Cardinals Land Setter Transfer From TCU
January 10, 2019 | Women's Volleyball
Tori Dilfer joins Louisville's roster
 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Tori Dilfer, a 5-10 setter, has transferred to the University of Louisville volleyball team according to Dani Busboom Kelly, UofL head coach.
Dilfer, who played her first two seasons at TCU, is from San Jose, Calif., and played her prep career at Valley Christian, will have two full seasons of eligibility remaining.Â
"We are very excited to add Tori to our 2019 team," said Busboom Kelly. "She brings a wealth of experience at the setter position and is a proven competitor. Not only is Tori a talented athlete, but she is a great student and person of high character."
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 She played in all 27 matches and all 102 sets during the 2018 season, led the team with 1,134 assists and 11.12 assists per set and scored 10 double-doubles on the year.  She scored 40+ assists in 17 matches and 50+ assists in seven matches. She dished out a career-high 57 assists in the four-set victory over Louisiana and her 11.12 assists per set ranked No. 5 all-time in the individual single season records at TCU. She scored six service aces against Cincinnati which was a career-high is tied for sixth all-time in program history in individual match records. She finished with a career-high 5.0 total blocks in the four-set victory over SMU and led the team all season with 41 service aces and 0.40 aces per set which ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 43 nationally in aces per set. She led the team in service aces and scored at least four service aces in four matches. Her average of 0.40 aces per set is tied for No. 7 all-time in the individual single season records and her earned a spot on the All-Big 12 Second Team. She was also named to the all-tournament team at the Cowtown Classic and Fight in the Fort and picked up TCU Athlete of the Week honors. A strong student, she was named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
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As a freshman, she played in 11 matches and 36 sets and finished third on the team with 161 assists and 4.47 assists per set. She recorded a season-high 22 assists twice, against Kansas and at North Texas and picked up a season-high eight digs against Kansas State.
She arrived at TCU as a four year letterwinner in volleyball at Valley Christian High School and one year letterwinner in track and field. She was a 2017 Prepvolleyball.com Senior Ace "150" and was named MVP of the volleyball team at Valley Christian her senior season. She finished her four-year career with 2,495 assists, 870 digs and 223 kills and was named 2016-17 Valley Christian High School Athlete of the Year. In 2016, she earned All-State Division 2 Team honors and was a Medium Schools All-American Second Team and a 2016 All-CCS First Team. In 2015 she was All-WCAL First Team, and All-CCS Second Team and made All-WCAL Second Team in 2014.
She comes by her athleticism naturally as she is the daughter of Trent Dilfer, who played football at Fresno State and in the NFL for 14 years. Her mother, Cassandra, swam at Fresno State and her sister, Madeleine, played indoor volleyball at Notre Dame and Pepperdine and finished career on the beach volleyball team at Pepperdine.
