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Ayah Elnady
Position
Outside Hitter
Height
5'10"
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Cairo, Egypt
High School
Ramses College For Girls
AWARDS & HONORS
- 2020-21 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- 2022 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award
- 2022 Midwest All-Region Honors
- All Big-12 Second Team
2022 (SOPHOMORE)
- Appeared in 107 of 111 sets
- Led the Jayhawks in kills (292), aces (42), and points (361.0)
- Recorded a career-high with 19 kills and 58 attacks versus Iowa State on Nov. 19th
- Recorded a career-high eight service aces versus Omaha on Sep. 17th
2020-21 (FRESHMAN)
- Appeared in 22 matches with 21 starts
- All-Big 12 Rookie Team honoree
- Finished second on the team with 181 kills and 2.34 kills per set average
- Led the Jayhawks with 26 aces
- Recorded 35 total blocks and 134 digs (1.74 digs per set)
- Eight matches with double-digit kills, including a season-high 18 kills against West Virginia (Oct. 9)
- Three double-double performances – 18 kills, 11 digs against West Virginia (Oct. 9), 15 kills, 13 digs at Oklahoma (Oct. 16), 14 kills, 11 digs against Xavier (Feb. 26)
- Tallied a season-high 13 digs against at Oklahoma (Oct. 16)
- 11 matches with double-digit points, including a season-high 22.5 points at Oklahoma (Oct. 16)
- 2020-21 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
PRIOR TO KANSAS
- Played in the 2018 U18 African Championship qualification in Uganda in May 2018 as a member of the No. 1 ranked Egypt Junior National team that qualified for the African Championship
- Participated in the 2018 U18 African Championship in Algeria as a member of the No. 1 ranked Egypt Junior National team
- Participated in the 2018 U20 African Championship in Kenya as a member of the No. 1 ranked Egypt Junior National team
- Participated in the 2019 U18 World Championship in Egypt as a member of the No. 10 ranked Egypt Junior National team
- Participated in the 2020 Olympic qualifiers with the Egypt Senior National Team