Maura McGivern

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Topeka, Kan.
High School:
Hayden

Career at Tulsa: A two-time letterwinner ... has played in 41 career matches and has recorded double-digit kills in five matches and double-digit dig performance in one match.

Sophomore (2013): Played in 20 matches and 39 sets ... recorded 40 kills, 1.03 kills per set, 35 digs, 0.90 digs per set and 46.0 points, 1.18 points per set ... set a career-high with 11 kills, 12.0 points and a .391 hitting percentage (11-2-23) at FIU (10/11) ... registered a season-high .500 (2-0-4) hitting percentage against Mississippi State (9/7) ... recorded a career-high 18 digs and added eight kills against North Texas (10/6).

Freshman (2012):Played in 21 matches and 55 sets ... totaled 51 kills (0.93 k/s), hit .186, collected 14 digs, 15 blocks and 59 points (1.07 pts/s)... hit above .250 in nine matches ... recorded four or more kills in five matches... tallied seven kills while hitting .375 in her collegiate debut against Western Michigan (8/24)... hit. 500 with a season-high eight kills in her first career start against Minnesota (9/15)... collected six kills and an attack percentage of .417 at Tulane (11/1)... tallied four kills and 2.0 blocks vs. North Dakota State (11/23).

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner who led her team to the Class 4A State Runner-Up finish in each of her first three years ... a Kansas Class 4A All-State selection as a junior and senior, and was a Kansas Gatorade State Player of the Year nominee in 2011 ... three-time first-team All-Centennial League and All-City selection in Topeka ... totaled 421 kills, 62 blocks and 77 digs as a senior.

Personal: Born Maura Ann McGivern on October 11, 1993 in Wichita, Kan. ... daughter of Eileen and Mark McGivern ... father, Mark, played football at Pittsburg State University ... has one brother and one sister ... her biggest sports thrill was winning the Centennial League title in high school ... favorite movie is Forrest Gump and favorite book is The Help ... enjoys shopping and swimming ... majoring in business.