Outlook
Lillie Sullivan is a 5-5 athletic defensive specialist/libero who will see playing time in a ball control position and setter role … Is smart, extremely quick, and a very strong competitor … Has good ball control, great defense, and understands the game … Excited to see what she does on the court and the success she will bring to this team.

Freshman Year 2023
Played in 41 matches and 117 sets … Ranked second on the team in digs with 344 and digs-pers-set at 2.94 … Also ranked second with 50 service aces … Posted double figures digs in 14 matches … First hit double digits with 15 digs in a 3-0 win over No. 17 Lincoln Land (8-26-23) … Started a string of 11 consecutive matches in double figures with 12 in a sweep at Fort Scott (9-20-23) … That week she went on to tally 75 total digs over five matches, for an average of 5.0 per set … Recorded 18 digs against Metropolitan (9-22-23), 15 against Southeast (9-22-23), 16 against St. Louis (9-23-23) and 14 against Park (9-23-23) which earned KJCCC D-II Defensive Player of the Week honor for week six … Opened the next week with a season high 20 digs in a 3-1 win over Coffeyville (9-27-23) and matched that effort in a s 3-1 win over MidAmerica Nazarene JV (10-4-23) … Credited with eight digs in a sweep over Coffeyville in the semifinal of the District Playoffs (11-1-23) .. Opened the national tournament with nine digs in a 3-1 win over No. 12 Gulf Coast State (11-15-23) … Tallied eight digs in a 3-1 win over No. 17 Wallace State in the national tournament (11-17-12) … Followed with 12 digs in a sweep over No. 7 Illinois Central (11-17-23) … Closed out the tournament with 47 digs.

High School
Was a three-year starter for coaches Cassie Tate and Lindsay Holthan at De Soto High School, De Soto, Kan. … Graduated 2022 … Was a two-time United Kansas Conference selection … Earned honorable mention as a junior and second-team her senior year … Tallied 179 kills, 216 digs, 48 assists, 23 aces and 13 blocks her senior year … As a junior finished with 85 kills, 30 digs and 16 blocks, and posted 86 kills, 105 digs and 15 aces. … Played for Team Dynasty Club Volleyball … Helped the Dynasty 13-16 Blue team place third at the Windy City Qualifier and second at Power League in 2013 and second at AAU Club Nationals in 2015 … Her Dynasty 17-18 Black placed second at Power League In 2017, first at MLK Qualifier Open in and at Power League in 2018 and were Top-22 in the nation in 2018 … Named to the All-Star Award Team at AAU Nationals in 2019 … KU Journalism honor roll, Principals honor roll and AB honor roll.

Personal
Born Liliana Nieva Sullivan on July 29, 2004, in Overland Park, Kan. … Nickname are Lillie, Lil and Sully … Daughter of Michael and Melissa Sullivan … Has a sister, Issa, who played tennis at the University of Northern Iowa … Majoring in sports management … Also recruited by the University of Southern Illinois at Edwardsville … Favorite food is cheese … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is Stix … Favorite TV shows are How I Met Your Mother and Dance Moms … Favorite movies are Pitch Perfect and Legally Blonde … Favorite sports movie is The Blindside … Favorite actresses are Kristen Bell and Jennifer Lawrence … Favorite book is The Hunger Games … Favorite entertainers are The Weekend and Selena Gomez … Favorite cartoon character is Mabel from Gravity Falls … Favorite athlete is Serena Williams … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … Greatest sports moment was a game winning kill against District rival Mill Valley her sophomore year … Best players she has competed against are Wisconsin middle blocker Caroline Crawford, formerly of Lansing, and Creighton setter Kendra Wait, formerly of Gardner-Edgerton … A notable alumnus from her school is comedian Chris Porter.