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Nittany Lion Seniors percentage … averaged 2.39 kills per set, recording seven double-digit kill matches … posted 10 kills without an error on 11 attacks in the NCAA National Semifinal against Cal (12/13) to hit a career-high .909 … added 12 kills on .500 hitting in the national championship match versus Stanford (12/15) … fell just shy of the NCAA Tournament hitting percentage record with 68 attacks (minimum is 75 total attacks, record is .564), hitting .618 with 2.56 kills per set in 18 sets … in the final two matches of the NCAA Championship, averaged 2.75 kills per set on .645 hitting with a team-high 11 blocks against Cal and Stanford (12/13 & 15) … became just the second-ever freshman to lead the Big Ten in blocks, averaging 1.78 blocks per setin conference-only matches … in all matches, led the team and the Big Ten and ranked third in the country with an average of 1.80 blocks per set, a mark that places her second all-time on Penn State’s single-season blocks per game list … recorded 149 total blocks for the season … recorded a career-high 10 stuffs against Wisconsin (11/16) … had 26 multiple-block contests … also posted 16 digs for the year.
High School Four-year volleyball letterwinner and one-year basketball letterwinner at Proviso East High School in Maywood, Ill. … three-year varsity volleyball captain and four-year starter for the Pirates … earned all-state, all-conference and all-area honors her senior season … two-time team Most Valuable Player … ranked seventh nationally by Prepvolleyball.com in 2006 … named one of the top 50 recruits in the nation in 2007 … tabbed by Mizuno as the best middle blocker in 2006 … member of the 1st Alliance Volleyball club program … was also named the best rebounder for Varsity basketball at Proviso East, helping her team to the regional championship during her junior season … four-year member of the honor roll and was named all-academic for varsity volleyball during senior season ... member of the National Honor Society.
Personal Born Arielle Dwan Wilson on Jan. 3, 1989 in Chicago, Ill. … parents are La Verna and Robert Wilson … is an only child but has two step-sisters, Shuntay Grant and Ta-Meka Judon … cousin Pettis Norman played football for the Dallas Cowboys, uncle Dennis Wilson played football at Iowa State, uncle Craig Norman played basketball at Triton College, uncle Otis Parks played basketball at Morris Brown College and cousin John Parks played football at Savannah State … plans on majoring in nursing … names hobbies as meeting new people, painting and shopping, favorite musical entertainer is Usher, favorite pro sports team are the L.A. Lakers and Chicago Bulls, favorite athlete as Kobe Bryant, favorite food is shrimp, favorite book is “Beautiful Boy,” favorite television show as “Grey’s Anatomy,” favorite movie as “P.S. I Love You,” favorite actor as Denzel Washington, favorite actress as Kimberly Elise and favorite place to visit is downtown Chicago ... nicknames are Arie, Miss Arielle and A-Train. Quoting Russ Rose “Ari has made incredible strides as a player since she came to Penn State. I believe she’s demonstrated that she is one of the top offensive players in the nation. Hopefully, we’ll be able to expand on her aray of shots and continue to get her the ball at key times. We’re going to need her to score and block well, as well as make plays while in the back row.” Wilson’s Expectations “My expectations for my last season are to be a leader, play hard and with no regrets and, as always, to end the season with a win!” Year 2007 2008 2009 Career
MP-SP 30-83 38-116 38-122 106-321
K 198 245 337 780
E 40 53 36 129
TA 354 419 557 1330
Pct. .446 .458 .540 .489
2009 Season Highs Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:
17 at Michigan (10/16) 26 vs. Hawaii (12/17) .929 (13-0-14) vs. Saint Francis (9/19) 2, 4x, last vs. Ohio State (10/28) 2, 2x, last at Wisconsin (11/6) 5, 2x, last at Wisconsin (11/6) 9 vs. Pennsylvania (12/5)
Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:
17 at Michigan (10/16/09) 26 vs. Hawaii (12/17/09) .929 (13-0-14) vs. Saint Francis (9/19/09) 2, 5x, last vs. Ohio STate (10/28/09) 2, 2x, last at Wisconsin (11/6/09) 5, 2x, last at Wisconsin (11/6/09) 10 vs. Wisconsin (11/16/07)
Opp. Miami (OH) Alabama Saint Louis Buffalo Robert Morris Pittsburgh Loyola Charleston Duke Temple St. Francis Temple Northwestern Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Ohio State Minnesota Michigan Michigan St. Indiana Purdue Ohio State Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Illinois Northwestern Purdue Indiana Michigan St. Michigan Binghamton Pennsylvania Florida California Hawaii Texas
K 7 6 2 5 7 7 7 10 7 11 13 9 13 13 14 7 11 9 17 8 7 6 6 4 6 10 9 5 10 13 10 9 12 13 9 5 11 9
E 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1
TA 11 14 9 8 7 14 9 16 11 16 14 14 19 16 21 15 16 15 23 11 14 9 11 12 11 16 18 10 18 18 16 15 15 21 17 8 26 23
BA 131 145 167 443
TB 149 159 186 494
KPS 2.39 2.11 2.76 2.43
Career Highs
2009 Match-by-Match
Wilson’s Career Stats
Assists 6 10 15 31
Aces 0 0 9 9
Digs 16 16 48 80
BS 18 14 19 51
Pct. .545 .357 -.111 .625 1.000 .500 .778 .562 .455 .688 .929 .643 .579 .750 .571 .333 .625 .533 .696 .727 .429 .667 .455 .250 .455 .562 .389 .400 .333 .667 .625 .600 .800 .571 .471 .625 .346 .348
APS 0.07 0.09 0.12 0.10
1999, 2007, 2008 & 2009 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 29 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES
A 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SAPS 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.03
SA 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DPS 0.19 0.14 0.39 0.25
D 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 5 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 2 0
TB 6 4 2 7 1 4 8 3 5 5 3 4 2 5 8 6 6 3 8 7 4 6 2 6 8 5 3 4 5 6 5 6 3 9 2 4 6 5
BPS 1.80 1.37 1.52 1.54
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