2021 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Chukwujekwu, Amaka
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Jersey Number 14
Amaka Chukwujekwu
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Middle Blocker/Middle Hitter
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Laurel, Md.
- High School:
- Reservoir
Bio
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2021)
Finished career as program leader in blocks (461), block assists (381) and sets played (512)… started all 34 matches and played in all 127 sets… hit a team-high .342 with 264 kills, 2.08 kills per set, 101 blocks and 0.80 blocks per set… recorded 12 matches of double-digit kills… played error-free and tallied 10 kills on a .625 attack rate with 11 blocks, tied for fifth most in a match in program history, against Hartford (8/28)… posted 10 kills and six blocks against Northeastern (8/28)… hit .600 with 10 kills vs. Holy Cross (9/3)… fourth straight double-digit kill match with 13 on a .733 attack rate against Brown (9/4) with four blocks… recorded 12 kills on a .500 attack rate with four blocks at Northeastern (9/7)… hit .524 with 13 kills vs. Fordham (9/11)… contributed 11 kills at Michigan (9/17)… registered 10 kills against Virginia Tech (10/1)… chipped in with 11 kills on a .444 attack rate with four blocks against Wake Forest (10/3)… hit .688 and played error-free with 11 kills and five blocks against NC State (10/17)… knocked down 12 kills and hit .474 against Clemson (10/22)… added nine blocks and four blocks against Duke (11/13)… posted eight kills and six blocks against Virginia (11/26)… hit .500 with nine kills and three blocks against Delaware State (12/4) in the NIVC first round… ended career with a career-high 16 kills on a .520 attack rate against Connecticut (12/5) in the NIVC second round.
AS A SENIOR (2020-21)
Repeated as an All-ACC Second Team honoree… hit .295 with 95 kills, averaging 1.61 per set, and 45 blocks, 0.76 per set… played in 17 matches and 59 sets… six kills against Louisville (10/2)… seven blocks at Pittsburgh (10/9)… tallied six kills on a .556 attack rate with four digs against Notre Dame (10/23)… posted a season-high 13 kills on a .458 hitting percentage with three blocks against the Irish (10/24)… recorded eight kills, hit .375, and added five blocks and three digs against Northeastern (2/13)… recorded a nine-kill, four-block effort against Virginia Tech (3/28)… finished the season with an eight-kill match at Wake Forest (4/2).
AS A JUNIOR (2019)
Appeared in 125 sets through all 32 matches, earning a team-high 28 starts ... finished the season with 262 kills and a .377 attack percentage, good for fourth-best in the ACC ... played a crucial balance between offense and defense, also leading the team in blocks with 21 solo and 105 assists to total 126.0 ... led the team in kills in four matches ... led the team in hitting percentage in 13 matches ... led the team in blocks in 13 matches ... season-best hitting percentage of .714 twice vs Iona (9/7) and vs. UC Irvine (8/31) ... season-best 15 kills vs. Duke (10/4) ... assisted on nine blocks twice, at Clemson (9/27) and vs. Central Connecticut (9/6) ... career-best three block solos vs. No. 3 Pitt (10/13) ... became BC's first All-ACC honoree since 2015 with placement on the Second Team.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018)
Saw action in 109 sets, appearing in all 30 matches on the season ... started 28 of 30 matches ... registered 140 kills, two assists and three service aces ... led team in blocks with 99 total, 21 of them being solo ... marked season-high 13 kills vs. Virginia Tech (11/16) ... match- and season-high 10 blocks vs. Virginia Tech (11/16)
AS A FRESHMAN (2017)
Appeared in 92 sets over the course of 26 matches, 24 of which she started … broke the program record for single match individual attack percentage, producing a .846 hitting percentage of 11 kills, 13 total attempts and no errors against Pittsburgh (10/15) … Eagles’ blocking leader with 90 blocks on the season (7 block solos and 83 block assists) … produced 101 kills on the season, averaging 1.10 per set …registered nine service aces … her 11 kills against Pittsburgh sealed her season high … tallied a .417 from six kills, one error and 12 attempts in win over Alabama Birmingham (8/26) … seven total blocks against Georgia Tech (10/6) was the most blocks an Eagles had in a single match
BEFORE BC
Played middle and outside for head coach Jamie Bullock at Reservoir High School and middle hitter for head coach John Crinion at Firebird … tallied the most blocks in the nation following her 2014 campaign … earned the Above the Net Award in 2014 as well as Second All-Country Team honors following her 2015 season … earned silver at the 2015 CHRVA regional championships and won the gold medal in 2016 … finished second in the 2016 AAU Grand Prix in Annapolis, Md… member of the National Honor Society and a four-time recipient of the Scholar-Athlete Award.
PERSONAL
Amaka Jennifer Chukwujekwu ... is the daughter of John Udechukwu and Joesphine Ugwuoke … will major in biology in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences hoping to pursue a career in the medical field … has three siblings: Pamela (16), Tobenna (15) and Nwachukwu (27) … enjoys painting, drawing and cooking in her free time... recipient of the Hennessy Family Scholarship Fund.
SINGLE-MATCH HIGHS
Kills: 15 vs. Duke, 10/4/19
Assists: 1, last vs. Notre Dame, 11/3/19
Digs: 4 vs. Alabama Birmingham, 8/26/17
Service Aces: 2, three times – last vs. Georgia Tech, 9/23/18
Block Solos: 3, twice, last vs. Pitt, 10/13/19
Block Assists: 10 vs. Virginia Tech, 11/16/18
Total Blocks: 10 vs. Virginia Tech, 11/16/18
Finished career as program leader in blocks (461), block assists (381) and sets played (512)… started all 34 matches and played in all 127 sets… hit a team-high .342 with 264 kills, 2.08 kills per set, 101 blocks and 0.80 blocks per set… recorded 12 matches of double-digit kills… played error-free and tallied 10 kills on a .625 attack rate with 11 blocks, tied for fifth most in a match in program history, against Hartford (8/28)… posted 10 kills and six blocks against Northeastern (8/28)… hit .600 with 10 kills vs. Holy Cross (9/3)… fourth straight double-digit kill match with 13 on a .733 attack rate against Brown (9/4) with four blocks… recorded 12 kills on a .500 attack rate with four blocks at Northeastern (9/7)… hit .524 with 13 kills vs. Fordham (9/11)… contributed 11 kills at Michigan (9/17)… registered 10 kills against Virginia Tech (10/1)… chipped in with 11 kills on a .444 attack rate with four blocks against Wake Forest (10/3)… hit .688 and played error-free with 11 kills and five blocks against NC State (10/17)… knocked down 12 kills and hit .474 against Clemson (10/22)… added nine blocks and four blocks against Duke (11/13)… posted eight kills and six blocks against Virginia (11/26)… hit .500 with nine kills and three blocks against Delaware State (12/4) in the NIVC first round… ended career with a career-high 16 kills on a .520 attack rate against Connecticut (12/5) in the NIVC second round.
AS A SENIOR (2020-21)
Repeated as an All-ACC Second Team honoree… hit .295 with 95 kills, averaging 1.61 per set, and 45 blocks, 0.76 per set… played in 17 matches and 59 sets… six kills against Louisville (10/2)… seven blocks at Pittsburgh (10/9)… tallied six kills on a .556 attack rate with four digs against Notre Dame (10/23)… posted a season-high 13 kills on a .458 hitting percentage with three blocks against the Irish (10/24)… recorded eight kills, hit .375, and added five blocks and three digs against Northeastern (2/13)… recorded a nine-kill, four-block effort against Virginia Tech (3/28)… finished the season with an eight-kill match at Wake Forest (4/2).
AS A JUNIOR (2019)
Appeared in 125 sets through all 32 matches, earning a team-high 28 starts ... finished the season with 262 kills and a .377 attack percentage, good for fourth-best in the ACC ... played a crucial balance between offense and defense, also leading the team in blocks with 21 solo and 105 assists to total 126.0 ... led the team in kills in four matches ... led the team in hitting percentage in 13 matches ... led the team in blocks in 13 matches ... season-best hitting percentage of .714 twice vs Iona (9/7) and vs. UC Irvine (8/31) ... season-best 15 kills vs. Duke (10/4) ... assisted on nine blocks twice, at Clemson (9/27) and vs. Central Connecticut (9/6) ... career-best three block solos vs. No. 3 Pitt (10/13) ... became BC's first All-ACC honoree since 2015 with placement on the Second Team.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018)
Saw action in 109 sets, appearing in all 30 matches on the season ... started 28 of 30 matches ... registered 140 kills, two assists and three service aces ... led team in blocks with 99 total, 21 of them being solo ... marked season-high 13 kills vs. Virginia Tech (11/16) ... match- and season-high 10 blocks vs. Virginia Tech (11/16)
AS A FRESHMAN (2017)
Appeared in 92 sets over the course of 26 matches, 24 of which she started … broke the program record for single match individual attack percentage, producing a .846 hitting percentage of 11 kills, 13 total attempts and no errors against Pittsburgh (10/15) … Eagles’ blocking leader with 90 blocks on the season (7 block solos and 83 block assists) … produced 101 kills on the season, averaging 1.10 per set …registered nine service aces … her 11 kills against Pittsburgh sealed her season high … tallied a .417 from six kills, one error and 12 attempts in win over Alabama Birmingham (8/26) … seven total blocks against Georgia Tech (10/6) was the most blocks an Eagles had in a single match
BEFORE BC
Played middle and outside for head coach Jamie Bullock at Reservoir High School and middle hitter for head coach John Crinion at Firebird … tallied the most blocks in the nation following her 2014 campaign … earned the Above the Net Award in 2014 as well as Second All-Country Team honors following her 2015 season … earned silver at the 2015 CHRVA regional championships and won the gold medal in 2016 … finished second in the 2016 AAU Grand Prix in Annapolis, Md… member of the National Honor Society and a four-time recipient of the Scholar-Athlete Award.
PERSONAL
Amaka Jennifer Chukwujekwu ... is the daughter of John Udechukwu and Joesphine Ugwuoke … will major in biology in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences hoping to pursue a career in the medical field … has three siblings: Pamela (16), Tobenna (15) and Nwachukwu (27) … enjoys painting, drawing and cooking in her free time... recipient of the Hennessy Family Scholarship Fund.
SINGLE-MATCH HIGHS
Kills: 15 vs. Duke, 10/4/19
Assists: 1, last vs. Notre Dame, 11/3/19
Digs: 4 vs. Alabama Birmingham, 8/26/17
Service Aces: 2, three times – last vs. Georgia Tech, 9/23/18
Block Solos: 3, twice, last vs. Pitt, 10/13/19
Block Assists: 10 vs. Virginia Tech, 11/16/18
Total Blocks: 10 vs. Virginia Tech, 11/16/18
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