2025 USC Beach Volleyball Roster
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Brizard, Ava

Jersey Number 16
Ava Brizard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Marian HS
- Hometown:
- Novi, Mich.
Bio
CAREER
Attended Marian High School in Bloomfield Hills, Mich…. played club volleyball for MIElite Volleyball Academy from 2016-22… was named the 2022 Detroit Sports Awards Volleyball Player of the Year… awarded the 2022 Walt Bazylewicz Female Athlete of the Year… was the 2022 Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Finalist… a 2020-21 Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year… 2020-21 Class A State Champion… a 2020-21 Catholic League Champion… a two-time AAU All-American… 2021 Michigan Miss Volleyball… was ranked second in the country by MaxPreps in 2021… a member of the 2021 AVCA High School All-America First Team… 2020 PrepDig Michigan High School Player of the Year… had 29 kills on .481 hitting percentage with 11 digs, an ace, and 19 receptions with no errors in a three-set victory in the 2020 State Finals… an honor student.
PERSONAL
Ava Marie Brizard was born in Novi, Mich. on Jan. 7, 2004... parents are Julie and Brian Brizard... has two siblings named Drew and Alex… enjoys cooking, baking, water-skiing and hiking in her spare time… lists Rafael Madal as her biggest sports hero due to his perseverance, character as a competitor and passion for his sport… names Julia Scoles as her favorite USC athlete… wants to be a professional beach volleyball player and Olympian after graduation… pursuing a bachelors of science in business administration with an emphasis in finance at the USC Marshall School of Business.
- 2022-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll
- 2024 CSC Academic All-District
- 2023 Utah Valley Invitational MVP
- 2023 Bobcat Invitational All-Tournament Team
- 2023 All-ACC Second Team
- 2023 AVCA East All-Region Honorable Mention
- 2022 2x ACC Freshman of the Week
- 2022 ACC All-Freshman Team
- 2022 K-State Invitational All-Tournament Team
- Ava Brizard is in her junior season with the Women of Troy.
- Finished the season with 269 kills to average 2.69 per set as a junior
- Tallied 14 matches with double-digit kills as a junior
- First on the team for points scored with 425.5 as a sophomore
- Led the team with 385 kills on the season to average 3.53 per set as a sophomore
- Ranked in the top-10 in the ACC for kills and points as a sophomore
- Tallied 257 kills (3.02 per set), 191 digs (2.25 per set), 15 service aces, and 33 blocks as a freshman
Attended Marian High School in Bloomfield Hills, Mich…. played club volleyball for MIElite Volleyball Academy from 2016-22… was named the 2022 Detroit Sports Awards Volleyball Player of the Year… awarded the 2022 Walt Bazylewicz Female Athlete of the Year… was the 2022 Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Finalist… a 2020-21 Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year… 2020-21 Class A State Champion… a 2020-21 Catholic League Champion… a two-time AAU All-American… 2021 Michigan Miss Volleyball… was ranked second in the country by MaxPreps in 2021… a member of the 2021 AVCA High School All-America First Team… 2020 PrepDig Michigan High School Player of the Year… had 29 kills on .481 hitting percentage with 11 digs, an ace, and 19 receptions with no errors in a three-set victory in the 2020 State Finals… an honor student.
PERSONAL
Ava Marie Brizard was born in Novi, Mich. on Jan. 7, 2004... parents are Julie and Brian Brizard... has two siblings named Drew and Alex… enjoys cooking, baking, water-skiing and hiking in her spare time… lists Rafael Madal as her biggest sports hero due to his perseverance, character as a competitor and passion for his sport… names Julia Scoles as her favorite USC athlete… wants to be a professional beach volleyball player and Olympian after graduation… pursuing a bachelors of science in business administration with an emphasis in finance at the USC Marshall School of Business.
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