2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Silvia Pertens
- Height:
- 6-null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Audentes Sports School
- Hometown:
- Tallinn, Estonia
| AWARDS / HONORS | ||||
| 2018-19 | The American All-Academic Team | |||
| 2018 | The American Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 5) | |||
| 2017-18 | The American All-Academic Team | |||
SOPHOMORE (2018)
Played in 108 sets on the year, having made an appearance in all 33 matches … Named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 5) after leading the Cougars with 24 kills and a win over Memphis (Nov. 4) on the weekend … Surpassed the 10-kill mark nine times … Posted a five-match stretch from (Oct. 26-Nov. 9) where she averaged 12.4 kills per match, including a season-high 15 kills against USF (Oct. 28) … Hit an effective season-high percentage of .545 in the win over Prairie View A&M (Aug. 28) … Fell one dig shy of tallying her the her first double-double of her career in the Cougars match against SMU (Oct. 5) … Twice posted a season-high 6.0 blocks (Sept. 14, Oct. 26) … Contributed a season-high 17.0 points in the road contest against USF (Oct. 28) … Helped lead the Cougars to their best start to a season since 1987.
FRESHMAN (2017)
American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team... Played in 73 sets across 23 matches, making nine starts... Totaled 120 kills, averaging 1.64 per set... Added 42 digs, averaging 0.58 per set, 31 blocks (30 assisted, one solo), two assists and one service ace... Recorded double-figure kills three times... Made collegiate debut against Southern (Aug. 26)... Recorded a career-high 13 kills against Temple (Oct. 1)... Recorded a career-high four blocks against Memphis (Oct. 6) and SMU (Nov. 3)... Recorded career-high five digs against ECU (Nov. 17).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Audentes Sports School... She served on the Estonia Junior National Team from 2014-17... Played for Estonia National Team in 2016 and 2017... Tournaments participated in include 2015 CEV U18/U19 Volleyball European Championship, 2016 CEV U19/U20 Volleyball European Championship, 2017 CEV Volleyball European Championship, 2018 FIVB Volleyball World Championship European Qualifier and 2017 FIVB U20 Volleyball World Championship... At 2017 FIVB U20 Volleyball World Championship, was named Best Receiver in Estonia's 3-1 (25-17, 25-20, 16-25, 25-19) victory over France... With Team Estonia, was teammates with former Houston Volleyball standout Kadi Kullerkan (2011-14)... Also played for Kohila Volleyball Club... Helped KVC win 2016 and 2017 Estonia Cup in the CEV Volleyball Champions League and earn a silver medal in the Baltic League in March.
PERSONAL
Silvia Pertens... Born June 2... Daughter of Katri and Sten Pertens... Has three sisters, Helena, Stella and Paula... Exploratory studies major.
