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Jersey Number 5
Yuliya Ushakova
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- San Diego, CA
- High School:
- Point Loma HS
2018
2016Â
High School
Personal
- Played in 110 sets this season
- Had 235 killsÂ
- Attack percentage this season was .235
- Had 34 digs
- Had 15 block solos
- Had 66 block assists
- Named Big West Freshman Player of the Week for her play from August 28-September 3 (story)Â
- Played in 100 sets this season
- Had 142 kills
- Attack percentage this season was .229
2016Â
- Saw her first action with the Highlanders against Southern Utah on August 26 (box score/recap)
- Had six kills and seven total blocks in a 3-1 win against Middle Tennessee on September 3 (box score/recap)Â
- Received a medical redshirt after missing all but the first three weekends of the seasonÂ
- Played in 28 sets
- Had 40 kills
- Attack percentage this season was .109
High School
- Played volleyball for four years with coach Davis Ransom in the Western League - San DiegoÂ
- In her first year, her Coast VBC team went 15-2 and were the Festival Champions Â
- Her sand volleyball team also finished second in CIF as a Division II team
- As a sophomore her team was third in CIF as a Division I teamÂ
- As a junior, her team won the CIF Championship and she was named to the Pacific Ridge All-Tournament TeamÂ
- During her last year of high school her team made the CIF Quarterfinals and she was named to Honorable Mention All-Conference TeamÂ
- Played junior varsity basketball as a freshmanÂ
- Principal's Honor Roll throughout high schoolÂ
- Named to San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic team
- Was in ASB for two years as sophomore class president and commission of activitiesÂ
- Outside of school she assisted kindergarten teacher, Ms. Stacey, at Balboa Elementary School and coached at her local volleyball club, Sunset VBCÂ
- Fifth place finish at Junior Nationals Open Division with Coast Volleyball Club in 2016Â
- Third place finish at AAU National Championship Open Division with Coast Volleyball Club ???????
Personal
- Yuliya Ushakova is the daughter of Tinatin CortesÂ
- Media and Cultural Studies majorÂ
- Born in RussiaÂ
- Considers her mother to be her biggest athletic influence because she has always pushed her to work hard and has shown her the importance of hard work as a single motherÂ
- Cites Matt Anderson as her favorite athleteÂ
- Enjoys reading the works of Malcolm Gladwell and Cheryl Strayed, and lists "East of Eden," and "Outliers," as her favorite books
- Favorite foods include Pho, Sushi and Hot CheetosÂ
- Watches "American Horror Story", and "The Office" on television and lists "Shutter Island", and "The Prestige" among her favorite movies
- Listens to The Neighborhood and RL GrimeÂ
- Hobbies include playing beach volleyball, reading and nappingÂ
Day in the Life: Leilani Juan
Monday, May 04
UCR Student-Athletes cheer on our students.
Friday, May 01
UCR Athletics Director Introductory Full Press Conference
Tuesday, March 24
Athletics Director Greg Paules Introductory Presentation Recap
Tuesday, March 24
