University of Miami Athletics

Grace Lopez

position

Outside Hitter

Height

6-1

Class

Sophomore

Instagram

@gracemlopez

High School

Froebel Bilingual School

Hometown

Aguada, Puerto Rico

TikTok

@gracemlopezz

Grace Lopez - Volleyball - University of Miami Athletics
  • 2024 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention
  • 2024 AVCA East Coast All-Region
  • 2024 All-ACC Second Team
  • ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23, 2024 & Nov. 4, 2024)
  • 2023 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention
  • 2023 AVCA East Coast All-Region
  • 2023 ACC All-Freshman Team
  • 2023 All-ACC First Team
  • 2x NCAA Big Time Performer
  • ACC Freshman of the Week (Oct. 16, Nov. 13, 2023)
  • ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 6, 2023)
2024 (Sophomore)
  • Started all 33 matches and played in 119/121 sets
  • Was sixth in the ACC in kills (521 kills) and seventh in points (494.5)
  • Was 10th in the conference with 4.16 points per set and ninth with 3.54 kills per set
  • Named to All-ACC Second Team
  • Claimed ACC Offensive Player of the Week (9/23) & (11/4)
  • Earned AVCA East Coast All-Region
  • Named to the AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
  • Totaled 80 blocks (77 assisted and 3 solo) and 0.67 blocks per set
  • Claimed 273 digs and 2.29 digs per set
  • Logged 32 aces (third most on team), 18 assists and had a .929 reception percentage
  • Had a season-high and career high 11 blocks vs. FIU (9/21)
2023 (Freshman)
  • Made her Hurricane debut by playing 99 sets and starting in 24/28 matches she played in
  • Led the team with 407 kills on a .278 percentage
  • Ranked ninth in Miami history for most kills per set (4.11) in a season to lead the ACC
  • Registered 27 service aces, good for second most on the team, to average 0.27 aces per set
  • Averaged a .923 reception percentage
  • Tallied 178 digs and averaged 1.80 digs per set
  • Claimed 38.0 blocks (two solo blocks and 36 block assists)
  • Led the team in points with 454.0 and ranked 10th for most points per set (4.59) in a season all-time
  • In Miami’s record book, Lopez has the third most kills in a match (30) and 10th most (27); seventh most points in a match (31.5); tied first for most kills in a three sets (22), second most kills in four sets (30) and fourth most (27); fifth most attempts in three sets (49); fifth most points in three sets (23); second most points in four sets (31.5) and ninth most (27)
  • Had eight 20+ kill matches and five double-doubles in kills and digs
  • Season highs: kills (30); attacks (54); aces (3); digs (15); blocks (5); PCT (.531)
  • Named to the All-Freshman, All-ACC First Team and AVCA All-American and All-Region team
  • Tabbed a NCAA Big Time Performer twice
  • Earned ACC Freshman of the Week twice (Oct. 16, Nov. 13) and Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 6)
High School
  • Prior to joining the Hurricanes, Lopez and her team won the Colegio Adianez tournament, where she was named MVP
  • Nominated for Player of the Week by “Buzzer Beater”
  • During her time with the Capitanas de Arecibo, Lopez won every tournament the squad played in Puerto Rico and won a bid to nationals in Indianapolis in 2022
  • 2023 U19 Pan-American Cup Best Opposite
  • 2022 U19 Pan-American Cup Best Opposite
  • Best Scorer while competing for the Puerto Rico National team
Personal
  • Daughter of Maribel Villanueva and Jose Lopez
  • Has one older brother, Noel, and one younger brother, Victor