Arica Nassar

Position:
Guard/Forward
Height:
6-1
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Temescal Canyon HS/951 Elite VBC
Hometown:
Menifee, Calif.

2014 (Senior)
Named Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention ... started 30 matches, appearing in all 34 ... First on the team with a .346 attack percentage, the highest attack percentage for a season since 1996 and the third highest in program history ... Third on the team with 256 kills ... Second on the team with 349.5 points ,,,, Third in the Pac-12 with 160 blocks. Became the second player in school history to finish with 1,000 kills and 500 blocks.

2013 (Junior)
Only Oregon State player to start all 31 matches and just one of two to appear in all 114 sets ... Averaged 2.05 kills, 1.11 blocks and 0.33 digs per set ... Led the team with 126 overall blocks, including 26 solo ... 26 solo blocks accounted for nearly half of the team’s 55 ... Finished with six double-digit kill efforts, including a season-best 14 against Long Beach State (Sept. 20) ... Boasted two double-digit block outings, both of which came during double doubles ... Tallied two double doubles ... First was Sept. 14 against UC Davis when finishing with 12 kills and 11 blocks ... Second came Nov. 2 against Arizona State when posting 11 kills and 12 blocks ... Finished with 12 kills and five blocks against UC Davis (Sept. 14) ... Tallied 14 kills in 24 attempts against Long Beach State (Sept. 20), also finishing with six blocks ... Hit .471 against Stanford (Oct. 27), finishing with 10 kills in 17 attempts ... Had at least five kills in 28 of her 31 matches.

2012 (Sophomore)
Played in and started in all 32 matches ... Appeared in 117 of a possible 118 sets ... Finished second on the team with 274 kills, an average of 2.34 per set, and led the team with 140 blocks, including 32 solo ... Averaged 1.20 blocks per set ... Named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week Aug. 27 and Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 17 ... Finished with 10 or more kills 15 times ... Recorded eight blocks, with two solo, to close out the season Nov. 23 against Oregon ... Posted 14 kills and six blocks against Washington State (Nov. 16) ... Had nine blocks and 12 kills in 24 attempts against Arizona (Nov. 9) ... Recorded 16 kills to go along with four blocks against Colorado (Oct. 28) ... Picked up 13 kills in a four-set win over Utah (Sept. 30) ... Tallied 12 kills in 14 attempts against Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 15) ... Picked up 10 kills and 10 blocks, three solo, in a four-set win over San Diego State (Sept. 15) ... Tallied 17 kills and four blocks against DePaul (Sept. 9) ... Posted a career-best 18 kills to go along with six blocks, three solo, in a five-set loss to Miami (Aug. 31) ... Recorded consecutive 12-kill efforts against Kansas State and UC Irvine (both Aug. 25).

2011 (Freshman)
Arica Nassar started all seven matches at middle blocker ... Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for the week of Sept. 5-11 and Oct. 23-30 ... Earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention and All-Pac-12 Freshman Team honors ... Opened the season hitting .467 (9-2-15) against DePaul ... Killed 11 balls, hitting .320 with an ace and career-best four digs and seven blocks for 17.0 points against Gonzaga (Aug. 27) ... Earned 15 kills, hitting .750 (15-0-20) for 19.5 points against Seattle (Sept. 5) after racking up five blocks against CSU Bakersfield (Sept. 4) and Loyola Marymount (Sept. 4) ... Blocked a career-high 11 balls against SMU (Sept. 9) before killing 16 balls at No. 22 Long Beach State (Sept. 10) ... Ranked the top freshman middle blocker by VballWorld.com on Oct. 6 ... Instrumental in win over Colorado (Oct. 28) with 14 kills, helping her earn her second Freshman of the Week honors ... Tied her best for blocks against No. 1 UCLA (Nov. 12) with 11 kills on .409 hitting ... Had a career night at No. 3 California (Nov. 18) with 17 kills, hitting .469 with six blocks ... Hit above .400 again (.462) against No. 13 Oregon (Nov. 22) with eight kills and three blocks.

Temescal Canyon High School
Lettered four years at middle blocker under head coach Terri Edwards ... Two-time All-Sunbelt League honoree, earning first team distinction and MVP honors as a senior ... Team captain ... Top middle blocker for 951 Elite Volleyball Club ... Named Prep Volleyball Senior Ace ... Holds school record for blocks and kills ... 2010-11 AVCA/Under Armour High School All-America Watch List ... Also lettered four years in basketball at center/forward under head coach Sarah Christiansen ... Named All-League three seasons, leading her team to a Sunbelt League title, advancing to the CIP 3A quarterfinals as a senior ... Holds school record for points per game (22.3) and rebounds in a single game (27) ... Competed in the Southwestern All-Star Game ... Earned three letters in track and field in sprints and shot put under Micheal Tucker ... All-League three years ... Two-year captain.

Personal
Daughter of Austin and Annette Nassar ... Has one older brother, Austin ... Chemistry major ... Valedictorian, Honor Roll, Principal's Honor Roll, Avid ... Chose Oregon State because "I love the area that the school is located in. Nature is something that makes me smile, and Oregon State fit right in that. I also loved the school campus. It made me feel at home, as well as the people around me."