American University

2024: Named Patriot League Rookie of the Year at the end of an outstanding freshman campaign, playing in every match and 114 sets… Yilmaz led the Patriot League in kills (368) and points (431.5), ranked second in the Patriot League with 3.91 points per set, fifth in kills per set with 3.34, and had a team-leading 37 service aces… Posted 12 double-doubles, including 18 kills to go with a career-high 23 digs in AU’s five-set win over Howard on Sept. 10… Reached a career-high in kills (20) in the Eagles’ 3-0 sweep at Holy Cross on Sept. 28… Yilmaz set a new program record with six Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors… Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

Before AU – Placed third in the 1st division with her team in 2023-24, was champion the year before, and third place in the 2nd division in 2020-21.
 
Personal – Full name is Zeynep Doga Yilmaz... Plans to major in computer science at American… Participates in track & field in addition to volleyball… Loves mimicking and acting and would like to perform in a play… Enjoys reading and talking about books… Chose AU because its “significant academic and athletic opportunities amazed me, and also the idea of having Coach Ahen Kim as my mentor excites me. He was really influential in my decision to choose AU.”