23 Eve Fountain
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
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- Position:
- OH
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- Previous School(s):
- Millard North HS
Honors & Awards:
- 2022, Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
- 2022, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2021, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2021, First team NAIA All-American
- 2021, First team AVCA all-North Central Region
- 2021, First team all-NSAA
- 2021, NSAA Defender of the Week (Sept. 27)
- 2021, NSAA Attacker of the Week (Sept. 27)
- 2021, First team Omaha World-Herald NAIA all-Nebraska
- 2020, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2020, Third team NAIA All-American
- 2020, AVCA North Central Region Freshman of the Year
- 2020, First team AVCA all-North Central Region
- 2020, First team all-NSAA
- 2020, NSAA Freshman of the Year
- 2020-21, NAIA National Attacker of the Week (Oct. 20)
- 2020-21, NSAA Attacker of the Week (Oct. 19)
2022 Season (Medical Redshirt): Did not participate in any matches during the 2022 season ... Earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors.
2021 Season (Freshman): Named a first-team NAIA All-American as well as first-team AVCA all-North Central Region and first-team all-NSAA ... Led the Bruins with 3.55 kills per set and was third with a .263 attack percentage ... A six rotation player, Fountain finished second on the team with 439 digs and fourth with 27 service aces ... Led the team with 20 double-doubles ... Her 3.55 kills per set led the conference, while her .263 attack percentage ranked fourth ... Recorded 27 matches with double-figure kill totals ... Registered a season-high 20 kills along with 14 digs in BU's five-set win over No. 8-ranked Northwestern on Sept. 7 ... Named the NSAA's Attacker and Defender of the Week on Sept. 27.
2020 Season (Freshman - COVID season): Won numerous honors during her freshman campaign ... Earned third-team NAIA All-American honors, while being named to the all-NSAA and AVCA all-North Central Region first team ... Honored as the NSAA and North Central Region Freshman of the Year ... Led the Bruins with 345 kills and 296 digs ... Also led BU with 13 double-doubles on the season ... Ranked second in the league with a .270 hitting percentage and was second with 3.8 kills per set ... Sixth in the league statistics with 0.31 service aces per set ... Garnered NAIA National Attacker of the Week accolades on Oct. 20 after tying a school record (rally scoring era) with 26 kills on .412 hitting in BU's come-from-behind five-set victory at Dakota State on Oct. 14 ... She also registered 19 digs and three blocks in the win over DSU.
High School: Helped lead Millard North HS, under head coach Lindsay Peterson, to two Nebraska Class A state championships and one runner-up finish ... A three-year starter and two-time first-team all-state selection ... Ranked as the #4 player in Nebraska in 2019-20 by MaxPreps ... Her MNHS squad won four-straight district championships while qualifying for the Nebraska State Tournament all four years of her high school career ... Finished her senior season with 376 kills, 333 digs, 42 blocks, and 33 service aces ... Tallied 660 kills, 852 digs, 128 service aces, and 81 total blocks during her career ... Played club volleyball for Nebraska Elite and Nebraska Juniors, most recently under head coach Ryan Coomes.
Personal: Daughter of Dennis and Sheila Fountain ... Both her parents are alums of Bellevue University ... Born on April 23, 2002 ... Majoring in Criminal Justice/Investigations.
