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Bianca Rowland
Bianca Rowland

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Lynnwood, Wash.

High School:
King's

Height:
6-0

Position:
MB

Experience:
3V

02/06/2012

Sanders And Rowland Head For Team USA Tryouts

The Husky seniors will look to stand out amongst a huge field of current and former college stars.

12/14/2011

Rowland Named Second Team All-American

The senior is one of just four middle blockers on the first or second All-America teams.

12/06/2011

Rowland, Vansant Earn Pacific Region Honors

Rowland is the only three-time All-Pacific Region honoree on this year's squad.

12/02/2011

Huskies Earn NCAA First Round Win Over Broncos

Washington hits over .450 in the first and fourth sets, winning its 10th-straight first round match.

12/01/2011

Seniors Rowland And Barfield Have Risen Above The Crowd

Washington's two middle blockers work with different setters, but are both hitting over .330 this year.

BIANCA ROWLAND PHOTO GALLERY

Rowland Features:
» Live Chat Rewind With Bianca Rowland And Coach McLaughlin (Seattle Times; Sept. 5, 2011)
» Rowland Living Out Dream Playing A Vital Role For Huskies (GoHuskies.com; Sept. 24, 2009)

2010 (As A Junior)
Named an AVCA honorable mention All-American for the second year in a row ... named to the All-Pacific Region Team once again ... earned All-Pac-10 honorable mention ... one of five players to appear in all 113 sets on the year ... again was one of the most efficient hitters in the conference and the nation, hitting .409 for the year, which ranked eighth in the NCAA and third in the Pac-10 ... that mark is sixth-best for a season in school history ... set career highs in several categories, including a career-best 301 kills (2.66 kills/set) and 371.5 points (3.28 points/set) ... also had a career-best 128 total blocks, averaging 1.13 per set which ranked fifth in the Pac-10 ... led the Huskies in hitting with a .459 mark in four NCAA tournament matches, which ranks second for a postseason in school history ... hit over .500 in the first and second rounds, hitting .500 in UW's win over No. 23 Michigan and hitting .562 (10-1-16) in the upset of No. 7 Hawai'i ... named to the All-Seattle Region Team after hitting .438 with 10 kills in UW's upset over No. 3 Nebraska, and hitting .353 with eight kills in the Elite Eight loss to Cal ... hit over .400 in 21 matches during the year, including a nine-match stretch from Aug. 28 to Sept. 17 ... hit over .500 in 12 matches and over .600 in five matches ... hit a season-best .727 with eight kills and no errors on 11 attempts against Portland State on Sept. 3 ... matched her career high with 17 kills on Oct. 1 at home vs. USC ... set a new career mark with nine blocks in just three sets on Sept. 16 against Pittsburgh ... had double-figure kills in 13 matches ... led the team in blocks in 18 matches ... named the tournament MVP of the Northwest Challenge, after connecting on 3.33 kills per set at a .565 clip in three wins ... also named to the All-Tournament Team at the Bulldog Invitational.

2009 (As A Sophomore)
Breakout All-America season for the sophomore ... named an AVCA All-America Honorable Mention and a Volleyball Magazine Second Team All-American ... an All-Pac-10 Conference Honorable Mention ... named to the All-Pacific Region Team ... played in 104 sets and 30 matches ... broke the Washington school record for season hitting percentage with a mark of .456 ranking her first in the Pac-10 conference and third in the NCAA ... her .456 hitting percentage was the third-best mark in Pac-10 Conference history ... tallied 252 kills for the season ... had a career-high 17 kills against Oregon on Nov. 27 ... had eight matches with kills in double-figures ... recorded blocks in all but one match and led the Huskies with 109 for the season, averaging 1.05 per set ... posted a career-high 7 blocks against Washington State on Oct. 23 ... had nine matches with 5+ blocks and led the team in blocks in 13 matches ... had a hitting percentage above .500 in 17 matches and hit over .600 in 10 matches with at least five kills in each ... hit 1.000 against Boise State on Sept. 4 going 6-for-6 with no errors ... was third on the team in points earning 322.5 on the season ... registered 30 digs, averaging 0.29 per set with a season-high 6 digs against Stanford on Oct. 10 ... also had 13 service aces, including a season-high 4 against Arizona State on Oct. 2.

2008 (As A Freshman)
Pac-10 All-Freshman team pick ... Played in 113 sets and started all 32 matches as a true freshman ... Recorded a career-high 11 kills on a career-high 21 attacks at Oregon on Nov. 16 ... Averaged 1.26 kps and was second on the team in blocks with 0.83 bps ... Twice recorded eight blocks in a match ... Hit .304 for the season and posted an attack percentage of .500 or better eight times, including a [9-0-10] .900 performance at Oregon State on Nov. 14 ... Recorded a solo block against Gonzaga on Sept. 4 in just the fourth match of her collegiate career ... Repeated with a solo block against Seattle two weeks later on Sept. 18 ... Racked up her third solo block against Nebraska in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament ... Contributed 91 block assists on the season.

In High School
Three-year letterwinner at Kings ... Captained her team in 2007 ... Second-team All-State selection in 2007, first-team All-State in 2006 ... Two-time team MVP ... Named to Everett Herald second-team All-Area in 2006 and first-team Coaches' 1A State All-Tournament team... Participated in the Junior Olympics in Dallas in 2008.

Personal
Born in Everett, Wash. to Ronnie and Willie Rowland ... Has two older sisters, LaKisha and Capri, and one older brother, Cameron ... Father, Ronnie, played professional football for the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL in 1978 and for Calgary (1978) and Hamilton (1976-1980) of the CFL ... Father and mother are both UW alumni.

Career Statistics

Go Huskies!