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2024 UMBC Volleyball Roster

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Dave Wegiel
Gail Burton/UMBC Athletics
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Gail Burton/UMBC Athletics

18 Mila Ilieva

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool PMG Ekzarh Antim I
  • Hometown Vidin, Bulgaria

Biography

2024:

  • Played in 24 matches and 92 sets
  • Recorded 118 kills, 12 assists, 24 service aces, 45 digs, and 91 total blocks
  • Had a season high 10 kills at Purdue on Aug. 31
  • Had a season high eight blocks against Howard on Oct. 23 and eight digs against Bryant on Nov. 10



2023: Second Team All-America East… America East Championship Most Outstanding Player and All-Championship Team for the second-straight season after recording nine kills on nine attacks to hit a perfect 1.000 in the championship...Tied a career high with nine blocks in the semifinal matchup against Bryant...Became UMBC's all time leader in assisted blocks (300) with her championship-winning block...

2022: Second Team All-America East… America East Championship Most Outstanding Player and All-Championship Team after recording nine kills on .563 hitting, no errors and seven blocks in the championship...She had 11 kills on .500 hitting and seven blocks in the semifinal matchup against Bryant … She was sixth in the America East in hitting percentage with .296 Per Set and second in blocks totaling 127 with 1.25 per set…She was 44th in the NCAA for blocks per set…She is now second on the All-Time UMBC block assist list in a single season with 123 and third for total blocks in a single season with 127

2021: America East All-Rookie Team...Finished 10th in the conference in overall hitting percentage (.241)...Appeared in all 31 matches, starting 30...Had a career-high 13 kills on .480 hitting at UNH...Picked up 10 kills on .348 hitting against UTRGV, and 11 kills on .364 hitting against Hartford...Had six kills and a career-high nine blocks in America East Championship...Had five kills on .300 hitting at No.3 Pitt in NCAA Tournament.

National Team: 2017 European Championship U17 -3rd place...2018 European Championship U17 -4th place...2019 World Championship-11th place...2020 European Championship U19 -6th place

High School: 2016/2017-Championship and MVP award...2017/2018- Second Place and MVP award...2018/2019-Championship and MVP award

Personal: Daughter of Svetlana and Hristo Iliev...Has one sibling, Anna (10)...Majoring in Economics...Lists potatoes as her favorite food and Bruno Mars as her favorite musical artist.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2021Freshman

    OH
    6'0"
    18
  • 18

    2022Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    18
  • 18

    2023Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    18
  • 18

    2024Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'0"
    18
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