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2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

Brian McWalters

5 Bella Ureña

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Glendale, Calif.
  • Highschool Notre Dame

Biography

2021: Started all 30 matches and appeared in all but one set as a senior… Stepped up in a huge way with 321 kills, averaging 2.89 per set, and hitting .184, to go with 258 digs, 54 blocks, and 17 aces… Posted a 13-kill, 13-dig double-double with two aces and a block against UC Riverside (8/28)… Fell one dig shy of another double-double with 11 kills, plus two blocks, in a win over UMES (9/3)… Tossed up a career-high three aces with 10 kills, five digs, and a block in a win over NJIT (9/4)… During a doubleheader, first posted 13 kills and 13 digs, plus two blocks, in a loss at St. John’s, then racked up 18 kills, hitting .293, with 10 digs and a block against Army (9/10)… Tallied a career-high 20 digs to go with 14 kills in a tough five-set loss to Providence (9/18)… Led the Rams to first two league victories with back-to-back 14-kill efforts against George Washington (10/8) and George Mason (10/10), combining for 12 digs and three blocks… Went off in a tight five-set loss to Saint Louis with 18 kills (hitting .364), 18 digs, and a career-high seven blocks (11/5)… Finished the regular season and opened the A-10 Championship first two rounds with four straight double-doubles, first with 14 kills and 11 digs, plus a pair of blocks, in a sweep of Rhode Island (11/12)… Notched 15 kills, 15 digs, and four blocks in the quarterfinals against Saint Louis (11/19)… Went for 13 kills and 10 digs against VCU in the semifinals (11/20)… Finished her career with eight kills and five digs in the championship loss to Dayton (11/21)... Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2020*: Appeared in nine matches and 26 sets as a junior… Began her season with nine kills and a career-high 17 digs over four sets against St. John’s (2/3)… Tallied five blocks, three kills, and three digs in a win at George Washington (3/6)… Dug out nine balls with two kills and two blocks at George Mason (3/7)… Notched five kills and five digs, plus three blocks, against the Patriots (3/12)… Recorded 15 digs and nine kills in the regular season finale at Rhode Island (3/28)… Appeared in two sets at the A-10 Championship semifinal against Dayton, posting three kills, three digs, and two blocks (4/2)... Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2019: Appeared in 16 matches and 48 sets, making five starts, as a sophomore… Tallied 85 kills, 55 digs, and 11 blocks…  Notched five kills, five digs, and two aces, the latter matching her career-high, over two sets at Georgia State (8/31)… Had seven kills and eight digs in three sets against Norfolk State (9/6)… Recorded her first double-digit kill match of the year with 11 kills with just one error on 18 attempts (career-best .556 percentage) with two blocks in a win at Dartmouth (9/14)… Set a season-high with 12 kills, one off her career-high, to go with seven digs and a block at Manhattan (9/18)… Made her first start of the season with an 11-kill, 11-dig double-double, the first of her career, over four sets at Columbia (9/19)… Tallied eight kills with five digs and a block at LIU (9/20)… Helped the Rams to a win at Rhode Island with nine kills, six digs, and two blocks (9/28)… Notched nine kills, seven digs, and two blocks at Saint Louis (10/4)... Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2018: Appeared in 15 matches, making two starts, as a freshman… In limited playing time, her 2.03 kills per set ranked third on the team… Made collegiate debut against Central Connecticut State, nearly recording a double-double with nine kills and 13 digs, plus two blocks, over four sets (8/25)… Notched 10 kills to go with three digs and a season-high two aces against Charlotte (8/31)… Went for seven kills and a dig at Rhode Island (11/3)… Reached a career-high with 13 kills on 38 attempts (.184) against George Washington (11/9)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Earned three varsity letters at Notre Dame High School under head coach Ben Diaz... A two-year team captain as an upperclassman on a nationally ranked program, she helped lead the Knights to an undefeated league record as a senior... For her efforts, she earned the Knight Award as well as Sunshine League First Team honors, a jump up from her Second Team accolades the year prior... Played for San Gabriel Elite at the club level, helping her 16 team earn a bid to Nationals, earning bronze with her U17 and U18 squads at three junior national qualifiers, a runner-up finish with her U18 Roshambo team at the Long Beach West Coast Cup, and a title at the AVC 18S National Qualifier Open... Off the court, she is a two-time Cum Laude Honor Roll student, including as a senior, and is a two-time Sunshine League All-Academic selection.  

Major: Psychology.

Personal: Daughter of Felix and Monica... Has two younger sisters, Alasia and Arianna, and a younger brother, Andres. 
 
SEASON HIGHS
Kills: 18, 2x, last vs. Saint Louis (11/5/21)
Assists: 2, vs. Providence (9/18/21)
Digs: 20, vs. Providence (9/18/21)
Service Aces: 3, vs. NJIT (9/4/21)
Blocks: 7, vs. Saint Louis (11/5/21)
 
CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 18, 2x, last vs. Saint Louis (11/5/21)
Assists: 2, vs. Providence (9/18/21)
Digs: 20, vs. Providence (9/18/21)
Service Aces: 3, vs. NJIT (9/4/21)
Blocks: 7, vs. Saint Louis (11/5/21)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2018Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    5
  • 5

    2019Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    5
  • 5

    2020Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    5
  • 5

    2021Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    5