10 Iva Popovic
![Iva Popovic](/sports/wvball/2023-24/bios/SO207373_headshot2.jpg?max_width=510&max_height=600)
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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Belgrade, Serbia
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- Position:
- Outside Hitter
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- m
- 38
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- k/s
- 3.78
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- h %
- .236
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- a/s
- 0.12
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- b/s
- 0.50
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- sa/s
- 0.47
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- d/s
- 3.04
Bio
Phonetic Pronuncaition: Eve-uh Pop-oh-vich
NMJC
Sophomore (2023-24)
- Aug. 18 vs. Western Texas College- finished with 14 digs and 12 kills in a five-set win
- Aug. 26 vs. Panola College- recorded 16 kills and six digs in a three-set victory
- Sep. 1 vs. Tyler Junior College- registered 16 kills and 10 digs in a three-set win
- Sep. 2 vs. Temple College- tallied 14 digs and 11 kills in a four-set victory
- Sep. 2 vs. Trinity Valley Community College- finished with 15 kills and 10 digs in a three-set win
- Sep. 8 vs. Seward County Community College- tallied 11 digs and 10 kills in a three-set victory
- Sep. 16 vs. Clarendon College- recorded 15 kills and three blocks in a three-set win
- Sep. 20 vs. NMMI- registered 13 kills, 10 digs, and five blocks in a four-set loss
- Sep. 23 vs. Odessa College- finished with a season-high 24 digs, a 19 kills, and five blocks in a four-set defeat
- Sep. 27 vs. Midland College- recorded 22 digs and 15 kills in a four-set victory
- Sep. 30 vs. Western Texas College- registered 13 kills, 14 digs, and four blocks in a four-set win
- Oct. 4 vs. Amarillo College- tallied 15 kills and 12 digs in a four-set victory
- Oct. 7 vs. Frank Phillips College- finished with 16 kills, 11 digs, and three blocks in a three-set win
- Oct. 11 vs. Clarendon College- recorded 16 kills and six digs in a three-set victory
- Oct. 14 vs. NMMI- tallied 15 kills, 13 digs, and three blocks in a three-set loss
- Oct. 18 vs. Odessa College- recorded 20 kills and 15 digs in a four-set win
- Nov. 2 vs. Hill College- registered 16 kills and 16 digs in a four-set victory
- Nov. 4 vs. NMMI (Region V Tournament)- tallied 15 kills, eight digs, and four blocks in a five-set win
- Nov. 4 vs. Odessa College (Region V Tournament)- finished with a season-high 21 kills and 18 digs in a five-set loss
- Nov. 16 vs. Mineral Area College (NJCAA National Tournament)- recorded 23 digs, matched a season-high 21 kills, and three blocks in a four-set victory
- Nov. 17 vs. Casper College (NJCAA National Tournament)- registered 17 kills and five digs in a three-set defeat
- NJCAA Second-Team All-American (2023)
- WJCAC Offensive Player of the Year (2023)
- Region V All-Tournament Team (2023)
- WJCAC All-Conference (2023)
- led team to most wins in program history (30)
- led team to first NJCAA Volleyball Championship berth (2023)
- 487 kills this year
- 1022 career kills
- 392 digs this year
- 778 career digs
- 12 double-doubles
- 31 career double-doubles
Freshman (2022-23)
- Aug. 19 vs. Navarro College- recorded 18 kills and 18 digs in the four-set defeat
- Aug. 19 vs. Lee College- finished with 20 kills in the four-set victory
- Sep. 2 vs. Tyler Junior College- registered 21 kills and 16 digs in the four-set win
- Sep. 2 vs. Trinity Valley- recorded 23 kills and 21 digs in the five-set loss
- Sep. 10 vs. Blinn College- finished with 24 kills in the four-set win
- Sep. 21 vs. Odessa College- registered 20 kills in the four-set defeat
- Oct. 1 vs. Frank Phillips- recorded 23 kills and 20 digs in the four-set victory
- Oct. 8 vs. NMMI- finished with 19 kills and 19 digs in the five-set win
- Oct. 12 vs. Midland College- recorded a career-high 25 kills and 17 digs in the five-set victory
- Oct. 15 vs. Odessa College- registered 16 kills and 20 digs in the four-set win
- Oct. 26 vs. Frank Phillips- finished with 21 kills and a career-high 25 digs in the four-set victory
- Oct. 29 vs. Amarillo College- recorded 24 kills and 22 digs in the four-set win
- Nov. 5 vs. Midland College- set a school record 28 kills and 17 digs in the five-set victory
- NJCAA First Team All-American (2022)
- AVCA Second Team All-American (2022)
- WJCAC MVP (2022)
- WJCAC All-Conference (2022)
- 497 kills in the regular season (No. 3 in NJCAA)
- 535 kills on the year (No. 4 in NJCAA)
- 386 digs on the year
- 19 double-doubles
- 4.53 kills per set (No. 3 in NJCAA)
- 5 points per set (No. 4 in NJCAA)
- 594 points (No. 5 in NJCAA)
- Hitting percentage .290
Personal
Parents: (Mother) Jelena Popovic and (Father) Dragan Popovic
Enjoys drawing, sleeping, and dancing.
Player Profile
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Matches | 38 | 14 | ||
Sets | 129 | 48 | ||
Kills | 487 | 206 | ||
Kills per set | 3.78 | 4.29 | ||
Errors | 195 | 79 | ||
Total Attacks | 1236 | 483 | ||
Hitting Percentage | .236 | .263 | ||
Assists | 16 | 7 | ||
Assists per set | 0.12 | 0.15 | ||
Service Aces | 61 | 28 | ||
Service Errors | 64 | 29 | ||
Service Aces per set | 0.47 | 0.58 | ||
Receptions | 763 | 290 | ||
Reception Errors | 35 | 8 | ||
Digs | 392 | 158 | ||
Digs per set | 3.04 | 3.29 | ||
Block Solo | 19 | 10 | ||
Block Assist | 46 | 24 | ||
Block Total | 65 | 34 | ||
Blocks per set | 0.50 | 0.71 | ||
Block Errors | 8 | 5 | ||
Ball Handling Errors | 3 | 1 | ||
Points | 590.0 | 256.0 | ||
Points per set | 4.6 | 5.3 | ||
Matches started | 38 | 14 |
Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
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Aug 18 | vs. North Central Texas College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 | .727 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
Aug 18 | vs. Western Texas College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 45 | .133 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 |
Aug 19 | vs. Coastal Bend College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 26 | .231 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
Aug 19 | vs. Wharton County Junior College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 22 | .455 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14.0 |
Aug 25 | vs. Navarro College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 24 | .125 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 |
Aug 25 | vs. Temple College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | .158 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Aug 26 | vs. Panola College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 26 | .577 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 |
Aug 26 | vs. Vernon College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 30 | .233 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17.5 |
Sep 1 | vs. Central Wyoming College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | .105 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
Sep 1 | at Tyler Junior College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 27 | .481 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 |
Sep 2 | vs. Temple College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 35 | .171 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 |
Sep 2 | vs. Trinity Valley Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 28 | .357 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 |
Sep 8 | Seward County Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 19 | .474 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13.0 |
Sep 8 | Otero College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 29 | .207 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.5 |
Sep 9 | Colby Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 28 | .214 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
Sep 9 | Trinidad State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 28 | .286 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
Sep 13 | Frank Phillips College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 27 | .111 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12.5 |
Sep 16 | Clarendon College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 25 | .560 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 |
Sep 20 | at New Mexico Military Institute | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 34 | .176 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17.5 |
Sep 23 | at Odessa College | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 52 | .192 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22.5 |
Sep 27 | at Midland College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 42 | .167 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19.5 |
Sep 30 | Western Texas College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 39 | .128 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18.0 |
Oct 4 | Amarillo College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 31 | .355 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 |
Oct 7 | at Frank Phillips College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 26 | .462 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20.0 |
Oct 11 | at Clarendon College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 37 | .270 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19.0 |
Oct 14 | New Mexico Military Institute | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 42 | .119 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18.0 |
Oct 18 | Odessa College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 48 | .250 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23.0 |
Oct 21 | Midland College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 25 | .440 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
Oct 25 | at Western Texas College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 29 | .414 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19.5 |
Oct 28 | at Amarillo College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 26 | .346 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.5 |
Nov 2 | vs. Hill College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 49 | .163 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 |
Nov 2 | vs. Weatherford College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 29 | .034 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.5 |
Nov 3 | vs. North Central Texas College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -.048 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Nov 4 | vs. New Mexico Military Institute | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 57 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20.5 |
Nov 4 | vs. Odessa College | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 56 | .250 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23.5 |
Nov 15 | vs. Navarro College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
Nov 16 | vs. Mineral Area College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 53 | .283 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22.5 |
Nov 17 | vs. Casper College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 45 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17.5 |
m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | ||
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Event | Total | 38 | 129 | 487 | 3.78 | 195 | 1236 | .236 | 16 | 0.12 | 61 | 0.47 | 763 | 35 | 392 | 3.04 | 19 | 46 | 65 | 0.50 | 590.0 | 4.6 |
Conference | 14 | 48 | 206 | 4.29 | 79 | 483 | .263 | 7 | 0.15 | 28 | 0.58 | 290 | 8 | 158 | 3.29 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 0.71 | 256.0 | 5.3 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 11 | 36 | 141 | 3.92 | 51 | 341 | .264 | 5 | 0.14 | 20 | 0.56 | 223 | 11 | 102 | 2.83 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 0.56 | 172.0 | 4.8 |
Away | 8 | 27 | 123 | 4.56 | 44 | 273 | .289 | 4 | 0.15 | 13 | 0.48 | 145 | 3 | 99 | 3.67 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 0.78 | 151.5 | 5.6 | |
Neutral | 19 | 66 | 223 | 3.38 | 100 | 622 | .198 | 7 | 0.11 | 28 | 0.42 | 395 | 21 | 191 | 2.89 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 0.36 | 266.5 | 4.0 | |
Result | Wins | 30 | 101 | 382 | 3.78 | 139 | 927 | .262 | 11 | 0.11 | 55 | 0.54 | 570 | 23 | 300 | 2.97 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 0.44 | 465.0 | 4.6 |
Losses | 8 | 28 | 105 | 3.75 | 56 | 309 | .159 | 5 | 0.18 | 6 | 0.21 | 193 | 12 | 92 | 3.29 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0.75 | 125.0 | 4.5 | |
Month | August | 8 | 26 | 82 | 3.15 | 24 | 203 | .286 | 2 | 0.08 | 15 | 0.58 | 129 | 4 | 63 | 2.42 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.27 | 101.5 | 3.9 |
September | 14 | 47 | 173 | 3.68 | 68 | 432 | .243 | 8 | 0.17 | 19 | 0.40 | 243 | 9 | 155 | 3.30 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 0.68 | 212.5 | 4.5 | |
October | 8 | 26 | 122 | 4.69 | 40 | 264 | .311 | 3 | 0.12 | 18 | 0.69 | 179 | 7 | 79 | 3.04 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.50 | 149.0 | 5.7 | |
November | 8 | 30 | 110 | 3.67 | 63 | 337 | .139 | 3 | 0.10 | 9 | 0.30 | 212 | 15 | 95 | 3.17 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.43 | 127.0 | 4.2 |
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