2019 Volleyball Roster
Spann, Justine
vs
Arkansas
Sep 12 (Fri)
6 PM
Jersey Number 8
Justine Spann
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
- High School:
- Basha
Bio
2019 (Senior):
Started every match for CU ... Posted a 21-kill performance against UC-Santa Barbara in just the second match with a .277 hitting percentage ... Named to Buffs Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Had 26 kills in the Pac-12/BIG TEN Challenge including 16 and a .560 hitting percentage against No.5 Illinois ... Named Co-MVP to Pac-12/BIG TEN Challenge ... Recorded 21 kills against Oakland and a .563 hitting percentage ... Named Colorado Classic All-Tournament Team ... Recorded her first double-double of the season against Oregon State with 23 kills and 12 digs ... Recorded a career-high 27 kills at No.15 Cal (10/20) with a .317 hitting percentage ... Had 14 kills and 16 digs against Washington for a double-double ... Recorded another double-double at Washington State ... Named All-Pac-12 honorable mention ... Graduated with a degree in sociology in the May of 2020 ... Graduate transfered to Grand Canyon University to continue her eligibility in beach volleyball.
2018 (Junior):
Spann had a breakout junior season, starting and playing in every set and match for the Buffs. She finished second on the team with 366 total kills and third in digs with 328. She became just the 19th individual in CU history to post a season with 300 in two statistical categories and the 16th outside to do so. Spann was named to both the Rumble in the Rockies and Pac-12 vs. Big Ten All-Tournament teams. She had a huge performance in the second match against North Florida (8/24) with a .481 hitting percentage with 14 kills. She continued against No.11 Illinois (8/31) where she led the team with 10 kills and a .308 hitting percentage. The next night she set a career-high in digs against Iowa with 25. Spann was especially dangerous against No.2 Stanford in both occasions. At home (10/7) she had 18 kills and a .395 hitting percentage in three sets. She followed it up against the best team in the nation with 24 kills and a .304 hitting percentage, taking the Cardinal to five on the road (11/2) for the first time in school history. She helped push the Buffs into the NCAA Tournament with a domination of UCLA (11/21) on the road with 17 kills and a .368 hitting percentage along with 11 digs. She recorded eight double-doubles all season long. Her stellar season ranked her 18th in kills in the rally-scoring era, 12th in total attacks and 17th in digs. She is now 40th in CU history in digs.
2017 (Sophomore):
In her sophomore season, Spann played in 32 of 34 matched for the Buffs, and even made two starts. In her first career start against Abilene Christian (9/3), Spann had an outstanding performance, recording nine kills and 11 digs. Spann was also a huge factor in the team’s close five-set win over Illinois, as she tallied three aces for the first time in her career. Spann had her best performance of the season in the team’s 3-0 win over Albany (9/16) where she recorded her first double-double. She tallied 11 kills and 11 digs, as well as tying her career high three aces. Spann saw action in the third and fourth set of the match against Washington State (10/6) as the libero, recording five digs. She also served as the libero for the first and second sets in the team’s loss to Nebraska (12/8) in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.
2016 (Freshman):
Spann saw the most time of the court of any of CU’s freshmen in 2016, playing in 43 sets and 17 matches. She debuted for the Buffs against Portland State (8/27), but didn’t earn her first statistic until two matches later against then-No. 15 San Diego with her first dig. She saw significant time against Chicago State, recording six kills and a season-best 13 digs while hitting .308. In the following match against New Orleans, she had nine kills and 10 digs with a .412 hitting efficiency. During the Pac-12 season, Spann continued to earn time on the court. She hammered a career-high 12 kills against Oregon State (11/12) and added seven digs and three blocks for a season-best 13.5 points. Spann recorded 57 kills, 54 digs and 11 blocks in 43 sets during the season.
High School
Spann, a 2015-16 AVCA Under Armour Girls High School Third Team All-America selection, tallied a state-leading 710 kills on 1,427 attacks and hit .348, the third best in Arizona, with only 214 errors. She also posted 47 blocks and tallied 536 digs as Basha High School finished the season 24-16. She was named the MaxPreps/AVCA High School Player of the Week for Arizona after recording 60 kills, 24 digs and six blocks the week of Sept. 7-14, 2015. Spann was named the MaxPreps Player of the Match seven times over the course of the 2015 season.
A three-time captain, she earned numerous awards during her senior season, including Basha Varsity Volleyball Player of the Year, Arizona Central Female Athlete of the Week (Oct. 8-15), Nike Invitational All-Tournament Team and Basha Player of the year.
As a junior in 2014, Spann helped the Bears to a 28-14 record with 620 kills, again the most kills in Arizona that season. She was named to the Nike Invitational All-Tournament team, Arizona Republic Second Team, All-Chandler School District First Team, All-Section First Team (Division I, Section II) and All-Division First Team.
Spann was named second team All-State in 2013 as she helped Basha High School to a 20-18 record with 339 kills. She also earned All-Chandler Unified School District First Team honors, as well as all-section first team, Division I-Section II Player of the Year, Division I First Team All-State and was inducted into the BHS Hall of Fame.
A member of the Arizona Storm Volleyball Club, Spann’s teams were very successful. In 2014, they won the Junior National 16 Open and in 2013, her team was the 15 Open champions. Arizona Storm was the 17 Open runner-up in 2015. During those three season, Spann earned consecutive USA Volleyball All-America honors.
She was also a part of the USA Volleyball pipeline. Spann started out in 2010 on the USAV Arizona Region High Performance team and in 2011, she was selected to the USAV Future Select A1 team. In 2012, Spann was chosen to the USAV Youth Select A1 Team.
Spann was heavily recruited throughout her remarkable prep and club career and chose CU over a number of strong schools, including Southern California.
Personal
Justine Elizabeth Spann was born on May 1, 1998. She is the daughter of Creig and Terri Spann. Her mother, a former standout and All-Pac-10 player at Arizona State, was her high school and club coach. She also coached at the collegiate level, spending time at ASU and Texas Tech. Her father played football at ASU and in the National Football League. Spann also has two younger brothers who are heavily involved in sports.
Academics
Spann is majoring in sociology.
Mahoney on Spann
“Big things come in small packages and Justine definitely plays very big. Another complete player who has the skill-set to play all six rotations. She was a spark off the bench her freshman year and we expect to see her on the floor more this year.”
Started every match for CU ... Posted a 21-kill performance against UC-Santa Barbara in just the second match with a .277 hitting percentage ... Named to Buffs Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Had 26 kills in the Pac-12/BIG TEN Challenge including 16 and a .560 hitting percentage against No.5 Illinois ... Named Co-MVP to Pac-12/BIG TEN Challenge ... Recorded 21 kills against Oakland and a .563 hitting percentage ... Named Colorado Classic All-Tournament Team ... Recorded her first double-double of the season against Oregon State with 23 kills and 12 digs ... Recorded a career-high 27 kills at No.15 Cal (10/20) with a .317 hitting percentage ... Had 14 kills and 16 digs against Washington for a double-double ... Recorded another double-double at Washington State ... Named All-Pac-12 honorable mention ... Graduated with a degree in sociology in the May of 2020 ... Graduate transfered to Grand Canyon University to continue her eligibility in beach volleyball.
2018 (Junior):
Spann had a breakout junior season, starting and playing in every set and match for the Buffs. She finished second on the team with 366 total kills and third in digs with 328. She became just the 19th individual in CU history to post a season with 300 in two statistical categories and the 16th outside to do so. Spann was named to both the Rumble in the Rockies and Pac-12 vs. Big Ten All-Tournament teams. She had a huge performance in the second match against North Florida (8/24) with a .481 hitting percentage with 14 kills. She continued against No.11 Illinois (8/31) where she led the team with 10 kills and a .308 hitting percentage. The next night she set a career-high in digs against Iowa with 25. Spann was especially dangerous against No.2 Stanford in both occasions. At home (10/7) she had 18 kills and a .395 hitting percentage in three sets. She followed it up against the best team in the nation with 24 kills and a .304 hitting percentage, taking the Cardinal to five on the road (11/2) for the first time in school history. She helped push the Buffs into the NCAA Tournament with a domination of UCLA (11/21) on the road with 17 kills and a .368 hitting percentage along with 11 digs. She recorded eight double-doubles all season long. Her stellar season ranked her 18th in kills in the rally-scoring era, 12th in total attacks and 17th in digs. She is now 40th in CU history in digs.
2017 (Sophomore):
In her sophomore season, Spann played in 32 of 34 matched for the Buffs, and even made two starts. In her first career start against Abilene Christian (9/3), Spann had an outstanding performance, recording nine kills and 11 digs. Spann was also a huge factor in the team’s close five-set win over Illinois, as she tallied three aces for the first time in her career. Spann had her best performance of the season in the team’s 3-0 win over Albany (9/16) where she recorded her first double-double. She tallied 11 kills and 11 digs, as well as tying her career high three aces. Spann saw action in the third and fourth set of the match against Washington State (10/6) as the libero, recording five digs. She also served as the libero for the first and second sets in the team’s loss to Nebraska (12/8) in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.
2016 (Freshman):
Spann saw the most time of the court of any of CU’s freshmen in 2016, playing in 43 sets and 17 matches. She debuted for the Buffs against Portland State (8/27), but didn’t earn her first statistic until two matches later against then-No. 15 San Diego with her first dig. She saw significant time against Chicago State, recording six kills and a season-best 13 digs while hitting .308. In the following match against New Orleans, she had nine kills and 10 digs with a .412 hitting efficiency. During the Pac-12 season, Spann continued to earn time on the court. She hammered a career-high 12 kills against Oregon State (11/12) and added seven digs and three blocks for a season-best 13.5 points. Spann recorded 57 kills, 54 digs and 11 blocks in 43 sets during the season.
High School
Spann, a 2015-16 AVCA Under Armour Girls High School Third Team All-America selection, tallied a state-leading 710 kills on 1,427 attacks and hit .348, the third best in Arizona, with only 214 errors. She also posted 47 blocks and tallied 536 digs as Basha High School finished the season 24-16. She was named the MaxPreps/AVCA High School Player of the Week for Arizona after recording 60 kills, 24 digs and six blocks the week of Sept. 7-14, 2015. Spann was named the MaxPreps Player of the Match seven times over the course of the 2015 season.
A three-time captain, she earned numerous awards during her senior season, including Basha Varsity Volleyball Player of the Year, Arizona Central Female Athlete of the Week (Oct. 8-15), Nike Invitational All-Tournament Team and Basha Player of the year.
As a junior in 2014, Spann helped the Bears to a 28-14 record with 620 kills, again the most kills in Arizona that season. She was named to the Nike Invitational All-Tournament team, Arizona Republic Second Team, All-Chandler School District First Team, All-Section First Team (Division I, Section II) and All-Division First Team.
Spann was named second team All-State in 2013 as she helped Basha High School to a 20-18 record with 339 kills. She also earned All-Chandler Unified School District First Team honors, as well as all-section first team, Division I-Section II Player of the Year, Division I First Team All-State and was inducted into the BHS Hall of Fame.
A member of the Arizona Storm Volleyball Club, Spann’s teams were very successful. In 2014, they won the Junior National 16 Open and in 2013, her team was the 15 Open champions. Arizona Storm was the 17 Open runner-up in 2015. During those three season, Spann earned consecutive USA Volleyball All-America honors.
She was also a part of the USA Volleyball pipeline. Spann started out in 2010 on the USAV Arizona Region High Performance team and in 2011, she was selected to the USAV Future Select A1 team. In 2012, Spann was chosen to the USAV Youth Select A1 Team.
Spann was heavily recruited throughout her remarkable prep and club career and chose CU over a number of strong schools, including Southern California.
Personal
Justine Elizabeth Spann was born on May 1, 1998. She is the daughter of Creig and Terri Spann. Her mother, a former standout and All-Pac-10 player at Arizona State, was her high school and club coach. She also coached at the collegiate level, spending time at ASU and Texas Tech. Her father played football at ASU and in the National Football League. Spann also has two younger brothers who are heavily involved in sports.
Academics
Spann is majoring in sociology.
Mahoney on Spann
“Big things come in small packages and Justine definitely plays very big. Another complete player who has the skill-set to play all six rotations. She was a spark off the bench her freshman year and we expect to see her on the floor more this year.”
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