2024 Volleyball Roster

Sun Belt Conference
Dezmond Jackson
Dezmond Jackson
Dezmond Jackson
Sandy King / EIU Athletics

17 Ariana Brown

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Spring, Texas
  • High School Conroe

Biography

Pronunciation

2024 (SOPHOMORE)
  • Played in 89 sets over 28 matches with 24 starts 
  • Totaled team-leading 269 kills 
  • 15 double-digit kill matches 
  • Produced seven assists and led the team in aces with 33
  • Tallied 124 digs and 24 total blocks 
  • Had career-high 20 kills vs. Houston Christian (9/20)
  • Achieved 500 career kills
2023 (FRESHMAN)
  • Played in 115 sets over 31 matches with 27 starts 
  • Totaled 267 kills, 123 digs, 23 blocks, 21 service aces and 10 assists 
  • Made her Warhawk debut at Eastern Illinois (8/25), recording 10 kills, six digs and two service aces 
  • Hit .364 at McNeese (9/19) on 22 total attacks 
  • Posted 11 digs vs. South Alabama (9/29) 
  • Achieved season-best 15 kills vs. Georgia State (11/10) 
  • Second on the team in kills (267) 
  • Fourth on the team with 21 service aces and 23 blocks
CONROE HS
  • Four-year varsity letterwinner and served as a team captain, graduating in 2023 
  • Four-time First-Team All-District selection
  • Helped Conroe Tigers to state runner-up finish as a sophomore 
  • Finished her high school career with 1,699 kills and 1,127 digs 
  • As a senior, was named to the AVCA Second-Team High School All-American, AVCA All-Region Team, Class 6A All-State Team, TGCA All-Star Team, District MVP, First-Team All-District, First-Team All-Greater Houston, VYPE First-Team Outside Hitter, GHVCA Post-Season Team, AVCA Phenom List, Montgomery County Offensive Player of the Year, Varsity MVP, Varsity Offensive Player of the Year and received an Under Armor All-American Camp invitation 
  • Led the team with 716 kills and 71 aces while adding a .359 hitting percentage and picking up 5.5 kills per set and 3.3 digs per set 
  • As a junior, was named District Hitter of the Year, First-Team All-District, First-Team All-Greater Houston, VYPE First-Team Outside Hitter, GHVCA Post-Season Team, AVCA Phenom List, Varsity Offensive Player of the Year and received an Under Armor All-American Camp invite 
  • Led the team with 481 kills and 67 aces while adding 390 digs and 205 assists 
  • As a sophomore, helped her team to a 44-1 record and state runner-up finish while being named First-Team All-District, First-Team All-Greater Houston, VYPE First-Team Outside Hitter, GHVCA Post-Season Team, AVCA Phenom List, Varsity Offensive Player of the Year and received an Under Armor All-American Camp invite 
  • Led the team with 336 kills and 50 aces while chipping in 220 digs 
  • As a freshman, was named District Newcomer of the Year, First-Team All-District, AVCA Phenom List, Prep Volleyball Frosh 59 List and Varsity Offensive Player of the Year 
  • Led the team with 169 kills and had 87 digs
CLUB
  • Played for Willowbrook VBC, qualifying for nationals four years 
  • Competed for Texas Legacy, qualifying for nationals one year 
  • Played for USA High Performance A3
PERSONAL
  • Born April 22, 2005, in Spring, Texas 
  • Daughter of Germaine and Charvette Brown 
  • Has two sisters, Tiarra Moore and Mariah Brown 
  • Mother, Charvette, and sister, Tiarra, each played volleyball at Texas Southern 
  • Uncle is Otis Thorpe, who played 19 seasons in the NBA, making an All-Star appearance in 1992 and winning an NBA Championship with the Houston Rockets in 1994 
  • Enjoys writing and baking 
  • Majoring in nursing

CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 20, vs. Huston Christian (9/20/24)
Attacks: 62, vs. Huston Christian (9/20/24)
Hitting Pct. (min. 10 attempts): .440 (12-1-25), vs. South Carolina State (8/31/24)
Assists: 2, three times, last vs. South Carolina State (8/31/24)
Aces: 5, at Alabama State (8/30/24)
Digs: 15, at Tarleton State (9/21/24)
Blocks: 4, vs. Arkansas State (11/4/23)

Statistics

Season:
2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2023Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    17
  • 17

    2024Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    17