Victoria Adelhelm

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
	High School: Santa Fe Christian HS

	Height: 6-3
	Position: Middle Blocker
	Experience: 2V

12/09/2011

Waves Blank Kansas State, Advance to NCAA Regional Final

Pepperdine reached Elite Eight after cruising past Wildcat, 3-0

12/06/2011

#18 Pepperdine Tangles with Kansas State in NCAA Regional Semifinal

Waves play Wildcats at 7 p.m. (PT) on Friday for a chance to advance to the Elite Eight for just the second time in program history.

12/02/2011

Waves Punch Ticket to NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 With Triumph Over North Carolina

Pepperdine advances to the Sweet 16 for the seventh time in school history.

12/01/2011

Waves Open NCAA Tournament Play With 3-0 Sweep Vs. Missouri State

Pepperdine and North Carolina tangle at 7 p.m. Friday evening for the right to advance to the Sweet 16.

11/29/2011

#18 Pepperdine Opens NCAA Tournament Vs. Missouri State

Waves host Missouri State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. A win would pit them against either #10 Cal or North Carolina on Friday.

11/03/2011

Pepperdine vs. Santa Clara, Nov. 3, 2011

11/18/2010

2010 Women's Volleyball

11/18/10 Women's Volleyball vs. San Diego

11/06/2010

Women's Volleyball

11/06/10 Women's Volleyball vs. Loyola Marymount

09/09/2010

Pepperdine at UCLA, Sept. 8, 2010

09/08/2010

Pepperdine Women's Volleyball Photos Throughout the Years

A historical glance at the Waves since 1975.

Victoria Adelhelm Career Statistics

CAREER: Through three seasons, ranks seventh at Pepperdine with a .330 career hitting percentage ... Averaging 1.99 kills and 1.03 blocks ... Has totaled 627 kills ... Currently ranks ninth at Pepperdine with 323 career blocks ... Has appeared in 315 sets and 87 matches.

PEPPERDINE 2011: Finished season seventh in the WCC with 1.04 blocks/set and 10^th with a .286 hitting percentage ... Averaged 1.29 blocks/set at the NCAA Tournament ... Matched a career-best with 10 blocks at Santa Clara (10/13) ... Those 10 blocks tie for sixth in the single match rally scoring era Pepperdine record book ... Established a career-best nine digs vs. Dayton (9/9) ... Reached double-digits in kills twice with 11 vs. Florida State (9/10) and 10 vs. USC (12/10) at the NCAA Regional Final ... Hit 1.000 against Air Force (11/22) with a 7-for-7 showing on the attack ... Dished a career-high five assists vs. Michigan (9/10) ... Served up three aces at Portland (9/22) in addition to recording eight blocks ... Averaged 1.73 kills/set and 0.72 digs/set ... Totaled 125.0 blocks which ranks tied for fourth in the Pepperdine single-season rally scoring era record book ... Went errorless on the attack four times ... Averaged 1.19 blocks/set in conference matches.

PEPPERDINE 2010: Made All-WCC honorable mention team for the second-consecutive season ... Finished fourth in the WCC with a .329 hitting percentage and third in blocks (1.10) ... Named WCC Player of the Week on Sept. 6 and was subsequently named Player of the Month for September ... Averaged 2.29 kills and totaled 222 ... Started in all 28 matches and appeared in 97 sets ... Eclipsed double-digit kill totals on eight occasions and blocks once ... Tallied 10 blocks vs. New Mexico State (9/17) to rank tied for sixth in the single-match rally scoring era Pepperdine record books ... Had career highs of 14 kills vs. UC Santa Barbara (10/6) and a .667 hitting percentage (12-0-18) against Rice (9/3) ... Went errorless on the attack four times ... totaled 107.0 blocks ... Earned WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "bronze" honors.

PEPPERDINE 2009: Made All-WCC honorable mention and the WCC All-Freshman team ... Finished fifth in the WCC with a .330 hitting percentage and seventh in blocks (0.93) ... Also averaged 2.01 kills and 0.41 digs ... Started all 27 matches and appeared in 98 sets ... Had double-figure kills eight times, including the final five of the season ... Had season highs of 16 kills and a .652 hitting percentage (16-1-23) vs. Portland (11/5) ... Other season highs were nine blocks at San Francisco (11/21) and seven digs and three service aces at Saint Mary's (10/31) ... Part of a freshman class ranked #12 by prepvolleyball.com ... During spring 2010, took first place in the "bronze" bracket of the USA Volleyball Collegiate Challenge, a sand event, with Kelli Branning ... Earned WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "bronze" honors.

CLUB: Played with Wave 18-1s and 17-1s, Coast 16-1s and Solana Beach Volleyball Club 16-1s and 14-1s ... Won a bronze medal at the Junior Olympics with the Wave 17-1s ... Played on the Southern California High Performance Team in 2007, which traveled to Italy and Slovenia.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Santa Fe Christian High School, located in Solana Beach, Calif., in 2009 ... Played three years on the varsity ... Made the All-CIF San Diego Section first team as a junior and second team as a senior ... Helped team to two Division IV state championships and was on the all-tournament team both times ... Six teammates are also playing college volleyball ... A member of the San Diego Union-Tribune's all-academic team as a junior and senior.

PERSONAL: Born in Scottsdale, Ariz. ... Daughter of Ron and Heather Adelhelm ... Has two siblings, Stirling and James ... Majoring in integrated marketing communications with a minor in Spanish ... Has traveled to 13 different countries ... Chose Pepperdine because "the university's location, coaching staff and international program are all outstanding."

FAVORITES: Enjoys cooking, going to the beach and learning foreign languages ... Lists her sports hero as LeBron James ... Favorite pro volleyball player is Matt Olson ... Favorite pro sports team is the Cleveland Cavaliers ... Favorite book is Be More Chill ... Favorite movie is The Shawshank Redemption ... Favorite TV show is American's Next Top Model ... Favorite musical artist is 311 ... Favorite sports other than volleyball are basketball and football ... Favorite things about volleyball are "the energy and the team aspect."

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