Dilara Gedikoglu

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Position:
OH
Height:
5-10
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Alanya, Turkey
High School:
Cekmekoy Kayi
Prev School:
Arizona / Tulsa

Pronunciation: "dee-LA-rah Geh-dee-KOH-luh"

CAREER HONORS

2020-21 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll at Arizona
2019 American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year at Tulsa
2019 All-AAC First Team at Tulsa
2019 Volleyball Magazine All-Freshman Team (Honorable Mention) at Tulsa

GRADUATE (2023)

Started in all 31 matches and played in 114 sets in the season for the Tigers
Totaled 309 kills and a career-high 35 blocks during the season
Compiled 262 digs and 31 service aces in the season
Made her Mizzou debut against Illinois State (8/25)
Completed double-digit kills in every match of the 2023 Mizzou Classic against Illinois State (10), Central Arkansas (14) and Colgate (20)
Matched her career-high three aces in three straight games of the Mizzou Classic
Tallied back-to-back double-doubles with 14 kills and 11 digs against Central Arkansas (8/26) and 20 kills and 13 digs against Colgate (8/27)
Recorded a double-double against Xavier (9/9) with 14 kills and 13 digs
Posted four assists against South Carolina (9/24)
Recorded a double–double against LSU (9/29) with 11 kills and 12 digs
Completed 10 kills and eight digs against Texas A&M (10/1)
Set a season-best with 17 kills against Kentucky (10/6)
Completed 13 digs, eight kills and two blocks against Arkansas (10/8)
Got back-to-back double-doubles with 13 kills and 14 digs against Alabama (10/11) and 14 kills with 12 digs against Ole Miss (10/15)
Notched three service aces and 11 kills against Mississippi State (11/3)
Tallied a career-high five assists against Georgia (11/5)
Posted a career-high five blocks against Texas A&M (11/10)
Matched her season-high 17 kills against Kentucky (11/19)
Totaled six kills, eight digs and three blocks against Delaware (12/1) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
Knocked down 12 kills and six digs in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Nebraska (12/2)

PRIOR TO MIZZOU (ARIZONA)

Spent three seasons at Arizona (2020-2022)
Totaled 196 kills and 367 digs over three seasons in Tucson, Arizona, with 83 starts
Recorded 97 kills, 156 digs (fourth on team), 18 assists, and 19 aces in 2022 as a senior with the Wildcats
Compiled a season-high .320 hitting clip with 10 kills on 25 swings against Oregon State (10/30/22)
Tallied 46 kills, nine assists, six aces, and 87 digs as a junior in 2021
As a sophomore, posted 125 digs (fourth on team), 53 kills, 16 assists, and 14 aces (third on team) on the season
Also played on the Wildcats beach volleyball team from 2022-2023
Earned national weekly honors from the AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association)/CBVB (College Beach Volleyball) as well as the Pac-12

PRIOR TO MIZZOU (TULSA)

Earned American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year as well as All-AAC First Team and Volleyball Magazine All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention laurels in 2019
Tallied 16 double-doubles as a true freshman
Finished the season with a team-high 530.5 points with 488 kills (4.10 kills/set), 328 digs (2.76 digs/set), 31 total blocks, 25 service aces (0.21 aces/set), and 24 assists
Notched 25 double-digit-kill matches, including seven matches with at least 20 kills
Compiled a career-high 26 kills twice against Tulane (10/11/19) and Memphis (11/8/19)
Chipped in a personal-best 22 digs against Houston (10/13/19)

HIGH SCHOOL

Prior to coming to the United States for college, she was a member of the Galatasry Volleyball Club in Turkey
Won the Balkan Beach Championship with the Turkish Beach National Team in 2017
Member of the Galatasray Youth Team Istanbul 2 league from 2015-18 and the Turkey 5 league in 2017

PERSONAL

Born April 2, 2000 to Hanneke and Ayhan Gedikoglu
Has one younger brother, Guven
Has a dog named Zara
Started playing volleyball at the age of 10
Her favorite professional volleyball player is Turkish star Gozde Kirdar
Her favorite food is potatoes
In her free time, enjoys hanging out with friends, watching the sunset, going for hikes, and listening to music
If she could be any animal she’d be a panda because they get to sleep a lot
Graduated from Arizona with a bachelor's in psychology and a minor in sport's nutrition
Currently pursuing a Center for the Digital Globe Graduate Certificate at Mizzou