Joy Rhodes
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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Hometown:
- Youngsville, North Carolina
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- Franklin Academy
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- Previous College:
- Gardner Webb
Bio
2018 (Sophomore): The Gardner-Webb transfer saw time in 21 of the team’s 29 matches playing as a six-rotation outside at times and finishing off the year in the middle. Rhodes averaged 1.68 kills per set and racked up 10.5 total rejections on the season. The Youngsville, N.C. native had three matches with at least 10 kills including a career-high 14 in a four-set effort against Barton on Sept. 7. She piled up her lone double-double of the season on Sept. 25 at Anderson with 11 kills and 15 digs. Rhodes became a blocking machine down the stretch with 7.5 rejections over her final three matches of the year.
2017 (Freshman at Gardner-Webb): Saw time in 21 matches racking up 56 sets played, 99 kills, 12 service aces and 10 total blocks...Posted double-digit kills on three occasions including a career-high 13 against Rider on a .270 hitting percentage on Aug. 25. She also posted season highs in digs (7) and service aces (4)...Her other 10-kill performances came on Sept. 1 against NC Central and on Oct. 20 versus Campbell.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was an All-Conference performer each year...As a senior, she led her conference with 210 kills and a .240 hitting percentage...Also a member of the NC Elite Volleyball and Triangle Volleyball Clubs, earning AAU Academic All-American honors.
Personal: Daughter of Mary and Roy Rhodes, and youngest of 4 siblings...
News mentions
LaGRANGE, Ga.— Carson-Newman (6-1) ends their longest winning streak at five after picking up their first loss to Lincoln Memorial (5-3) on Saturday morning. The Railsplitters defeated the Eagles 3-2 in their final match-up of the weekend.
LaGRANGE, Ga. – Carson-Newman kept the wheels rolling on its undefeated season, adding a pair of wins over LaGrange and Lincoln Memorial, 5-0 and 3-2, respectively, on Friday at the Strack Beach Volleyball Courts.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Carson-Newman wrapped up its first weekend of the season in dominating fashion, grabbing a pair of winning duals in Saturday’s finale over hosting Principia and Stevenson at the Beach Bash.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – For the first time in program history, Carson-Newman opened its season with a victory, taking down Park 4-1 on Friday evening at the Beach Bash.