2011 Volleyball Roster
Sep 12 (Fri)
6 PM
Lydia Blaha
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- High School:
- The Classical Academy/Boise State/St. Louis University
As a Senior in 2011
Blaha made her first appearance in a Buffs jersey against UNLV (8/26) where she also had a season-high five blocks. She tied the five blocks in CU's first Pac-12 win against Washington State (11/18). Blaha also recorded a career-high seven kills against Northern Colorado (8/28). She played in 16 matches and started in 11. Blaha ended her career as a Buff with a .314 hitting efficiency. She had 40 kills and only seven hitting errors on 105 attacks. Blaha also added 29 blocks (three solo and 26 assists) and seven digs. She started the last four matches and hit above .500 in the final two.
As a Junior in 2010
Did not compete.
College (Boise State/St. Louis)
Blaha came to CU after playing one season at Boise State (2008) and one at St. Louis University (2009). At BSU, Blaha ranked third in the Western Athletic Conference and ranked 44th in the nation with 1.17 blocks per set. She put up 111 blocks in 95 sets to lead the Broncos and was fifth on the team with 91 kills. Blaha started in 25 of 27 matches she played and averaged .96 kills and hit .162. The Broncos finished the 2008 season with a 9-19 overall record and were 5-11 in the WAC. While at SLU, Blaha started in 21 matches; playing in 62 sets. She averaged .97 kills and .66 blocks per set and hit .265. The Billikens compiled a 24-8 record and was 14-1 in the Atlantic-10 Conference.
High School
The Classical Academy graduate led her team to a runner-up finish at the state championship in 2007 and a third place title in 2006. Blaha was first team all-state in 2007 and second team all-state in 2006. She is the school record holder in career blocks (315) and single season blocks (142). The three-year starter was the team MVP in 2007, as well as an all-league honoree in 2006 and '07. Blaha played for the Colorado Juniors.
