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2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District

2024 — Sophomore Season: Played in 29 of 30 matches...appeared in 85 sets...recorded 154 kills on 399 attacks...reached 46 total blocks...added seven service aces...hit for a career-high .615 with 17 kills vs.Bellarmine (9/20)...the .615 hitting percentage was the highest by any player in the BIG EAST with 16 or more kills in a single match this season...tied her personal best of six blocks at Georgetown (11/22)...ranked third on the team in blocks and fourth in kills...received CSC Academic All-District honors.

2023 — Freshman Season: Appeared in 16 matches…competed in 53 sets…posted 104 kills on 247 attacks…notched 23 blocks and 19 digs on defense…hit for a season-high .522 with 14 kills vs. UConn (10/14)...collected six blocks vs. Seton Hall (10/27).

PRIOR TO BUTLER: Ebo was a four-year starter in the nation's capital at Holton-Arms. She was named captain and earned All-ISL recognition in 2023 to conclude her high school career. During club competition with Metro Volleyball Club, Ebo was nominated for 2021 Under Armor All-American honors and held spots on the 2020 and 2021 Ultra Ankle JVA Watch Lists.

ON CHOOSING BUTLER: "I chose Butler because of it's ideal union of rigorous academics accompanied by it's elite athletics programs. Butler provides small class sizes where you can create relationships among a room of 30 people and build bonds with professors. The Big East is a prominent conference in the world of volleyball, and I wanted to be apart of a community with fierce competitors."

COACH SHONDELL'S OUTLOOK: "Laiya is strong and physical athlete who will fit really well into the systems we are building, and her character is an even better match for Bulldog Volleyball!"

PERSONAL: Ebo is the daughter of Milford Ebo and Lois Ebo and has two siblings, Mark Ebo (Holy Cross Football '20) and Lauren Ebo (Notre Dame WBB '23).