2016 Iowa Ice Roster

#20 Tenisha Matlock

Height: College/Universty:

6'2" Iowa State University

Position: Hometown:

MH North Platte, NE

Player Biography

Awards and Honors
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (2013, VB)
2013 UND Classic Tournament MVP (VB)
Academic All-Big 12 second team (2011, 2012, VB)
Academic All-Big 12 second team (2014, WBB)
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (2011).

2013 (VB)
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention … Started in all 27 matches, playing in 101 sets … posted 221 kills at 2.19 kills per set with a .311 hitting percentage … tied a career-high with 20 kills against Texas A&M at the UND Classic, earning Tournament MVP honors … had seven matches in double figures for kills … posted 18 kills at a .417 hitting percentage in win at Kansas … had 14 kills at Oklahoma and at TCU … led Iowa State with 0.71 blocks per set … recorded season-high six block assists against St. Mary’s … recorded two solo blocks at UNI.

2012 (VB)
Hit .314 on the season, eighth in the Big 12 and seventh-best all-time at Iowa State…finished the season 10th in the league, hitting .305 during the conference slate…became one of five Cyclones to ever hit .500 in a postseason match, with a .500 clip against IPFW in the NCAA Tournament first round…tallied a career-high four solo blocks in the NCAA second round win over No. 24 North Carolina.

2011 (VB)
Moved from right side to middle blocker at the beginning of the season...led the Cyclones with 1.02 blocks per set...recorded a career-high eight block assists against Baylor (twice) and at Minnesota in the NCAA Sweet 16...is the first player since the 2008 season to post more than 100 block assists (102)...ranked second in the Big 12 with 1.28 blocks per set in league play...had a personal-best 15 kills on a career-high 29 attempts in Iowa State's Elite Eight match against Florida State...hit a career-best .600 against Cincinnati in the first match of the season...led the team in blocks in 15 matches.

2010 (VB)
Started five matches and played in 42 sets ... had 49 kills ... tallied one solo block and five assist blocks ... recorded 14 digs on the season ... scored 58 points on the season...posted seven kills at Kansas State and four block assists against Kansas.

High School
Three-year volleyball letterwinner at North Platte High School ... notched 511 kills, leading Class A with six kills per set, to earn first-team all-state accolades as a senior ... played club for Nebraska Express ... also participated in basketball (three letters) and track (three letters) ... finished second in high jump and fourth in hurdles at state as a senior.