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Rana Yamada

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Rana Yamada
5 Rana Yamada
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Hometown:
    Kanagawa, Japan
  • Position:
    Defensive Specialist
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Kawasaki Tachibana
  • Previous College:
    Central Wyoming College
  • m
    27
  • k/s
    0.00
  • h %
    -.167
  • a/s
    0.79
  • b/s
    0.01
  • sa/s
    0.29
  • d/s
    3.31
Bio

2023 (CENTRAL WYOMING): Played in 32 matches as a freshman for the Rustlers, leading the team in digs with 418 while recording 111 assists...Made collegiate debut by playing all four sets in the Rustlers' 3-1 season-opening loss to Missouri State-West Plains (Aug. 18)...Set a season-high with three service aces in a 3-1 loss to Daytona State (Aug. 18) while also eclipsing the 20-dig mark for the first time, tallying 21 digs...Set season-high in digs with nine in a 3-1 loss to Western Nebraska (Sept. 15)...Had 22 digs in a 3-2 loss to Western Wyoming (Sept. 22) and set season-high with 26 digs in a 3-2 loss to Laramie County (Sept. 30)...Recorded double-digit digs twice in Region IX Tournament...Was named Libero of the Year in Region IX

BEFORE AWC: Attended Kawasaki Tachibana High School...Won the Prefectural Championship three times during high school career

PERSONAL: Majoring in Sports Management 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 27 12
Sets 99 44
Kills 0 0
Kills per set 0.00 0.00
Errors 1 1
Total Attacks 6 3
Total Attacks per set 0.06 0.07
Hitting Percentage -.167 -.333
Assists 78 43
Assists per set 0.79 0.98
Service Total Attempts 25 14
Service Aces 29 11
Service Errors 23 9
Service Aces per set 0.29 0.25
Receptions 499 223
Reception Errors 39 14
Digs 328 144
Digs per set 3.31 3.27
Block Solo 1 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 1 0
Blocks per set 0.01 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 2 2
Points 30.0 11.0
Points per set 0.3 0.3
Matches started - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 24 College of Southern Nevada W, 3-0
Oct 25 College of Southern Nevada W, 3-0
Oct 30 Central Arizona College W, 3-0
Nov 4 Yavapai College W, 3-0
Nov 6 Eastern Arizona College L, 3-2
Nov 11 at Utah State Eastern L, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 22 Western Wyoming Community College W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 2.0
Aug 23 Snow College W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 4 1.0
Aug 24 Cisco College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1.0
Aug 30 vs. Utah State Eastern L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Aug 30 vs. College of Southern Idaho L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 1.0
Aug 31 vs. Central Wyoming College L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 3 2.0
Aug 31 at Salt Lake Community College L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 6 vs. Wenatchee Valley College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 2.0
Sep 6 vs. Park University Gilbert JV W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 1.0
Sep 7 vs. Mesa Community College W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 3 2.0
Sep 7 Chandler-Gilbert Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 11 at College of Southern Nevada W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 1.0
Sep 13 Community Christian College - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Yavapai College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 2.0
Sep 20 at Eastern Arizona College L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Sep 21 vs. Pima Community College W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 5 2.0
Sep 27 at Yavapai College W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 7 0.0
Sep 28 at Yavapai College W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 7 2.0
Oct 4 Eastern Arizona College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 0.0
Oct 5 Eastern Arizona College W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 7 0.0
Oct 11 at Central Arizona College L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 0.0
Oct 12 at Central Arizona College L, 3-2 - 5 0 1 2 -.500 4 1.0
Oct 18 at Community Christian College - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Community Christian College - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 College of Southern Nevada W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 3.0
Oct 25 College of Southern Nevada W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 1.0
Oct 30 Central Arizona College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Nov 4 Yavapai College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1.0
Nov 6 Eastern Arizona College L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 4 2.0
Nov 11 at Utah State Eastern L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 2 2.0
Apr 26 at Cal State San Marcos - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 22 Western Wyoming Community College W, 3-1 - 4 12 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 23 Snow College W, 3-1 - 4 12 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 24 Cisco College W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Utah State Eastern L, 3-1 - 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. College of Southern Idaho L, 3-1 - 4 10 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 vs. Central Wyoming College L, 3-2 - 5 18 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 at Salt Lake Community College L, 3-0 - 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Wenatchee Valley College W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Park University Gilbert JV W, 3-0 - 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 vs. Mesa Community College W, 3-1 - 4 21 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 Chandler-Gilbert Community College W, 3-0 - 3 16 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 at College of Southern Nevada W, 3-0 - 3 18 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Community Christian College - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Yavapai College W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 20 at Eastern Arizona College L, 3-2 - 5 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 vs. Pima Community College W, 3-1 - 4 11 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Yavapai College W, 3-1 - 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 at Yavapai College W, 3-1 - 4 9 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 Eastern Arizona College W, 3-0 - 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 Eastern Arizona College W, 3-2 - 5 22 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 11 at Central Arizona College L, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 at Central Arizona College L, 3-2 - 5 22 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Community Christian College - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Community Christian College - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 College of Southern Nevada W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 College of Southern Nevada W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 Central Arizona College W, 3-0 - 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 Yavapai College W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 6 Eastern Arizona College L, 3-2 - 5 17 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 at Utah State Eastern L, 3-0 - 3 11 1 0 0 1 0
Apr 26 at Cal State San Marcos - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 22 Western Wyoming Community College W, 3-1 - 4 0 2 2 17 1
Aug 23 Snow College W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 2 23 1
Aug 24 Cisco College W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 2 12 1
Aug 30 vs. Utah State Eastern L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 18 1
Aug 30 vs. College of Southern Idaho L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 0 18 6
Aug 31 vs. Central Wyoming College L, 3-2 - 5 0 2 0 27 1
Aug 31 at Salt Lake Community College L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 17 3
Sep 6 vs. Wenatchee Valley College W, 3-0 - 3 0 2 1 18 2
Sep 6 vs. Park University Gilbert JV W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 15 1
Sep 7 vs. Mesa Community College W, 3-1 - 4 0 2 0 16 2
Sep 7 Chandler-Gilbert Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 29 3
Sep 11 at College of Southern Nevada W, 3-0 - 3 14 1 0 12 1
Sep 13 Community Christian College - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Yavapai College W, 3-0 - 3 0 2 0 13 1
Sep 20 at Eastern Arizona College L, 3-2 - 5 0 1 1 25 1
Sep 21 vs. Pima Community College W, 3-1 - 4 0 2 1 20 1
Sep 27 at Yavapai College W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 27 0
Sep 28 at Yavapai College W, 3-1 - 4 0 2 0 24 3
Oct 4 Eastern Arizona College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 19 1
Oct 5 Eastern Arizona College W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 30 3
Oct 11 at Central Arizona College L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 19 1
Oct 12 at Central Arizona College L, 3-2 - 5 0 1 0 20 1
Oct 18 at Community Christian College - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Community Christian College - - - - - - -
Oct 24 College of Southern Nevada W, 3-0 - 3 0 3 3 18 2
Oct 25 College of Southern Nevada W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 8 0
Oct 30 Central Arizona College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 8 0
Nov 4 Yavapai College W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 2 8 1
Nov 6 Eastern Arizona College L, 3-2 - 5 0 2 2 28 1
Nov 11 at Utah State Eastern L, 3-0 - 3 7 1 0 10 0
Apr 26 at Cal State San Marcos - - - - - - -
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2024-25 27 99 0 0.00 1 6 0.06 -.167 78 0.79 30.0 0.3
Total 27 99 0 0.00 1 6 0.06 -.167 78 0.79 30.0 0.3
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2024-25 27 99 328 3.31 1 0 1 0.01
Total 27 99 328 3.31 1 0 1 0.01
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2024-25 27 99 25 29 0.29 23 499 39
Total 27 99 25 29 0.29 23 499 39
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 27 99 0 0.00 1 6 0.06 -.167 78 0.79 30.0 0.3
Conference 12 44 0 0.00 1 3 0.07 -.333 43 0.98 11.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 42 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 35 0.83 13.0 0.3
Away 8 30 0 0.00 1 6 0.20 -.167 24 0.80 7.0 0.2
Neutral 7 27 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 19 0.70 10.0 0.4
Result
Wins 18 62 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 60 0.97 21.0 0.3
Losses 9 37 0 0.00 1 6 0.16 -.167 18 0.49 9.0 0.2
Month
August 7 27 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 15 0.56 7.0 0.3
September 10 36 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 32 0.89 13.0 0.4
October 7 25 0 0.00 1 3 0.12 -.333 23 0.92 5.0 0.2
November 3 11 0 0.00 0 3 0.27 .000 8 0.73 5.0 0.5
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 27 99 328 3.31 1 0 1 0.01
Conference 12 44 144 3.27 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 42 144 3.43 0 0 0 0.00
Away 8 30 96 3.20 1 0 1 0.03
Neutral 7 27 88 3.26 0 0 0 0.00
Result
Wins 18 62 210 3.39 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 9 37 118 3.19 1 0 1 0.03
Month
August 7 27 78 2.89 0 0 0 0.00
September 10 36 114 3.17 0 0 0 0.00
October 7 25 98 3.92 0 0 0 0.00
November 3 11 38 3.45 1 0 1 0.09
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 27 99 25 29 0.29 23 499 39
Conference 12 44 14 11 0.25 9 223 14
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 42 0 13 0.31 18 213 15
Away 8 30 25 6 0.20 2 154 10
Neutral 7 27 0 10 0.37 3 132 14
Result
Wins 18 62 14 21 0.34 19 317 24
Losses 9 37 11 8 0.22 4 182 15
Month
August 7 27 4 7 0.26 7 132 14
September 10 36 14 13 0.36 5 199 15
October 7 25 0 5 0.20 7 122 8
November 3 11 7 4 0.36 4 46 2
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  • May 01, 2025
Matadors Volleyball sophomores sign to continue careers at four-year schools

Four Arizona Western Matadors Volleyball sophomores signed letters of intent to continue their volleyball and academic careers at four-year schools on Thursday morning.  

  • May 01, 2025
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  • November 12, 2024
Arizona Western Volleyball places four on All-Region teams

Four members of the Arizona Western Matadors Volleyball team were named All-Region DI after leading the Matadors to a second straight Rocky Mountain District Final this season.

  • November 12, 2024
Yamada earns Region I Libero of the Year honor
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  • November 06, 2024
Yamada earns Region I Libero of the Year honor

Arizona Western Volleyball sophomore libero Rana Yamada was named the Region I Libero of the Year after helping the Matadors to a Region I regular season title.

  • November 06, 2024
Matadors Volleyball falls 3-2 to Eastern Arizona in Region I title game
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  • November 06, 2024
Matadors Volleyball falls 3-2 to Eastern Arizona in Region I title game

The No. 18 ranked Arizona Western Matadors Volleyball team (19-8) dropped a five set thriller to Eastern Arizona (22-10) in the Region I Championship game on Wednesday night at the House Gymnasium.

  • November 06, 2024
Volleyball rolls past Yavapai 3-0 to earn spot in region final
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  • November 04, 2024
Volleyball rolls past Yavapai 3-0 to earn spot in region final

The No. 18 ranked Arizona Western Matadors opened postseason play with a 3-0 win over Yavapai in the Region I DI Volleyball Semi-Final on Monday night at the House Gymnasium.

  • November 04, 2024
Volleyball shakes off rust to down Southern Nevada 3-0
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  • October 24, 2024
Volleyball shakes off rust to down Southern Nevada 3-0

The Arizona Western Matadors Volleyball team (15-7, 7-3) returned from a long layoff to beat College of Southern Nevada (0-17, 0-10) 3-0 to snap a two-match losing skid on Thursday night at the House Gymnasium.

  • October 24, 2024
Volleyball lets lead slip away in 3-2 loss to Central Arizona
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  • October 12, 2024
Volleyball lets lead slip away in 3-2 loss to Central Arizona

The No. 20 ranked Arizona Western Matadors Volleyball team (14-7, 6-3) dropped its second match of the weekend in Coolidge, losing 3-2 to Central Arizona (11-12, 4-3) on Saturday afternoon. 

  • October 12, 2024
Volleyball stumbles to open the weekend with 3-0 loss to Central Arizona
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  • October 11, 2024
Volleyball stumbles to open the weekend with 3-0 loss to Central Arizona

The No. 20 ranked Arizona Western Matadors Volleyball team (14-6, 6-2) opened a two-match weekend in Coolidge, Ariz., with a 3-0 loss to Central Arizona (10-13, 3-3) on Friday evening.

  • October 11, 2024
Volleyball finishes weekend sweep of Gila Monsters, beating Eastern Arizona 3-2
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  • October 05, 2024
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The Arizona Western Matadors (14-5, 6-1) finished off a weekend sweep of Eastern Arizona (13-10, 4-3) with a 3-2 win over the Gila Monsters on Saturday afternoon at the House Gymnasium.

  • October 05, 2024
Volleyball opens crucial weekend with 3-0 win over Eastern Arizona
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  • October 04, 2024
Volleyball opens crucial weekend with 3-0 win over Eastern Arizona

The Arizona Western Matadors Volleyball team (13-5, 5-1) returned home and opened a big weekend with a 3-0 win over Eastern Arizona (13-9, 4-2) on Friday evening at the House Gymnasium.

  • October 04, 2024
Matadors Volleyball rebounds with 3-1 win over nationally ranked Pima
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  • September 21, 2024
Matadors Volleyball rebounds with 3-1 win over nationally ranked Pima

The Arizona Western Matadors Volleyball team (10-5) finished its weekend in Thatcher, Ariz., with a 3-1 non-conference win over the No. 22 ranked team in NJCAA DII, Pima (9-7), on Saturday morning.

  • September 21, 2024
Yamada earns ACCAC DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week for second straight week
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  • September 18, 2024
Yamada earns ACCAC DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week for second straight week

For a second consecutive week, Arizona Western Matadors Volleyball sophomore Rana Yamada was named the ACCAC DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week after leading the Matadors to a 3-0 win over College of Southern Nevada.

  • September 18, 2024
Volleyball opens conference play with 3-0 win over Southern Nevada
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  • September 11, 2024
Volleyball opens conference play with 3-0 win over Southern Nevada

The Arizona Western Matadors Volleyball team (8-4, 1-0) opened conference play with a 3-0 win on the road over College of Southern Nevada (0-8, 0-1) in North Las Vegas, Nev., at the CSN Sports Center on Wednesday night.

  • September 11, 2024
Henry-Souquet-Bressand and Yamada sweep ACCAC Volleyball Player of the Week awards
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  • September 10, 2024
Henry-Souquet-Bressand and Yamada sweep ACCAC Volleyball Player of the Week awards

Arizona Western Matadors volleyball sophomores Lilou Henry-Souquet-Bressand and Rana Yamada earned ACCAC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors after helping the Matadors to four wins over the weekend at the Dalton Overstreet Invitational.

  • September 10, 2024
Arizona Western Volleyball finished weekend with two more wins
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  • September 07, 2024
Arizona Western Volleyball finished weekend with two more wins

The Arizona Western Matadors Volleyball team (7-4) wrapped up play in the Dalton Overstreet Invitational with two more wins on Saturday afternoon at Walraven Gymnasium in Prescott, Ariz., beating Mesa 3-1 before taking down Chandler-Gilbert 3-0.

  • September 07, 2024
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  • September 06, 2024
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  • September 06, 2024
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  • August 31, 2024
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The No. 20 ranked Arizona Western Matadors Volleyball team (3-4) wrapped up play at the Crystal Invitational in Taylorsville, Utah with a 3-2 loss to Central Wyoming and a 3-0 loss to the hosts Salt Lake on Saturday afternoon.

  • August 31, 2024
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  • August 30, 2024
Arizona Western Volleyball drops pair of matches at Crystal Invitational

The No. 20 ranked Arizona Western Matadors Volleyball team (3-2) opened up play in the Crystal Invitation in Taylorsville, Utah with a pair of 3-1 losses to No. 11 ranked Utah State Eastern and College of Southern Idaho on Friday afternoon.

  • August 30, 2024
Matadors Volleyball down Badgers 3-1 to win second straight
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  • August 23, 2024
Matadors Volleyball down Badgers 3-1 to win second straight

The Arizona Western Matadors Volleyball team (2-0) picked up its second win of the season, beating Snow College (1-1) 3-1 on Friday night at the House Gymnasium on the second day of the Chapman Automotive Volleyball Invitational.

  • August 23, 2024
Arizona Western Volleyball returns to court with 3-1 win over Western Wyoming
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  • August 22, 2024
Arizona Western Volleyball returns to court with 3-1 win over Western Wyoming

The Arizona Western Matadors Volleyball team (1-0) opened its 2024 season with a 3-1 win over Western Wyoming (0-1) Thursday night at the House Gymnasium on the first day of the Chapman Automotive Volleyball Invitational.

  • August 22, 2024