AS A JUNIOR (2024)
Named PacWest Player of the Year… Named to the AVCA All-America First Team, becoming the first player in program history to receive the recognition… Earned AVCA All-West Region First Team and D2CCA All-West Region Second Team honors… Named to All-PacWest First Team… Played and started in 27 matches… Named PacWest Player of the Week (9/9/24) honors… Ranked 12th in the nation for attacks per set (11.51)… Ranked 13th in the nation and led the PacWest in kills per set (4.15)… Ranked 12th in the nation and led the conference in points per set (4.77)… Also totaled 31 service aces, 252 digs (2.71/set) and 47.0 blocks (0.51/set)… Had 13 double-doubles in the 2024 season… Registered a season-best 23 kills and 14 digs in a reverse sweep victory against Simon Fraser (9/6/24)… Tied season-best of 23 kills in PLNU’s first-ever postseason win against Central Washington (12/5/24)... Named PLNU Female Athlete of the Year.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2023)
AVCA Honorable Mention All-American… AVCA All-West Region First Team… All-PacWest First Team… Played in 26 matches in 2023… Led the team in kills (314)… Ranked 5th in the PacWest in kills and points (361)… Averaged 3.31 kills per set and 2.83 digs per set… Totaled 269 digs… Recorded a season-best 25-kill, 11-dig performance in a win against Westmont (10/10/23)… Posted a career-best of 25 digs against Concordia (11/18/23).
AS A FRESHMAN (2022)
AVCA Third Team All-America selection… D2CCA First Team All-West Region honoree… PacWest Freshman of the Year and First Team All-PacWest member… Earned four PacWest Player of the Week recognitions (Nov. 14, Nov. 7, Oct. 24, Sept. 6)... Played in 28 matches for the Sea Lions, starting in all of them… Second on the team with 258 digs… Led the conference and second in the West Region in kills (469), kills/set (4.51), points (535) and points/set (5.14)... Also ranked fifth nationally in points/set and seventh in kills/set… Also recorded 58 blocks and 29 aces… Posted a .234 hitting %… Set a career high in kills with 31 against Concordia on Nov. 3 and a career high in digs with 20 against Azusa Pacific on Nov. 12.
REDSHIRT (2021)
Took a redshirt while taking classes at Point Loma.
PRIOR TO PLNU
Graduated from Columbine in 2021… Played varsity volleyball for the Rebels all four years… Named to First Team All-State and was the League Player of the Year.
PERSONAL
Born on September 15 to Lydia and Al Nua in Oceanside, California… Has two siblings, Nehemiah and Rita.
OTHER STUFF
Nickname: triple A or NUAAA
Pre-game rituals: Pray and Read Scripture
Favorite Book: The bible
Favorite Movie: Howls Moving Castly
Favorite TV show: Haikyuu
Favorite Sports Teams: PLNU women's soccer
Favorite Athletes: Gabby Hicks and Lauren Phillips
Hobby: Playing the guitar
Favorite Dessert: Warm apple pie and vanilla ice cream.
Role Model: Jesus Christ
Pets: A dog named Xena and a chicken named Goose.
Bucket List Items: be fluent in multiple different languages
One thing people don't know about you: Huge musical fan
