Serena Nyambio

Photo by: Michigan Photography

Class:
Senior
Position:
MB
Height:
6-2
Hometown:
Troy, Mich.
High School:
Detroit Country Day School

Senior (2025)
• All-Big Ten Second Team
• AVCA All-North Region First Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started every match and played in all 121 sets over the season
• Led the team in blocks with 151 for a 1.25 block per set average
• Became first Wolverine since 2003 to record 100 blocks in a Big Ten season
• Recorded 220 kills on 449 swings for a .394 hitting percentage
• Tallied double-digit kills in five matches and five or more in 27 of 33
• Finished third in the team in points score with 208 averaging 2.55 per set
• Hit .583 with eight kills and one error on 12 swings adding one block and two digs in NCAA Tournament win over Xavier (Dec. 5)
• Tallied eight kills on 18 swings with two solo blocks and a block assist against No. 14 USC (Nov. 28)
• Recorded 15 total blocks (three solo, 12 assists) adding seven kills in two-match West Coast road trip (Nov. 20 & Nov. 22)
• Registered six kills on 11 swings with no errors adding three blocks in a sweep over Ohio State (Nov. 14)
• Tallied six kills on a .500 hitting percentage in a win over Maryland (Nov. 9)
• Recorded ten kills hitting .400 as well as seven blocks in a five-set win over Rutgers (Nov. 7)
• Was errorless with six kills on 13 attacks adding seven blocks in a five-set match against No. 10-ranked Purdue (Nov. 2)
• Tallied 10 kills on a .474 hitting percentage adding five blocks in a win over No. 19-ranked Penn State (Oct. 31)
• Recorded a kill-block double-double with 14 kills and 11 blocks in a five set match against Northwestern (Oct. 16)
• Registered 17 kills with just one error on 33 swings and added six blocks in five set win over Iowa (Oct. 11)
• Tallied a match-leading six blocks and added seven kills on 10 swings against Indiana (Oct. 10)
• Recorded five kills and five blocks in a win over No. 10 Minnesota (Oct. 1)
• Hit .455 with seven kills on 11 swings adding two blocks against Michigan State (Sept. 27)
• Matched career-high of seven blocks (one solo, six assists) while adding five kills in win over Notre Dame (Sept. 21)
• Recorded six kills, four digs and four blocks in sweep of Notre Dame (Sept. 19)
• Registered 9 kills on a .615 hitting percentage in a win over Virginia (Sept. 13)
• Tallied 15 kills hitting .458 in a five-set match against Virginia (Sept. 12)
• Recorded 6 kills and 3 blocks in a win over Southern Indiana (Sept. 7)
• Registered 7 kills hitting .636 along with 2 blocks in a win over Marshall (Sept. 6)
• Tallied 6 kills and 3 blocks in a win over Florida Atlantic (Sept. 5)
• Recorded 7 kills along with 3 solo block in win against Cincinnati (Aug. 31)
• Tallied five blocks and 6 kills on a .385 hitting percentage in win against Wake Forest (Aug. 30)

Junior (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• CSC Academic All-Region
• Started 29 matches, appearing in 30 and played in 114 sets
• Led the team in hitting percentage (.331) and blocks per set (1.00)
• Averaged 1.78 kills and 1.00 blocks per set
• Recorded 203 kills on a .331 hitting percentage and 140 blocks
• Fourth in points scored for the team with 269.0
• Recorded double-digit kills in four matches
• Tallied six kills and three blocks in a win against Northwestern (Nov. 29)
• Tied season-high seven total blocks and added five kills against Indiana (Nov. 27)
• Registered five blocks alongside five kills in match against Minnesota (Nov. 17)
• Recorded five blocks against Purdue (Nov. 10)
• Tallied 9 kills and four blocks against Ohio State (Nov. 8)
• Matched career-high of seven blocks and added four kills against Minnesota (Nov. 3)
• Registered seven kills and five blocks in four-set win against Ohio State (Oct. 13)
• Tallied 13 kills with a .462 hitting percentage with three blocks in five-set win over UCLA (Oct. 5)
• Recorded 12 kills and no errors and added 6 total blocks in a win against Rutgers (Sept. 29)
• Went errorless on 15 swings tallying 8 kills and adding four blocks in a sweep against Duke (Sept. 21)
• Tallied eight kills with seven blocks (two solo and five assists) against North Carolina (Sept. 20)
• Set career high with 17 kills against Kent St. (Sept. 1)
• Registered 10 kills and three blocks against Delaware (Aug. 30)

Sophomore (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten and CSC Academic All-District
• Appeared and started in 27 of the 29 matches, playing 96 total sets
• Led the team with 88 blocks and 0.92 blocks per set
• Recorded 154 total kills
• Tallied 8 kills and 4 blocks against Rutgers (Nov. 12)
• Recorded 8 kills with a .385 hitting percentage and 4 blocks against Maryland (Nov. 5)
• Recorded 5 blocks against Iowa (Nov. 3)
• Tallied 6 kills and tied a career-high 7 blocks against Ohio State (Oct. 29)
• Set a new career-high 7 blocks against Penn State (Oct. 27)
• Recorded 5 blocks against Northwestern (Oct. 21)
• Tallied 8 kills and 5 blocks with a .333 hitting percentage against Michigan State (Oct. 18)
• Recorded 9 kills and 5 blocks with a .471 hitting percentage against Northwestern (Oct. 6)
• Recorded 11 kills with a .455 hitting percentage and 4 blocks against Bowling Green (Sept. 17)
• Tallied 8 kills and 3 blocks against Bowling Green (Sept. 15)
• Tallied 12 kills and 6 blocks against Duke (Sept. 9)
• Set a career-high 13 kills and 7 digs against Colorado State (Sept. 2)
• Recorded 7 kills against Western Michigan (Aug. 29)
• Recorded 4 blocks against Sacred Heart (Aug. 26)

Freshman (2022)
• Appeared in 25 matches (71 sets), collecting 89 kills, and 57 blocks as a true freshman.
• Made first career start against Ohio State (Oct. 26)
• Recorded season-high 6 Blocks against Morehead State (Sep. 2), Wisconsin (Oct. 16), Indiana (Oct. 21), Purdue (Nov. 18)
• Recorded career-high hitting percentage of .714 (Five plus kills) against Toledo (Sep. 2)
• Collegiate debut: August 26 vs. Old Dominion

Prep
• 2022 AVCA Biggest and Brightest
• 2022 Prep Volleyball HS All-American 1st team
• 2022 UA All-American
• 2022 AVCA All-American 1st team
• 2022 USAV National Team Development Fall Program Participant
• 2022 Prep Volleyball Senior Ace
• 2022 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list
• 2021 Miss Volleyball Runner-up
• Michigan’s 2020-2021 All-State Team (D2, 1st Team)
• Detroit Country Day School MVP Volleyball
• Michigan’s 2019 All-State Team (D2, 2nd Team)
• 2019 AAU 15 Open All-American
• 2019-2022 Ultra Ankle JVA All-National Team
• 2019 Prep Volleyball 15’s All-Americans Tobolski’s picks (2nd Team)
• 2019 Prep Volleyball 15’s All-Americans Green’s picks (2nd Team)
• FROSH 59 (Highest Honorable Mention)
• 2018 -2022 All-Region Team

Club
• Legacy Volleyball Club

Personal
• Serena Odette Nyambio
• Born February 10, 2004
• Daughter to Jean Felix and Sandrine Nyambio
• Has two brothers, Adrien and Alan
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts majoring in Biology, Health & Society with a minor in Business Administration from the Ross School of Business