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2023 Volleyball Roster

1 Yanlis Feliz

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Pedernales, Dominican Republic

Biography

*2021 AVCA All-American
*2021 AVCA All-South Pacific Region
*2021 Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year

*2021 All-Western Athletic Conference First Team

2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)

  • Selected as AVCA All-American (Honorable Mention), becoming the first AVCA All-American in Chicago State history and is the first All-American for the university since 1987
  • Earned AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention for Pacific South Region
  • Selected as Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year, the first such honor for a Chicago State athlete
  • Named All-WAC First Team
  • Earned WAC Offensive Player of the Week recognition three times
  • Appeared in 28 matches, starting 28 for Chicago State team that posted most Division I wins in program history (17)
  • Hammered 540 kills, the most in Chicago State history, fifth-most in NCAA Division I and most in the WAC
  • Ranked third in the nation with 5.19 kills per set, also leading the WAC
  • Finished fourth in NCAA Division I with 5.76 points per set, also pacing the WAC
  • Managed a .230 hitting percentage in spite of a team-high 1,400 total attacks
  • Ranked second on CSU’s roster with 336 digs
  • Served 30 aces, second-most on Cougars
  • Ranked third on roster with 51 blocks
  • Posted double-digit kills in every match (28)
  • Hammered 20+ kills 13 times, including two matches of 30+ kills
  • Feliz racked up a career-high 39 kills on 93 attacks, all while hitting .301% vs. California Baptist (November 4)

2020-21 (Sophomore, Chicago State)

  • Started all 10 matches
  • 123 kills led Cougars
  • 3.73 kills per set ranked second in Western Athletic Conference
  • Posted five services aces and eight blocks
  • 115 digs ranked second on the team
  • Posted double-digit kills in all but one match
  • Earned a team-high 22 kills on March 2 vs. Tarleton, also racking up 21 digs
  • Earned CSU Athletics Female Student-Athlete of the Year award 
  • Earned CSU Athletics Team MVP Award


2019 (Freshman, Seward County Community College)

  • Played for now-Chicago State head coach Tony Trifonov at Seward County Community College (Liberal, Kansas).
  • Earned NJCAA DI Volleyball All-America First Team honor.
  • Selected as AVCA Two-Year College First-Team All-American.
  • Named AVCA Two-Year College National Player of the Week.
  • Earned Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Player of the Week seven times. 
  • Part of Seward squad that reached NJCAA National Championship Game, amassing 31-3 record. 
  • Played in all 34 matches, leading Saints with 530 kills, including 4.73 kills per set. 
  • Tallied .409 hitting percentage on team-high 958 total attacks. 353 digs and 3.15 digs per set also ranked first. 
  • Racked up 90 total blocks, the second-most on the Saints’ roster.
 
High School
  • Attended Colegio Luis Muñoz Rivera. 
  • Competed with the Dominican Republic National Team at under-18 and under-20 levels, propelling her squad to a silver medal at the U-18 World Cup in Argentina in 2017.
  • Awarded Best Opposite Hitter at the Pan-American Cup in 2017.
 
Personal
  • Born June 3, 2000 in Pedernales, Dominican Republic. 
  • Full name is Yanlis Liliannis Feliz Sena. Daughter of Ailin Sena and Israel Feliz. 
  • Has one sibling, Asli.
  • Father and uncle both used to play baseball. 
  • Majoring in Tourism. 
  • Nicknames are “Yae,” “Yai,” and “Yan.” 
  • Favorite volleyball team is las Reinas del Caribe. 
  • Favorite food is pasta.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2020-21Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    4
  • 1

    2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    1
  • 1

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    1
  • 1

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    1
  • 1

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    1