2022 Women's Volleyball Roster
McGirr, Bella
Jersey Number 13
Bella McGirr
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Novato, Calif.
- Position:
- L
- High School:
- Marin Catholic HS
- Height:
- 5-4
- Major:
- Biology
- Club:
- Absolute Volleyball Club
- NIL Exchange:
- Bella McGirr
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (2023)
- 3x Academic All-Mountain West (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 3x Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2023, 2024, 2025)
JUNIOR (2024)
- Honors: Academic All-Mountain West...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (3.5 or better cumulative GPA).
- Top Highlights: Played in the first seven matches of the season with two starts as defensive specialist...was injured in the seventh match of the year against CSU Bakersfield (Sept. 13) and missed the rest of the season...recorded a season-high 11 digs in the season opener at Arizona (Aug. 30).
SOPHOMOREÂ (2023)
- Honors: Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 9)...Academic All-Mountain West...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
- Notable Statistics & Rankings: Tallied 59 assists (4th team), 15 service aces (5th team) and 284 digs (2nd team)...averaged 0.14 service aces (4th team) and 2.70 digs (2nd team).
- Top Highlights: Played in all 29 matches with eight starts as defensive specialist, split time between libero and DS...led team in service aces three times and in digs on six occasions...double-digit digs 15 times...tied career high for assists on two occasions with five against Fresno State (Oct. 5) and San Jose State (Nov. 11)...matched career high for service aces with two against South Dakota State (Sept. 15) and Fresno State (Oct. 5)...recorded a career-high 18 digs in at Utah State (Nov. 6)...had 17 digs in back-to-back matches at New Mexico (Sept. 30) and versus Fresno State (Oct. 5).
FRESHMAN (2022)
- Honors: Academic All-Mountain West...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
- Notable Statistics & Rankings: Recorded 17 assists and 86 digs...had a serve-receive percentage of .949 on 156 receptions, second on the team for players with 50-plus attempts.
- Top Highlights: Saw action in 27 matches, primarily as a defensive specialist, and recorded five starts...one match with double-figure digs...led the team three times in service aces and twice for digs...first action in the blue and orange came as a starter in the season-opening win over Saint Mary's (Aug. 26), recording one kill, one service ace, eight digs and two points...registered a season-high for assists with three on three occasions, versus Saint Mary's (Aug.27), versus Wyoming (Oct. 22) and against Nevada (Nov. 10)...had a season-high two service aces twice, versus Washington (Sept. 17) and versus Nevada (Nov. 10)...notched a season-best 11 digs in the win over Southern Utah (Sept. 9).
PRIOR TO COLLEGE
- High School: Graduated from Marin Catholic High School in 2022...two-time all-conference honoree...a 2021 MaxPreps second-team All-American at libero...named MCAL Player of the Week on several occasions and was an academic standout with a 4.2 GPA...a four-year starter for the MCHS Wildcats' varsity team coached by Jake Spain...helped her team to a three-year combined record (minus the COVID season of 2020) 100-11 and three undefeated seasons in conference play going 32-0...MCHS won three-consecutive league championships and advanced to the Northern California Championship Tournament all three years, winning it her sophomore year while placing second as a freshman and third as a senior.
- Club: Played club ball for the Absolute Volleyball Club of San Rafael, Calif., under coach Konrad Ott...team placed third at the U13 national tournament and qualified for the Junior Nationals Open Division every season since her U13 campaign.
WBB | Highlights vs Nevada
Monday, March 10
Volleyball Preview: The Outside Hitters
Friday, August 23
Volleyball Preview: The Middle Blockers
Thursday, August 22
Volleyball Preview: The Liberos & Defensive Specialists
Wednesday, August 21
