Professional Experience
San Diego Mojo (2025)
- Appeared in 10 matches, making eight starts and playing in 26 sets.
- Scored 47 points with 33 kills, 10 blocks and four service aces, while adding 18 digs and two assists.
- Averaged 1.27 kills, 0.38 blocks and 0.15 aces per set.
- Selected by the Mojo in the fourth round and 26th overall in the 2024 PVF Draft.
College Experience
Nebraska (2024)
- Helped the Cornhuskers advance to the 2024 Final Four.
- Appeared in 13 matches (23 sets) in 2024, averaging 2.35 kills per set with a .417 hitting persentage.
- Had nine kills and hit .692 in a sweep of Iowa on Oct. 6.
- Also had nine kills with a .600 hitting percentage and seven blocks in a 3-0 win against Rutgers on Oct. 12.
San Diego (2021-23)
- Three-time All-WCC first team honoree (2021-23)
- WCC Preseason Team (2022, 2023)
- 7x WCC Defensive Player of the Week
- Guided the Toreros to the 2022 NCAA Semifinals, the first NCAA Final Four appearance in program history.
- In 2022, she established USD single-season record with 152 block assists, while her 176 total blocks are second.
Indiana (2020-21)
- Appeared in 18 matches at Indiana, leading the team in blocking (61 blocks, 0.94 per set).
- Tied the Indiana program record for blocks in a Big Ten five-set match with 13 against Iowa.
- Was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.
Overall in her collegiate career, Blackwell appeared in 118 matches (398 set), averaging 1.80 points per set with a .330 hitting percentage. She totaled 718 kills, 513 total blocks, 65 digs and 25 assists.
High School/Club Experience
- 822 kills and 349 blocks (201 solo blocks) at La Jolla High School.
- 2019 Under Armour Third Team All-American.
- PrepVolleyball.Com Senior Ace 59.
- All-American in 17 Open Division at USAV Nationals with Coast Volleyball Club.
Personal
- Mother, Nicole, played volleyball collegiately at Georgetown and competed in the AVP.
- Earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from San Diego in May 2024.
Name: Leyla Blackwell
Position: Middle Blocker
Height: 6-2
Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
Country: USA
College: Nebraska (San Diego, Indiana)