Erin Edwards
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Hometown:
- Midlothian, Va.
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- Position:
- OH
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Monacan
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- m
- 11
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- k/s
- 2.71
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- h %
- .239
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- a/s
- 0.07
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- b/s
- 0.67
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- sa/s
- 0.00
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- d/s
- 0.74
Bio
* 2019 NCAA All-Southeast Region Tournament Team
2019 (Junior): Edwards produced a breakout junior year earning second-team D2CCA All-Region honors, second-team All-SAC laurels and a trio of postseason plaudits. She was the 2019 SAC Tournament MVP where she posted 44 kills in three matches led by a then career-high 17 against 24th-ranked Wingate in the semifinals. The junior was a member of the NCAA Southeast Region All-Tournament team resetting her career-high with 19 kills posting a scorching .457 hitting percentage in a sweep of Augusta in the championship match on Dec. 7. She averaged 4.30 kills per set over the three matches hitting .396 en route to a region title. The Midlothian, Va. native had the fourth-most efficient season in school history with a .312 hitting clip, seventh in the SAC. With 108 block assists, she finished eighth in C-N history with 112 total rejections, fourth in the SAC. The right side had 18 overall double-digit kill efforts on the year leading the team in smashes 12 times and leading the way in rejections on four occasions. The junior had two double-digit kill efforts in her first 11 matches but 16 over her final 25.
2018 (Sophomore): Played in 28 of the team’s 29 matches finishing third on the team in kills per set at 2.09 while hitting .264, eighth in the SAC… To open the year, she had 13 kills against Belmont Abbey on Aug. 31 on 20 swings without a mistake. It was the most kills without an error since Maddie Borch went 14-0-26 (.538) against Erskine on Dec. 5, 2016 in the NCAA Southeast Region Semifinals in Aiken, S.C. Her attack percentage of .650 was the highest margin for a C-N player with an outing of at least 12 kills since Jenna Wilson hit .667 (12-0-18) at Coker on Oct. 31, 2014…With 90 total blocks, she finished eighth in the SAC…Reset her career high with 14 kills at Mars Hill on Nov. 3…Overall, she had nine double-digit kill efforts leading the team in the category six times.
2017 (Freshman): Saw action in 18 of the team’s 32 matches totaling 40 sets played…Produced her best outing as a rookie with six kills on a .455 hitting percentage with three digs and 1.5 total blocks against Francis Marion on Sept. 30…Notched three kills on three swings at Catawba on Oct. 28.
HIGH SCHOOL: The Midlothian, Va. native was her team's most valuable player each year in high school while picking up first-team all-conference honors. In her career, Edwards notched 624 kills, 75 blocks, 174 digs and 141 aces. Also a member of the gymnastics team, she excelled in the classroom being a member of the Beta Club, a Tribe Mentor Leader, on the Academic Honor Roll all four years and being a President's Award winner.
PERSONAL: Sister, Elexis, is a gymnast at Ohio State competing in all-around.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 11 | 9 |
| Sets | 42 | 36 |
| Kills | 114 | 95 |
| Kills per set | 2.71 | 2.64 |
| Errors | 37 | 33 |
| Total Attacks | 322 | 279 |
| Total Attacks per set | 7.67 | 7.75 |
| Hitting Percentage | .239 | .222 |
| Assists | 3 | 3 |
| Assists per set | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| Service Total Attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Service Aces | 0 | 0 |
| Service Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Receptions | 6 | 5 |
| Reception Errors | 1 | 1 |
| Digs | 31 | 28 |
| Digs per set | 0.74 | 0.78 |
| Block Solo | 2 | 2 |
| Block Assist | 26 | 19 |
| Block Total | 28 | 21 |
| Blocks per set | 0.67 | 0.58 |
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 129.0 | 106.5 |
| Points per set | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Matches started | 9 | 7 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27 | Catawba | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 29 | .276 | 1 | 14.0 |
| Mar 5 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 31 | .097 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Mar 6 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 27 | .370 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Mar 9 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 23 | .261 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Mar 19 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 4 | 24 | .208 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Mar 20 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 42 | .167 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Mar 26 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 13 | 4 | 48 | .188 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Apr 2 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 23 | .130 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Apr 3 | Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 32 | .344 | 1 | 16.0 |
| Apr 6 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 20 | .450 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Apr 8 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 23 | .261 | 0 | 11.5 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27 | Catawba | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 6 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 19 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 3 | Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Apr 8 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27 | Catawba | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 2 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 3 | Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 17 | 39 | 46 | 1.18 | 18 | 121 | 3.10 | .231 | 1 | 0.03 | 54.5 | 1.4 |
| 2018-19 | 28 | 103 | 215 | 2.09 | 68 | 556 | 5.40 | .264 | 5 | 0.05 | 262.0 | 2.5 |
| 2019-20 | 36 | 127 | 362 | 2.85 | 81 | 901 | 7.09 | .312 | 3 | 0.02 | 420.0 | 3.3 |
| 2020-21 | 11 | 42 | 114 | 2.71 | 37 | 322 | 7.67 | .239 | 3 | 0.07 | 129.0 | 3.1 |
| 2021-22 | 27 | 96 | 229 | 2.39 | 75 | 601 | 6.26 | .256 | 4 | 0.04 | 258.5 | 2.7 |
| Total | 119 | 407 | 966 | 2.37 | 279 | 2501 | 6.14 | .275 | 16 | 0.04 | 1124.0 | 2.8 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 11 | 42 | 114 | 2.71 | 37 | 322 | 7.67 | .239 | 3 | 0.07 | 129.0 | 3.1 |
| Conference | 9 | 36 | 95 | 2.64 | 33 | 279 | 7.75 | .222 | 3 | 0.08 | 106.5 | 3.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 6 | 22 | 61 | 2.77 | 17 | 162 | 7.36 | .272 | 3 | 0.14 | 70.0 | 3.2 |
| Away | 5 | 20 | 53 | 2.65 | 20 | 160 | 8.00 | .206 | 0 | 0.00 | 59.0 | 3.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 27 | 69 | 2.56 | 21 | 201 | 7.44 | .239 | 2 | 0.07 | 79.5 | 2.9 |
| Losses | 4 | 15 | 45 | 3.00 | 16 | 121 | 8.07 | .240 | 1 | 0.07 | 49.5 | 3.3 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| February | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | .276 | 1 | 0.25 | 14.0 | 3.5 |
| March | 6 | 25 | 61 | 2.44 | 21 | 195 | 7.80 | .205 | 0 | 0.00 | 67.5 | 2.7 |
| April | 4 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 12 | 98 | 7.54 | .296 | 2 | 0.15 | 47.5 | 3.7 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 11 | 42 | 31 | 0.74 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 0.67 |
| Conference | 9 | 36 | 28 | 0.78 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 0.58 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 6 | 22 | 16 | 0.73 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0.73 |
| Away | 5 | 20 | 15 | 0.75 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0.60 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 27 | 20 | 0.74 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 0.74 |
| Losses | 4 | 15 | 11 | 0.73 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.53 |
| Month | ||||||||
| February | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| March | 6 | 25 | 17 | 0.68 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.48 |
| April | 4 | 13 | 10 | 0.77 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.92 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 11 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Conference | 9 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Away | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Losses | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| February | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| March | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| April | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
News mentions
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Megan Oldenburger was named first-team All-South Atlantic Conference Thursday announced by the league leading a trio of Carson-Newman players to earn yearly honors with Erin Edwards on the second team and Hayden Barton picking up a spot on the all-freshman roster.
ANDERSON, S.C. – On a night where Carson-Newman started sets quickly, Anderson produced the late surges to pull out a sweep of the Eagles, 25-17, 25-19 and 25-22, in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament semifinals Thursday at the Abney Athletic Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Looking to repeat as South Atlantic Conference Tournament champions, Carson-Newman used late bursts to control Limestone in a sweep, 25-9, 25-16 and 25-12, in the quarterfinals Tuesday evening at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Seeking a second straight South Atlantic Conference Tournament championship, third-seeded Carson-Newman opens the postseason with sixth-seeded Limestone Tuesday night at 7 p.m. from Holt Fieldhouse.
In a match that featured 29 tied scores and 15 lead changes, the Eagles fell to Anderson in a hard-fought battle on Saturday, Apr. 3.
HARROGATE, Tenn. – Megan Oldenburger produced the third 20-kill night of her career to join the program’s 1,000-kill club leading Carson-Newman to a five-set, 22-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23 and 15-13, victory over Lincoln Memorial in South Atlantic Conference action at Mary Mars Gym.
MARS HILL, N.C. – Four Eagles finished with double-digit kills but it was not enough to outlast Mars Hill in five sets as Carson-Newman dropped its second straight match, 21-25, 25-20, 16-25, 25-19 and 12-15 Saturday at Stanford Arena in South Atlantic Conference play.
HICKORY, N.C. – For the first time in 2021, Carson-Newman suffered a setback falling in straight sets 20-25, 20-25 and 17-25 to Lenoir-Rhyne Friday evening at Shuford Gym despite nine kills apiece from Erin Edwards and Megan Oldenburger.
WISE, Va. – For the first time this spring, Carson-Newman hops aboard a bus and makes the short trek to the commonwealth of Virginia to play UVA Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. looking to build on a strong start to South Atlantic Conference play.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – On a night where the senior class was honored for their contributions on and off of the floor, the group led the way in nearly every statistical category to win a third straight match to open 2021 sweeping Limestone in South Atlantic Conference play Saturday at Holt Fieldhouse 25-17, 25-20 and 25-21.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman wraps up a three-game homestand to open the 2021 spring schedule when Queens and Limestone swing by Holt Fieldhouse on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 6 p.m. respectively as South Atlantic Conference play rolls along.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Erin Edwards and Megan Oldenburger combined for 30 kills to lead Carson-Newman to a four-set, 20-25, 25-19, 25-20 and 25-18, victory Saturday evening in the 2021 South Atlantic Conference season opener at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the first time since 2013, Carson-Newman volleyball will open the year inside of Holt Fieldhouse ending a 444-day string between matches playing Catawba on Saturday at 6 p.m. in the first of 10 South Atlantic Conference affairs.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – With a short schedule on tap for the 2021 spring season, the South Atlantic Conference announced its preseason all-conference teams Thursday. Carson-Newman earned two spots led by a first-team selection of Megan Oldenburger and Erin Edwards taking a spot on the second team.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Coming off of a South Atlantic Conference Tournament championship and its second Southeast Region title in five years, Carson-Newman was selected to finish third with three first-place votes announced by the league on Thursday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman coach Ashley Tiernan released the 2021 spring volleyball schedule that will serve as a regular-season slate Sunday displaying a 10-match campaign against South Atlantic Conference competition.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Three of the most decorated players in the history of program highlight Carson-Newman volleyball’s all-decade team released Monday by the Carson-Newman Athletic Communications Office. Jenna Wilson, the only All-American in history, is joined by three-time all-region pick Morgan Ballard and two-time all-region all-selection Nikki James.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman, the reigning NCAA Southeast Region Champions, completed its recruiting class Friday afternoon announced by coach Ashley Tiernan bringing in seven players, five freshman and two junior college transfers.