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Cal Poly Pomona Athletics

2023 Volleyball Roster

Sarah Macias
Sarah Macias
Sarah Macias
Will G. MacNeil

1 Kaitlan Tucker

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bakersfield, Calif.
  • High School Liberty HS

Biography

COLLEGIATE AWARDS AND HONORS:
  • CCAA Defensive Player of the Week (2023)
  • All-CCAA Second Team (2022)
  • CCAA All-Tournament Selection (2022)
  • CCAA Defensive Player of the Week (2022)
  • 3x CCAA All-Academic Team (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
  • All-CCAA Honorable Mention (2021)
  • D2 CCA All-West Region Second Team (2021)

CAREER HIGHS (Entering 2023):
 
KILLS 15, at Cal State East Bay (11/4/21)
ASSISTS 3, vs. Azusa Pacific (9/13/22)
ACES 2, two times (last vs. Chico State, 11/16/19)
DIGS 5, at Cal Poly Humboldt (10/29/22)
BLOCKS 10, vs. Azusa Pacific (9/13/22)
POINTS 15.5, at Cal State East Bay (11/4/21)

2023 (SENIOR): Named CCAA Defensive Player of the Week (10/3) after recording 11 blocks and averaging 1.83 blocks per set during two home sweeps, highlighted by season-best seven-block performance vs. Stanislaus State (9/29).

2022 (JUNIOR): One of just three Broncos to appear in all 30 matches ... Alongside fellow fourth-year junior Daisy Duke, one of two Broncos to start each match and play in all 109 sets.

2021 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 22 matches, making 20 starts ... Participated in 77 sets ... Led team with 1.08 blocks per set, including 60 assisted blocks and 23 solo blocks ... Her 1.08 blocks per set were second-most for program in single season in current 25-point scoring format (since 2008) ... Her 23 solo blocks were third-most for program in single season in current 25-point scoring format (since 2008) ... Was third on team with .325 hitting percentage (125-26-305) ... Fourth on team in kills (125), kills per set (1.62) and points (178.0) ... Registered season-high 15 kills in 3-2 win at Cal State East Bay (11/4) ... Had double-digit kills in three matches ... Scored double-digit points in seven matches.

2020: No season due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 22 matches, starting 21, and 80 sets ... Led Broncos with seven block solos, 49 block assists and 56 total blocks, averaging 0.70 blocks per set ... Fourth on team in kills (121), kills per set (1.51), total attacks (330), points (158.5) and points per set (1.98), and fifth in sets played ... Hit .230 (121-45-330) ... Produced 25 digs, six aces and three assists ... Made college debut in first frame at Concordia (OR) (9/7), and collected first 10 career kills (season best on season-high 26 total attacks), dig and five blocks to share match high in home opener vs. Seattle Pacific (9/12) ... Season-high eight blocks, all assisted, with six kills at No. 24 Cal State LA (11/2) ... Season-best 13.0 points in finale vs. Chico State (11/16) on nine kills, a season-high-tying two aces, one block solo and two block assists ... Hit season-high .727 (8-0-11) with season-best four digs in sweep at San Francisco State (10/25) ... Missed first two matches.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2019 graduate of Liberty High School in Bakersfield ... Four-year varsity letterwinner ... Led Patriots to 38-2 record in Southwest Yosemite League play en route to four SYL crowns and 2016 CIF Central Section Division 1 title as top seed ... All-SYL First Team as a junior and senior, and second team as a sophomore ... All-Area First Team, team captain and LHS Defensive Player of the Year as a senior ... Dean's/Principal's List all four years ... Patriot Award.

PERSONAL: A Biology major ... Daughter of parents Bucky and Frances ... Father played basketball at Cal Poly SLO (1992-95) and mother swam at Cal State Bakersfield ... Has three siblings, Jackson, Kiana and Maria ... Aspires to become a physician assistant after graduating from CPP ... Enjoys being active outside ... Cheers for the Los Angeles Dodgers ... Favorite athlete is professional volleyball player Karsta Lowe ... Favorite TV show is One Tree Hill ... Top movie is The Notebook ... Loves fruit.

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2019Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    5'11"
    1
  • 1

    2020Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    5'11"
    1
  • 1

    2021Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    5'11"
    1
  • 1

    2022Junior

    Middle Blocker
    5'11"
    1
  • 1

    2023Senior

    Middle Blocker
    5'11"
    1