Lincoln Memorial University Athletics

2021 (Freshman): Played in 68 sets over all 20 matches ... Led the team with 105 digs ... Ranked third on the team with 17 assists ... Tallied 13 games with over five digs ... Recorded five games with mulitple assists ... Dug out seven balls and dished out two assists versus Lees-McRae (Jan. 16) ... Posted seven digs and four assists against Loyola Chicago (Jan. 22) ... Registered a season-high nine digs and two assists while playing Ball St. (Jan. 29) ... Accounted for seven digs against Lindenwood (Jan. 30), six digs versus Tusculum (Feb. 5), and seven more digs in a sweep over King (Feb. 9) ... Notched seven digs against both Queens (March 13) and King (March 16) ... Dug out six balls and passed out two assists versus Tusculum (March 19) ... Had six digs and one assist versus Limestone (March 26) ... Dug out seven balls in both IVA Tournament wins over Tusculum (April 16) and Queens (April 17).

2020 (Freshman): Season cut short due to COVID-19 global pandemic ... The only Railsplitter to play in all 18 matches, making eight starts as a true freshman ... Racked up 96 digs (1.5 digs/set) for the second-most digs on the team while competing in 64 of LMU's 66 total sets, the most sets played of any Railsplitter ... Ranked in the top 100 in the nation and eighth among independent team players in digs per set ... Also recorded 17 assists ... Collected five or more digs on 13 different occasions ... Had four multi-assist outings ... Posted seven digs in both the five-set win versus King (Feb. 14) and the five-set victory at Belmont Abbey (Feb. 21) ... Notched a career-high 11 digs in the straight-set sweep of Emmanuel (March 10) ... Earned a career-best three assists in the 3-0 rout of Lees-McRae (Feb. 15) ... An LMU Dean's List member in both the fall and spring.

Prior to LMU: Four-year varsity letter winner at Hilliard Bradley High School in Hilliard, Ohio ... Three-time captain and two-time team MVP ... Voted defensive player of the year as a senior in 2019 and awarded the Jaguar Award by his teammates as a freshman in 2016 ... Two-time All-Ohio Capital Conference (OCC) First Team selection as a junior and senior ... Two-time all-region honorable mention honoree ... Tabbed a 2019 All-OCC Scholar-Athlete ... Picked up the Celebration of Excellence honor as a sophomore in 2017 ... Played club ball for seven years for Vanguard Volleyball Club in Columbus, Ohio, competing at nationals from 2015-19 ... Earned two bids to the Boys' Junior Nationals in 14U in 2014 and 18U in 2019 ... Competed for the 19th-best team in the nation with Vanguard in 18 Open.

Personal: Son of Karen and Homdi Soliman ... Born June 15, 2000 in Columbus, Ohio ... Has one older brother, Ryan ... Father, Homdi, is from Libya and immigrated to the United States at the age of 16 ... Named after his grandfather, who is from Libya and whom Attia never met ... Can juggle ... Enjoys hanging out with friends and teammates, the outdoors, adventures, playing and watching sports, working out, the beach, vacationing and watching movies ... A double major in business management and finance.