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2022 Volleyball Roster

VB - Shania Petties and Lauren Myrick Block - Gonzaga 2021
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VB - Sania Petties - 11.11 - Kentucky
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VB - Sania Petties - Kentucky - 11/11
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STARKVILLE, MS - September 08, 2022 - Mississippi State Middle Blocker Deja Robinson (#13) during the match between the Kennesaw State Owls and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at the Newell-Grissom Building in Starkville, MS. Photo By Will Porada
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VB - Sania Petties - LSU - 10/02/2021
VB - Sania Petties - LSU - 10/01/2021
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VB - Shania Petties and Lauren Myrick Block - Gonzaga 2021
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VB - Sania Petties - 11.11 - Kentucky
Photo by: Will Porada/MSU Athletics
STARKVILLE, MS - July 24, 2022 - Mississippi State Middle Blocker Sania Petties (#6) headshot taken during the 2022 Volleyball Production Day at the Shira Complex at Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS. Photo By Mike Mattina
Jersey Number 6

Sania Petties

  • Position:
    Middle Blocker
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • High School/Previous School:
    Episcopal
  • Hometown:
    Houston, Texas
Honors and Awards
2022 SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week • Aug. 29, 2022
 


2022 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 26 matches with 23 starts … Saw action in 95 sets … Totaled 162 kills, 72, digs, 57 blocks and 205.5 points … Had career-best 13 kills, while adding 4 blocks and 15.5 points at Notre Dame (Aug. 27) … Accumulated 10 kills, 3 blocks and 11.5 points versus Kennesaw State (Sept. 8) … Had 10 kills and 10.5 points versus Ole Miss (Oct. 26) … Issued 12 kills and a career-best 7 blocks and 16 points during the second match in the LSU series (Oct. 30) … Garnered 12 kills and 14.5 points in the second match in the Tennessee series (Nov. 20).
 


2021 (Freshman) 
Appeared in 25 matches with 22 starts and played in 82 sets … Had a total of 110 kills, 42 digs, 54 blocks and 146 points on the season … Garnered a total of 6 blocks against McNeese (Sep. 3) … Had 10 kills and 11 points at Houston (Sep. 3) … Accumulated 6 blocks and 8 points versus Oklahoma (Sep. 10) … Had 5 blocks at No. 17 Florida (Sept. 24) and accumulated a total of 8 blocks in the series (Sep 23-24).
 


Prior to MSU
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Episcopal High School under head coach Amanda Watts…Helped EHS to Southwest Preparatory Conference championships as a freshman and junior…Twice named Houston Open All-Tournament as a sophomore and junior…Named a PrepVolleyball.com All-American following senior season…Selected to 2020 Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston Private School team…Named to American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American Watch List ahead of senior season…Earned PrepVolleyball.com special mention All-America honors as a junior…As a junior, led team to third-place finish at SoCal Invitational, where she was named all-tournament…Tallied 192 kills, 117 digs and 66 blocks in her third year.
 


Club: Played for Houston Skyline Volleyball…Led team to a No. 7 national ranking following 2021 season.
 


Personal
Born Sania Lynn Petties on February 1, 2003 in Houston, Texas…Daughter of Roderick and Terri Petties…Has two older brothers, Briand and Brandon, and two older sisters, Breana and Gia…Mother, Terri, competed in volleyball, basketball and track & field at Texas Southern University…Sister, Gia, played volleyball at West Texas A&M…Majoring in wildlife, fisheries & aquaculture science.