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2021 Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 20
Ava Bell
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- MB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- Rouse HS
Bio
Graduated with her master's degree in Public Policy & Administration in May 2023.
CAREER HIGHS
- Kills: 20, vs. Louisville (9/23/2018)*
- Attacks: 35, vs. Louisville (9/23/2018)*
- Hitting Pct.: 1.000, at LSU (10/24/2021)
- Assists: 1 (5x), last vs. Alabama (11/18/2021)*
- Aces: 3, vs. Michigan State (9/7/2019)
- Solo Blocks: 4 (2x), last vs. LSU (3/25/2021)
- Block Assists: 10 (2x), last at Georgia (10/15/2021)
- Total Blocks: 12, vs. NC State (9/26/2018)*
- Digs: 4 (2x), at Florida (11/4/2021)
- * -at North Carolina
HONORS
- 2021 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2021 CoSIDA Academic Second Team All-America
- 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 18, 2021)
- SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 4, 2021)
- 2020-21 AVCA All-Southeast Region Honorable Mention
- 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 - SENIOR
- Graduated in December with a degree in Political Science
- SEC Offensive Player of the Week (10/4)
- SEC Defensive Player of the Week (10/18)
- Finished her senior season with 151 kills, a .397 hitting percentage and a career-high 118 blocks
- Bell finished the year with a 1.24 blocks per set average - a mark that ranks fifth in the SEC and 39th nationally
- Posted six kills and nine blocks in the NCAA Tournament victory over North Carolina (12/3)
- Notched eight kills and six blocks versus Missouri (11/24)
- Recorded a second straight match with seven blocks against Alabama (11/19)
- Put up seven blocks versus Alabama (11/18)
- Totaled nine kills in the win over Ole Miss (11/7)
- Put down six kills and posted a pair of blocks against Florida (11/4)
- Recorded nine kills and 10 blocks in the win over Georgia (10/5)
- Took 11 swings and put down seven kills in a sweep of South Carolina (10/9)
- Scored seven kills against South Carolina (10/8)
- Tallied 11 kills and six blocks against Texas A&M (10/3)
- Posted a .714 hitting percentage with five kills and four blocks in the series' opener versus Texas A&M (10/02)
- Hit .636 with seven kills versus Auburn (9/29)
- Contributed seven kills and five blocks as UT swept the series against Arkansas (9/26)
- Notched 11 kills on 16 attacks and recorded six blocks in the win over Arkansas (9/25)
- Recorded 10 kills and five block versus Jacksonville State (9/17)
- Generated eight kills and six blocks in the win over Morehead State (9/10)
- Tallied six kills and seven blocks against Pitt (9/5)
- Stifled the ETSU offense with nine blocks (8/28)
2020-21 - JUNIOR
- Finished the season with 1.08 blocks per set, ranking fourth in the SEC
- Hit .353 on the season for the seventh-best average in the conference
- Bell's hitting percentage is the fifth-best single-season mark in Lady Vol history during th 25-point rally-scoring era
- Tailed 14 kills and nine blocks in a five-set win over LSU (3/25)
- Brought in eight kills and 4 blocks in the win over LSU (3/24)
- Recorded 10 kills on 14 attacks and finished with five block assists in a four-set win over Alabama (3/20)
- Tailed eight kills and 5 block assists in a four-set loss against Arkansas (3/14)
- Notched eight kills on 10 attacks in a four-set win over Arkansas (3/13)
- Recorded seven kills on 14 attacks in a four-set win over Mississippi State (3/5)
- Tallied nine kills and five blocks in a five-set win over #16 Missouri (2/12)
- Scored eight kills for a .375 hitting percentage in the loss to #15 South Carolina (11/7)
- Hit for a .471 hitting percentage with 8 kills and 8 blocks in the win against #15 South Carolina (11/6)
- Tallied 9 kills and 7 blocks in the five-set loss to Georgia (10/29)
- Brought in 11 kills and 5 blocks in the win against Georgia (10/28)
- Had 8 kills on 17 attacks against #3 Kentucky (10/16), bringing in a hitting percentage of .353
2019 - SOPHOMORE
- Picked up a block assist, a dig and two kills in the loss to No. 16 Kentucky
- Tallied three block assists in the win over Texas A&M (9/29)
- Finished with eight kills in the loss to Ole Miss (9/27)
- Had seven kills and three total blocks in the victory over North Dakota State (9/21)
- Recorded 10 kills on 13 attacks for a hitting percentage of .615 in the win against Georgia Southern (9/21)
- In Tennessee's opener at the Tennessee Classic, she swung for .600 percent committing just one error and tallied seven kills (9/20)
- Had 12 kills on 22 attacks without an error for a hitting percentage of .545 in the win over Houston at the Baylor Invitational (9/13)
- Finished with seven kills on 13 attacks while tying her career-high two solo blocks in the comeback win over Michigan State at the Spartan Invitational
- Set a new career-high hitting percentage of .875 after tagging seven kills on eight attacks in the win over Miami (OH) at the Spartan Invitational
- Recorded her first appearance for Tennessee in a loss to No. 6 Illinois (8/30)
2018 - FRESHMAN (AT UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- Competed at the University of North Carolina during the 2018 season.
- Finished first on the team in total blocks with 90, including 12 solo blocks.
- Placed second on the team in hitting percentage at a .259 clip while finishing the season with 210 kills (2.31 kills/set), which both ranked third on the team.
- Completed her rookie season with eight double-digit-kill matches.
- Ended the season with 10 matches where she had four or more blocks.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Attended Rouse High School and played for Austin Performance Volleyball Club.
- Earned All-State honors from three different organizations her junior and senior seasons.
- Helped Rouse High School to the Bi-District Finals in 2014 and 2015, the Regional Finals in 2016 and the 5A State Finals in 2017.
- Three-time All-District 19-5A first-team selection.
- 2018 third-team Under Armour High School All-American.
- Rated the No. 51 recruit in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com.
- Four-time academic all-district selection, a 2017 academic all-state honoree and a four-year Rouse Scholar.
PERSONAL
- Parents are Stacey Vanbecelaere and Ron Bell
- Her father, Ron, played football at Louisville
- Born November 1
- Has three siblings, Hannah Bell, Annie Bell, and Emma Vanbecelaere
- Majoring in Political Science
- Why Tennessee: "The standard of excellence at Tennessee is what inspires me. I love being around like-minded people who care about working hard to achieve big goals."
- Future Plans: "I am majoring in Political Science, so there are endless avenues to pursue; a couple that are most interesting to me are going to law school or working internationally for the UN or other international organizations."
- Granddaughter of Mike Livingston, who played football at Southern Methodist University and was a quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs for 12 seasons.
- Granddaughter of Ron Bell Sr., who played baseball at Louisiana Tech.
- Recipient of the Alice B. West/Michael West Middle Blocker Scholarship Endowment
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