2025 Women's Volleyball Roster
Ayhan, Beste
Jersey Number 19
Beste Ayhan
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Prev School:
- Bradley / FIU / UMBC
Bio
Awards:
2024 (at Bradley): Led the Braves with 110 blocks in 114 sets of action, good for a 0.96 blocks-per-set average that ranked sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference... posted a team-high .267 attack percentage on 129 kills.
2023 (at Bradley): Did not see game action.
2022 (at FIU): Appeared in one match for the Panthers.
2021 (at UMBC): Appeared in and started all 31 matches.... set the UMBC single season block record (144) and assisted block record (126)... named to America East All-Championship Team... recorded 10 blocks in a match twice, becoming the only player in program history to have two double-digit blocking performances in a career... finished second in the America East with a .314 hitting percentage on 145 kills.... recorded five blocks against No. 3 Pitt in the NCAA Tournament.
2020-21 (at UMBC): Started all 13 matches she appeared in... finished top-five in the conference in hitting percentage (.338)... finished third in the America East with 1.04 blocks per set, and second in total blocks (52)... contributed six kills a block in the NCAA Tournament First Round against No. 20 Pepperdine.
Personal: Born to Erol and Remziye Ayhan... started playing volleyball at age 11.
- America East All-Championship Team (2021)
2024 (at Bradley): Led the Braves with 110 blocks in 114 sets of action, good for a 0.96 blocks-per-set average that ranked sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference... posted a team-high .267 attack percentage on 129 kills.
2023 (at Bradley): Did not see game action.
2022 (at FIU): Appeared in one match for the Panthers.
2021 (at UMBC): Appeared in and started all 31 matches.... set the UMBC single season block record (144) and assisted block record (126)... named to America East All-Championship Team... recorded 10 blocks in a match twice, becoming the only player in program history to have two double-digit blocking performances in a career... finished second in the America East with a .314 hitting percentage on 145 kills.... recorded five blocks against No. 3 Pitt in the NCAA Tournament.
2020-21 (at UMBC): Started all 13 matches she appeared in... finished top-five in the conference in hitting percentage (.338)... finished third in the America East with 1.04 blocks per set, and second in total blocks (52)... contributed six kills a block in the NCAA Tournament First Round against No. 20 Pepperdine.
Personal: Born to Erol and Remziye Ayhan... started playing volleyball at age 11.
Volleyball - 'Cats Defeat Valparaiso in Home Opener Reverse Sweep (9/9/2025)
Wednesday, September 10
Volleyball - Tim Nollan, Sienna Noordemeer, and Ayah Elnady at Big Ten Media Days (7/28/25)
Monday, July 28
Volleyball - 'Cats Down Hawkeyes 3-1 To Secure Season Sweep (11/10/24)
Monday, November 11
Volleyball - 'Cats Take Down Hawkeyes at Home (10/16/24)
Thursday, October 17
