Brooklyn Borum

Position

6'0''

Height

Freshman

Class

Sterling, Ill.

Hometown

Sterling

High School

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2024

Appeared in 31 matches, starting all 31, and played 115 sets
Tallied 235 kills and averaged 2.04 kills per set, finishing third on the team
Finished second on the team in digs per set with 2.39
Against Middle Tennessee State (9/17), posted a career-high six block assists, and her six total blocks matched her career best
Cavalier Classic All-Tournament Team
Posted a season-high 16 kills against Cal (11/15)
Registered a career-high seven assists at Syracuse (10/23)
Tied her career-high three services aces against ETSU (9/12)

2023

2022

Appeared in 25 matches, including 22 starts, and played in 84 sets
Tallied 115 kills and averaged 1.37 kills per set, good for fifth on the team
Fourth on the team in aces per set (0.18)
Second on the team in digs per set (1.85)
Posted a season-high 14 kills, hit .355 and recorded seven digs against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 3)
Registered a career-high three service aces against the Eagles and Virginia Tech (Nov. 11)

2021

ACC All-Freshman Team selection
VaSID Rookie of the Year
VaSID First Team All-State selection
Appeared in all 28 matches, including 27 consecutive starts, and played in 98 sets
Led the team in kills per set (2.39) and reception percentage (.972)
Recorded a team-leading seven double-doubles on the season
All-Tournament selection in UVA’s second home tournament (Sept. 17-18)
VCU Invitational All-Tournament selection (Sept. 10-11)
Recorded a season-best .318 hitting percentage with in UVA’s four-set win at North Carolina (Sept. 26)
Tallied a season-high 15 kills in back-to-back matches at NC State (Sept. 24) and North Carolina (Sept. 26)
Registered her first career double-double in UVA’s five-set comeback win at VCU (Sept. 10) after posting 14 kills and a season-high 24 digs
Her 24 digs against the Rams tied for the most digs by a Cavalier in a single match on the season

Background

2020 AVCA Second Team High School All-American
No. 23 recruit in the nation, according to PrepVolleyball.com
2019 16U Open Player of the Year
Ranked fifth-best player in her home state of Illinois, according to Prep Dig
2019 PreVolleyball.com 16s Player of the Year
Three-time All-State and All-Area selection
Led Sterling to back-to-back IHSA Class 3A State championship titles (2018-19), a first in school history3x AAU All-American
2x Under Armour All-National Team selection
Played three seasons for Sports Performance and two for Fusion, capturing three national championships in the process
2x Illinois Prep Volleyball First Team All-State (2019-20)
2020 Sauk Valley Co-Player of the Year recipient, which she shared wit her twin sister, Breelyn
2020 Sterling High School Co-MVP, which she shared with her twin sister, Breelyn

Personal

Daughter of Bill and Tami Borum
Has three sisters: Jailyn, Josi and Breelyn
Her sister, Jay, played volleyball at UIS Springfield (2016-19)
Her sister, Josi, played volleyball at Chicago State (2019) and Youngstown State (2020)
Her twin sister, Breelyn, began her freshman season as a setter for FGCU in 2021
Pursuing a degree in American Studies