2019 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 42
Karson Bacon
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- Rancho Cucamonga
- Hometown:
- Fontana, California
Bio
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2022)
Played in 23 matches—81 sets—with 20 starts…averaged 1.43 kills pet set while hitting .347 during the season…nine matches with at least six kills; hitting .333 or higher in seven of those nine showings…six matches with five or more blocks…vs Long Beach State (Aug. 27): opened the year with 11 kills and six blocks in the five-set win…finished the match with a .500 hitting percentage (11-2-18)…played against sister Kameron, a middle blocker for LBSU…vs Rice (Sept. 3): registered seven kills (.333), three blocks and two digs over five sets…had two kills—including the final point—and one block in the fifth…vs USC (Nov. 20): put down nine kills with no errors on 14 swings, good for a .643 hitting percentage…posted five blocks against the Trojans…moved into program’s top 10 for career blocks…vs Oregon State (Nov. 25): had six kills at .455 with five blocks in regular-season finale…at Louisville (Dec. 10): finished NCAA regional final—Elite 8—with 10 kills and a .471 hitting percentage…tallied season-high seven blocks in the five setter.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE 2.0 (FALL 2021)
* AVCA Pacific North All-Region Honorable Mention
* All-Pac-12 Team
Established a new UO single-season record with a .413 hitting percentage; surpassed previous mark of .389 set by Neticia Enesi (2008) … ranked second in the Pac-12 and 12th in the NCAA … averaged career-high 1.89 kills per set … posted at least seven kills coupled with a .400 or higher hitting percentage in 12 matches … three or fewer attack errors in 29 of 30 matches played … committed no or just one attack error in 14 of 24 matches with at least 10 swings … four or more blocks in 14 matches … averaged 0.89 blocks per set … vs Minnesota (Sept. 11): first double-digit effort of the season with 11 kills, hitting .450 in the process … added four blocks … at Arizona State (Sept. 26): put down a career-high 13 kills to go along with a .765 hitting percentage (13-0-17) in five-set road win … matched season high with eight total blocks … vs Stanford (Oct. 10): tallied eight kills and seven blocks to help UO get first win in the series since 2011 … vs Colorado (Oct. 31): third double-digit performance of the season with 12 kills … hit .391 (12-3-23) in the five-set victory … also added four total blocks and two digs … vs UCLA (Nov. 14): nine kills, two blocks and two digs … hit .615 (9-1-13) in the straight-set victory … at Oregon State (Nov. 26): closed out the regular season with 12 kills and four total blocks … posted a .647 efficiency with just one error in 17 swings … vs Kansas (Dec. 2 – NCAA First Round): led all players with five blocks … added three kills in the postseason opener.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (SPRING 2021)
* AVCA All-Pacific North Region
* All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
Earned AVCA All-Pacific North Region honors ... Received Pac-12 honorable mention recognition … Finished third in the conference with a team-leading .349 hitting percentage … Her .349 hitting percentage ranks seventh-best in a season in UO history and sixth in program history during the rally scoring era … Averaged 1.88 kills per set and was second on the team with 0.93 blocks per set … Hit over .400 in a match in which she had 10-plus attack attempts eight times … Led the team in hitting percentage in a match eight times … Only player in the conference with over 300 swings and fewer than 40 hitting errors … Averaged 2.27 kills per set and hit .397 over the final four matches of the season … at USC (Feb. 7): Recorded eight kills on 12 swings with no errors to go along with five blocks in a five-set win … vs. Colorado (Feb. 26): Did not have a hitting error in 18 attempts with 11 kills while adding five blocks in a sweep victory. Put down seven kills on 10 swings in the first set alone … vs. Washington (March 7): Turned in a 10-kill effort on 23 swings to go along with five blocks in a five-set win … vs. California (March 26, 28): Recorded seven blocks in each of the two matches against the Bears while adding six kills each in the two sweep victories … vs. Notre Dame (Apr. 15): Recorded the fourth-best hitting percentage in an NCAA Tournament match in school history, hitting .571 with nine kills on 14 attempts.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2019)
* Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Dec. 2)
Tied for the team lead in blocks per set at 0.97 and solo blocks with 20 … Second on the team in hitting percentage (.288), total blocks (107) and block assists (87) … Played in 28 matches and 110 sets … Racked up 175 kills, finishing fourth on the team in kills per set with 1.59 and fourth in points with 238.5 … Posted double-digits in kills five times, including three of the last four matches … Hit at least .300 in 10 matches (min. 10 attempts) and hit .500 or better four times … at Princeton (Sept. 17): Recorded first career double-digit kill performance, finishing with 11 with a .389 hitting percentage on 21 swings in a five-set win … vs. St. Johns’s (Sept. 19): Turned in second straight game with double-figures in kills, putting down 10 on 19 attempts … vs. Washington (Nov. 7): Finished with six kills and no errors on 11 swings against the No. 14 Huskies … vs. Washington State (Nov. 10): Capped off a strong weekend with six kills and a season-high nine blocks (seven assisted, two solo) … vs. Arizona State (Nov. 17): Turned in a near perfect night with a season-high 12 kills and no errors on 21 swings for a .571 hitting percentage to go along with seven blocks … at USC (Nov. 24): Matched a season-high with 12 kills on 25 attempts in a five-set victory … vs. Oregon State (Nov. 29): Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after recording 11 kills and no errors on 19 swings, hitting .579 with seven blocks.
FRESHMAN (2018)
Utilized a redshirt as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
The No. 11 ranked player on the 2018 PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces list, becoming the third-highest ranked recruit in program history ... A four-year starter at Rancho Cucamonga High School and an Under Armour first-team all-American ... Also starred for the Tstreet Volleyball Club ... Hit better than .400 in each of her first three high school seasons before showcasing her versatility with a move to outside hitter as a senior ... Head coach Matt Ulmer: "Karson is the most physically gifted athlete this program has ever seen. She is extremely intimidating to the opposition with her blocking ability. Karson touches 10'7" and has the quickest lateral first step that I have seen from someone her height. She is a lethal scorer from anywhere on the floor and is capable of playing above most blocks."
Played in 23 matches—81 sets—with 20 starts…averaged 1.43 kills pet set while hitting .347 during the season…nine matches with at least six kills; hitting .333 or higher in seven of those nine showings…six matches with five or more blocks…vs Long Beach State (Aug. 27): opened the year with 11 kills and six blocks in the five-set win…finished the match with a .500 hitting percentage (11-2-18)…played against sister Kameron, a middle blocker for LBSU…vs Rice (Sept. 3): registered seven kills (.333), three blocks and two digs over five sets…had two kills—including the final point—and one block in the fifth…vs USC (Nov. 20): put down nine kills with no errors on 14 swings, good for a .643 hitting percentage…posted five blocks against the Trojans…moved into program’s top 10 for career blocks…vs Oregon State (Nov. 25): had six kills at .455 with five blocks in regular-season finale…at Louisville (Dec. 10): finished NCAA regional final—Elite 8—with 10 kills and a .471 hitting percentage…tallied season-high seven blocks in the five setter.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE 2.0 (FALL 2021)
* AVCA Pacific North All-Region Honorable Mention
* All-Pac-12 Team
Established a new UO single-season record with a .413 hitting percentage; surpassed previous mark of .389 set by Neticia Enesi (2008) … ranked second in the Pac-12 and 12th in the NCAA … averaged career-high 1.89 kills per set … posted at least seven kills coupled with a .400 or higher hitting percentage in 12 matches … three or fewer attack errors in 29 of 30 matches played … committed no or just one attack error in 14 of 24 matches with at least 10 swings … four or more blocks in 14 matches … averaged 0.89 blocks per set … vs Minnesota (Sept. 11): first double-digit effort of the season with 11 kills, hitting .450 in the process … added four blocks … at Arizona State (Sept. 26): put down a career-high 13 kills to go along with a .765 hitting percentage (13-0-17) in five-set road win … matched season high with eight total blocks … vs Stanford (Oct. 10): tallied eight kills and seven blocks to help UO get first win in the series since 2011 … vs Colorado (Oct. 31): third double-digit performance of the season with 12 kills … hit .391 (12-3-23) in the five-set victory … also added four total blocks and two digs … vs UCLA (Nov. 14): nine kills, two blocks and two digs … hit .615 (9-1-13) in the straight-set victory … at Oregon State (Nov. 26): closed out the regular season with 12 kills and four total blocks … posted a .647 efficiency with just one error in 17 swings … vs Kansas (Dec. 2 – NCAA First Round): led all players with five blocks … added three kills in the postseason opener.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (SPRING 2021)
* AVCA All-Pacific North Region
* All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
Earned AVCA All-Pacific North Region honors ... Received Pac-12 honorable mention recognition … Finished third in the conference with a team-leading .349 hitting percentage … Her .349 hitting percentage ranks seventh-best in a season in UO history and sixth in program history during the rally scoring era … Averaged 1.88 kills per set and was second on the team with 0.93 blocks per set … Hit over .400 in a match in which she had 10-plus attack attempts eight times … Led the team in hitting percentage in a match eight times … Only player in the conference with over 300 swings and fewer than 40 hitting errors … Averaged 2.27 kills per set and hit .397 over the final four matches of the season … at USC (Feb. 7): Recorded eight kills on 12 swings with no errors to go along with five blocks in a five-set win … vs. Colorado (Feb. 26): Did not have a hitting error in 18 attempts with 11 kills while adding five blocks in a sweep victory. Put down seven kills on 10 swings in the first set alone … vs. Washington (March 7): Turned in a 10-kill effort on 23 swings to go along with five blocks in a five-set win … vs. California (March 26, 28): Recorded seven blocks in each of the two matches against the Bears while adding six kills each in the two sweep victories … vs. Notre Dame (Apr. 15): Recorded the fourth-best hitting percentage in an NCAA Tournament match in school history, hitting .571 with nine kills on 14 attempts.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2019)
* Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Dec. 2)
Tied for the team lead in blocks per set at 0.97 and solo blocks with 20 … Second on the team in hitting percentage (.288), total blocks (107) and block assists (87) … Played in 28 matches and 110 sets … Racked up 175 kills, finishing fourth on the team in kills per set with 1.59 and fourth in points with 238.5 … Posted double-digits in kills five times, including three of the last four matches … Hit at least .300 in 10 matches (min. 10 attempts) and hit .500 or better four times … at Princeton (Sept. 17): Recorded first career double-digit kill performance, finishing with 11 with a .389 hitting percentage on 21 swings in a five-set win … vs. St. Johns’s (Sept. 19): Turned in second straight game with double-figures in kills, putting down 10 on 19 attempts … vs. Washington (Nov. 7): Finished with six kills and no errors on 11 swings against the No. 14 Huskies … vs. Washington State (Nov. 10): Capped off a strong weekend with six kills and a season-high nine blocks (seven assisted, two solo) … vs. Arizona State (Nov. 17): Turned in a near perfect night with a season-high 12 kills and no errors on 21 swings for a .571 hitting percentage to go along with seven blocks … at USC (Nov. 24): Matched a season-high with 12 kills on 25 attempts in a five-set victory … vs. Oregon State (Nov. 29): Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after recording 11 kills and no errors on 19 swings, hitting .579 with seven blocks.
FRESHMAN (2018)
Utilized a redshirt as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
The No. 11 ranked player on the 2018 PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces list, becoming the third-highest ranked recruit in program history ... A four-year starter at Rancho Cucamonga High School and an Under Armour first-team all-American ... Also starred for the Tstreet Volleyball Club ... Hit better than .400 in each of her first three high school seasons before showcasing her versatility with a move to outside hitter as a senior ... Head coach Matt Ulmer: "Karson is the most physically gifted athlete this program has ever seen. She is extremely intimidating to the opposition with her blocking ability. Karson touches 10'7" and has the quickest lateral first step that I have seen from someone her height. She is a lethal scorer from anywhere on the floor and is capable of playing above most blocks."
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