Naomi Washington

Position:
MB
Height:
6-4
Class:
Junior
Major:
Communications
Hometown:
New Orleans, La.
High School:
Warren Easton HS
Prev School:
Warren Easton HS

2009 AVCA Honorable Mention All-America
2009 AVCA First Team All-Region
2009 First-Team All-Conference
2008 AVCA Honorable Mention All-America
2008 AVCA First Team All-Region
2008 First Team All-Conference

2009 (Senior): Named honorable mention AVCA All-America, first team AVCA All-Region, and first-team All-Conference for the second year in a row ... Led the 49ers in kills with 464 on the season and averaged 4.14 kills per set, a mark that was third in the Big West and ranked 38th nationally. Additionally, she was second on the team in hitting with a .269 percentage and made 66 blocks on the year ... Over the course of the season, Washington had over 20 kills on eight occasions, including a career high of 29 in a win over Tulane in New Orleans. She was twice named the Big West Player of the Week, and also earned first-team All-Big West and AVCA All-Region honors /// In the final regular season match, Washington also passed 1,000 kills over her career, becoming the 15th player in Long Beach State history to reach that milestone.

2008 (Junior): Named honorable mention AVCA All-America ... A first-team All-Region selection as well as a first-team All-Big West nod ... Led the conference in hitting percentage at .351 ... Third on the team with 288 kills on the season ... Led Long Beach State in blocking with 115 total blocks as well as 103 block assists ... Led team in kills on five occasions ... Had double-digit kills 12 times ... Started the season with an 11 kill effort against San Francisco ... hit .800 with no errors against Central Connecticut State.

2007 (Sophomore): Played in 26 matches, starting 25 ... missed seven matches over three weeks due to injury ... finished fifth on the team in kills ... made a career high four assists against Virginia Tech ... hit .417 with six kills at St. John's ... made a then season high eight kills in a three-game win over Denver ... tied that mark with eight kills at home against Cal State Northridge ... filling in for an injured Alexis Crimes, had a huge match against Pacific, setting season highs in kills and digs, finishing with 16 and 5 respectively ... had a second double-figure kill match in the NCAA Tournament against No. 5 USC, hitting .348 with 10 kills.

2006 (Freshman): Appeared in 54 games, averaging 2.30 kills per game while hitting .203... missed several matches the last half of the season due to injury... had a career-high 20 kills in a five-game win over Saint Mary's at the Nebraska Invitational... hit .211 and added five digs and five blocks... had 12 kills and five blocks in a home win over UNLV while hitting .303 (12-2-33)... 12 kills in home win over Cal State Northridge... hit a season-best .500 (6-1-10) vs. Alabama State and hit .500 (8-0-20) vs. #1-ranked Nebraska... had nine kills and hit .308 in home win over UCSB.

2005: Redshirted.

High School: Played both basketball and volleyball for Warren Easton High School ... Earned high school MVP honors her freshman and senior years ... named league MVP in volleyball her junior and senior years ... named Best Offensive Player in volleyball her freshman and senior seasons ... Club: Earned All-American status on her Cajunland club volleyball team (17 and 18's AAU).

Personal: One of her sisters played basketball for Oklahoma and her brother plays basketball for Texas Tech ... majoring in Communications ... nickname is Nay-Nay.