2021 Women's Volleyball Roster
Tori Dilfer
- Position:
- Setter
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Los Gatos, Calif.
- High School:
- Valley Christian
2021:Tori Dilfer was named to the AVCA First Team All-American. A U.S. National Team Open Invitee, she was also named MVP of the All-Louisville Regional team and to the AVCA First Team All-East Region. She was named the East Region Player of the Year and ACC Setter of the Year and to the All-ACC First Team. She led every match against top 25 opponents in assists. She was a US Collegiate National Team Member in 2021.  Ranked No. 24 in Asst/set (10.74); No. 76 Total Assts (1,214). Louisville’s No. 4 ranked hitting percentage (.297) can be credited to her savvy setting. She had 14 matches where she had serving runs of more than 5 points including a season-high 9 straight against Clemson. She had 83 aces including 7 matches with 2 or more. Had two double/doubles with 34A & 12 D vs. Purdue and 13 D & 34 A vs. Georgia Tech. Named to All-Cardinal Invitational. Her setting percentage is .440.  Recorded at least 1 block in all but 4 matches with season high 4 vs. Pitt, UIC, Florida, Georgia Tech. As Team Captain  She was also named 2020’s ACC Setter of the Year and was Third Team AVCA All-American in 2020
NCAA Tournament Stats: 35 A, 1 SA, 4 Blks, 8 digs vs. UIC; 2 K, 35 Assts. 3 blocks, 3 digs vs. Ball St.; 3 K, 32 Assts, 2 SA, 4 blocks vs. Florida; 1 K, 49 Assts., 2 Aces, 4 Blocks, 7 digs vs. Georgia Tech; 3K, 49 Assts., 10 digs, 1 block vs. WisconsinÂ
2020: Tori was named the ACC Setter of the Year and First Team All-ACC. She was named to the AVCA All-East Region First Team and was an AVCA Third Team All-American. She played in all but two matches, with 31 kills, a team-high 581 assists, 12 aces, 114 digs and 32 blocks. Her best match came against FSU when she had 49 assists. She had six blocks against Miami and two aces at Pitt and against Washington. Against San Diego, she had a kill, 41 assists and ace, seven digs and four blocks. In the Sweet Sixteen match against Washington, she had three kills, 48 assists, 2 aces, 12 digs and two blocks.  An outstanding student, Dilfer was named to the 2020 ACC Honor Roll, was a Dean's Scholar (Spring 2020), made the Dean's List (Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021) and was named as a Red and Black Scholar (2019, 2020).
2019: Tori Dilfer was named NCAA All-Texas Region for helming the team’s Cinderella run to the Elite Eight. started the season at setter when UofL was running a 6-2 offense. The Cardinals moved to the 5-1 later in the season with Dilfer at the helm and she led them to their first Elite Eight Appearance. She had a total of 880 assists (8.38 per set) and was second on the team in aces with 28. She had a season-high three aces against Xavier, Syracuse, Notre Dame and Samford. She had a season-high 57 assists at Miami and had more than 40 on eight other occasions. She hit a perfect 100 percent at Duke with a 4-0-4 night. She racked up 39 total blocks with her season-high coming against NC State when she notched five against the Pack. An outstanding student, Tori made the ACC Honor Roll, the All-ACC Academic Team and is a Red and Black Scholar.
2018: 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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2017: 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.
Prep: She was 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.
Personal: Daughter of Trent and Cassandra Dilfer. Born February 26, 1999. Major is marketing.Â
Favorites
Athletes: Steph Curry, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Carli Lloyd
Hobbies:Â Reading and hiking
Relatives who are athletes: Dad, Trent Dilfer, played football at Fresno State and in the NFL for 14 years. Mother, Cassandra, swam at Fresno State. Sister, Madeleine, played indoor volleyball at Notre Dame and finished career on the beach volleyball team at Pepperdine.
Movies: Remember the Titans
TV Show: Grey's Anatomy
Musical group: Old Dominion
Food: SushiÂ
Class: history, sports marketing
Book: Burn Your Goals
Favorite Movie Quote: "Attitude reflects leadership, captain" -- Remember the Titans
Professional Teams: Seattle Seahawks, Golden State Warriors
Words that describe her: Energetic, outgoing, joyful
Best advice: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all ways submit to him and he will make your path straight." -- Proverbs 3:5-6
Why she chose UofL: The coaching staff, the city, and the vision for the program
Best part of being an athlete: Having something to work towards everyday, meeting people from all over through sportsÂ
Favorite place to visit: Lake Tahoe
Hype songs: UCLA, Middle Child, Run This Town
What impresses her about Dani Busboom Kelly: Her composure, her ability to lead and teach without putting you down.
Biggest thrill in sports: Beating a team you have never beaten before or winning a crazy five set match.Â
People with the biggest influence on her athletic career: Her dad, because he taught me how to be a competitor and Ron Whitmill, who taught me everything about my position.Â
Career Highs:Â
Kills: 4 vs. Syracuse 10/9/20; 4 vs. Duke 3/13/21
Attacks: 13 vs. North Dakota 8/26/18
Assists: 57 vs. Miami 11/8/19
Aces: 4 vs. 4 opponents
Digs: 15 vs. Oklahoma 9/19/18, vs. Iowa State 10/13/18; 15 vs. Texas 12/13/19
Blocks: Â 6 vs. Miami 4/1/21
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