Lexis Akeo

Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
High School:
Kamehameha HS
Hometown:
Kapolei, Hawaii

Career Highlights
Preseason All-ACC (2020)
AVCA East Coast All-Region Team (2019)
All-ACC Second Team (2019)
ACC All-Freshman Team (2019)
8x ACC Freshman of the Week (2019) – program record
4x All-ACC Academic Team (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)

AS A GRADUATE (2023)

Helped Pitt reach its third straight Final Four appearance and win its second consecutive ACC Championship
Played in 21 matches and started two
Finished third on the team with 162 assists
Dug 43 balls and notched two aces
Added a season-high 25 assists against Syracuse along with seven digs
Finished her career with 2,758 assists, good for eighth in program history
All-ACC Academic Team

AS A SENIOR (2022)
Member of Pitt’s NCAA Final Four team, the second consecutive National Semifinal appearance…won her second ACC Championship, helping the Panthers to a 17-1 conference record and the most wins in a single season since 1990 (31-4)…played in 24 matches after missing the first two weekends due to injury…finished with 277 assists 90 digs as the second setter in the 6-2 system alongside Rachel Fairbanks…recorded two double-doubles including a 16 assist, 10 dig performance in Pitt’s 3-2 victory at defending national champion Wisconsin in the Elite 8…now owns 2,597 assists over her career, the eighth most in program history.

AS A JUNIOR (2021)
Part of Pitt’s first NCAA Final Four appearance by a women’s team in school history … Helped Pitt reach its sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, marking the program’s longest NCAA postseason streak in history … Appeared in all 34 matches for Pitt … Led the Panthers with 644 total assists … Averaged 5.11 assists and 1.67 digs per set … Picked up a career-best 18 digs at Notre Dame (Oct. 22) … Third-most double-doubles of any Pitt player during the season with six, including one against No. 10 Nebraska in the National Semifinal (Dec. 16), all with assists/digs … Ranked second for Pitt with 5.11 assists per set … Posted a season-best 27 assists twice, against No. 18 Washington State (Aug. 28) and Penn State in the NCAA Second Round (Dec. 4) … Contributed to Pitt’s NCAA-leading mark of 1,671 total assists … Named to the All-ACC Academic Team for the second time in her career.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020)
Part of the Panthers’ first NCAA Elite Eight appearance in program history, reaching the Regional Final as the final unseeded team in the field … Helped Pitt secure its fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance … Led Pitt with 5.85 assists per set … Added 1.76 digs per frame … Second on the team with five double-doubles, each with assists and digs … Recorded a season-best 41 assists against No. 6 Louisville (Oct. 25) … Posted a season-best 16 digs against No. 5 Notre Dame (Oct. 18) … Contributed to Pitt’s ACC-leading mark of 13.03 assists per set, ranking No. 15 in the final national rankings ... Preseason All-ACC Selection.

AS A FRESHMAN (2019)
Helped the Panthers earn their third consecutive ACC Championship with a perfect 18-0 record in conference play … Part of Pitt’s fourth consecutive NCAA Second Round appearance … AVCA East Coast All-Region Team … All-ACC second team and All-ACC Freshman team selection … Program-record eight-time ACC Freshman of the Week … Primary setter for the Panthers with a team-best 10.46 assists per set, ranking fourth in the ACC … Added 1.92 digs and 0.25 service aces per frame … Led the Panthers in assists in all 32 matches … Recorded six double-doubles, each with assists and digs … Posted a season-high 58 assists twice, against Cal Poly (Sept. 13) and Cincinnati (Dec. 7) … One of three Panthers to compete in all 111 sets in 2019.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Ranked 70th nationally by Prep Volleyball Senior Ace … Hawaii's 2017 State Player of the Year, State Tournament MVP and Gatorade Player of the Year … Played for Manoa Beach Volleyball Club … Selected as one of the 2016 Prepvolleyball.com Soph 79.

PERSONAL
Born Dec. 13, 2001 … Daughter of Les and Cherie Akeo ... Has four siblings, Thomas, Lester, Lesli and Kamalani … Older sister Kamalani Akeo was a setter for the Panthers from 2015-19 … Intended major is business.