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Oregon Institute of Technology Athletics

2025 Women's Volleyball Roster

Mike Safford
Hunter Drops
Mike Safford
Israel Ornelas / Ciena Gregory
Liza Safford
Liza Safford
Sue Reyes
Liza Safford

6 Kaley Whalen

  • POS. DS
  • HT. 5-5
  • YR. Senior
  • HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL / PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Reno, Nev. (McQueen HS)

Biography

AT OREGON TECH: Fourth season with the volleyball program...heads into the season with 1,395 career digs - No. 4 in OIT history.

2024: Earned All-Cascade Conference honors as a sophomore, setting new school records with 634 digs and 5.42 digs per set...named CCC Defensive Player of the Week on two occasions...set a new OIT record with 45 digs in a road win at Evergreen State, one of four matches with 25-or-more digs...added 32 digs in the NAIA Tournament at Montana Western...recorded double-digit digs in 31-of-33 matches...named to the CCC All-Academic Team and a NAIA Scholar-Athlete.

2023: Earned All-CCC honors as a sophomore after leading the team in digs (544) and digs per set (4.86) - posting the third-highest single season dig total and second-highest digs per set in a season...recorded 10-or-more digs in 26-of-28 matches, including the last 21-in-a-row, adding 13 matches with 20-or-more digs...set a then-school record with 41 digs at Evergreen State, adding 30 digs vs. Northwest...named to the CCC All-Academic Team and an NAIA Scholar-Athlete.

2022: Saw action in 95 sets as a true freshman...recorded 217 digs and 17 aces on the year...had eight matches with double-digit digs, including 17 digs in both victories over Southern Oregon.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2022 graduate of McQueen High in Nevada...a 2021 5A All-Northern Region selection.

CLUB TEAM: Northern Nevada Juniors

PERSONAL: Studying biology/health sciences

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2022Freshman

    DS
    5'5"
    6
  • 6

    2023Sophomore

    DS
    5'5"
    6
  • 6

    2024Junior

    DS
    5'5"
    6
  • 6

    2025Senior

    DS
    5'5"
    6