Vivian Light

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-1
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Pleasant Grove HS
Hometown:
Sloughhouse, Calif.

2025 (Graduate):

No season appearances

2024 (Senior):

Appeared in 104 sets across 28 matches in 2024
Third in kills on the team with 188
Led Beavers with 37 service aces, which ranked sixth in the WCC
Had a season-best 16 kills - and 17 points - in the home opener against Washington (Sep. 17)
Hit at a .556 rate with 10 kills on 18 swings in the sweep of Portland at home (Nov. 20)
Dug out a season-best 16 digs on two occasions: Sep. 13 at Hawaii and Oct. 19 at Gonzaga
Closed season with 10 digs in the season finale at Pepperdine (Nov. 30)
Blocked a season-best five in the season opener against Fresno State (Aug. 30)

2023 (Junior):

No season appearances; redshirt.

2022 (Sophomore):

Played in 13 matches
Recorded 23 kills against Long Beach State (Aug. 26)
Recorded a double-digit kills in five matches, including two during Pac-12 play
Had 12 digs at Houston (Sept. 3)
Tallied 139.5 points, including 24.5 against Long Beach State (Aug. 26)

2021 (Freshman):

Played in 21 matches this season, making nine starts
Finished the season with 124 kills (2.00 per set) and 18 blocks
Recorded a double-digit kills in four matches
Collected a career-high 16 kills in debut against Oklahoma
Had two games in which she had a career-best four digs
Rejected a career-high five blocks against Houston
On three different occasions she had two solo blocks
Led the team twice in total points and twice in total blocks

Prior to Oregon State:

Three-year letterwinner for Pleasant Grove
Has totaled 762 kills over three seasons, including 322 as a sophomore in 2018-19. Averages 3.0 kills per set
Has added 109 service aces over three seasons, along with 120 total blocks and 392 digs. Totaled 211 digs as a sophomore
Played for Synergy Force on the club circuit
Also competed on the basketball and swimming teams

Personal:

Daughter of Jeff and Jessica Light
Has three brothers, Quenton, Canyon and Orion, and three sisters, Alexis, Liliana and Jade
Sister, Alexis, played volleyball at UCLA
Sister, Liliana, played volleyball at Santa Clara
Mother, Jessica, played volleyball at Stanford
Father, Jeff, played baseball at Stanford
Grandfather, Bill Benton, played football at Washington State
Interested in pursuing marine biology as a career
Enjoys kayaking, hiking, Formula 1 racing and art in her spare time

Why she chose Oregon State: “I chose Oregon State because I enjoyed the people I’ve met in beautiful Corvallis and I am excited to be a part of Beaver Nation.”