Kori Ortiz - Volleyball - Arkansas Razorbacks

#17 Kori Ortiz

L/DS | Senior | 5-5 | Southlake, Texas | Carroll HS

2016 | Junior
Played in 104 of 110 sets with 10 starts during the year…five or more digs in 14 matches including a pair of double-digit performances…registered back-to-back season highs with 11 digs at Georgia (Nov. 18) followed by a 14-dig outing at Mississippi State (Nov. 20)…fourth on the team with 152 digs…with four digs against No. 9 Florida (Nov. 26), reached 600 career digs.

2015 | Sophomore
Started 26 matches as a sophomore in addition to donning the libero jersey in the first three matches of the year…had 15 matches with seven or more digs including nine double-digit efforts…collected a career-high 18 digs in five-set win over Kansas State (Sept. 19)…had an SEC-season high of 15 digs in conference opener at LSU (Sept. 23)…third on the team with 2.04 digs per set…dished out a career-best six assists against Kansas (Aug. 29).

2014 | Freshman
Made 11 starts as a freshman before taking over libero role in the final 13 sets of the season…had seven or more digs in 17 matches including 10 matches with double-digit digs…10+ digs in final five matches of the season including season-best 16 digs against No. 6 Florida (Nov. 23)…averaged 2.03 digs per set during league play…first established career high with 14 digs against Cleveland State (Sept. 19)…stepped in for two or more assists in 10 matches.

Prior to Arkansas
Named to the District 4-5A Second Team after senior season in which she helped Carroll High School to the 2013 UIL state semifinals…Dragons won four District 4-5A titles during her prep career…helped Carroll set the school record for wins in back-to-back seasons including a 46-win season in 2013 behind a 39-match winning streak…played club for Tejas Volleyball Club which had a trio of top-30 finishes at the Junior Olympics from 2011-13…three-time academic all-district student in the classroom.