Caitlin Bettenay Season 2018

Two years at San José State…2018-19 Mountain West Scholar Athlete…2018-19 Academic All-MW honoree.

2019: Played in 17 matches and 48 sets...averaged 1.98 kills and 2.29 digs per set...recorded two double-doubles on the season with 11 kills and 13 digs against Montana and 16 kills and 14 digs in a win over North Texas...hit .391 against Montana and .364 at New Mexico...four assists in a win over Utah State...recorded two assists against UC Davis...two aces against Wichita State, Columbia, Boise State and Utah State...season-best 15 digs in wins over Utah State and Nevada...two block assists against Pacific and North Texas.

2018: Played in 26 matches and 89 sets…made her Spartan debut against South Florida...averaged 2.20 kills and 2.44 digs per set...17 kills against Pacific, 15 versus North Florida, 14 against Utah State, in a home win over New Mexico and at Fresno State, 13 kills versus Alabama State and 10 against South Dakota State and at San Diego State...seven double-doubles on the season - vs. Pacific (17k, 13d), Utah State (twice [14k, 13d; 12k, 18d]), at Boise State (10k, 11 d), New Mexico (14k, 16d), at Fresno State (14k, 15d) and at San Diego State (10k, 14d)...three assists at San Diego State...three aces against Utah State and in a home win over New Mexico...two aces in four matches...18 digs at Utah State, 16 digs in a win over New Mexico, 15 digs at Fresno State and 14 digs at Nevada...three block assists against New Mexico and two block assists in nine matches...named to the Hampton Inn & Suites Northern Colorado Classic all-tournament team.
 
PORTLAND STATE: Played two seasons for the Vikings…2017 All-Big Sky first team honoree…led the team in kills in 2017 with 392, 3.81 per set…second in the conference in kills…16 matches she led the team in kills…recorded 20-plus kills in five matches…in 2016, second on the team in kills at 196 (2.55 ps)…also had 24 service aces 183 digs and 15 blocks.
 
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Selected to represent Australia at the 2017 FIVB under-21 World Championships held in Nanjing, China…finished first at the Bundaberg Major State Tournament in 2018…qualified for the 2017 World Championships at the Asian under21s Beach Volleyball Competition in Thailand…silver medalist at the 2016 National Beach Volleyball Championship…
 
HIGH SCHOOL:  Graduated from Mountain Creek High School in 2015…graduated in the top one percent of her class…Sportswoman of the Year winner (2014-15)…regional record holder for the high jump…played club for the Queensland Pirates and the Brisbane Volleyball Club…Tier 1 Athlete at the Queensland Academy of Sport.

PERSONAL: Kinesiology major…would like to play in the Olympics…wants to be a physio therapist after graduation…Academic All-Mountain West honoree…has competed internationally for Australia in indoor volleyball sing age 15 and internationally for beach at 17…Caitlin Daniel Bettenay was a two-time Big Sky Fall All-Academic honoree.