2024 Volleyball Roster
Nyambio, Serena

Jersey Number 1
Serena Nyambio
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- MB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Troy, Mich.
- High School:
- Detroit Country Day School
Bio
Senior (2025)
• Recorded 7 kills along with 3 solo block in win against Cincinnati (Aug. 31)
• Tallied five blocks and 6 kills on a .385 hitting percentage in win against Wake Forest (Aug. 30)
Junior (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• CSC Academic All-Region
• Started 29 matches, appearing in 30 and played in 114 sets
• Led the team in hitting percentage (.331) and blocks per set (1.00)
• Averaged 1.78 kills and 1.00 blocks per set
• Recorded 203 kills on a .331 hitting percentage and 140 blocks
• Fourth in points scored for the team with 269.0
• Recorded double-digit kills in four matches
• Tallied six kills and three blocks in a win against Northwestern (Nov. 29)
• Tied season-high seven total blocks and added five kills against Indiana (Nov. 27)
• Registered five blocks alongside five kills in match against Minnesota (Nov. 17)
• Recorded five blocks against Purdue (Nov. 10)
• Tallied 9 kills and four blocks against Ohio State (Nov. 8)
• Matched career-high of seven blocks and added four kills against Minnesota (Nov. 3)
• Registered seven kills and five blocks in four-set win against Ohio State (Oct. 13)
• Tallied 13 kills with a .462 hitting percentage with three blocks in five-set win over UCLA (Oct. 5)
• Recorded 12 kills and no errors and added 6 total blocks in a win against Rutgers (Sept. 29)
• Went errorless on 15 swings tallying 8 kills and adding four blocks in a sweep against Duke (Sept. 21)
• Tallied eight kills with seven blocks (two solo and five assists) against North Carolina (Sept. 20)
• Set career high with 17 kills against Kent St. (Sept. 1)
• Registered 10 kills and three blocks against Delaware (Aug. 30)
Sophomore (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten and CSC Academic All-District
• Appeared and started in 27 of the 29 matches, playing 96 total sets
• Led the team with 88 blocks and 0.92 blocks per set
• Recorded 154 total kills
• Tallied 8 kills and 4 blocks against Rutgers (Nov. 12)
• Recorded 8 kills with a .385 hitting percentage and 4 blocks against Maryland (Nov. 5)
• Recorded 5 blocks against Iowa (Nov. 3)
• Tallied 6 kills and tied a career-high 7 blocks against Ohio State (Oct. 29)
• Set a new career-high 7 blocks against Penn State (Oct. 27)
• Recorded 5 blocks against Northwestern (Oct. 21)
• Tallied 8 kills and 5 blocks with a .333 hitting percentage against Michigan State (Oct. 18)
• Recorded 9 kills and 5 blocks with a .471 hitting percentage against Northwestern (Oct. 6)
• Recorded 11 kills with a .455 hitting percentage and 4 blocks against Bowling Green (Sept. 17)
• Tallied 8 kills and 3 blocks against Bowling Green (Sept. 15)
• Tallied 12 kills and 6 blocks against Duke (Sept. 9)
• Set a career-high 13 kills and 7 digs against Colorado State (Sept. 2)
• Recorded 7 kills against Western Michigan (Aug. 29)
• Recorded 4 blocks against Sacred Heart (Aug. 26)
Freshman (2022)
• Appeared in 25 matches (71 sets), collecting 89 kills, and 57 blocks as a true freshman.
• Made first career start against Ohio State (Oct. 26)
• Recorded season-high 6 Blocks against Morehead State (Sep. 2), Wisconsin (Oct. 16), Indiana (Oct. 21), Purdue (Nov. 18)
• Recorded career-high hitting percentage of .714 (Five plus kills) against Toledo (Sep. 2)
• Collegiate debut: August 26 vs. Old Dominion
Prep
• 2022 AVCA Biggest and Brightest
• 2022 Prep Volleyball HS All-American 1st team
• 2022 UA All-American
• 2022 AVCA All-American 1st team
• 2022 USAV National Team Development Fall Program Participant
• 2022 Prep Volleyball Senior Ace
• 2022 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list
• 2021 Miss Volleyball Runner-up
• Michigan’s 2020-2021 All-State Team (D2, 1st Team)
• Detroit Country Day School MVP Volleyball
• Michigan’s 2019 All-State Team (D2, 2nd Team)
• 2019 AAU 15 Open All-American
• 2019-2022 Ultra Ankle JVA All-National Team
• 2019 Prep Volleyball 15’s All-Americans Tobolski’s picks (2nd Team)
• 2019 Prep Volleyball 15’s All-Americans Green’s picks (2nd Team)
• FROSH 59 (Highest Honorable Mention)
• 2018 -2022 All-Region Team
Club
• Legacy Volleyball Club
Personal
• Serena Odette Nyambio
• Born February 10, 2004
• Daughter to Jean Felix and Sandrine Nyambio
• Has two brothers, Adrien and Alan
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts majoring in Biology, Health & Society with a minor in Business Administration from the Ross School of Business
• Recorded 7 kills along with 3 solo block in win against Cincinnati (Aug. 31)
• Tallied five blocks and 6 kills on a .385 hitting percentage in win against Wake Forest (Aug. 30)
Junior (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• CSC Academic All-Region
• Started 29 matches, appearing in 30 and played in 114 sets
• Led the team in hitting percentage (.331) and blocks per set (1.00)
• Averaged 1.78 kills and 1.00 blocks per set
• Recorded 203 kills on a .331 hitting percentage and 140 blocks
• Fourth in points scored for the team with 269.0
• Recorded double-digit kills in four matches
• Tallied six kills and three blocks in a win against Northwestern (Nov. 29)
• Tied season-high seven total blocks and added five kills against Indiana (Nov. 27)
• Registered five blocks alongside five kills in match against Minnesota (Nov. 17)
• Recorded five blocks against Purdue (Nov. 10)
• Tallied 9 kills and four blocks against Ohio State (Nov. 8)
• Matched career-high of seven blocks and added four kills against Minnesota (Nov. 3)
• Registered seven kills and five blocks in four-set win against Ohio State (Oct. 13)
• Tallied 13 kills with a .462 hitting percentage with three blocks in five-set win over UCLA (Oct. 5)
• Recorded 12 kills and no errors and added 6 total blocks in a win against Rutgers (Sept. 29)
• Went errorless on 15 swings tallying 8 kills and adding four blocks in a sweep against Duke (Sept. 21)
• Tallied eight kills with seven blocks (two solo and five assists) against North Carolina (Sept. 20)
• Set career high with 17 kills against Kent St. (Sept. 1)
• Registered 10 kills and three blocks against Delaware (Aug. 30)
Sophomore (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten and CSC Academic All-District
• Appeared and started in 27 of the 29 matches, playing 96 total sets
• Led the team with 88 blocks and 0.92 blocks per set
• Recorded 154 total kills
• Tallied 8 kills and 4 blocks against Rutgers (Nov. 12)
• Recorded 8 kills with a .385 hitting percentage and 4 blocks against Maryland (Nov. 5)
• Recorded 5 blocks against Iowa (Nov. 3)
• Tallied 6 kills and tied a career-high 7 blocks against Ohio State (Oct. 29)
• Set a new career-high 7 blocks against Penn State (Oct. 27)
• Recorded 5 blocks against Northwestern (Oct. 21)
• Tallied 8 kills and 5 blocks with a .333 hitting percentage against Michigan State (Oct. 18)
• Recorded 9 kills and 5 blocks with a .471 hitting percentage against Northwestern (Oct. 6)
• Recorded 11 kills with a .455 hitting percentage and 4 blocks against Bowling Green (Sept. 17)
• Tallied 8 kills and 3 blocks against Bowling Green (Sept. 15)
• Tallied 12 kills and 6 blocks against Duke (Sept. 9)
• Set a career-high 13 kills and 7 digs against Colorado State (Sept. 2)
• Recorded 7 kills against Western Michigan (Aug. 29)
• Recorded 4 blocks against Sacred Heart (Aug. 26)
Freshman (2022)
• Appeared in 25 matches (71 sets), collecting 89 kills, and 57 blocks as a true freshman.
• Made first career start against Ohio State (Oct. 26)
• Recorded season-high 6 Blocks against Morehead State (Sep. 2), Wisconsin (Oct. 16), Indiana (Oct. 21), Purdue (Nov. 18)
• Recorded career-high hitting percentage of .714 (Five plus kills) against Toledo (Sep. 2)
• Collegiate debut: August 26 vs. Old Dominion
Prep
• 2022 AVCA Biggest and Brightest
• 2022 Prep Volleyball HS All-American 1st team
• 2022 UA All-American
• 2022 AVCA All-American 1st team
• 2022 USAV National Team Development Fall Program Participant
• 2022 Prep Volleyball Senior Ace
• 2022 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list
• 2021 Miss Volleyball Runner-up
• Michigan’s 2020-2021 All-State Team (D2, 1st Team)
• Detroit Country Day School MVP Volleyball
• Michigan’s 2019 All-State Team (D2, 2nd Team)
• 2019 AAU 15 Open All-American
• 2019-2022 Ultra Ankle JVA All-National Team
• 2019 Prep Volleyball 15’s All-Americans Tobolski’s picks (2nd Team)
• 2019 Prep Volleyball 15’s All-Americans Green’s picks (2nd Team)
• FROSH 59 (Highest Honorable Mention)
• 2018 -2022 All-Region Team
Club
• Legacy Volleyball Club
Personal
• Serena Odette Nyambio
• Born February 10, 2004
• Daughter to Jean Felix and Sandrine Nyambio
• Has two brothers, Adrien and Alan
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts majoring in Biology, Health & Society with a minor in Business Administration from the Ross School of Business
Volleyball Highlights vs. Marshall (Sept. 6)
Saturday, September 06
Volleyball Highlights vs. Florida Atlantic (Sept. 5)
Friday, September 05
Volleyball Highlights vs. Eastern Michigan (Sept. 2)
Tuesday, September 02
Michigan Made | Volleyball Episode 5
Tuesday, August 26