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2025 Women's Volleyball Roster

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22 Danika Washington

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Fort Worth, Texas
  • High School Benbrook HS
  • Prev School Vernon College
  • Major Public Health

Biography

CUSA Preseason Team (2024)
CUSA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
All-CUSA Second Team (2023, 2024)

2024 | SENIOR
  • Started 32/33 matches (114 sets) 
  • Recorded 191 kills (1.68 per set) on 374 attacks with a .374 hitting percentage, while adding 114 total blocks (8 solo) at 1.00 per set, 8 assists, 1 ace, 23 digs, and totaling 253.0 points (2.22 per set) on the season. 
  • CUSA Preseason Team (8/22) 
  • South Dakota All-Tournament Team (9/15) 
  • Season highs: 13 kills at Liberty (11/8); 14 points vs. UTRGV (9/20); 8 total blocks vs. Liberty (11/22, CUSA tournament—matched career high) 
  • Turned in three double-digit kill performances 
  • With a minimum of 10 kills, hit .400 or better in all three—highlighted by a .421 mark (10-2-19) against Montana State on September 14, a .647 performance (13-2-17) versus UTRGV on September 20, and a school-record and personal-best .867 with 13 kills on 15 error-free swings at Liberty on November 8. 
  • Achieved 1,000 career points (Vernon+UTEP) on November 9 after stuffing 8.0 blocks at Liberty 
  • Helped the Miners achieve a 27-6 record and earn the program’s first NCAA tournament appearance. 
  • Aided the Miners in securing a No. 15 national ranking in match win-loss percentage (.818), the highest in Conference USA. 
  • Contributed to the Miners ranking No. 8 nationally in hitting percentage (.287), which ranked second in Conference USA. 
  • Helped the Miners rank No. 13 nationally in blocks per set (2.76) and No. 19 in total blocks (320.0), leading Conference USA in both categories. 
  • Contributed to the Miners finishing No. 25 nationally in opponent hitting percentage (.168), the best in Conference USA. 
  • All-CUSA Second Team (11/20) 
2023 | JUNIOR
  • Started in 34/35 matches (120 sets)
  • Ranked second on the team in attack percentage (.378) among players with at least 200 kills, as well as in block assists, total blocks, and blocks per set on the defensive side
  • Named CUSA Defensive Player of the Week twice (Sep. 11 and Oct. 23)
  • Bobcat Invitational All-Tournament Team (9/9)
  • Tulane Invitational All-Tournament Team (9/16)
  • Season-highs: 15 kills and 23 attacks at NM State (10/4); 8 blocks versus (9/8) and FIU (10/7)
  • NCAA Ranks: 45th in total blocks (135) and 94th in blocks per set (1.13)
  • Ranked second in CUSA in total blocks and third in blocks per set
  • Helped the Miners to a team program record for total block assists (613)
  • Contributed to UTEP’s No. 2 national ranking in team total blocks (355.5)
  • Hit for. 300 or better on 24 occasions
  • All-CUSA Second Team (11/16)
  • National Invitational Volleyball Championship Runner-Up (12/12) 
2021-22 | VERNON COLLEGE
  • Tallied 369 career kills in 52 matches (185 sets)
  • In her two years, she recorded 54 digs, 223 blocks, and put up 515.5 points for the Chaps
BENBROOK HIGH SCHOOL
  • Volleyball
    • All-District 9-4A Blocker of the Year (2019)
  • Track and Field
    • Two-time state qualifier
    • 400m state champion
PERSONAL: Full name is Danika Washington ... Daughter of Angel and Tina Vasquez ... Has four siblings: Dominik, Damien, Darian and Jayvin ... majors in Public Health

Statistics

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2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2023Junior

    Middle Blocker
    5'11"
    22
  • 22

    2024Senior

    Middle Blocker
    5'11"
    22
  • 22

    2025Graduate Student

    Middle Blocker
    5'11"
    22