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2020 Women's Volleyball Roster

16 Tirzah Peters

  • Position Middle Hitter
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Amherst, N.Y.
  • High School Sweet Home
  • Club Team Niagara Frontier Volleyball
  • Major Physical Therapy

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1-TIME ALL-ECC
1-TIME ECC WEEKLY HONOREE (1-TIME PLAYER OF THE WEEK)

2019-20 (JUNIOR)
Appeared in 24 matches and 72 sets ... totaled 96 kills (1.33 kills/set) on a .231 hitting percentage ... led the team in blocks (50) and blocks per set (0.69) for the second-straight season ... ranked fifth among the ECC leaders in blocks per set ... posted five kills on a .444 hitting percentage and added five blocks vs. Mercyhurst on Sept. 7 ... matched career-high with six blocks vs. California (Pa.) on Sept. 13 ... recorded seven kills and four blocks in a win over Glenville State on Sept. 21 ... totaled six kills on a .500 hitting percentage vs. Pace (Sept. 29) and eight kills on a .333 hitting percentage at Adelphi (Sept. 30) ... her finest two-match stretch of the season came Oct. 25 (vs. Molloy) and Nov. 2 (at Queens) when she totaled 15 kills with no errors in 18 attempts (.833 hitting percentage) ... performances included 10 kills in 11 attempts at Queens for a season-best .909 hitting percentage - the highest in a single match for any Division II player this season.


2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)
First-team All-ECC ... ECC Player of the Week for Sept. 3-9 ... Daemen Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team ... appeared in all 32 matches and totaled 107 sets played ... finished second on the team and eighth in the ECC with 262 kills ... also ranked among the ECC leaders with 2.45 kills per set (12th), a .255 hitting percentage (8th) and a team-high 64 blocks (8th) ... recorded 10+ kills in 13 matches, doing so for the first time in her career with 13 kills in a season-opening win over Saint Rose on Aug. 24 ... put down a season-high 15 kills with a .684 hitting percentage in a three-set sweep of defending CACC champion Caldwell on Sept. 9 ... had a .400+ hitting percentage in 11 matches, including a season-best .769 in a win over LIU Post on Oct. 20 (10 kills, 0 errors, 13 attempts) ... totaled seven kills and eight blocks in two conference tournament matches ... posted a season-high six blocks in the ECC tournament finals vs. Molloy (11/10) ... made her NCAA tournament debut on Nov. 14 vs. American International, contributing three kills and two blocks. 


2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
Named the team's Most Improved Player ... appeared in 16 matches and totaled 39 sets played ... made her collegiate debut on Sept. 16 vs. Saint Rose ... totaled 47 kills and 22 blocks ... came on late in the season, averaging 1.5 kills and 0.5 blocks per set with a .176 hitting percentage over the final seven matches of the season ... also competed for the track and field team. 


BEFORE DAEMEN
Earned six varsity letters while playing for coach Breann Martin and the Sweet Home Panthers ... three-time Scholar Athlete recipient ... led the Panthers to the Section VI Class A finals in 2015 ... also lettered in track and field for four years, and won the Section VI indoor shot put championship in 2017 ... first-team All-ECC Division II pick for track and field ... also played for the Niagara Frontier Volleyball Club. 

PERSONAL
Born Tirzah Leigh Peters on August 2, 1999 in Amherst, N.Y. ... daughter of Daniel and Barbara Peters ... hobbies include playing volleyball ... majoring in Physical Therapy. 


CAREER HIGHS
Stats # Opponent Date
Kills 15 vs. Caldwell Sept. 9, 2018
Kill Attempts 27 @ Roberts Wesleyan Oct. 12, 2018
Hitting % (10+ attempts) .909 @ Queens Nov. 2, 2019
Assists 2 vs. Le Moyne Sept. 8, 2018
Service Aces 1 vs. Mercy Sept. 22, 2017
Digs 4 (3x) last vs. California (Pa.) Sept. 13, 2019
Total Blocks 6 (2x) last vs. California (Pa.) Sept. 13, 2019


SPECIALTY STATS
Matches With... 2017 2018 2019 CAREER
10+ Kills 0 13 1 14
10+ Assists 0 0 0 0
10+ Digs 0 0 0 0
Double-Doubles 0 0 0 0
5+ Service Aces 0 0 0 0
5+ Blocks 0 1 2 3
.300+ Hitting % 4 14 12 30

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2017Freshman

    Middle Hitter
    6'0"
    16
  • 16

    2018Sophomore

    Middle Hitter
    6'0"
    16
  • 16

    2019Junior

    Middle Hitter
    6'0"
    16
  • 16

    2020Senior

    Middle Hitter
    6'0"
    16