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2019 Volleyball Roster

Andy Wenstrand / Illinois Athletics
Andy Wenstrand / Illinois Athletics
Andy Wenstrand / Illinois Athletics
Andy Wenstrand / Illinois Athletics
Andy Wenstrand / Illinois Athletics

8 Beth Prince

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Avon, Ind.
  • High School Avon HS

Biography

Redshirt-Senior - 2019

  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Totaled 11 kills on a .348 hitting percentage at No. 8 Penn State (10/23/19).
  • Tallied four kills and one block at No. 7 Minnesota (10/20/19).
  • Posted 16 kills on a .306 hitting percentage and two blocks in her first action of the season against No. 16 Washington (9/6/19).

Redshirt-Junior - 2018

  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Winner
  • Fighting Illini Spirit Award Winner
  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played in 33 matches, starting four contests. 
  • Registered the fourth-most points (332.5) and the third-most kills (310) on the team, while also totaling 47 digs and 42 blocks on the season. 
  • Turned in 10 kills, six digs and three blocks in the NCAA National Semifinal vs. Nebraska (12/13). 
  • Posted 10 kills and four blocks in a win over Louisville (12/1) in the NCAA Second Round.
    Registered back-to-back double-digit kill outings, including 13 at Michigan State (11/21) and 14 on a .333 hitting percentage against No. 12 Purdue (11/24).
  • Equaled a season-high with four blocks in a win at Northwestern (11/14).
  • Totaled 14 kills in a win over No. 7 Penn State (11/10).
  • Notched back-to-back matches with 12 kills against No. 3 Nebraska (9/29) and No. 6 Wisconsin (10/3). 
  • Posted a team-high 16 kills in a win at Indiana (9/23).
  • Registered a season-high with 19 kills on a .279 hitting percentage at No. 16 Purdue (9/21).
  • Notched eight kills on a .571 hitting percentage and four blocks in a win over Lipscomb (9/15).
  • Posted 13 kills on a .294 hitting percentage in a win at No. 13 Washington (9/1).
  • Turned  in nine kills in her first appearance of the season against No. 21 Colorado (8/31).

Redshirt-Sophomore - 2017

  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Illini Athletics Female Spirit Award Finalist
  • Chi Sigma Inductee
  • Saw action in all 34 matches, starting three and playing in all but two sets during the season.
  • Ranked second on the team with 376 kills for a 3.01 kills per set average on a .214 hitting percentage, while also totaling 49 blocks, including two solo stuffs, 40 digs and two assists.
  • Finished the season with double-digit kill outings in four of the final six matches, including 12 kills in a win over No. 10 Washington (12/2) in the NCAA Second Round.
  • Turned in 19 kills in a win over No. 7 Minnesota (11/18).
  • Paced all players with a career-high 26 kills in a five-set win over Michigan (11/4).
  • Led the Illini with 18 kills at No. 5 Minnesota (10/25).
  • Totaled 14 kills on a .538 hitting percentage in a win over Maryland (10/14).
  • Totaled a career-high seven blocks to go along with 12 kills at Indiana (9/20).
  • Registered her fourth double-digit kill outing of the season with 19 to go along with a career-high six digs in a five-set comeback win over Missouri State (9/16).
  • Led the Illini with 38 kills in the B1G/Pac-12 Challenge, including 25 kills on a .321 hitting percentage against Colorado (9/9).
  • Earned her first career start against Gonzaga (8/25) to open the season, notching eight kills in the match. 

Redshirt-Freshman - 2016

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Illini Athletics Female Spirit Award Finalist
  • Illini Networkers' Sandy Scholtens Award for Athletic Achievement, Effort and Attitude
  • Saw action in 13 matches, playing in 21 sets.
  • Totaled 30 kills, three blocks, four digs, and two service aces while hitting .167.
  • Made her Illini debut against Xavier (8/27), taking two swings in the match.
  • Recorded her first collegiate kill with a pair against No. 9 Stanford (9/3).
  • Totaled a season-high four kills and her first-career block assist against Belmont (9/10).
  • Equaled a season-high with four kills on six swings and only one error for a .500 hitting percentage vs. Omaha (9/16).
  • Saw action at No. 2 Wisconsin (10/8), posting a kill and a dig.
  • Came off the bench to register a career-high 11 kills at Iowa (10/29).
  • Registered three kills and a block against No. 3 Wisconsin (11/11).

Freshman - 2015

  • Used the season as a redshirt year.

High School

  • No. 52 recruit in the nation according to PrepVolleyball.com's "Senior Aces" list.
  • One of two athletes in the nation to be named a four-time PrepVolleyball.com All-American in 2014.
  • 2014 Under Armour Second-Team All-American: 2014.
  • Three-time Max Preps Volleyball All-American (2012, 2013, 2014).
  • 2011 ESPN Volleyball Freshman of the Year.
  • 2011 Prep Volleyball Freshman of the Year.
  • Four-time ICGSA Class 4A All-State (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014).
  • Four-time All-Conference (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014).
  • Two-time Indianapolis Star Super Team Volleyball Player of the Year (2011, 2012).
  • Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list.
  • Named to the "Frosh 59," "Soph 79," and "Top 50 Junior Recruits" lists by PrepVolleyball.com.
  • A four-year player for Avon High School under head coach Scott McQueen, she led the Orioles to back-to-back state championships in 2012 and 2013, as well as a state runner-up finish in 2011.
  • Broke the single-match, single-season and career kills records at Avon, eclipsing the career mark by more than 250 kills despite struggling with injuries throughout her high school campaign.
  • Led Munciana Samurai club team to a third-place finish at 2015 AAU Nationals.
  • Paced former club team Circle City to a third-place finish at 18 Open Championships in 2013.
  • Also played basketball at Avon and was an all-conference and all-county selection in 2012.

Personal

  • Born Elizabeth Prince on Oct. 4, 1996.
  • Daughter of Chuck and Laura Prince.
  • Has an older brother, Zack.
  • Her mother, Laura, played basketball at Eastern Illinois from 1986-1990.
  • Academic All-State Honorable Mention in 2014.
  • Lettered in academics in 2012 and 2014.

Career Single-Match Highs

K: 11 at Iowa (10/29/16)
TA: 26 at Iowa (10/29/16)
Pct: 1.000 (1-0-1) at Colorado (9/4/16)
A: -
SA: 1, 2x-last vs. Belmont (9/10/16)
D: 2 at Iowa (10/29/16)
BS: -
BA: 1, 3x-last vs. Wisconsin (11/11/16)
TB: 1, 3x-last vs. Wisconsin (11/11/16)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2015Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'3"
    14
  • 8

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'3"
    8
  • 8

    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'3"
    8
  • 8

    2018Redshirt Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'3"
    8
  • 8

    2019Redshirt Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'3"
    8