Career Accolades
- Pac-12 champion (2023)
- All-ACC second team (2024)
- ACC Freshman of the Week (Oct. 14, 2024)
- All-ACC Academic Team (2024)
As a Redshirt Freshman (2024)
- All-ACC second team
- ACC Freshman of the Week (Oct. 14)
- All-ACC Academic Team
- Played in all 115 sets at outside hitter
- Averaged 3.28 kills on .294 hitting and 3.68 points per set
- Collected a career-best seven digs in her collegiate debut at Milwaukee (Aug. 30)
- Career-high 20 kills at No. 19 Georgia Tech (Nov. 27)
- Hit a career-best .833 (10-0-12) in a sweep over No. 16 Georgia Tech (Nov. 9)
- Recorded a career-high five blocks at UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 10)
- Tallied a career-high four aces against Sacramento State (Dec. 6) in her NCAA Tournament debut
- Second on the team with 3.50 kills on .315 hitting and 3.96 points per set in four postseason matches
As a Freshman (2023) • Pac-12 Champions
- Redshirted her first season on The Farm
Prior to Stanford
- A 2023 graduate of Robert College in Istanbul
- Captained her high school team (2021-22)
- 2022 High School District champions
- Two-time Robert College MVP (2019, 2022)
- Played for Fenerbahce Sports Club
- Three-time U18 Turkish champions (2016, 2017, 2019)
- Placed third in 2018 in both U18 and U16
- Two-time runner-up of Sultans League of Turkey (2021, 2022), placed third in 2020
- CEV Champions League Women Volley fifth place (2021)
- FIVB Women's Volleyball Club World Championship third place (2021)
- Two-time CEV Women's Volleyball Champions League third place (2022, 2023)
- Two-time Women's AXA Sigorta Cup Volley of Turkey second place (2022, 2023)
- Turkish Women's Spor Toto Champions Cup first place (2022)
- Sultans League of Turkey first place (2023)
- Three-time U18 Turkish champions (2016, 2017, 2019)
Turkish National Team
- U16 Balkan Championship 4th place (2017) (Bulgaria)
- U17 European Championship 3rd place (2018) (Bulgaria)
- U17 Balkan Championship 1st place (2019) (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- U18 European Youth Olympics Festival (EYOF) 3rd place (2019) (Azerbaijan)
- U18 World Championship 9th place (2019) (Egypt)
- U19 European Championship 1st place (2020) (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- U19 European Championship Top 7 Scorer (2020) (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- U19 European Championship MVP (2020) (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- U20 World Championship 10th place (2021) (Netherlands)
- U21 European Championship 3rd place (2022) (Italy)
- U21 European Championship Top 2 Scorer (2022) (Italy)
- U21 European Championship Best Opposite (2022) (Italy)
- At the 66th Gillette Milliyet Athlete of the Year Achievement Awards; National Under-19 Girls Volleyball Team, Islam Çupi Milliyet Sports Extra Special Award (2021) (Turkey)
- Bogaziçi University Sports Awards 2021; Sportsmanship "Keep faith with your comrade" National Under-19 Girls Volleyball Team (2021) (Turkey)
Personal
- Daughter of Engin and Mihriban Kurt
- Plays the flute
- Full name is Ipar Ozay Kurt
Career Highs
Statistic | Career High | Opponent | Date |
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Kills | 20 | at Georgia Tech | Nov. 27, 2024 |
Attempts | 43 | at Louisville | Dec. 14, 2024 |
Hitting Percentage | .833 (10-0-12) | vs. Georgia Tech | Nov. 9, 2024 |
Assists | 2 (2X) | last at California | Oct. 23, 2024 |
Service Aces | 4 | vs. Sacramento State | Dec. 6, 2024 |
Digs | 7 | at Milwaukee | Aug. 30, 2024 |
Blocks | 5.0 | at UC Santa Barbara | Sept. 10, 2024 |