Sophia Meyers

Sophia Meyers vs. Sacramento State - 3/21/21

Photo by: Todd Goodrich

Sophia Meyers at Portland State - 3/8/21

Photo by: Scott Larson/Portland State Athletics

Sophia Meyers vs. Montana State - 2/15/21

Photo by: Todd Goodrich

Photo by: Derek Johnson

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-0
Hometown:
Maple Valley, Wash.
High School:
Eastside Catholic H.S.

Spring 2021 (Freshman): Played in all 66 sets for Montana, starting 14 of 16 matches at outside hitter… Led the Grizzlies with 179 kills (2.71 per set), doing so at a .108 clip… Ranked second on the team with 14 service aces (0.21 per set)… Was targeted 268 times and posted a .948 serve-receive percentage, which ranked second on the team… Tallied 135 digs (2.05 per set, fourth) and 14 blocks (0.21, per set, sixth)… Led Montana for kills a team-high nine times… Was in double figures for kills a team-most 13 times, including five matches in a row from Jan. 31-Feb. 14… After averaging 0.80 digs per set through the first half of the season, she averaged 3.14 digs per set during the second half, recording double figures six times, including five double-doubles… Recorded a double-double in three consecutive matches from Feb. 21-28, including an 18-kill, 12-dig performance in a win over Idaho (Feb. 28)… During that three-match stretch, she also tallied eight service aces, posting seven in a two-match series at Eastern Washington (Feb. 21-22)… In the second match of the series, she posted a career-high 19 digs, in addition to 13 kills and three aces… She tied her season high with 18 kills in the season finale vs. Sacramento State (March 22), along with 15 digs…. Recorded 10 kills without making an error vs. Weber State, hitting .526 (10-0-19).

Career Highs
Kills: 18, two times
Attacks: 56, vs. Idaho (Feb. 28, 2021)
Hitting Percentage: .526 (10-0-19), vs. Weber State (Jan. 31, 2021)
Assists: 2, two times
Service Aces: 4, at Eastern Washington (Feb. 21, 2021)
Digs: 19, at Eastern Washington (Feb. 22, 2021)
Blocks: 2, three times
Points: 19.5, vs. Idaho (Feb. 28, 2021)

High School: Is a 2020 graduate of Eastside Catholic High School in Sammamish, Washington… Spent her first three seasons at Tahoma High School… Earned Metro League MVP honors in 2019, leading the state of Washington (Class 3A) in hitting… Earned first-team all-league recognition in 2018… Twice was named her team's MVP (2018, 2019) and was the most-improved player in 2017… Helped her schools to league titles in both 2018 and 2019… High school coach was Taylor Forney… Played club volleyball for Sudden Impact Tsunami, with former Griz teammate Isabelle Garrido.

Personal: Born in Aurora, Colorado… Hometown is Maple Valley, Washington… Parents are Keely and Griffin Meyers… Has an older brother, Layton, and a younger sister, Bella… Layton is a cyclist at Colorado Mesa… Did not return to the program following the Spring 2021 season.