Ava Derbes

Photo by: Parker Waters

Height:
5-11
Class:
Junior
High School:
A&M Consolidated HS
Hometown:
College Station, TX

2024: Played 26 matches … Started 17 … Had 111 kills and hit .229 … Logged 10 assists and seven aces … Had season high 13 kills against Georgia State on 9/20 ... Put up five solo blocks and 34 block assists.

2023: Redshirt during the 2023 season.

2022: Appeared in 35 sets while seeing action in 14 matches (six starts) in her first season with the Wave…Finished with 17 kills to average 0.49 per set…Earned 38 digs, averaging 1.09 per set…Accumulated 82 assists, six service aces and nine blocks.

High School: Came to New Orleans from College Station, Texas ... Lettered in volleyball (four years), track & field (two years), and soccer (one year)...Held the position of setter, right side and outside hitter under coach Colten Conner... Helped the Tigers advance to the regional round of the 5A Texas State playoffs in 2021... Was a Prepdig honorable mention All-American in 2022... Claimed 14 triple-doubles and 12 double-doubles in her senior season (2021) ... Selected to the AVCA Watch Lists for All-American and All-Region honors in 2021 ... Made the AVCA Phenom list in 2019 and 2020 and was AVCA First Team Best and Brightest (2021) ... Was first team All-District in 2019 and 2022... Named the 5A-19 Setter of the Year... Claimed 27 kills in a single match and tabbed more than 1,000 career assists.

Personal: Is the daughter of Angela and Chris Derbes… Younger sibling to brother Jackson and sister Grey… Intends to major in Evolutionary Biology.