2021 Women's Volleyball Roster
Robinson, Nia
Jersey Number 18
Nia Robinson
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Cathedral
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
Bio
2021: Kept the Wildcats' offense alive with a team-high hitting percentage of .423 and a strong 11 kills against Purdue (2/20) ... Hammered 14 kills and and served an ace vs. Iowa (2/26) ... Recorded her third double-digit game in a row with 10 kills in a win over Iowa (2/27) ... Tallied five kills and assisted the team with a dig vs. Minnesota (3/26) ... Notched 10 kills and recorded a career-high hitting percentage of .529 vs. Minnesota (3/27) ... Posted five kills in a win at Maryland to end the Wildcats 2021 season (4/3).
2019: Second among Wildcats in kills with 369 and tenth in the Big Ten with 3.38 kills per set ... Tallied double-digit kills in all three games of the Miami (OH) Invitational, along with five total blocks, earning her All-Tournament Team MVP (8/30-31) ... Notched 19 kills and posted two service aces in win over Texas Tech (9/6) ... Tallied 10 kills in first game of league play against Iowa (9/27) ... Had her third game with 19 kills against Indiana (10/5) ... Led the team in kills in back to back games with 18 against Rutgers (10/27) and 13 in win over Michigan State (11/1) ... Recorded her third double-digit game in a row with 14 kills against Michigan (11/2)... Led the team in kills for three straight matchups, with 12 against Michigan State (11/9), 15 in win over Rutgers (11/15), and 12 against Penn State (11/17) ... Led the the team in kills for the final three games of the season, with 19 in win over Maryland (11/24), 17 against Illinois (11/27) and a season high 22 in win over Illinois (11/30) ... Also tallied a career-high in digs with 13 against Illinois (11/30).
2018: Fifth in the Big Ten in kills per set with 3.90 ... Led all Wildcats with 394 kills ... Started the season with 13 kills and two aces against South Dakota (8/24) ... Added 14 kills, three blocks and seven digs against Milwaukee (8/25) … Led the team in kills with 17 against New Hampshire (8/24) … Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Ellis Rowland Memorial Tournament (8/31-9/1) … Posted a team-high .560 hitting percentage (15 kills, one error, 25 attempts) against Stephen F. Austin (9/1) … Contributed 23 kills along with two aces in a sweep over Loyola-Chicago (9/15) ... Also tallied 14 kills and seven digs against UIC (9/14) ... Tallied a team-high 10 kills along with six digs against Minnesota (10/3) ... Charted 25 kills and seven digs against Iowa (9/30) ... Posted a match-high 12 kills while hitting for a .333 clip vs. Michigan State (10/19) ... Set a career-high 26 kills along with six digs, two blocks and an ace against Iowa (10/24) ... Finished with 13 kills against Maryland (11/2) ... Added 12 kills against Penn State (11/9) ... Ended with 15 kills and two blocks in a win over Rutgers (11/10) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017: Played in all 32 matches ... Robinson’s 3.46 kills per set mark was tenth-best in the Big Ten and second-best among conference first years ... Her .207 hitting percentage was 10th-best among all Big Ten first years ... Recorded at least five kills in every match ... Became the first Northwestern first-year player since Symone Abbott to record 20 kills in a match ... Robinson did so in her very first collegiate competition, the Wildcats’ season-opening win over South Florida (8/25) ... Tied the 10th-highest single-game hitting percentage (.727) in only her third-career match (8/26) ... Picked up 19 kills on 34 attacks in Northwestern's four set victory over South Carolina (9/1) ... Recorded 16 kills on 37 attacks in Northwestern’s five-set win over Indiana (10/6) ... Logged season high 25 kills on 47 swings — while only committing three errors — in Northwestern's five-set bout against Maryland (10/13) ... Posted 24 kills in three sets against Rutgers (10/25), tied for the most kills in a three-set match in Northwestern history ... The most kills in a three-set match from a Big Ten player this season — by five kills ... Registered 23 kills for a .300 clip while tying her season high in digs with eight against Minnesota (11/17).
2021 Season Highs:
Kills…………………….……........…...14, vs. Iowa (2/26/2021)
Attempts……………………....…...…34, vs. Iowa (2/26/2021)
Hitting Percentage………...……… .529, vs. Minnesota (3/27/2021)
Service Aces……………………..............................................--
Assists…………...…...............................................................--
Total Blocks…………………….............2, at Purdue (2/20/2021)
Digs………………................................3, at Purdue (2/19/2021)
Career Highs:
Kills…………………….………...25 (2x), last vs. Iowa (9/30/2018)
Attempts……………………....…...…72, at Maryland (11/24/2019)
Hitting Percentage………...……… .529, vs. Minnesota (3/27/2021)
Service Aces……………………3, vs. New Hampshire (8/24/2018)
Assists…………...…....1 (10x), last at Michigan State (11/09/2019)
Total Blocks……………………...3 (6x), last at Illinois (11/27/2019)
Digs………………................................13, vs. Illinois (11/30/2019)
High School: Played varsity volleyball four years and was named team captain senior year under head coach Jean Kesterson ... Cathedral record holder in kills … Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year winner … Indiana Volleyball Player of the Year … Marion County Athletic Association Indianapolis Player of the Year ... The Fighting Irish were 2014 state finalists, 2015 state and national champions, and 2016 state champions … Named AVCA/Under Armour, MaxPreps, and PrepVolleyball All-American … 2017 PrepVolleyball.com Academic All-American … 4A All-State player in 2015 and 2016 … All-City in 2014, 2015, and 2016 … Competed in 2015 and 2016 High School All-Star Game … Competed for Munciana club team for four years … Named AAU All American … Named 2017 AAU 18 Open National Championship MVP after helping lead Munciana to a title ... Twice named AVCA/MaxPreps.com Indiana Player of the Week … Made High Honor Roll every semester … National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Nia Joyce Parker-Robinson … Daughter of Cynthia and Howard Robinson … Anticipated major is biology/pre-med.
Last Updated: (4/08/2021)
2019: Second among Wildcats in kills with 369 and tenth in the Big Ten with 3.38 kills per set ... Tallied double-digit kills in all three games of the Miami (OH) Invitational, along with five total blocks, earning her All-Tournament Team MVP (8/30-31) ... Notched 19 kills and posted two service aces in win over Texas Tech (9/6) ... Tallied 10 kills in first game of league play against Iowa (9/27) ... Had her third game with 19 kills against Indiana (10/5) ... Led the team in kills in back to back games with 18 against Rutgers (10/27) and 13 in win over Michigan State (11/1) ... Recorded her third double-digit game in a row with 14 kills against Michigan (11/2)... Led the team in kills for three straight matchups, with 12 against Michigan State (11/9), 15 in win over Rutgers (11/15), and 12 against Penn State (11/17) ... Led the the team in kills for the final three games of the season, with 19 in win over Maryland (11/24), 17 against Illinois (11/27) and a season high 22 in win over Illinois (11/30) ... Also tallied a career-high in digs with 13 against Illinois (11/30).
2018: Fifth in the Big Ten in kills per set with 3.90 ... Led all Wildcats with 394 kills ... Started the season with 13 kills and two aces against South Dakota (8/24) ... Added 14 kills, three blocks and seven digs against Milwaukee (8/25) … Led the team in kills with 17 against New Hampshire (8/24) … Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Ellis Rowland Memorial Tournament (8/31-9/1) … Posted a team-high .560 hitting percentage (15 kills, one error, 25 attempts) against Stephen F. Austin (9/1) … Contributed 23 kills along with two aces in a sweep over Loyola-Chicago (9/15) ... Also tallied 14 kills and seven digs against UIC (9/14) ... Tallied a team-high 10 kills along with six digs against Minnesota (10/3) ... Charted 25 kills and seven digs against Iowa (9/30) ... Posted a match-high 12 kills while hitting for a .333 clip vs. Michigan State (10/19) ... Set a career-high 26 kills along with six digs, two blocks and an ace against Iowa (10/24) ... Finished with 13 kills against Maryland (11/2) ... Added 12 kills against Penn State (11/9) ... Ended with 15 kills and two blocks in a win over Rutgers (11/10) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017: Played in all 32 matches ... Robinson’s 3.46 kills per set mark was tenth-best in the Big Ten and second-best among conference first years ... Her .207 hitting percentage was 10th-best among all Big Ten first years ... Recorded at least five kills in every match ... Became the first Northwestern first-year player since Symone Abbott to record 20 kills in a match ... Robinson did so in her very first collegiate competition, the Wildcats’ season-opening win over South Florida (8/25) ... Tied the 10th-highest single-game hitting percentage (.727) in only her third-career match (8/26) ... Picked up 19 kills on 34 attacks in Northwestern's four set victory over South Carolina (9/1) ... Recorded 16 kills on 37 attacks in Northwestern’s five-set win over Indiana (10/6) ... Logged season high 25 kills on 47 swings — while only committing three errors — in Northwestern's five-set bout against Maryland (10/13) ... Posted 24 kills in three sets against Rutgers (10/25), tied for the most kills in a three-set match in Northwestern history ... The most kills in a three-set match from a Big Ten player this season — by five kills ... Registered 23 kills for a .300 clip while tying her season high in digs with eight against Minnesota (11/17).
2021 Season Highs:
Kills…………………….……........…...14, vs. Iowa (2/26/2021)
Attempts……………………....…...…34, vs. Iowa (2/26/2021)
Hitting Percentage………...……… .529, vs. Minnesota (3/27/2021)
Service Aces……………………..............................................--
Assists…………...…...............................................................--
Total Blocks…………………….............2, at Purdue (2/20/2021)
Digs………………................................3, at Purdue (2/19/2021)
Career Highs:
Kills…………………….………...25 (2x), last vs. Iowa (9/30/2018)
Attempts……………………....…...…72, at Maryland (11/24/2019)
Hitting Percentage………...……… .529, vs. Minnesota (3/27/2021)
Service Aces……………………3, vs. New Hampshire (8/24/2018)
Assists…………...…....1 (10x), last at Michigan State (11/09/2019)
Total Blocks……………………...3 (6x), last at Illinois (11/27/2019)
Digs………………................................13, vs. Illinois (11/30/2019)
High School: Played varsity volleyball four years and was named team captain senior year under head coach Jean Kesterson ... Cathedral record holder in kills … Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year winner … Indiana Volleyball Player of the Year … Marion County Athletic Association Indianapolis Player of the Year ... The Fighting Irish were 2014 state finalists, 2015 state and national champions, and 2016 state champions … Named AVCA/Under Armour, MaxPreps, and PrepVolleyball All-American … 2017 PrepVolleyball.com Academic All-American … 4A All-State player in 2015 and 2016 … All-City in 2014, 2015, and 2016 … Competed in 2015 and 2016 High School All-Star Game … Competed for Munciana club team for four years … Named AAU All American … Named 2017 AAU 18 Open National Championship MVP after helping lead Munciana to a title ... Twice named AVCA/MaxPreps.com Indiana Player of the Week … Made High Honor Roll every semester … National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Nia Joyce Parker-Robinson … Daughter of Cynthia and Howard Robinson … Anticipated major is biology/pre-med.
Last Updated: (4/08/2021)
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