Clare Lenihan

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Princeton University women's volleyball vs. Yale, Princeton, NJ, September 29, 2018.

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Photo by: Luke Lu

Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-2
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Chadwick
Hometown:
Manhattan Beach, Calif.

Awards
First Team All-Ivy League (2019)
Second Team All-Ivy League (2018)

2019: Appeared in 25 matches and started 19…had a team-high .385 hitting percentage…led Princeton in blocks with 76 and blocks per set with 0.87…led Princeton in service aces with 29 and service aces per set with 0.29…finished third on the team in kills with 230 and also had 39 digs…had a season-high 18 kills against Cornell on Oct. 5…recorded a season-high 8 blocks against No. 14 Oregon on Sept. 17.

2018: Led the Ivy League with a .387 hitting percentage … ranked seventh in the Ivy League with 2.94 kills per set … had 18 kills and six blocks while hitting .405 in home victory over Yale … had nine matches with double-digit kills, including 13 in victory over Big Ten opponent Maryland … hit at least .500 five times, including a .583 effort in a sweep of Penn.

2017: Played in 29 sets and recorded 48 kills during Princeton's Ivy League championship season … played both middle and rightside hitter during freshman season … posted season-high 10 kills in first collegiate start against North Texas … had five matches with at least five kills … added 15 digs and 13 blocks during the season.

Before Princeton: Selected to the 2014 USAV Girls Youth National Team; played in USA Volleyball camps three years … two-time All-CIF selection … two-time Prep League MVP; also named to the All-Prep team as both a freshman and sophomore … named to the Daily Breeze all-area team every year of her high school career (first-team selection in 2015 and 2016) … led Chadwick to two Prep League championships … team reached the 2015 Div. 2AA CIF final … recorded 30 kills in her final postseason match … two-time Daily Breeze SoCal Prep Legend of the Week … two-time captain at Chadwick; captain for club team (Mizuno Long Beach) … also lettered in track & field and tied the school high jump record … member of the National Chinese Honor Society.

Personal: Born Feb. 13, 1999 … daughter of Meg and Joe Lenihan … has two older brothers, James and Jack … enjoys volunteering, traveling and backpacking … majoring in Art History.