Deja Robinson

2021 SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week • Nov. 22. 2021 2019-20 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll 2018 SEC All-Freshman Team 2018 First-Year Academic Honor Roll

The only player to start all 31 matches … Appeared in 121 of 125 sets … Had a total of 156 kills, 139 blocks and 232 points on the season … Generated 8 kills, 7 blocks and 11.5 points against Southeastern Louisiana (Aug. 28) … Had 11 kills, 8 blocks and 15 points at Houston (Sep. 3) … Helped get a win over Indiana (Sep. 9) with 5 kills, 7 blocks and 8.5 points … Had 6 blocks against Syracuse (Sep. 17) and 6 blocks against South Alabama (Sep. 18) … Had 6 blocks and 10 points against LSU (Oct. 1) … Accumulated 6 kills, 8 blocks and 11 points against Texas A&M (Oct. 23) … Generated 5 kills, 7 blocks and 9 points at Missouri (Nov. 7) … Had 9 blocks and 7.5 points against No. 24 Tennessee (Nov. 14) … Accumulated 7 blocks and 9.5 points at Arkansas (Nov. 20) along with 9 blocks and 9 points at Arkansas (Nov. 21) for a total of 16 blocks and 18.5 points for the series.

Season: Started all 20 matches…One of five student-athletes to appear in all 75 sets…Led the team in block assists (52)…No. 2 in solo blocks (12) and total blocks (64)…Tied for No. 3 in kills (109)…No. 3 in points (148)...Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

Fall (2020): Started all eight matches…Appeared in all 33 sets…No. 2 on the team in blocking (28 total, 0.85 per set)…Had fall-high eight kills in three matches…Totaled 16 kills (.382) and 17 total blocks in Arkansas series (Oct. 17-18)…Tallied eight kills (.368) and five blocks in season opener (Oct. 17)… Collected eight kills (.400), seven digs and season-high 12 total blocks in Arkansas series finale (Oct. 18)…12 blocks versus Arkansas tied for second-most by a Bulldog in a single match all-time (Bali Lefall-Young, Oct. 17 2014 vs. Tennessee)…Had eight kills (.313) and three blocks in series opener at No. 7 Texas A&M (Nov. 4).

Spring (2021): Started all 12 matches…Appeared in all 42 sets…Led team in block assists (31)…No. 2 in total blocks (36)…Tallied seven blocks at South Carolina (Feb. 5)…Record five kills (.444) and four blocks against Ole Miss (Feb. 12)…Turned in 20 kills (.395) in series at Alabama (Feb. 26-27)… Had season-high 11 kills (.364) and four blocks in series opener (Feb. 26)… Sharp in finale with nine kills on a .438 average…Turned in best performance of season in win against Georgia (March 31) with eight kills and no errors (.500) and a spring-best nine total blocks.

Season: Played in all 30 matches with 23 starts…Saw action in 107 sets… Led the team with 107 total blocks and 83 blocks assists…Finished No. 2 on the squad in hitting percentage (.270) and solo blocks (27)…Was No. 3 on the team in points (302.5)…Collected double-digit kills in eight matches… Boasted a hitting percentage of .292 or better in six of eight of those matches…Tallied five or more blocks on nine occasions…Named to the Gamecock Classic All-Tournament Team after leading the team in hitting percentage (.511) and blocks (17) over the three-match weekend…Collected a season-high 11 blocks against North Florida (Sept. 19)…Tallied a season-best 18 kills on a .424 hitting average against Arkansas (Oct. 20).

Season: Appeared in 30 matches, drawing 27 starts…Played in 105 sets… Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team…Led the team in block assists (70)… Finished No. 2 on the squad in solo blocks (24) and total blocks (94)…Ranked No. 3 on the team in kills (203)…Named SEC Freshman of the Week on Sept. 4 after the Appalachian Invitational…Totaled 42 kills on a .443 hitting percentage with nine blocks in Appalachian Invitational (Aug. 31-Sept. 1)… Collected four-plus blocks in 13 matches…Collected a season-high eight blocks twice; at Tennessee (Oct. 7) and versus Georgia (Nov. 23)…Boasted a hitting percentage better than .500 on three occasions, while owning at least seven kills in each…Had a mark over .300 in 15 matches and over .400 in seven matches…Made debut in a start against Mississippi Valley State (Aug. 24)…Tallied a season-high 20 kills on a .563 hitting mark against Davidson (Sept. 1)…Posted a season-best .636 hitting percentage against LSU (Nov. 2) as she turned in seven kills without an error.

High School: Prepped at Sequoyah High School under head coach John Edwards…Led the Chiefs to a runner-up finish in the 2016 6A State Championship…Named first-team all-area and all-county in 2016 as a junior… Helped Sequoyah capture the 5A State Championship in 2015…A first-team all-area and second-team all-county selection as a sophomore.

Club: Played with A5 Volleyball Club…Two-time national champion, helping her team win the 2016 Open AAU National Championship and 2016 Open USA Volleyball National Championship.

Born Deja Michelle Robinson on July 12, 2000 in Scotch Plains, New Jersey… Daughter of James and Shauntelle Robinson…Has three brothers, Dashaun, Devyn, Donovan, and one sister, Demi…Majoring in communication.