2021 Volleyball Roster
Torres, Yelianiz
vs
Oakland
Sep 17 (Wed)
6 p.m.

Jersey Number 1
Yelianiz Torres
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Piaget Bilingual Academy
- Hometown:
- Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Bio
Years of Eligibility Remaining Including 2021: 2
Career Highlights:
Career Highlights:
- 2022 MAC All-Tournament Team
- 2022 Academic All-District
- 2020-21, 2021, 2022 Academic All-MAC
- Five-Time MAC East Defensive Player of the Week (March 22, 2021; Oct. 10, 2022; Oct. 17, 2022; Nov. 7, 2022; Nov. 14, 2022)
- Was the only Falcon to play in all 118 sets over the course of the season, appearing in all 32 matches for Bowling Green.
- Logged a team-high and career-high 579 digs, seventh all-time for digs in a single season by a Falcon.
- Averaged 4.91 digs per set, being the ninth-best mark in program history for a single season.
- Finished the season fourth in the MAC for digs with 579 and fourth for digs per set at 4.91.
- Concluded the season with a .971 reception percentage, having just 20 errors on 682 attempts.
- Ended the season third on the team in aces with a career-high 35 and fourth on the team in assists with a career-high 147.
- Registered a career-high 36 digs in a five-set win over Buffalo (Nov. 11).
- Recorded 20+ digs in a team-high 13 matches for the Falcons.
- Landed a career-high five aces in a three-set win against Ohio (Sept. 30).
- Tallied a career-high nine assists twice over the course of the season, being against Mississippi State (Sept. 15) and Eastern Michigan (Oct. 22).
- Played in 29 of 30 matches, appearing in 105 sets
- Logged 285 digs on the season, a career-best and third on the team
- Recorded 36 digs against Milwaukee (9/4/2021), the highest single-game total of any BGSU player in 2021.
- Finished third on the team with 26 aces, including a career-best four against Akron (9/25/2021)
- Tallied 48 assists, a career-best and fourth on the team
- Registered a career-best seven assists in a sweep of Notre Dame (9/3/2021)
- Played 45 sets over 14 matches for the Falcons
- Totaled a career-high 153 digs on the season, tied for third on the team
- Had three 20+ dig matches on the season including a career-high 30 against Akron (3/20/2021)
- Landed five aces over the course of the season
- Tallied nine assists with a career-high three against Akron (3/19/2021)
- Appeared in 13 matches, seeing the court for 28 sets
- Totaled 13 kills, including a season-high seven against Akron (Oct. 4)
- Logged 36 digs with a season-high 10 against Miami (Nov. 14), including a key dig on the deciding point of the match
- Registered her lone block of the season, a solo, against Northern Illinois (Nov. 16).
- 2018 Christian Military Academy MVP
- 2018 and 2016 Puerto Rico National Cup Champions
- 2015 Dorado Academy MVP
- Played for Vaqueras Lady Knights
- 2019 Power League West Coach Champions (MVP)
- 2018 Power League Champions (All-Star).
- Daughter of Keven Torres and Yajaira Colon
- Has two siblings, Keliane and Alondra
- A psychology major at BGSU, with a perfect 4.000 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2020 semester.
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