2024 Women's Volleyball Roster
Drew Wright
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Mira Costa
- Hometown:
- Hermosa Beach, Calif.
- Major:
- Human Development in Context
Awards:
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2025)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2024)
2024: Led the team with 316 digs in her sophomore season… appeared in all 106 sets across 28 matches, starting every game at libero... logged a team-high 19 matches with double-digit digs… finished the season with 10+ digs in 12 of her final 13 matches… appeared in all ten sets at the UNLV Rebel Challenge to open her second season with the 'Cats... notched single-game career highs in service aces (3), assists (4) and digs (20) against Pacific (8/31)... recorded a career-high nine assists along with 18 digs against Long Beach State (9/7)... reached a career high with four service aces in the home victory over NIU (9/18)... reached double-digit digs for the fourth time in 2024 with 10 in the rematch with NIU (9/20)... recorded back-to-back games with 14+ digs against Purdue (10/4) and Illinois (10/6)... led the team with 14 digs against UCLA (10/20)... reached double-digit digs in three straight matches against UCLA, Minnesota and Indiana (10/20-27)... contributed a team-high 16 digs alongside five assists as the ‘Cats took a set off No. 3 Penn State at home (11/8)... made it eight straight with double-digit digs, logging 11 against No. 11 Oregon (11/15)... nearly matched her career high with 19 digs at Michigan State (11/27)... recorded 10 assists and 14 digs for first career double-double at Michigan (11/29).
2023: Appeared in 112 sets as a first-year ... Averaged 1.72 digs per set, a mark that ranked third on the Wildcat roster ... Reached double figures in digs on six occasions ... Put up 10 digs in collegiate debut against Hawai'i (8/25) ... Added 12 digs in clash with Michigan State (9/29) ... Tallied a season-high 13 digs and three assists in road tilt at Minnesota (10/15) ... Finished with 11 digs and a season-best four assists in home thrilling five-set win over Indiana (10/29) ... Recorded 10 digs in return matchup with Minnesota (11/5) ... Registered 10 digs in sweep of Iowa (11/24).
High School: Helped Mira Costa to a No. 3 national ranking according to MaxPreps and a 34-4 record this season with a 10-0 league record … Part of Bay League championships in 2021 and 2022 … Was the CIF runner up in 2022 … Was named the Bay League Most Outstanding Player in 2021 … As a senior totaled 354 kills, 27 blocks, 184 digs and 19 service aces … Her junior year posted 246 kills, 18 blocks, 150 digs and 15 service aces … Plays club volleyball for Sunshine Volleyball Club… Selected All-Tournament Team at the USA Volleyball Championship in 2021.
Personal: Mother is Jenny Elkin, father is Michael Wright and stepfather is Michael Elkin … Chose Northwestern over USC and UCLA … Competed against current Wildcat Sienna Noordermeer … Four-year honor roll member and four-time National Charity League … Anticipated major at Northwestern is psychology.
