San Francisco 49ers ... Favorite athlete is Laker great Kobe Bryant ... Top movie is Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy ... Listens to Kygo and The Chainsmokers ... Loves cheeseburgers.

CAREER HIGHS
Kills 4 at UC Irvine 3/15/18
Assists 57 vs. McKendree 1/25/20
Aces 3 3 times -
Digs 20 at UC Irvine 2/16/20
Blocks 7 at Concordia 2/4/20
Points 7.5 2 times -
Hitting % (min. 10 TA) .100 vs. UC Irvine 3/16/18

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

    Setter/Opposite
    6'4" 185 lbs
    24
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    2018Sophomore

    Setter/Opposite
    6'4" 185 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2019Junior

    Setter
    6'4" 185 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2020Senior

    Setter
    6'4" 185 lbs
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