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25 Tennae Voliva

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • High School East Anchorage HS
  • Hometown Anchorage
  • Experience 4 Letters

Biography

2021-22 (Sr.): Earned unanimous First Team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference and WBCA honorable mention All-America honors, helping UAA to 20-7 record, GNAC runner-up finish and NCAA Tournament berth … voted CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American with 3.89 undergrad GPA and 4.00 graduate GPA in psychology, becoming just third player in program history to attain that honor … team’s lone double-digit scorer, pacing Seawolves in scoring (12.9 ppg, 9th in GNAC), rebounding (7.0 rpg, 8th), steals (2.1 spg, 3rd), blocks (0.7 bpg, 12th), FG% (.479, 9th) and FT% (.829, 2nd) ... scored double figures in 15 of 16 GNAC games, improving league numbers to 14.7 ppg, 8.1 rpg, .503 FG and .846 FT … averaged 17.6 ppg in February, earning GNAC Player of the Week award for Feb. 7-13 ... posted six double-doubles and five 20-plus scoring efforts … scored career-high 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in home win over Alaska Fairbanks, and had 10 points and career-best 12 boards in road win over UAF … other top senior efforts included 20 points and 7 rebounds in NCAA First Round loss to eventual national runner-up Western Washington; 22 points (8-13 FG, 6-6 FT), 10 rebounds and 3 steals in road victory over Simon Fraser; and 20 points (9-17 FG), 9 rebounds and 3 steals in home win over fellow NCAA qualifier Central Washington … on UAA’s career lists, finished 8th in rebounds (654), 20th in scoring (921 pts), 7th in blocks (79), 12th in blocks per game (0.6), 10th in steals (170), 9th in FT made (261), t-6th in games played (127), 18th in FG% (.487) and 5th in victories, sporting a 110-17 record in Green & Gold ... earned fourth straight Academic All-GNAC recognition and was women's basketball nominee for UAA Bill MacKay Athlete of the Year award.

2020-21: Averaged 8.7 points on .522 shooting and 3.3 rebounds in brief three-game campaign … scored season-high 14 points (7-9 FG) in win over Multnomah and had 12 points, five rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals to power 62-57 road win over Pacific (Ore.).

2019-20 (Jr.): Leading rebounder and shot blocker, and only player to start all 33 games for Seawolf squad that went 31-2, swept Great Northwest Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament titles, and finished No. 4 in both NCAA Div. II national polls … earned honorable mention All-GNAC recognition, posting league ranks of 5th in rebounding (7.3 rpg), 3rd in steals (2.0 spg), 12th in blocks (0.9) and 12th in FG% (.481), with her rebounding average the highest in the Ryan McCarthy era (since 2012-13) ... led Seawolves with six double-doubles, collecting with 14 double-figure scoring efforts and seven double-figure rebound games … started season with Most Outstanding Player award at D2 West Coast Classic and all-tourney honors at Seawolf Hoops Classic ... top junior efforts included career-high 20 points (7-9 FG, 6-6 FT), along with 3 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals, in win over San Francisco State; 11 points (4-5 FG) and 7 rebounds in win over No. 23 Westminster; 19 points (8-12 FG), 12 rebounds, 2 blocks and 3 steals in home win over NCAA qualifier Northwest Nazarene; 16 points (7-11 FG) and 5 rebounds in road win over Alaska Fairbanks; 19 points (7-8 FG, 5-5 FT), 10 rebounds and 2 steals in road win over Simon Fraser; 13 points (5-7 FG)  and 10 rebounds in road win over MSU Billings; and 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals in home win over NCAA qualifier Western Washington … became two-time Academic All-GNAC honoree with a 3.83 in psychology, and was voted to 5-woman CoSIDA Academic All-District Team as one of top overall players/students in 36-team NCAA West Region.

2018-19 (So.): Second-leading rebounder (4.3 rpg) and FG shooter (.504) for Seawolf squad that went 30-3, won GNAC regular-season title and reached NCAA ‘Sweet 16’ ... averaged 5.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.0 steals after stepping into starting lineup for final 13 games, boosted by 23 points and 19 rebounds in three NCAA contests ... accounted for at least 5 points in 16 games and at least 4 rebounds in 19 contests ... had career highs of 12 points (4-5 FG, 4-6 FT) and 3 steals in home win over MSU Billings ... other top performances included 11 points (4-7 FG, 3-4 FT) and 7 rebounds in road win over Saint Martin’s; 7 points (3-4 FG) and 9 rebounds in NCAA First Round win over Hawaii Pacific; 9 points (3-6 FG, 3-4 FT), 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in 69-67 NCAA Second Round win over No. 5 Northwest Nazarene; and 7 points (3-3 FG, 1-1 FT), 4 rebounds and a block in 68-63 road win over Simon Fraser ... led Seawolves with 3.79 overall grade-point average to land spot on GNAC All-Academic Team.
 
2017-18 (Fr.): Averaged 2.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in 31 games for UAA club that went 27-5 and reached NCAA Tournament West Regional finals ... improved numbers to 2.6 ppg and 2.6 rpg in league games as UAA went 18-2 and earned share of GNAC title ... sparked narrow NCAA second-round win over Humboldt State with 6 points (2-3 FG, 2-2 FT), 4 rebounds, 1 block and 1 steal ... other top games included 7 points (3-3 FG) and 2 blocks in home win over Simon Fraser; 5 points and 7 rebounds in home win over Saint Martin’s; and 5 points (1-1 FG, 3-3 FT), 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in home win over NCAA Elite Eight qualifier MSU Billings ... Seawolves’ Most Improved Player as voted by teammates.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Scored more than 1,000 career points in four varsity seasons ... earned back-to-back Second Team All-State honors as junior and senior, helping EHS to top-4 ASAA Class 4A State Tournament finishes both years ... led T-birds to 20-7 overall record and 12-2 runner-up finish in Cook Inlet Conference in 2016-17, earning First Team All-CIC honors for third straight season ... averaged 12.3 points on .522 shooting, 8.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.7 steals in three 2017 State tourney games as EHS placed 3rd ... boosted T-birds to 20-win season as junior and 12-2, runner-up finish in CIC ... averaged 14.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg and 2.0 spg in 2016 State tourney to help EHS to 4th-place finish ... also helped T-birds to State Tournament berth as freshman in 2014 ... honor roll student.
 
PERSONAL: Born Sept. 25, 1998 ... daughter of Evelyn Voliva and Dalon Johnson ... has three brothers.

MAJOR: Psychology
 
CAREER HIGHS
Points – 23 at Alaska Fairbanks, 2/12/22
Rebounds – 12, five times (last: vs Alaska Fairbanks, 1/15/22)
Assists – 6 vs Central Washington, 3/4/22
Blocks – 4 at Western Washington, 2/19/21
Steals – 6, twice (last: at Seattle Pacific, 3/3/22)

CAREER STATS
Season        GP-GS   Min/Avg   FG-Att  Pct  3FG-Att  Pct   FT-FTA  Pct   OR- DR-Reb/Avg   PF-D    A  TO   B   S  Pts/Avg
2017-18 (Fr)  31- 0  292/ 9.4   26- 53 .491    0-0   .000   20- 30 .667   17- 55- 72/2.3   55-1    8  27  13  15   72/2.3
2018-19 (So)  33-13  575/17.4   62-123 .504    0-0   .000   40- 72 .556   45- 97-142/4.3   83-2   31  42  17  26  164/5.0
2019-20 (Jr)  33-33  768/23.3  116-241 .481    0-0   .000   78-117 .667   66-176-242/7.3   85-0   41  57  29  67  310/9.4
2020-21 (Sr)   3- 2   56/18.7   12- 23 .522    0-0   .000    2-  9 .222    3-  7- 10/3.3    3-0    5   6   2   4   26/8.7
2021-22 (Sr)  27-27  659/24.4  113-236 .479    2-5   .400  121-146 .829   62-126-188/7.0   76-3   48  57  18  58  349/12.9
TOTALS       127-75 2349/18.5  329-676 .487    2-5   .400  261-374 .698  193-461-654/5.1  302-6  133 189  79 170  921/7.3

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2017-18Freshman

    Forward
    6'0"
    25
  • 25

    2018-19Sophomore

    Forward
    6'0"
    25
  • 25

    2019-20Junior

    Forward
    6'0"
    25
  • 25

    2020-21Senior

    Forward
    6'0"
    25
  • 25

    2021-22Senior

    Forward
    6'0"
    25