2019 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 8
Beth Prince
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Avon, Ind.
- High School:
- Avon HS
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.
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Turned in 10 kills, six digs and three blocks in the NCAA National Semifinal vs. Nebraska (12/13).
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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)
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