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Sierra Dennison

Class:
Senior
Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Missoula, Mont.
High School:
Sentinel HS

2024 (Senior): Academic All-Big Sky… appeared in 23 matches, starting 20 of them… second on Montana with 80 total blocks, averaging 1.04 per set… ranked 10^th in the Big Sky in blocks… had five solo blocks and 75 assisted… recorded 66 kills, averaging 0.86 per set… finished the year with 108.5 points, averaging 1.41 per set… hit .130 on the year… had a season-high eight blocks vs. Oregon State (9/1)… also had two 7-block matches against Utah Valley (9/5) and at Weber State (10/3)… had multiple blocks in 19 of 23 appearances… had at least four blocks in 11 total matches… attempted at least 10 attacks in nine matches… recorded season high six kills on two occasions, vs. Boise State (9/8) and vs. Idaho (10/10)… hit season-best .462 in the loss to Boise State (9/8)… hit over .300 in seven different matches… had at least one kills in 21 of 23 appearances, and multiple kills in 18 of them.

2023 (Junior): Appeared in five sets across four matches… recorded two kills on five total attempts… finished with three blocks… had two kills and two blocks vs. Green Bay (Sept. 7)… had a block at Eastern Washington (Sept. 23).

2022 (Sophomore): Played in 16 sets across nine different matches for Montana… Recorded 20 kills (1.25 per set) with just five attacking errors… hit .312 on the season in a limited role… 14 total blocks with 0.88 per set… had back-to-back matches with a career high seven kills against UT Arlington (8/26) and UC Davis (8/27)… hit .500 in the UT Arlington match with seven kills on 14 attacks… had eight of her 14 blocks on the season in the loss to UC Davis… had multiple kills in two other matches, vs. Saint Francis (9/3) and Prairie View (9/9).

2021 (Freshman): Was in the mix for a role at middle blocker before suffering an ankle injury late in fall camp that led to a redshirt season.

Career Highs
Kills: 7, two times
Attacks: 20, vs. UC Davis (Aug. 27, 2022)
Assists: 1, three times
Digs: 2, three times
Blocks: 8, two times

High School: Is a 2021 graduate of Sentinel High School in Missoula… Named second-team all-state in 2019, as a junior… Three times earned All-Mountain West Conference recognition… Was a two-year captain and her team’s MVP in 2019… Also earned team accolades in 2018 for her work ethic… Was coached by former Griz player Erin Keffeler, as well as Kasey Arceniega… Played club volleyball for the Montana Volleyball Academy… Earned academic all-state honors all four years.

Personal: Born and raised in Missoula, Montana… Parents are Troy and Tina Dennison… Has an older brother, Austin, and a younger sister, Elizabeth… Father played linebacker at Washington State and is the current football coach at Sentinel… Brother plays junior hockey in North Carolina… Mother graduated from Montana… Great uncle, George Dennison, is a former UM president… Is majoring in physical therapy.