2021-22 Volleyball Roster
Biography
2021 (Redshirt Junior)
- Appeared in 9 matches, starting 5 for Chicago State team that posted most Division I wins in program history (17)
- Served as backup setter, posting 5.95 assists per set
- Added one service ace
- Blocked seven shots
Previous
- Attended Ozel Bursa Bahcesehir Anatolian High School in Bursa, Turkey.
- Won Turkey National Championship with high school team in 2014-15.
- Competed for Nilufer Belediye Sports Club from 2012-17, serving as team captain.
- Also competed in track and field for three years as a sprinter and long-jumper.
Personal
- Born October 1, 1999 in Bursa, Turkey.
- Parents are Sengul Akinci and Bahadir Oztuna.
- Majoring in Psychology.
- Says her family, her first volleyball coach and the coach who first elevated her to the A-Team are her biggest volleyball influences.
- Chose Chicago State because, “I believe being a Cougar is my destiny. To be honest, CSU found me. It’s as if I was waiting for this moment, waiting to be a Cougar.”
- Favorite team is Vakifbank.
- Favorite players are Maja Ogjenovic and Ersa Gumus Kirici.
- Favorite food is karniyarik with rice and yogurt (karniyarik is a Turkish dish with eggplant and ground beef).
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2020-21Junior
Setter
6'2"
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2021-22Redshirt Junior
Setter
6'2"