#6 Nia Washington Season 2026
2025 LSWA Newcomer of the Year
2025 All-Louisiana Second Team
CAREER
Concluded her career with 956 kills, averaging 3.00 per set, 110 total blocks (21 solos), 53 aces and 510 digs…concluded her career with 3.37 points per set, totaling 1,075 points.
SENIOR SEASON (2025)
Named the 2025 Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Newcomer of the Year and was listed on the All-Louisiana Second Team…is the fourth LSU Tiger to be named the LSWA Newcomer of the Year and first since 2021…played in 98 sets and started in all 25 matches she appeared…in her loan season as an LSU Tiger, she averaged 3.78 points and 3.36 kills per set…she totaled 329 kills, a team-high 24 aces and added 29 blocks, including six solo blocks…was second on the team with 2.14 digs per set (210 total)…logged 18 double-digit kill matches, including a stretch of nine consecutive matches capped by a season-high 23 kills on a .310 hitting percentage against Ole Miss (Nov. 2)…had seven double-doubles on the season and had two 20-kill double-doubles…put together eight multi-ace matches and served a season-high three aces three times…had eight double-digit dig matches and dug a career-high 18 balls in her first match as a Tiger against No. 10 SMU (Aug. 29)…turned in five matches with three or more blocks and had a season-high four blocks against San Diego State (Sept. 5) and at Vanderbilt (Oct. 17).
PRIOR TO LSU
Played two seasons at Ole Miss (2023-2024) and one at Iowa (2022)…made 29 starts and played in 30 matches in 2024 at Ole Miss, bringing her total to 42 starts and played in 55 matches for the Rebels…appeared in 17 matches as a freshman at Iowa…coming off a breakout season in 2024 where she was named to the AVCA All-American Honorable Mention team and was an AVCA All-Region and All-SEC First Team selection…helped lead Ole Miss to the 2024 NCAA Tournament and picked up a win over No. 21 Florida State (Dec. 5, 2024)…ranked in the top-75 nationally in total kills, kills per set and total points…had career-high numbers in 2024 with 3.84 kills per set, 445 total kills on a .227 hitting percentage, 29 aces, 222 digs, 49 blocks, including 10 solo blocks, 4.34 points per set and 503.5 total points …landed a career-high 32 kills versus Mississippi State on Nov. 17, 2024, served a career-best five aces and had a personal best six blocks against Florida State on Dec. 5, 2024…will enter the 2025 season with 627 career kills, 29 aces and 81 total blocks, totaling 704.0 points (3.19 points per set).
PERSONAL
Daughter of Kim Sentmore-Washington and Radee Washington…has three siblings in Leila, Jade and Radee…mother played volleyball at Tulane…Nia is a three-time Louisiana State Champion at Metairie Park Country Day.