University of Missouri Athletics

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