2017 Women's Volleyball Roster

Paul H. McCarthy

Riley Podowicz #21 MB

  • Position:
    Middle Blocker
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Olympia, Wash.

Summary

Biography

Single-Game Personal-Bests:
Kills: 14 (Oct. 28, 2017 vs. Central Washington)
Assists: 3 (Sept. 2, 2017 vs. Kutztown)
Digs: 5 (Sept. 17, 2016 vs. Saint Martin's)
Blocks: 11 (Oct. 18, 2014 at Seattle Pacific)
Aces: 7 (Oct. 2, 2015 vs. Saint Martin's)

2017 | Senior
One of six players to appear in all 29 matches for the Nanooks, including 107 sets ...  Led Alaska in solo blocks (16), block assists (50), total blocks (66) and blocks per set (0.62) ... Posted best night at the net on Oct. 28 vs. Central Washington with six blocks ... Tallied 175 kills throughout the season, averaging 1.64 kills per set ... Posted four matches with double-digit kills ... Tallied a season-best 14 kills on Oct. 28 vs. Central Washington ... Concluded the season with a .260 hitting percentage ... Collected 38 digs, averaging 0.36 digs per set ... Seven assists and five aces ... All-GNAC Honorable Mention.

2016 | Junior
One of four Nanooks to appear in all 27 matches and 100 sets ... Led the Nanooks in solo blocks (8), block assists (68), total blocks (76), blocks per set (0.76), total service aces (37) and service aces per set (0.37) ... Posted a season-best six blocks on Sept. 15 vs. Seattle Pacific ... Collected a season-best five service aces on two occasions ... Recorded a season-best 11 kills two times throughout the season ... Finished the season tallying 154 total kills, averaging 1.54 kills per set ... Tallied 40 digs and three assists. 

2015 | Sophomore
One of six Nanooks to appear in all 27 matches and 104 sets ... Led the GNAC in service aces (45) and service aces per set (0.43) ... Recorded a career- and season-high seven aces on Oct. 1 vs. Saint Martin's ... Collected at least one ace in 22 of Alaska's 27 matches ... Ranked second on the Nanooks in block assists (61) and total blocks (62) ... Posted a season-high five blocks on two occasions: Oct. 22 vs. Montana State Billings and Oct. 31 vs. Saint Martin's ... Averaged 0.61 blocks per set ... Ranked third on the Nooks in kills (172) and kills per set (1.65) ... Tallied career- and season-high 13 kills on Nov. 5 vs. Northwest Nazarene ... Five matches with double-digit kills ... Two assists on the season.

2014 | Freshman
Started in 26 matches as a true freshman ... One of six players to play in all 85 sets during the year ... Led the team in blocks (61) and service aces (23) ... Hit a team-best .258 ... Posted a team-best 47 blocks assists and 14 block solos ... Her career-best 11-block performance on Oct. 18 at Seattle Pacific ties her for the second-most block in a single match in school history ... Finished fourth on the team with 128 kills ... Collected a career-best nine kills against Saint Martin's (Oct. 4) and at Montana State-Billings (Oct. 16).

Prior to Alaska

Timberline High School
Played prep volleyball at Timberline High School in Lacey, Wash ... Twice named to the South Puget Sound Area All-Region first team ... Voted the 2013 3A Narrows League Most Valuable Player after leading the Blazers to their first-ever undefeated season (14-0 regular season, 12-0 league), leading to their third consecutive title ... Helped her team win the 2011 and 2012 Narrows League team crowns .. .All-League selection in 2011 as a sophomore ... Team won district title in her senior season ... Pair of top-8 finishes at the state tournament, including a seventh-place finish in 2011 and eighth place in 2013 (21-1 record) ... Recorded single-match career bests of 27 kills and 26 digs ... Named to the Emerald City Classic All-Tournament Team in 2010 and 2013 ... Two-time team captain ... Recipient of the 2012 State Sportsmanship Award ... Played club volleyball for the Olympia Volleyball Club from 2006-10 ... Played two seasons with the 253 Elite Volleyball Club in 2012 and 2013.

Personal
Daughter of Tim and Kathy Podowicz ... She has two older brothers, Kole (23) and Cooper (21) ... Majoring in Biological Sciences.

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2014Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    7
  • 7

    2015Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    7
  • 21

    2016-17Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    21
  • 21

    2017Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    21