As a freshman: Appeared in 25 matches, starting 21 of them ... Totaled 144 kills, averaging 1.67 kills per set ... Finished with a team-high 61 blocks ... Added 34 digs, 10 aces and three assists during her rookie campaign ... Totaled a career-best 11 kills and five blocks (three solo) at LIU Brooklyn on Oct. 15 ... Tallied double-digit kills on four occasions ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bryant: Patterson was a three-year varsity letterwinner and senior starter for Monte Vista High School … Led Mustangs to back-to-back league and section championships as a junior and senior … Team finished third in California in 2015 … Named an All-East Bay Athletic League selection as a senior … Senior captain … Honor roll student … Played club for NorCal Volleyball Club.
Personal: Daughter of Cyrille Kaufman and Michael Patterson, Ava Patterson was born Oct. 14, 1998 … Has one sister, Anna.
Career Game Highs
Kills: 11, three times (last at LIU Brooklyn, 10/15/16)
Assists: 1, three times (last at Saint Francis U., 9/24/16)
Aces: 2, twice (last vs. CCSU, 10/28/16)
Digs: 6 vs. CCSU, 10/28/16
Blocks: 6 vs. Hampton, 9/17/16
