2020 (Spring 21) Women's Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 8
Yana Kamshilina
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Omsk, Russia
- High School:
- Gymnasium 85
- Major:
- Leadership and Management
2019, 2020 Academic All-Big Ten
2020 Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee (National Student-Athlete Honor Society)
Senior (Spring 2021) - Game-By-Game Stats
Junior (2019) - Game-By-Game Stats
Prior to Rutgers
Personal
Nickname: Ya
One word to describe your Coach: Caring
Major: Supply Chain Management
I chose my major because: It is the most exciting, complex, and unpredictable area of business. It also opens up the opportunity to work with the world's best companies and travel the world.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: The Yard
If I wasn’t playing volleyball, I’d be: definitely playing another sport
Favorite professional athlete: Maria Sharapova
One word to describe myself on the court: diligent
One word to describe myself off the court:: reliable
Few people know that I: I hate having too much free time
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My dad
I started playing my sport because…: Since my father is a big fan of sports, he never missed sports games, neither did I. The most exciting days for me were the volleyball days. I couldn't stop admiring the beauty, grace, femininity, and emotionality of this sport.
I chose Rutgers because…: Rutgers is the best combination of an excellent school program and the highest volleyball level.
Favorite cereal: Rise Krispies
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Home Alone
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Margot Robbie
Favorite musician/group: Imagine Dragons
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: always call my family
Favorite all-time gift received: a puppy
Pets I had growing up were: my little dog and goldfish
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: a ghost
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Japan
The quote that most resonates with me is: "Dreams come true"
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Black
My spirit animal is: white tiger
One thing on my bucket list is: Dive off a cliff
Phone app you cannot live without:: FaceTime
2020 Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee (National Student-Athlete Honor Society)
Senior (Spring 2021) - Game-By-Game Stats
- Appeared in nine matches
- Served up a pair of aces against No. 4 Nebraska (Feb. 13)
- Recorded four digs in both matches with Indiana (Jan. 29 & Jan. 30)
Junior (2019) - Game-By-Game Stats
- Made eight appearances over 15 sets in her third season
- Appeared in 28 sets over 16 games during the season
- Named to the East Carolina Invitational All-Tournament Team with 2.3 kills/set, six blocks and 19 digs over 11 sets on 8/25-26
- Made collegiate debut against Georgia State (8/25) with four kills, six digs and two blocks
- Helped clinch ECU Invitational title with 11 kills on .333 hitting against ECU (8/26)
- Scooped a career-high 10 digs against South Dakota (9/9)
- In a four-set win against Penn (9/15), matched career-high with 11 kills and set career-high in blocks at four
- Reached 11 kills for the third time - and second time that day - against Middle Tennessee State (9/15) on .667 hitting, the highest hitting percentage with a minimum of 10 attempts for the Scarlet Knights in 2017
Prior to Rutgers
- A four-year player on the Omichka and Omsibguor teams, participated on the championship teams at the Siberia/Russia Championships in 2013 and the International Games in Novosibirsk in 2014, while earning second place in the Youth League in 2014 and reaching the B League final in 2017
Personal
- Daughter of Natalia Kamshilina and Oleg Kamshilin
Nickname: Ya
One word to describe your Coach: Caring
Major: Supply Chain Management
I chose my major because: It is the most exciting, complex, and unpredictable area of business. It also opens up the opportunity to work with the world's best companies and travel the world.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: The Yard
If I wasn’t playing volleyball, I’d be: definitely playing another sport
Favorite professional athlete: Maria Sharapova
One word to describe myself on the court: diligent
One word to describe myself off the court:: reliable
Few people know that I: I hate having too much free time
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My dad
I started playing my sport because…: Since my father is a big fan of sports, he never missed sports games, neither did I. The most exciting days for me were the volleyball days. I couldn't stop admiring the beauty, grace, femininity, and emotionality of this sport.
I chose Rutgers because…: Rutgers is the best combination of an excellent school program and the highest volleyball level.
Favorite cereal: Rise Krispies
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Home Alone
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Margot Robbie
Favorite musician/group: Imagine Dragons
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: always call my family
Favorite all-time gift received: a puppy
Pets I had growing up were: my little dog and goldfish
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: a ghost
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Japan
The quote that most resonates with me is: "Dreams come true"
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Black
My spirit animal is: white tiger
One thing on my bucket list is: Dive off a cliff
Phone app you cannot live without:: FaceTime
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Friday, November 28
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Thursday, November 27
Rutgers Volleyball vs. Ohio State Highlights
Monday, November 24
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Monday, November 24
