Katie Parnell
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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
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- Position:
- MB
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- St. Pius X Catholic
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- m
- 11
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- k/s
- 1.30
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- h %
- .288
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- a/s
- 0.13
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- b/s
- 0.68
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- sa/s
- 0.00
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- d/s
- 0.07
Bio
Spring 2021 (Senior): Played in all but two sets in her final season at Mossy Creek... Put a bow on her career ranked third on the school's all-time block assists list with 351 and fifth all-time in total blocks with 381... Posted at least five kills six times led by a season-high 13 hitting .379 at Mars Hill on March 20... In her final match at Holt Fieldhouse, Parnell recorded four total blocks in a sweep of Limestone in the SAC Tournament quarterfinals.
2019 (Junior): Once again displaying her blocking prowess, Parnell finished third in America with 159 total blocks and ninth in blocks per set with 1.31 leading the league in both areas… She reset the school’s single-season record for block assists with 154… Her total block figure is fourth in C-N history and her blocks per set is good for fifth… Led the team in rejections 15 times with a career-high 5.5 against Lincoln Memorial on Sept. 24… Had at least three total rejections in a dozen outings tallying 14 total over seven postseason outings… Had five kills on six swings at Coker on Sept. 27.
2018 (Sophomore): Playing in all 29 matches, Parnell led the team in sets played at 106… Finished the year with nine solo blocks and 135 block assists while ranking seventh in the NCAA with 1.36 rejections per set...Her 135 block assists were behind Nikki James's, the school's leader in blocks, 136 from 2010 for the top mark since 2000. Her 144 total blocks and 1.36 blocks per set put her fourth for a single season behind three campaigns by James… Notching a career-high five blocks against Tusculum on Oct. 23, she became the first Eagle to record at least five rejections since Morgan Harlan notched six against Augusta on Oct. 14, 2017, a span of 35 matches and 375 days. Parnell also had 11 kills and five digs in the match… Led the team in blocks 21 times.
2017 (Freshman): Played in 22 matches with one outing in double-digit kills while leading the team in blocks eight times…Finished third on the roster in total blocks…Her best outing came in the SAC Quarterfinals with 15 kills while hitting .323…Piled up a season-high four solo blocks at Lander on Oct. 13…Had six block assists and a solo rejection at USC Aiken on Oct. 14.
HIGH SCHOOL: In four years at St. Pius X High School in Atlanta, Parnell racked up a .400 hitting percentage with 457 total kills and 278 blocks. The middle was a member of the 4-AAAA All-State team as a senior after being named the area player of the year. Parnell was named to the all-area team during her junior and senior seasons. The Atlanta native won a state title in 4A as a freshman while finishing runner-up as a junior and fourth in her final year.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 11 | 9 |
| Sets | 40 | 34 |
| Kills | 52 | 48 |
| Kills per set | 1.30 | 1.41 |
| Errors | 14 | 12 |
| Total Attacks | 132 | 117 |
| Total Attacks per set | 3.30 | 3.44 |
| Hitting Percentage | .288 | .308 |
| Assists | 5 | 5 |
| Assists per set | 0.13 | 0.15 |
| Service Total Attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Service Aces | 0 | 0 |
| Service Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Receptions | 5 | 4 |
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Digs | 3 | 3 |
| Digs per set | 0.07 | 0.09 |
| Block Solo | 3 | 1 |
| Block Assist | 24 | 18 |
| Block Total | 27 | 19 |
| Blocks per set | 0.68 | 0.56 |
| Block Errors | 1 | 1 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 67.0 | 58.0 |
| Points per set | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 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 | 4 | 2 | 15 | .133 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Mar 5 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | .200 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Mar 6 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .100 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Mar 9 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | .833 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Mar 19 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Mar 20 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 29 | .379 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Mar 26 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | .267 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Apr 2 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | .600 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Apr 3 | Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | .286 | 2 | 6.0 |
| Apr 6 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Apr 8 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .000 | 0 | 3.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27 | Catawba | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 6 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 19 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 3 | Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Apr 8 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 6 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 8 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 22 | 67 | 85 | 1.27 | 43 | 261 | 3.90 | .161 | 5 | 0.07 | 117.0 | 1.7 |
| 2018-19 | 29 | 106 | 112 | 1.06 | 33 | 283 | 2.67 | .279 | 5 | 0.05 | 188.5 | 1.8 |
| 2019-20 | 36 | 121 | 100 | 0.83 | 40 | 268 | 2.21 | .224 | 9 | 0.07 | 182.0 | 1.5 |
| 2020-21 | 11 | 40 | 52 | 1.30 | 14 | 132 | 3.30 | .288 | 5 | 0.13 | 67.0 | 1.7 |
| Total | 98 | 334 | 349 | 1.04 | 130 | 944 | 2.83 | .232 | 24 | 0.07 | 554.5 | 1.7 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 11 | 40 | 52 | 1.30 | 14 | 132 | 3.30 | .288 | 5 | 0.13 | 67.0 | 1.7 |
| Conference | 9 | 34 | 48 | 1.41 | 12 | 117 | 3.44 | .308 | 5 | 0.15 | 58.0 | 1.7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 6 | 22 | 26 | 1.18 | 8 | 70 | 3.18 | .257 | 5 | 0.23 | 36.0 | 1.6 |
| Away | 5 | 18 | 26 | 1.44 | 6 | 62 | 3.44 | .323 | 0 | 0.00 | 31.0 | 1.7 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 26 | 31 | 1.19 | 8 | 77 | 2.96 | .299 | 3 | 0.12 | 42.5 | 1.6 |
| Losses | 4 | 14 | 21 | 1.50 | 6 | 55 | 3.93 | .273 | 2 | 0.14 | 24.5 | 1.8 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| February | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 2 | 15 | 3.75 | .133 | 1 | 0.25 | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| March | 6 | 23 | 32 | 1.39 | 8 | 78 | 3.39 | .308 | 1 | 0.04 | 37.5 | 1.6 |
| April | 4 | 13 | 16 | 1.23 | 4 | 39 | 3.00 | .308 | 3 | 0.23 | 23.5 | 1.8 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 11 | 40 | 3 | 0.07 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 0.68 |
| Conference | 9 | 34 | 3 | 0.09 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 0.56 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 6 | 22 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 0.86 |
| Away | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.44 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 26 | 2 | 0.08 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 0.85 |
| Losses | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0.07 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.36 |
| Month | ||||||||
| February | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| March | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.43 |
| April | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0.15 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
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| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 11 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Conference | 9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Away | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Losses | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| February | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| April | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
News mentions
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. – Behind its most efficient offensive day of the season, Carson-Newman secured its second sweep of 2021 pummeling Newberry 25-20, 25-23 and 25-17 at Holt Fieldhouse Friday evening in the penultimate South Atlantic Conference contest of the year.
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.
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.