Vivian Light

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

AT OREGON STATE
2024
• 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
• Redshirted

2022
• Played in 13 matches this season
• 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
• 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

Pleasant Grove High School
• 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
• Has three sisters: Alexis, Liliana and Jade
• Sister, Alexis, plays volleyball at UCLA
• Sister, Liliana, plays volleyball at Santa Clara
• Her 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
• Chose Oregon State because “I’ve enjoyed the people I’ve met in beautiful Corvallis and I am excited to be a part of Beaver Nation”