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Newcomer Bios
ALEXA Fortin
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R-FRESHMAN • 5-11 • SETTER JOHNS CREEK, GA. • NORTH GWINNETT HS INTENDED BUSINESS
2019: Redshirted… Member of J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll… Member of First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
High School/Club: Played all four years for North Gwinnett High School… The setter ran an offense that earned her all-state honors three seasons and all-area and all-county accolades all four seasons… Dished out 3,548 total assists (8.5 per set) in her career while serving up 280 aces and picking up 827 digs… Also recorded 547 kills in her career… During her career, North Gwinnett went 153-32 in four seasons… Following her senior season in 2018, Fortin was named a Third Team Under Armour All-American… Played club volleyball for A5 Volleyball.
Personal: Daughter of Debi and Troy Fortin… Has two older brothers, Troy and Cade, and a younger sister, Skylar… Brother Cade is a collegiate quarterback… Cousin Turner Fortin played football at Georgia in 2017… Uncle Roman Fortin played 10 years in the NFL… Born Oct. 30, 2000… Intends to major in Business.
21 AMBER Stivrins
SOPHOMORE • 6-2 • OUTSIDE HITTER SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. • LOUISVILLE MARKETING
2019 (Louisville): Named a member of the ACC All-Freshman Team… Registered 169 total kills and ranked fourth on the team with 2.11 kills per set, registering a .243 hitting clip… Appeared in 80 sets across 24 matches with seven starts… In ACC play, Stivrins’ kills average went up over 13 matches to 2.55 per set, hitting .259 against conference opponents… The Cardinals finished third in the ACC with a 12-6 record and concluded the season 22-10 overall and with a final ranking of No. 14 in the AVCA Coaches Poll… In the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Louisville toppled #15 Western Kentucky on WKU’s home court in five sets… Stivrins picked up 13 kills with four blocks and eight digs in the match against the Hilltoppers… Followed it up with eight kills in the five-set upset of Texas in Austin in the Sweet 16, punching Louisville’s ticket to the Elite 8.
High School/Club: Played for the Arizona Storm Club… At Chaparral High School, she played varsity as a freshman and earned MVP honors for her 15s Club GJNC in both the Colorado and Salt Lake Triple Crown… Her team was the Southern California Qualifier winner in Open and won the MLK tourney in Arizona… She was on the 16s USA A1 Red team and the 17s USA A1 team… Was a two-time All-City team member and served as co-captain for her high school team the final three years of her career… Chaparral named her team MVP for both her sophomore and senior years… During her high school career, she amassed 1,495 kills, hitting .243, with 1,008 digs.
Personal: Daughter of Claire and Alex Stivrins… Father, Alex, played basketball at Creighton and Colorado followed by time in the NBA, including a stint with the Atlanta Hawks in 1993… Her sister Lauren is a two-time AVCA All-America middle blocker at Nebraska… Her brother Lucas played basketball at Nevada… Born Jan. 9, 2001… Majoring in Marketing.
PHOEBE Awoleye
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FRESHMAN • 6-2 • MIDDLE BLOCKER MARIETTA, GA. • WALTON HS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
2020: Recipient of the Vickie and Leon Farmer Scholarship.
High School/Club: Played for Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia… Named a Second Team Under Armour and Prep Volleyball All-American… Guided Walton to a 152-18 record over four seasons… Walton won four-straight state championships and a 2017 Prep Volleyball National Championship… Played club for A5 Volleyball… Enrolled at UGA early and began classes in Spring 2020.
Personal: Daughter of Tobi and Ade Awoleye… Has an older sister, Naomi, and two younger brothers, Jonathan and David… Born June 16, 2002… Majoring in International Business & Management Information Systems.
24 MALLORY Downing
FRESHMAN • 5-6 • DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST WINTER PARK FLA. • WINTER PARK HS INTENDED BUSINESS
High School/Club: Played for Winter Park High School… In her rookie campaign, she earned first team all-metro conference honors while breaking the digs record at Winter Park… She followed it up as a sophomore by breaking her own season digs record while breaking the digs per set, digs in a match, and career digs records en route to first team all-conference accolades once again… Off the court, she was an active member of student government and National Honor Society… Did not play her final two prep seasons to focus on her club, Top Select Volleyball, where she competed in two Junior National Championships where she won a silver medal at USAV Nationals and AAU Nationals.
Personal: Daughter of of Lynda and Grant Downing… Has three older brothers: Brad Downing, Kyle McClanahan, and Bryce McClanahan… Brother, Kyle, played basketball at Florida from 2008-12… Born Jan. 26, 2002… Intends to major in Business.
11 MACKENZIE Norris
High School/Club: Played for Woodstock High School… In two seasons of prep, she recorded 219 total blocks, 52 aces, and 220 kills with a .325 hitting clip… Off the court, she was a member of student government, Beta Club, National Honor Society, and received academic letters and the Lamp of Knowledge… Played club for A5 Volleyball.
Personal: Daughter of Susan and Lamar Norris… Has a younger brother, Ryan… Her cousin, Maddison Norris, plays volleyball at North Florida… Born Mar. 30, 2002… Majoring in Engineering.
REGAN Tinkle
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FRESHMAN • 6-1 • OPPOSITE HAGERSTOWN, IND. • HAGERSTOWN HS HEALTH PROMOTION
High School/Club: Played for Hagerstown High School in Indiana… Played four seasons for Hagerstown both as a middle and an outside hitter… Was a four-time all-conference honoree while picking up Monroe Central Invite MVP as a freshman… As a junior and senior, she was named the TEC Player of the Year while earning alldistrict, all-state, and team MVP honors… Helped guide her team to four-straight sectional championships and a regional championship in 2016… Tinkle was invited to the 2018 and 2019 Indiana North/South All-State Game… Off the court, she was a member of the A&B honor roll… Played club for Munciana Volleyball… Helped guide Munciana to an AAU national championship game in 2017.
Personal: Daughter of Kristi Gunatilake and Brent Tinkle… Her father, Brent, played baseball at Purdue… She is the oldest of three other siblings: Olivia, Nila, and Rajin… Born Aug. 1, 2002… Majoring in Health Promotion.
