| Height: | 5-3 |
| Year: | Jr. |
| Hometown: | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| High School: | Farragut HS |
| Position: | L/DS |
| Major: | Business - Entrepreneurship |
2022: Saw action in 73 sets across 25-of-26 matches... Recorded two kills, four assists, eight service aces, and 88 digs... Match highs include: two aces (at Lenoir-Rhyne on 11/7) and 10 digs (three times).
2021: Played in three sets across two matches, all at the season-opening IUP Invitational (Sept. 3-4).
High School: Graduated from Farragut HS in Knoxville, Tenn... Coached by Joann and Tia Madden... Lettered four seasons... 2020 team MVP, All-District 2nd team, Under Armour All-American Watch List... District 3-AAA champions... Regional runner-up... Ranked 3rd overall... Credited with 421 digs (4.6 per set) across 91 sets in 2021... Also played for Club Unite Volleyball.
Personal: Nickname "Ira"... Born May 11, 2004 in Los Angeles, Calif... Daughter of Alexander and Lucy Au... Brother Alexander Au Jr. (21)... Majoring in business administration and entrepreneurship... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Charles Oliver Gray Scholar... Plans after graduation: Real estate firm owner, interior designer, author, fitness influencer... Hobbies: Volleyball, Working out, art, beach volleyball, journaling, exploring, singing, hanging out with roommates and family... Favorite classes at TU: Accounting, poetry, marketing... Favorite book: The Bible... Favorite midnight snack: Black Forrest Gummies, Fruit... Favorite movie: "Back to the Future" series... Favorite musical artists: SZA, Giveon, Montell Fish, Drake, Bryson Tiller, Vacations, George Straight, Alan Jackson, Hers, Fleetwood Mac... Favorite song: "Telephones" by Vacations... Favorite sports teams: Atlanta Braves, Louisville Cardinals volleyball... Can't imagine a week without: Working out or eating... Favorite athlete: Kobe Bryant... Advice to kids: "It's God's plan, not yours."... Favorite color: Maya blue... Favorite food: Steak, Loaded Sweet Potato, Asparagus... What people don't know about her: She loves to read and write poetry... When she was a kid, she tried to be like: Her parents and big brother. She has always looked up to them and wanted to make them proud one day.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 8 | Mars Hill | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 13 | Catawba | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Anderson | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Wingate | W, 3-1 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Augusta | L, 3-1 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 22 | 14 | ||
| Sets | 63 | 37 | ||
| Kills | 2 | 2 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.03 | 0.05 | ||
| Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total Attacks | 8 | 7 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .125 | .143 | ||
| Assists | 23 | 14 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.37 | 0.38 | ||
| Service Aces | 7 | 4 | ||
| Service Errors | 26 | 13 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.11 | 0.11 | ||
| Receptions | 177 | 103 | ||
| Reception Errors | 6 | 5 | ||
| Digs | 153 | 83 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.43 | 2.24 | ||
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Total | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Points | 9.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Points per set | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||
| Matches started | 10 | 6 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Erskine | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. Lee | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 2 | vs. Clark Atlanta | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 5 | UVA Wise | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 6 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Bluefield St. | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 8 | at Rollins | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | vs. Chadron St. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Florida Tech | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 12 | Coker | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 15 | at Carson-Newman | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 19 | at Mars Hill | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -.333 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 26 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 29 | (RV) Anderson | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 3 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 6 | at Coker | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 10 | Carson-Newman | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 13 | at (RV) Wingate | L, 3-1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 17 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 20 | Catawba | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 27 | at UVA Wise | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct 31 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 3 | at Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 4 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 8 | Mars Hill | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 13 | Catawba | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Anderson | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Wingate | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Augusta | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022-23 | 25 | 73 | 2 | 0.03 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 4 | 0.05 | 8 | 0.11 | 144 | 7 | 88 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.0 | 0.1 |
| 2023-24 | 22 | 63 | 2 | 0.03 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 23 | 0.37 | 7 | 0.11 | 177 | 6 | 153 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 0.1 |
| Total | 49 | 139 | 4 | 0.03 | 2 | 13 | .154 | 27 | 0.19 | 15 | 0.11 | 321 | 13 | 241 | 1.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 19.0 | 0.1 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 22 | 63 | 2 | 0.03 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 23 | 0.37 | 7 | 0.11 | 177 | 6 | 153 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 0.1 |
| Conference | 14 | 37 | 2 | 0.05 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 14 | 0.38 | 4 | 0.11 | 103 | 5 | 83 | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0.33 | 4 | 0.27 | 33 | 2 | 19 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| Away | 10 | 29 | 2 | 0.07 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 12 | 0.41 | 1 | 0.03 | 81 | 3 | 71 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Neutral | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6 | 0.32 | 2 | 0.11 | 63 | 1 | 63 | 3.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
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| Wins | 17 | 51 | 2 | 0.04 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 21 | 0.41 | 7 | 0.14 | 145 | 5 | 122 | 2.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 0.2 |
| Losses | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 0.17 | 0 | 0.00 | 32 | 1 | 31 | 2.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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| September | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 6 | .000 | 11 | 0.48 | 1 | 0.04 | 66 | 1 | 55 | 2.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| October | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6 | 0.40 | 2 | 0.13 | 39 | 2 | 38 | 2.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| November | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6 | 0.29 | 4 | 0.19 | 69 | 3 | 47 | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| December | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
