University of Minnesota Athletics
2023 Volleyball Roster
Davis, Arica
Jersey Number 20
Arica Davis
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-0
- High School:
- North Raleigh Christian Academy
- Hometown:
- Hillsborough, N.C.
- Prev School:
- Ohio State
- Major:
- Biology, Society & Environment
Bio
HONORS & AWARDS
AVCA Northeast Freshman of the Year (2021)
Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2021)
3x Big Ten Freshman of the Week (8/31/22; 9/6/22; 10/18/22)
FEATURES
2023 Returners
Arica Davis Talks Sweet 16
2023 • JUNIOR SEASON:
Played in 27 matches (97 sets) in 2023 • averaged 0.94 kills (.262), 1.14 blocks and 0.15 digs per set • had 10 5+ block matches • Opened the season with five kills and three blocks vs. TCU and Baylor (Aug. 25/26) • had seven blocks vs. Texas (Aug. 29) • tallied four kills and four blocks vs. Creighton (Sep. 16) • went for a season-best seven kills at Iowa (Sep. 21) • tallied seven blocks each versus Maryland and Rutgers (Oct. 6-7) • registered four blocks at Michigan (Oct. 11) • went for five kills and five blocks (two solo) vs. NU (Oct. 15) • had seven blocks vs. Rutgers (Oct. 20) and a season-best eight vs. Michigan St. (Oct. 22) • totaled four blocks at Wisconsin (Oct. 29) • had three kills and five blocks at OSU (Nov. 3) and three kills with six blocks and her first career ace at NU (Nov. 5) • had seven blocks at IU (Nov. 12) • tallied four kills and three blocks versus Iowa (Nov. 17) • tallied a season-best nine kills with five blocks against Illinois (Nov. 24) • had four kills and four blocks vs. No. 1 Nebraska (Nov. 25).
2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Played in 18 matches, 48 sets in 2022 • posted 1.82 points, 1.17 kills and 1.23 blocks per set (second on team) • made her Minnesota debut vs. Stanford (9/10) after missing the first five matches due to injury • had her first kill as a Gopher vs. Pepperdine (9/15) • played vs. Northwestern (9/28) • tallied one block vs. Ohio State (10/12) • posted three kills and four blocks vs. Purdue, both season-highs (10/22) • had two kills and two blocks vs. MSU (10/26) • totaled eight kills, three blocks at Wisconsin on a season-best .545 hitting (10/29) • had three kills, one block vs. Michigan (11/4) • posted six kills, five blocks at Illinois (11/6) • totaled five kills, three blocks vs. Maryland (11/11) and two kills, two blocks vs. Indiana (11/13) • tallied seven blocks at PSU (11/18) and eight blocks at Rutgers (11/20), a season-high • posted six kills, three blocks at OSU (11/25) • went for four kills at Nebraska (11/26) • had four kills, eight blocks vs. SE Louisiana (12/2) • tallied three kills, five blocks vs. N. Iowa (12/3) • posted three kills, five blocks versus Ohio State (12/8).
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA:
Davis played her freshman year at Ohio State University • She played in 33 matches (114 sets) in 2021, posting 1.53 kills and 1.28 blocks per set in helping the Buckeyes reach the Sweet 16 • she tallied a career-high 13 kills vs. Notre Dame in a five set win on Sept. 19 • Davis posted a season-best seven blocks in the first match of her career against Northern Kentucky (Aug. 27) • her .327 hitting percentage ranked second on the team and her 1.28 blocks were best on OSU.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB:
A two-year letterwinner at North Raleigh Christian Academy, Davis earned All-State and All-Conference honors • she was a PrepVolleyball.com 2019 Honorable Mention All-American and ranked No. 46 among recruits on PrepVolleyball.com • she played on the Academy Diamond Club Team.
PERSONAL:
The daughter of Anissa Graham-Davis and Eric Davis, Arica also has one older sister, Alyssa • her mother played college basketball at North Carolina Central University while her father played basketball on the JV team at North Carolina • she plans on majoring in Biology, Society, & Environment at Minnesota.
WHY MINNESOTA:
"I chose the University of Minnesota because through the coaching staff, the amazing campus and unlimited resources, this is the perfect home for me."
AVCA Northeast Freshman of the Year (2021)
Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2021)
3x Big Ten Freshman of the Week (8/31/22; 9/6/22; 10/18/22)
FEATURES
2023 Returners
Arica Davis Talks Sweet 16
2023 • JUNIOR SEASON:
Played in 27 matches (97 sets) in 2023 • averaged 0.94 kills (.262), 1.14 blocks and 0.15 digs per set • had 10 5+ block matches • Opened the season with five kills and three blocks vs. TCU and Baylor (Aug. 25/26) • had seven blocks vs. Texas (Aug. 29) • tallied four kills and four blocks vs. Creighton (Sep. 16) • went for a season-best seven kills at Iowa (Sep. 21) • tallied seven blocks each versus Maryland and Rutgers (Oct. 6-7) • registered four blocks at Michigan (Oct. 11) • went for five kills and five blocks (two solo) vs. NU (Oct. 15) • had seven blocks vs. Rutgers (Oct. 20) and a season-best eight vs. Michigan St. (Oct. 22) • totaled four blocks at Wisconsin (Oct. 29) • had three kills and five blocks at OSU (Nov. 3) and three kills with six blocks and her first career ace at NU (Nov. 5) • had seven blocks at IU (Nov. 12) • tallied four kills and three blocks versus Iowa (Nov. 17) • tallied a season-best nine kills with five blocks against Illinois (Nov. 24) • had four kills and four blocks vs. No. 1 Nebraska (Nov. 25).
2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Played in 18 matches, 48 sets in 2022 • posted 1.82 points, 1.17 kills and 1.23 blocks per set (second on team) • made her Minnesota debut vs. Stanford (9/10) after missing the first five matches due to injury • had her first kill as a Gopher vs. Pepperdine (9/15) • played vs. Northwestern (9/28) • tallied one block vs. Ohio State (10/12) • posted three kills and four blocks vs. Purdue, both season-highs (10/22) • had two kills and two blocks vs. MSU (10/26) • totaled eight kills, three blocks at Wisconsin on a season-best .545 hitting (10/29) • had three kills, one block vs. Michigan (11/4) • posted six kills, five blocks at Illinois (11/6) • totaled five kills, three blocks vs. Maryland (11/11) and two kills, two blocks vs. Indiana (11/13) • tallied seven blocks at PSU (11/18) and eight blocks at Rutgers (11/20), a season-high • posted six kills, three blocks at OSU (11/25) • went for four kills at Nebraska (11/26) • had four kills, eight blocks vs. SE Louisiana (12/2) • tallied three kills, five blocks vs. N. Iowa (12/3) • posted three kills, five blocks versus Ohio State (12/8).
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA:
Davis played her freshman year at Ohio State University • She played in 33 matches (114 sets) in 2021, posting 1.53 kills and 1.28 blocks per set in helping the Buckeyes reach the Sweet 16 • she tallied a career-high 13 kills vs. Notre Dame in a five set win on Sept. 19 • Davis posted a season-best seven blocks in the first match of her career against Northern Kentucky (Aug. 27) • her .327 hitting percentage ranked second on the team and her 1.28 blocks were best on OSU.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB:
A two-year letterwinner at North Raleigh Christian Academy, Davis earned All-State and All-Conference honors • she was a PrepVolleyball.com 2019 Honorable Mention All-American and ranked No. 46 among recruits on PrepVolleyball.com • she played on the Academy Diamond Club Team.
PERSONAL:
The daughter of Anissa Graham-Davis and Eric Davis, Arica also has one older sister, Alyssa • her mother played college basketball at North Carolina Central University while her father played basketball on the JV team at North Carolina • she plans on majoring in Biology, Society, & Environment at Minnesota.
WHY MINNESOTA:
"I chose the University of Minnesota because through the coaching staff, the amazing campus and unlimited resources, this is the perfect home for me."
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