2021 Volleyball Roster
Boutwell, Peyten
Jersey Number 14
Peyten Boutwell
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Hometown:
- Lake Oswego, Ore.
- High School:
- Lake Oswego H.S.
- Previous College:
- Abilene Christian / UC Riverside
Bio
2021 (Redshirt Senior): Academic All-Big Sky Conference for the second time… Started all 24 games she played in at middle blocker… Ranked ninth in the Big Sky Conference with 0.97 blocks per set, which led Montana, including 1.02 blocks per set during league play… Her 2.20 kills-per-set average and .227 hitting percentage ranked third on the team… Was in double figures for kills eight times, including a career-high 19 kills on .382 hitting in a home win over Idaho (Nov. 6)… Totaled 16 kills at a .520 clip in a win over Seattle (Sept. 1), including five kills in Set 5 alone… She became just the fourth Grizzly in the past 12 years to hit above .500 with at least 16 kills in a match… Recorded five or more blocks seven times, with her blocks-per-set average being the best by a Grizzly since 2014… Recorded a season-high nine stuffs in a three-set win at Idaho (Oct. 7), to go along with seven kills on .375 hitting… Blocked seven balls vs. Eastern Michigan (Aug. 28)… Recorded 13 kills on .276 hitting at Eastern Washington (Oct. 9)… Totaled 11 kills and four blocks in a come-from-behind win over Drake (Sept. 11)… Posted 12 kills on .391 efficiency in Montana’s season-opening win over Kennesaw State (Aug. 28).
Spring 2021 (Senior): Academic All-Big Sky Conference… Played in all 66 sets during the abbreviated season, starting all 16 matches at middle blocker… Led Montana with 54 blocks (0.82 per set) and a .260 hitting percentage (10th in Big Sky Conference), while ranking third for kills (144, 2.18 per set) and points (175.5, 2.66 per set)… In her Griz debut (at Idaho State, Jan. 24), she became the first Grizzly since 2014 to record 10 blocks in a match, and the first player since 2010 to record a kills/blocks double-double (15 kills, 10 blocks)… Her .609 hitting percentage that night (15-1-23) was the second-best by a Big Sky player in Spring 2021, as were here 10 blocks… Recorded seven or more kills in 12 of 16 matches and was in double figures five times, including three matches in a row from Feb. 28-March 7… Totaled 15 kills on .375 hitting in a five-set win over Idaho (Feb. 28), also adding five blocks… Totaled 10 kills the following night vs. the Vandals (March 1), and 13 at a .400 clip (13-3-25) the following week at Portland State (March 7), while playing in her home state of Oregon… During the two-match series vs. Idaho, she averaged 2.78 kills and 1.11 blocks per set… Recorded a season-high 18 kills in a five-set match vs. Montana State (Feb. 14), also adding four blocks… Led Montana for blocking eight times… Blocked at least one ball in every match, posting multiple blocks in 12 of 16 matches… Averaged 0.92 blocks per set over the final six matches of the season (Feb. 28-March 22)… Had a fantastic first season at Montana after playing in just two matches, and recording one kill and zero blocks, in three seasons for Abilene Christian... Elected to take advantage of the NCAA's except year in 2020-21, due to COVID-19, and return to Montana for a redshirt senior season in Fall 2021.
2016-19 (Abilene Christian/UC Riverside): Spent three seasons at Abilene Christian (2017-19) and one at UC Riverside (2016)… Played in two matches and recorded one kill for the Wildcats… Redshirted in 2018… Played in 16 matches as a true freshman at UC Riverside… Recorded 21 kills, 21 blocks and three service aces... Earned Southland Conference honor roll recognition all three seasons at Abilene Christian… Named to the College of Business Dean’s Honor Roll twice.
High School: Is a 2016 graduate of Lake Oswego High School in Oregon… Named a first-team all-league selection as a senior in 2015… Led the Three Rivers League with 107 blocks during her senior campaign… Won a league title as a junior in 2014… Head volleyball coach was Susan Denham… Played club for Oregon Juniors Volleyball Academy… Four-year member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born in Portland, Oregon… Hometown is Lake Oswego, Oregon… Parents are Burr and Jane Boutwell… Has a younger brother, Brooks… Earned her bachelor’s degree in management from Abilene Christian in May 2020... Is working toward master's degrees in both public administration (MPA) and business administration (MBA).
Spring 2021 (Senior): Academic All-Big Sky Conference… Played in all 66 sets during the abbreviated season, starting all 16 matches at middle blocker… Led Montana with 54 blocks (0.82 per set) and a .260 hitting percentage (10th in Big Sky Conference), while ranking third for kills (144, 2.18 per set) and points (175.5, 2.66 per set)… In her Griz debut (at Idaho State, Jan. 24), she became the first Grizzly since 2014 to record 10 blocks in a match, and the first player since 2010 to record a kills/blocks double-double (15 kills, 10 blocks)… Her .609 hitting percentage that night (15-1-23) was the second-best by a Big Sky player in Spring 2021, as were here 10 blocks… Recorded seven or more kills in 12 of 16 matches and was in double figures five times, including three matches in a row from Feb. 28-March 7… Totaled 15 kills on .375 hitting in a five-set win over Idaho (Feb. 28), also adding five blocks… Totaled 10 kills the following night vs. the Vandals (March 1), and 13 at a .400 clip (13-3-25) the following week at Portland State (March 7), while playing in her home state of Oregon… During the two-match series vs. Idaho, she averaged 2.78 kills and 1.11 blocks per set… Recorded a season-high 18 kills in a five-set match vs. Montana State (Feb. 14), also adding four blocks… Led Montana for blocking eight times… Blocked at least one ball in every match, posting multiple blocks in 12 of 16 matches… Averaged 0.92 blocks per set over the final six matches of the season (Feb. 28-March 22)… Had a fantastic first season at Montana after playing in just two matches, and recording one kill and zero blocks, in three seasons for Abilene Christian... Elected to take advantage of the NCAA's except year in 2020-21, due to COVID-19, and return to Montana for a redshirt senior season in Fall 2021.
2016-19 (Abilene Christian/UC Riverside): Spent three seasons at Abilene Christian (2017-19) and one at UC Riverside (2016)… Played in two matches and recorded one kill for the Wildcats… Redshirted in 2018… Played in 16 matches as a true freshman at UC Riverside… Recorded 21 kills, 21 blocks and three service aces... Earned Southland Conference honor roll recognition all three seasons at Abilene Christian… Named to the College of Business Dean’s Honor Roll twice.
High School: Is a 2016 graduate of Lake Oswego High School in Oregon… Named a first-team all-league selection as a senior in 2015… Led the Three Rivers League with 107 blocks during her senior campaign… Won a league title as a junior in 2014… Head volleyball coach was Susan Denham… Played club for Oregon Juniors Volleyball Academy… Four-year member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born in Portland, Oregon… Hometown is Lake Oswego, Oregon… Parents are Burr and Jane Boutwell… Has a younger brother, Brooks… Earned her bachelor’s degree in management from Abilene Christian in May 2020... Is working toward master's degrees in both public administration (MPA) and business administration (MBA).
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