Whitney Bower - W Volleyball

Whitney Bower

Setter 7

Class

Senior

Hometown

Nampa,

Idaho

Last School

Skyview High School

Roster Years

2019-2020-2023

Personal

Parents are Danny and Caroline Bower
Mother was an outside hitter at BYU (1996-99) and father was a shooting guard on the men’s basketball team for the Cougars (1998-99)
Grandfather, Wayne, also played football at BYU (1970-73)
Sisters, Morgan and Eden, are also currently members of the BYU women's volleyball team
One of seven sisters
Frequent contestant in wild turkey calling contests

Before BYU

Won back-to-back 4A Idaho State championships and placed second the third year
Two-time Prepvolleyball.com All-American
Top 50 Junior Recruit by PrepVolleyball.com
2018 Southern Idaho Conference Player of the Year
Three-time All-State selection
As a 14-year-old, helped 16U team to top-10 finish at USAV Junior Olympics after becoming the first team from Idaho to qualify for the event
Reclassified after her junior year to graduate early and skip her senior season

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2019

VolleyballMag.com All-America honorable mention
VolleyballMag.com Freshman All-America honorable mention
All-WCC First Team
All-WCC Freshman Team
Shocker Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team
Female Rookie of the Year at the Y Awards
Helped BYU to a 26-5 overall record and the second round of the NCAA Tournament
Started every match and played every set, totaling 1,070 assists, 40 aces, 278 digs, 58 blocks, 87 kills and hitting .390
In the BYU rally scoring season records, finished sixth in aces and eighth in aces per set
In the BYU all-time freshman season records, finished second in aces and aces per set, fourth in assists and sets played, sixth in assists per set, seventh in digs per set and eighth in digs
Named WCC Player of the Week (10/14)
Had 10 double-doubles, the most by a BYU freshman in the rally scoring era
Had a career-best 51 assists against Wichita State (9/12)
Had five aces in the season opener against Boise State (8/30) and vs. VCU (9/14), tying a BYU freshman record and tying for third-most by a BYU player in the rally scoring era
Served the first 10 points of a set against VCU, the fifth-longest streak to start a set in NCAA history
Became the first player in BYU rally scoring era history to record at least four kills, three aces, 10 assists and 10 digs in a single match after totaling four kills, five aces, 42 assists and 15 digs in the win against VCU (9/14)
Had a career-high 18 digs with 37 assists, two kills and an ace in the win at No. 2 Stanford (9/21)
Also became the first Cougar in the rally scoring era to total at least six kills, 20 assists and 15 digs in a match, finishing with six kills, 30 assists and 16 digs while adding two blocks at Saint Mary’s (10/5)

Sophmore Year 2021

Played in all 32 matches and 107 sets
WCC Setter of the Year
AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
VolleyballMag.com All-America Third Team
AVCA Pacific South All-Region
All-WCC First Team
WCC Offensive Player of the Week (10/11)
Led the team with 1,094 assists. Put up 297 digs, 46 blocks and 26 service aces.
Put up at least 23 assists per match
In five sets against Weber State, she racked up 55 assists (9/2)
Posted a season-high count of seven kills against San Diego (10/22)
Recorded 11 double-doubles this season in assists/digs

Junior Year 2022

All-WCC First Team
Led the team in assists, with 763
Also registered 189 digs, 78 kills on a .304 clip, 36 total blocks and 13 service aces
Posted a career-high 56 assists in a 3-1 win at Gonzaga (10/1/22)
Started all 22 matches played in during the 2022 season

Senior Year 2023

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

Sophomore 2020-2021

WCC Player of the Year
WCC Setter of the Year
AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
AVCA Pacific South All-Region
All-WCC First Team
WCC All-Academic First Team
Started all 19 matches, appearing in all 63 sets, while leading BYU to a 17-2 season, the WCC title, an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and No. 15 final ranking
Led one of the most efficient offenses in the country, averaging 10.38 assists per set to help BYU rank No. 5 nationally in assists per set (13.41), No. 5 in team hitting percentage (.302) and No. 8 in kills per set (14.29)
Ended the year with 676 assists, 48 kills, 28 blocks and 22 aces while tallying 11 double-doubles in 19 matches.
Recorded a career-high 52 aces at San Francisco (3/6)
Totaled a career-high eight kills, 26 digs and 13 points at Pepperdine (2/24)