Serenat Yaz
Serenat Yaz

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Istanbul, Turkey

High School:
Bostanci Ozel Doga Lisesi

Height:
6-1

Position:
OH/RS

Experience:
2VL

Major:
General Engineering

04/11/2012

Clemson Mounts Fifth-Set Comeback in Exhibition Win

Tigers close spring play at 3-0.

04/10/2012

Clemson Volleyball Closes Spring Schedule at South Carolina Wednesday

Tigers and Gamecocks will start at 6:00 pm in Columbia.

04/04/2012

Clemson Volleyball Holds on Against Georgia

Tigers have just one spring match left, next Wednesday at South Carolina.

04/03/2012

Clemson Volleyball Takes on Georgia Wednesday Evening

Tigers and Bulldogs to get underway at 6:00 pm in Jervey Gymnasium.

03/28/2012

Tiger Volleyball Opens Spring with 3-1 Win at Furman

Clemson will host Georgia on April 4 at 6:00 pm.

11/19/2011

Clemson vs. Miami (Photos by Dawson Powers)

Clemson vs. Miami (Photos by Dawson Powers)

11/18/2011

Clemson v. #21 Florida State (Photos by Tyler Smith)

Photos from Clemson's 3-1 loss to #21 Florida State on 11/18/11

10/28/2011

Clemson vs. Duke - Oct. 28, 2011 (Photos by Rex Brown)

Photos from Clemson's 3-0 sweep of Duke in the annual dig pink match.

09/16/2011

Clemson vs. Georgia Tech (Photos by Rex Brown)

Clemson vs. Georgia Tech (Photos by Rex Brown)

2011: Junior

  • 2011 All-ACC Volleyball Team
  • 2011 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention Team
  • Totaled 326 kills for the season
  • Contributed 3.10 kills per set
  • Had 13 double-double matches with kills and digs
  • Had 23 kills against Florida State
  • Was the ACC Player of the Week the week of 11/14-11/20
  • Yaz recorded a career-high 23 kills against Florida State in just four sets on Friday and hit .367, and added another 20 against Miami in Clemson's upset of the Hurricanes. She also had 12 and 13 digs respectively, giving her 13 double-doubles this season. For the weekend, the Istanbul, Turkey, native averaged 4.78 kills and 2.78 digs per set, and hit .324 from the outside.
  • Had .967 receiving percentage with only 23 errors in 700 attempts- the highest on the team
  • Led the team with 26 aces for the season

2010 - Sophomore

Posted a breakout season as an outside hitter, starting all 31 matches and competing for all-conference honors

  • Played as an outside hitter, ranking second among all ACC players with 19 double-doubles, including 16 in ACC play
  • Was second on the team with 379 kills and digs with 415, while leading the team with 1,098 attempts
  • Improved kills average from 0.23 per set as a freshman to 3.18 as a sophomore.
  • Had double-digit kills in 19 of final 20 matches
  • Posted 15 or more digs in 12 matches
  • Led Clemson with 30 service aces on the season
  • Was named to the Big Orange Bash All-Tournament Team
  • Named Carolina Challenge Tournament MVP after registering 44 kills and 42 digs in three three-set wins
  • Fell a dig short of her first 20-20 match with 20 kills and 19 digs against Wake Forest
  • Tallied and incredible 31 digs against Miami, while also registering 11 kills
  • For the season, averaged 3.40 kills and 3.95 digs per set against NCAA Tournament teams

2009 - Freshman

  • Freshman appeared in 112 sets, primarily as a server at the beginning of the year, and then playing outside late in the season
  • Had 25 service aces, second on the team, in 434 serves
  • Had career-best eight kills, four assists, and nine digs against North Carolina
  • Posted six kills in 16 attempts against Georgia Tech
  • Had seven kills and four digs in first round start in the NCAA tournament against #17 ranked Oregon

Before Clemson

  • Talented player from Istanbul, Turkey with an impressive resume
  • Participated in the Turkish Youth National Team from 2005-07 and the Turkish Junior National Team from 2007-08
  • Finished third at the 2008 European Junior Women's Championships in Italy
  • In 2007, led the Turkish Youth National Team to a runner-up finish at the FIVB Youth Girls World Championships in Mexico, which was the first time a Turkish national team had played in the finals of a world championship in any sport
  • Team also won the Black Sea Games, placed third at the Olympic Youth Festival in Serbia and fifth at the European Youth Girls Championships in the Czech Republic
  • Led her high school to the Turkish National High School Championship titles in 2007-08 and 2008-09
  • Was named the best outside hitter of the tournament in 2007-08
  • High school team placed second in 2006-07 and third in 2005-06 at the Turkish championships
  • Played for the Vakifbank Gunes Sigorta club team, who routinely won or placed second at the Youth and Junior League Istanbul regionals and at the Youth and Junior Nationals
  • Born February 26, 1991


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