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2019 Women's Beach Volleyball Roster

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Ari Homayun Head Shot 2019

1 Ari Homayun

1 Ari Homayun

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Woodland Hills, Calif.
  • Prev School:
    El Camino Real Charter HS

Summary

Biography

2019 (Senior):
  • All-Big West first team.
  • AVCA Top Flight Award.
  • First Foundation Queen’s Cup Aloha Spirit Award.
  • Went 31-6 overall.
  • Third straight season with at least 30 wins
  • Played all but three matches with Julia Scoles and went a team best 28-6 record together.
  • Named Big West Pair of the Week a league-high three times with Scoles
  • Had a 22-4 record at the No. 2 Flight
  • 16-5 vs. ranked opponents
  • Won 10 of final 11 decisions to close out the season.
  • Leaves as UH’s all-time win leader in overall (118) and dual (115) match wins.
  • Named academic all-Big West.
  • Named to Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2019 Match Results

2018 (Junior):
  • Played in all 42 dual matches with Amy Ozee at the No. 4 flight
  • Went 35-7 in dual matches and 35-8 overall
  • The 35 wins set a new single-season dual wins mark
  • School-record 25 straight dual match wins
  • VolleyMob All-America second team at the No. 4 flight.
  • All-Big West honorable mention
  • AVCA Top Flight Award
  • Queen’s Cup Most Outstanding Pair
  • 17-7 vs. ranked opponents
  • Went 3-1 in the NCAA Championship, including wins over UCLA and Florida State.
  • Ranks 2nd all-time at UH in dual match wins (84) and tied for fourth in overall wins (87).
  • Named academic all-Big West.
2017 (Sophomore):
  • All-Big West second team with partner Carly Kan.
  • Second straight year earning all-Big West honors.
  • Posted a 31-5 record.
  • The 31 dual wins set a new-single season record, shattering the former record of 20 in 2014.
  • 27 of 31 wins came in straight sets.
  • Went 21-5 at the No. 4 flight and a perfect 10-0 at the No. 5 flight.
  • Won a school-record 14 straight dual matches, a streak that ended in the NCAA Championship second round vs. USC.
  • Claimed 28 of 30 sets played during that stretch.
  • Also won nine straight matches to start the season.
  • Named Big West Pairs Team of the Week with Kan on March 6 after going a perfect 4-0 in the season-opening road trip to Arizona.
  • Went 3-0 at the No. 3 flight during the Big West Tournament to help UH repeat as league champions. 
  • Went 13-5 against ranked opponents, including a trio of wins in the NCAA Tournament over No. 4 Florida State (2) and No. 7 LSU.
  • Named to the Big West All-Academic Team.
2017 Match Results

2016 (Freshman):
  • Named to the all-Big West second team with partner Hannah Zalopany
  • Recorded a 22-9 overall record
  • Went 12-3 with Zalopany, including a 9-1 mark in dual matches
  • Went 1-1 with partner Emily Maglio, Lara Schreiber and Tai Manu-Olevao
  • Enjoyed an 11-match win streak with Zalopany
  • Went 2-1 in the Outrigger Beach Volleyball Challenge with Salopany, beating Arizona State and UCLA but losing to teammates Ginger Long/Mikayla Tucker
  • Named as the Big West Conference Pairs Team of the Week with Zalopany after a trio of straight-set wins versus Loyola Marymount, No. 3 USC and Nebraska
2016 Match Results

Prep:
  • A 2015 graduate of El Camino Real Charter High School in Woodland Hills, Calif.
  • Lettered in volleyball where she earned rookie of the year honors
  • Also played for Elite Volleyball Club

Personal:
  • Born in West Hills, Calif.
  • Parents are Yosuf and Wana Homayun of West Hills, Calif.
  • Has two brothers
  • Major is secondary education in social studies

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