Hall of Fame
Newcombe, Sonja
Sonja Newcombe
- Induction:
- 2021
- Class:
- 2010
Sonja Newcombe not only excelled in every facet of the game of volleyball, but made those who played around her better. Oregon’s career leader in points with 1,852 could still be found on many of the school’s match, season and career lists more than a decade after her graduation. The 2009 second team All-American helped lead Oregon to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances during her career. In 2007, the Ducks were 22-11 and advanced to the NCAA’s Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1984. Oregon made it back-to-back Sweet Sixteen appearances in 2008. That team went 25-9 overall and 11-7 in the Pac-10 to finish fourth, which at the time matched the Ducks’ best conference showing in program history. One of the most memorable efforts for Newcombe, a two-time all-Pac-10 first team selection (2008-09), was a 36-kill game in a five set come-from-behind win at Washington in 2009. Not only are her 36 kills the school single-match record in rally scoring, which has been used since 2001, but that total ranks fifth overall, which includes the old scoring system where matches were longer. Newcombe also ranks second in rally scoring and fifth overall in career kills with 1,580 and eighth in career digs with 1,233. In her first season as a Duck, Newcombe was named to the 2006 Pac-12 All-Freshman team. A cornerstone of the program, Oregon went 84-42 during her career. A professional volleyball player for 10 years, Newcombe represented the United States as a member of the U.S. Women's National Team that won gold at the 2017 Pan American Games and silver at the 2014 Pan American Games and the 2014 Montreaux Volley Masters Tourney.
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