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John Brown University Athletics

2024 Volleyball Roster

19 Savanna Riney

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • High School Bentonville
  • Hometown Bentonville, Ark.

Biography

Senior | 2023

Appeared in 32 matches, making 24 starts … ranked fifth in the Sooner Athletic Conference with 402.5 points, fourth in total kills (338) and seventh in kills per set (2.94) … ranked second on team with 36 service aces and third with 52 blocks … recorded double-figure kills on 17 occasions, including a season-high 25 terminations in a four-set win at Kansas Wesleyan on Sept. 8 … notched a season-best six blocks in a 3-1 win over William Penn (Iowa) on Aug. 25.

Junior | 2022

Started all 31 matches in which she appeared … Led Sooner Athletic in kills per set (3.76) and points per set (4.31) and ranked in the top-10 in the SAC in hitting percentage (5th, .268) … belted 423 kills at a pace of 3,71 kills per set to lead the team in both categories … ranked second on the Golden Eagles with 368 digs and 3.23 digs per set … added 49 blocks, 35 service aces, and 15 assists … recorded 20 double-doubles, including four matches in a row on three separate occasions (Aug. 26-27, Sept. 10-22, Oct. 1-12) … opened the season with 22 kills and a season high 25 digs vs. No. 25 Ottawa (Aug. 26) … recorded a season high 24 kills and hit .417 in a four-set win over Southwestern Christian (Oct. 5) … attacked the ball at better than .400 on six occasions, including a season high .529 vs. Central Christian (Sept. 7).

Sophomore | 2021

Appeared in all 34 matches with 12 starts … paced team in kills with 327 and 2.64 kills per set … hit .238 to rank second on the team … added 136 digs and 47 blocks … terminated double-digit kills in 19 matches … notched season-high 19 kills against Oklahoma City (Nov. 9) … tallied two double-doubles … went off for season-high 15 digs and added 10 kills (double-double) against Wayland Baptist (Sept. 17) … added a second double-double with 10 terminations and 10 digs against McPherson (Aug. 20) … hit a season-best .632 with 12 kills against Langston (Sept. 25).

Freshman | 2020

Appeared in 14 matches … ranked second on the team in kills with 128 and 2.98 kills per set, ranking eighth in the Sooner Athletic Conference … hit .225 … added 28 digs and 13 blocks … finished with double digit digs in nine matches … finished with a season-high 14 digs against Williams Baptist (March 16) … hit a season-best .471 and registered 10 kills against Central Christian (March 20) … posted a season-high five blocks against Southwestern A.G. on April 2.

Prep Career

A four-year letterwinner under head coach Michelle Smith, Riney's impressive career at Bentonville High School included a pair of conference titles and a 2019 6A state championship. The 2019 Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Player of the Year finished her career with 1,124 terminations and 867 digs, leading the Tigers to its sixth state title in program history behind a match-best 19 terminations versus Ft. Smith Southside. The effort helped end Southside's 18-match winning streak and earned Riney championship match MVP honors. She was also named All-Conference twice during her time in the black and gold.

Personal

Savanna is the daughter of Marc and Brenda Riney and majors in marketing.

Honors & Accolades
2024 AVCA All-Region (HM)
2024 All-Conference (1st)
2023 AVCA All-Region (HM)
2023 All-Conference (1st)
2022 NAIA All-America (HM)
2022 AVCA All-Region (1st)
2022 All-Conference (1st)
2020 All-Conference (2nd)

Statistics

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