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Lily Dwinell Celebration
Lily Dwinell
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Lily Dwinell
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Lily Dwinell
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Lily Dwinell 2025 vs. CSU
Payne-Dwinell Block vs. Houston
Group Celly vs. BYU
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Lily Dwinell
Jersey Number 21

Lily Dwinell

  • Position:
    Pin Attacker
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    San Clemente, Calif.
  • High School:
    San Clemente High School
  • Major:
    Business - Open Option
Awards:
  • 2023 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team Selection 
  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 27, 2023) 
 
Career Highs:
Kills: 20 at Arizona (10/16/2024) 
Points: 21 at Arizona (10/16/2024
Digs: 13 vs. TCU (11/13/2025) 
Blocks:  9 vs. Texas Tech (10/05/2024) 
Aces: 2 at Kansas (11/6/2025) 
 
Cumulative Career Statistics:
Kills661 
Points: 800.5 
Digs: 172 
Blocks: 256 
Aces: 7 
 
2026 (SENIOR): 
  • Lily Dwinell will be a senior pin attacker for the Buffs in Fall 2026. 
2025 (JUNIOR): 
  • Saw action in all 32 matches and played in 119 sets  
  • Earned her first career double-double against TCU with 13 kills and 13 digs (Nov. 13) 
  • Reached a career-high 13 digs against TCU (Nov. 13)  
  • Reached a career-high two aces at Kansas (Nov. 6)  
  • Had six or more kills in 20 matches 
  • Scored 10 or more points in nine matches 
  • Hit a career-high .600 (6k, 0e, 10att) against Houston (Oct. 4)  
2024 (SOPHOMORE): 
  • Saw action in all 30 games and 114 sets 
  • Recorded a career-high of 20 kills and 21.0 points at Arizona (Oct. 16) 
  • Totaled 271 kills, 78.0 blocks, 48 digs and 313.5 points 
  • Achieved a service ace against BYU (Oct. 25) 
  • Had double-digit kills in 15 games 
  • Had at least one total block in 27 games and one dig in 25 games 
  • Achieved two more career-highs: six digs against UC Irvine (Sept. 13) and nine total blocks against Texas Tech (Oct 5) 
2023 (FRESHMAN): 
  • Played in all 31 games and saw action in 114 sets. 
  • Totaled 188 kills, 83.0 blocks, 45 digs, seven assists and 230.5 points 
  • Reached double figures in kills three times – 11 at CSU (Sept. 15), a career-high 15 against USC (Oct. 27) and 13 at Utah (Nov. 24) 
  • Had at least one block in all but one contest 
  • Recorded eight blocks against Oregon State (Oct. 8) and added eight kills 
  • Had five digs against UCLA (Oct. 29) 
  
MAJOR: 
  • Business 
  
HIGH SCHOOL: 
  • Graduated from San Clemente High School in 2023 
  • 2021 South Coast All-League First Team  
  • 2022 South Coast League MVP  
  • Scholar Athlete Award: 2020, 2021, 2022 
  • Played club volleyball for Wave VBC (coached by Juliana and Darrell) 
  • Finished first in 2023 in the 18s Open National Tournament with Wave 
  • Finished first in 2018 in the 14s Open Tournament with Wave 
  
PERSONAL: 
  • Lily Dwinell is from San Clemente, Calif. and is the daughter of Scott and Lauren Dwinell 
  • Has one older sibling, Ben 
  • Father, Scott, played basketball at Westmont 
  • Favorite hobbies and pastimes are going to the beach and hanging out with friends 
  • Her most thrilling sports moment was winning a national championship her final year of club 
  • Wants to travel to Spain 
  • After CU, wants to play professional volleyball 
  • Chose to attend CU because of the team culture and the location 
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