Kent State Awards & Honors
GETTING TO KNOW LIVA |
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Pre-match rituals: Listening to music. |
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Place I have always wanted to visit: New York. |
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Favorite sport other than volleyball: Track & field. |
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When I was 16 years old, I started playing volleyball because: My sister suggested it to me. |
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Hobbies/interests: Love to sleep. |
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THIS OR THAT? New York or Los Angeles Breakfast or Dinner Television or Internet Blue or Gold Day or Night Hot dogs or Hamburgers Summer or Winter Ice cream or Frozen yogurt Mild or Spicy Flying or Driving |
•2009 Second Team All-MAC
•2009 Raider Challenge Tournament MVP
•Letterwinner: 2009
2010 Junior Season Highlights
•Has started all five matches, appearing in 18 sets.
•Leads the MAC with 21 blocks (one solo, 20 assisted) through Aug. 31.
•Leads the team with 50 kills.
•Tallied a personal season-best 12 kills, two service aces, five blocks (five assisted) and 16.5 points at Norfolk State (8/28).
•Has hit double figures in points in all fives matches and in kills twice.
2009 Sophomore Season Highlights
•Started 29 of the 30 matches she played in, appearing in 113 sets.
•Led the team with 123 blocks, ranking fourth on the school’s single-season records list and ranking second in the conference in blocks for the season.
•Posted a team-leading 107 block assists, ranking second on the school’s single-season records list.
•Recorded a team-best 1.09 blocks per set, ranking seventh on the school’s single-seasons records list.
•Led the team with 16 block solos.
•Also recorded the second-most kills (341, 3.02 per set), points (422.5) and total attack attempts (901) on the team.
•Reached double digits in points 23 times, including four 20-plus point outings and a season-high 27 at George Mason (9/4) in the Patriot Invitational.
•Posted double-digit kills 18 times, including a season-high 23 at George Mason in the Patriot Invitational (9/4)).
•Tallied five or more total blocks 12 times.
•Totaled 40 kills and 47.5 points during the Raider Challenge, including 19 kills and 23 points vs. Evansville (9/12).
•Enjoyed a strong showing during the first day (9/18) of the Kent State Mizuno/Open, recording a team season-high .667 attack percentage (17 kills, 1 error, 24 total attacks) against Robert Morris and a season-high 11 blocks (three solo, eight assisted) against Utah State.
•Recorded a season-high 11 digs and three service aces vs. Morehead State (9/5) at the Patriot Invitational. Also posted three service aces against Akron (11/6).
Prior to Kent State
•Transferred from the University of Latvia where she was coached by Zigismunds Grigolvnovics.
•Competed in high school under head coach Ilmars Pulins at the Murjanu Sport Gymnasium.
Personal
•Born March 30, 1986.
•Daughter of Lolita Brivule and Artis Brivulis. Siblings are Linda, Oskars, Juris, Artis, Liene. Linda competed for the Abilene Christian track & field program as a javelin thrower.
•Nickname is “Big Mamma.”
•Majoring in education.
•Name is pronounced “Leave-uh Bri-voo-leh.”
Career Match Highs
Kills: 23 (at George Mason, 9/4/09)
Attack Attempts: 56 (at Western Michigan, 10/23/09)
Hitting Percentage (min. 12 kills): .667 (Robert Morris, 9/18/09)
Set Assists: 2 (Toledo, 10/17/09)
Service Aces: 3 (twice, last time: Akron, 11/6/09)
Digs: 11 (vs. Morehead State, 9/5/09)
Block Solos: 3 (Utah State, 9/18/09)
Block Assists: 8 (Utah State, 9/18/09)
Total Blocks: 11 (Utah State, 9/18/09)
Points: 27 (at George Mason, 9/4/09)
Career Season Highs
Kills: 341 (2009)
Attack Attempts: 901 (2009)
Hitting Percentage: .205 (2009)
Set Assists: 6 (2009)
Service Aces: 12 (2009)
Digs: 123 (2009)
Block Solos: 16 (2009)
Block Assists: 107 (2009)
Total Blocks: 123 (2009)
Points: 422.5 (2009)
