2023 Women's Volleyball Roster

Scott Fields
Josh Markowitz
Josh Markowitz
Scott Fields
Mitchell Layton
Josh Markowitz
Chris Thompkins Photography
Chris Thompkins Photography
Chris Thompkins Photography
Scott Fields

1 Zeynep Uzen

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 6-0
  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Hometown Istanbul, Turkey
  • High School TED Istanbul College
  • Club Besiktas Athletic Club

Biography

2023 (Graduate Student) Named the Patriot League Player of the Year and earned AVCA All-America Honorable Mention honors as well as AVCA East All-Region Honorable Mention selection… Selected to the All-Patriot League First Team for the fourth time in her career... Was the Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year for a second consecutive year… Named Patriot League Player of the Week on October 17… Ranked first on the team and in the Patriot League in kills (4.08 per set) and points (4.57 per set)… Finished third all-time at American University in career kills with 1,729… Ranks ninth all-time in program history with 1,073 digs... Her 3.74 kills per set rank fifth all-time... Became the fourth player in program history to reach both 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career... One of three players to play in every set of every match in the 2023 season… Had a season-high 25 kills in vs. Georgetown on August 27... Third on the team in assists with 28 and third on the team for service aces with 31… Second on the team in digs with 277 (2.37 per set)… Posted 15 double-double performances overall... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2022 (Senior) - Named to the Patriot League First Team for the third time… Also named the Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year, named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, and named the Patriot League Player of the Week on Nov. 14… Became the 15th player in program history to record 1,000 career kills with an 11-kill performance against Morgan State on Sept. 14… Ranks eighth all-time in career kills with 1,252… Season-high 29 kills led to the Eagles clinching a Patriot League Tournament berth over Lafayette on Nov. 11… Ranked first on the team and second in the Patriot League with 4.26 kills per set… Also ranked second in the Patriot League with 4.93 points per set… Ranked fourth on the team in digs with 225 and fourth in service aces with 22… Led the team 18 times in kills… Posted seven double-double performances overall… Missed five matches in October due to an ankle injury.

2021 (Junior) - Named to the Patriot League First Team for a second time in her career... Also named to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team and to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team... Exploded for a career-high 30 kills in a five-set win vs. Loyola Md. on Oct. 23 and followed it up with 28 kills vs. Navy the next day... Named the PL Player of the Week three times... Posted 24 kills in just three sets at Loyola Md. on Oct. 5, ranking in a tie for the seventh-most in the NCAA for three sets in 2021... Recorded 13 double-doubles and posted a career-high 19 digs in a 3-2 win at Georgetown on Aug. 27... Named AUEagles.com GEICO Student-Athlete of the Week on Aug. 30 after a strong opening three matches, posting a PL-best 3.92 kills per set... Ranked third in the Patriot League with 4.10 kills per set and ranked second for league matches only with 4.85 kills per set... Her 525 total kills ranked seventh in NCAA Division I, and her 583.5 points ranked 10th... Started in all 33 matches.

2020-21 (Sophomore) - Named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team... Ranked second on the team with 2.19 kills per set... Closed out the season with a pair of double-digit kill performances including a season-high 15 kills in the Patriot League semifinal at Colgate on April 2, making it a double-double with 11 digs... Recorded 11 digs in the first three matches of the season, tying that season-high number a total of four times... Served up a career-high four aces in a crucial win at Navy on March 28, along with recording 12 kills and hitting a season-best .320... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2019 (Freshman) - AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention... Patriot League Rookie of the Year… Named to the All-Patriot League First Team… Named the Patriot League Rookie of the week four times (10/12, 10/28, 11/11, 11/18)… Played in 28 matches, starting in 23 of those… Posted double-digit kills in 19 matches… Hitting percentage of .289 ranked fourth for the Eagles and sixth in the Patriot League… Ranked sixth in the Patriot League and third for AU in service aces per set (.29)… Finished second on the team in kills (276) and fourth in digs… Posted six double-doubles… Recorded a season high of 19 kills in the NCAA Tournament First Round game against Towson (12/6).

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    1
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    2020Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    1
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    2021Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    1
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    2022Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    1
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    2023Graduate Student

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    1