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2023 Women's Volleyball Roster

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9 Hande Yetis

  • Position Setter
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Izmir, Turkey
  • High School Gelisim College HS
  • Major Industrial Manufacturing and System Engineering

Biography

CUSA All-Academic Team (2022)  
CUSA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023) 
 
2023 | SENIOR

  • Started in 4/21 matches (68 sets) 
  • Ranked third on the team with 307 assists (4.51/set) 
  • Matched her career-high three kills at Southeastern Louisiana (8/26) 
  • Recorded 15 double-digit assists 
  • Posted 20+ assists on six occasions with a season-high 33 assists at Sam Houston (10/14) 
  • Helped the Miners to a team program record for total aces (255) 
  • Contributed to UTEP’s No. 2 national ranking in team total service aces (255) 
  • National Invitational Volleyball Championship Runner-Up (12/12) 

2022 | JUNIOR

  • Started in 16/28 matches (105 sets) this season  
  • Ranked second on the team with 498 assists (4.74/set) 
  • Matched career-high 11 digs at LA Tech (10/14) 
  • Named C-USA Co-Setter of the Week (10/24) 
  • Recorded double-digit assists in 24 matches on the year 
  • Posted 20+ assists on 14 occasions 
  • C-USA All-Academic Team selection (11/11) 
2021 | SOPHOMORE
  • Started in 7/24 matches (89 sets played) this season
  • Ranked second on the team with 479 total assists (5.38/set)
  • Achieved a career-high 11 digs versus UAB (10/22)
  • Recorded double-digit assists in 22 matches on the year including career-high 41 assists at UTSA (10/30)
  • Posted 20+ assists on 12 different occasions
  • Ranked fifth in C-USA in aces per set (0.35)
  • Semifinalist in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship
2020-21 | FRESHMAN
  • Arrived to El Paso in January 2020 from Turkey and immediately made an impact
  • Played in 50 sets across 15 matches
  • Ranked second on the team and top-15 in C-USA in assists per set (5.12) in the Miners' two-setter system
  • Helped UTEP to the third-best assist per set ratio in the conference (12.52) – an improvement from 11th place in 2019
  • Recorded 20+ assists on five separate occasions
  • Set a career-high with 35 assists versus North Texas on Feb. 28. In that match, the Miners' set an NCAA-high with 75 team assists.
  • The assist performance against UNT ranked as third-most in a single match this season
GELISIM COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
  • Played over 170 matches
  • An invitee to the Turkish National Team in 2016 and 2017
  • Selected as her high school's MVP in 2016 and 2017
  • Accepted into the Early Career Program (2016-19)
  • Gelisim College High Honour Certificate (2015-16)
  • Gelisim College High Honour Certificate B - National & International Competitions (2018)
  • Gelisim College High Honour Certificate B-C - Academic Success National & International Competitions (2019)
  • Certificate of Participation Bahcesehit University - Cyber Security Training (2019)
CLUB TEAM | GELISIM COLLEGE SPORTS CLUB
  • Competed for Gelisim College Sports Club, the most successful volleyball club in Izmir, Turkey
  • Three-time invitee to the Turkish National Volleyball Team
  • Team MVP
PERSONAL: Full name is Hande Yetis ... Born in Izmir, Turkey ... Daughter of Mustafa and Derya Yetis ... Has one brother, Halim ... Graduated in May 2024 with a BS in Industrial Manufacturing and System Engineering with a minor in math

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2020-21Freshman

    Setter
    5'10"
    9
  • 9

    2021Sophomore

    Setter
    5'10"
    9
  • 9

    2022Junior

    Setter
    5'10"
    9
  • 9

    2023Senior

    Setter
    5'10"
    9