Blake Cherry
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Hometown:
- Cookeville, Tenn.
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- Position:
- OH
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Cookeville
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- m
- 33
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- k/s
- 2.23
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- h %
- .132
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- a/s
- 0.25
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- b/s
- 0.33
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- sa/s
- 0.45
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- d/s
- 3.17
Bio
2022 (Sophomore): Earned third-team All-SAC laurels posting eight double-doubles and nine contests with at least 10 smashes... Was one of four players to play in all 33 matches for the season leading the conference with 52 aces, a mark that was good for 44th in the nation while ranking eighth in the SAC with 365 digs... Notched 14 kills adding 14 digs for her first double-double of 2022 in a five-set affair at Trevecca Nazarene on Aug. 26... Recorded 15 kills hitting .323 in a comeback victory at Tusculum on Aug. 30 adding 14 digs... In a sweep of UVA Wise on Sept. 17, Cherry tallied a career-high four aces... Notched her fourth double-double of the year with 11 kills and 13 digs in a four-set win against Lenoir-Rhyne on Oct. 7... Notched 12 kills and 12 digs in a win over Tusculum on Oct. 18...Reset her career high with 17 kills hitting .400 with 10 digs in a sweep of Georgia College on Oct. 22... In a five-set win over Mars Hill on Oct. 25, she reset her career high with 28 digs to lead the team adding 10 kills and four block assists.
2021 (Freshman): In her first year of collegiate volleyball, Cherry displayed versatility as a six-rotation outside hitter. The Cookeville, Tenn. native is the 10th player in Mossy History lineage to be named an all-freshman selection joining Hayden Barton (Hixson, Tenn.) from last season as the active players on the roster to earn the award. Four of the first nine have later became a first- or second-team All-SAC pick so far. Cherry stuffed the stat sheet this year with 1.72 kills per set, 3.21 digs per set, 29 service aces and 26 total blocks. The outside hitter registered seven double-digit kills matches producing a season-high 11 in the second match of her career on a .346 hitting percentage at USC Aiken on Sept. 3. It is one of three occasions where she put down 11 balls. The rookie's greatest asset has proved to be her defense with 19 efforts of double-digit digs including 14 of the last 17 leading the team in the area in four contests. Cherry logged a career-high 25 digs against Mars Hill on Oct. 12, one of the three times she crested 20 scoops in a match. With six double-doubles on the year, she ranked third on the roster producing the first of her career with 10 kills and 14 digs against Converse on Sept. 4. With 379 total digs for the year, Cherry is ninth in the league in the category as one of three Eagles to rank inside of the top 15. Her 762 total attacks places her inside of the top 10 joining Lenoir-Rhyne's Taylor Prall as the only two players in the conference to rank in the top 10 in the league in both areas. The 379 digs are the most by a Carson-Newman true freshman since Taylor Lowe, who is third on the program's career list, racked up 473 as a rookie in 2013. Led C-N with 11 kills on a .346 hitting percentage adding three assists at USC Aiken on Spet. 3, the second match of her career... Piled up her first-career double-double with 10 kills and 14 digs against Converse on Sept. 4... Totaled a season-high 19 digs in a four-set win over Catawba on Sept. 10... Racked up 20 digs adding 11 kills for her fourth double-double of the season in a win at Coker on Oct. 8... In a five-set affair versus Mars Hill on Oct. 12, reset her season high with 25 digs.
HIGH SCHOOL: Cherry was a three-time all-district pick including a first-team pick as a senior when she was the team captain. In 2020, Cookeville won 29 matches with Cherry picking up all-district tournament and all-region tournament first-team laurels. She was top 10 in the state with 356 kills as a senior, good for 3.40 kills per set, adding a .361 hitting clip, 60 aces, 35 blocks and 288 digs. Against Siegel and Rhea County, she racked up a season-high 21 smashes. In 2019, she was a first-team all-district and all-region torunament team pick posting 321 kills with 37 blocks, 95 aces and 312 digs. In her final three years in school, Cookeville finished fifth in the AAA state tournament. Her father, Brooks Cherry, played baseball at Freed Hardeman.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 33 | 18 |
| Sets | 115 | 63 |
| Kills | 256 | 138 |
| Kills per set | 2.23 | 2.19 |
| Errors | 151 | 71 |
| Total Attacks | 797 | 430 |
| Total Attacks per set | 6.93 | 6.83 |
| Hitting Percentage | .132 | .156 |
| Assists | 29 | 14 |
| Assists per set | 0.25 | 0.22 |
| Service Total Attempts | 496 | 258 |
| Service Aces | 52 | 25 |
| Service Errors | 53 | 29 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.45 | 0.40 |
| Receptions | 679 | 302 |
| Reception Errors | 26 | 8 |
| Digs | 365 | 203 |
| Digs per set | 3.17 | 3.22 |
| Block Solo | 2 | 1 |
| Block Assist | 36 | 21 |
| Block Total | 38 | 22 |
| Blocks per set | 0.33 | 0.35 |
| Block Errors | 4 | 2 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 328.0 | 174.5 |
| Points per set | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Matches started | 29 | 17 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Alabama Huntsville | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -.059 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Aug 26 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 14 | 6 | 36 | .222 | 2 | 16.0 |
| Aug 27 | vs. King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -.056 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Aug 27 | vs. Christian Bros. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | .417 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Aug 30 | at Tusculum | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 31 | .323 | 2 | 16.5 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Aub.-Montgomery | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 24 | .000 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Sep 2 | at USC Aiken | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 23 | .043 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Francis Marion | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .083 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sep 3 | vs. North Greenville | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 38 | -.079 | 2 | 14.0 |
| Sep 6 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 22 | .273 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Sep 10 | at Limestone | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | .091 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 13 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 21 | .095 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Sep 16 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 16 | .375 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Sep 17 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | .313 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Sep 23 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 24 | .083 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Sep 24 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 22 | .045 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Oct 1 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | -.067 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .091 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Oct 7 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 29 | .310 | 2 | 14.0 |
| Oct 14 | at #21 Wingate | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 34 | -.029 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Oct 15 | at Coker | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | .313 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Oct 18 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 38 | .184 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Oct 21 | Lander | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | .158 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Oct 21 | Augusta | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 32 | .156 | 2 | 11.5 |
| Oct 22 | Georgia College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 30 | .400 | 0 | 19.0 |
| Oct 25 | Mars Hill | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 41 | .000 | 1 | 14.0 |
| Oct 28 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 29 | .207 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Nov 1 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19 | .263 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Nov 4 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 3 | 24 | .083 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Nov 7 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 28 | .214 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Tusculum | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 31 | .000 | 1 | 13.5 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Wingate | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | .105 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Nov 18 | vs. #6 Flagler | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 28 | .000 | 2 | 8.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
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| Aug 26 | vs. Alabama Huntsville | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | vs. King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | vs. Christian Bros. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | at Tusculum | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Aub.-Montgomery | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at USC Aiken | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Francis Marion | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. North Greenville | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Limestone | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at #21 Wingate | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Coker | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | Lander | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | Augusta | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | Georgia College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | Mars Hill | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Tusculum | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Wingate | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. #6 Flagler | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Alabama Huntsville | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 3 |
| Aug 26 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 1 |
| Aug 27 | vs. King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 2 |
| Aug 27 | vs. Christian Bros. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 1 |
| Aug 30 | at Tusculum | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 1 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Aub.-Montgomery | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at USC Aiken | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Francis Marion | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Sep 3 | vs. North Greenville | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 3 |
| Sep 6 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Limestone | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at #21 Wingate | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at Coker | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | Lander | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | Augusta | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | Georgia College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | Mars Hill | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Tusculum | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Wingate | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. #6 Flagler | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 31 | 118 | 203 | 1.72 | 145 | 762 | 6.46 | .076 | 32 | 0.27 | 246.5 | 2.1 |
| 2022-23 | 33 | 115 | 256 | 2.23 | 151 | 797 | 6.93 | .132 | 29 | 0.25 | 328.0 | 2.9 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 3 | 20 | 5.00 | .050 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.5 | 1.4 |
| 2024-25 | 27 | 105 | 134 | 1.28 | 102 | 504 | 4.80 | .063 | 31 | 0.30 | 177.5 | 1.7 |
| Total | 93 | 342 | 597 | 1.75 | 401 | 2083 | 6.09 | .094 | 92 | 0.27 | 757.5 | 2.2 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
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| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 33 | 115 | 256 | 2.23 | 151 | 797 | 6.93 | .132 | 29 | 0.25 | 328.0 | 2.9 |
| Conference | 18 | 63 | 138 | 2.19 | 71 | 430 | 6.83 | .156 | 14 | 0.22 | 174.5 | 2.8 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 13 | 44 | 115 | 2.61 | 52 | 335 | 7.61 | .188 | 12 | 0.27 | 142.0 | 3.2 |
| Away | 11 | 40 | 86 | 2.15 | 47 | 263 | 6.58 | .148 | 9 | 0.23 | 107.5 | 2.7 |
| Neutral | 9 | 31 | 55 | 1.77 | 52 | 199 | 6.42 | .015 | 8 | 0.26 | 78.5 | 2.5 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 27 | 93 | 204 | 2.19 | 115 | 627 | 6.74 | .142 | 20 | 0.22 | 264.0 | 2.8 |
| Losses | 6 | 22 | 52 | 2.36 | 36 | 170 | 7.73 | .094 | 9 | 0.41 | 64.0 | 2.9 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| August | 5 | 20 | 45 | 2.25 | 24 | 114 | 5.70 | .184 | 5 | 0.25 | 54.5 | 2.7 |
| September | 11 | 37 | 69 | 1.86 | 46 | 240 | 6.49 | .096 | 10 | 0.27 | 90.5 | 2.4 |
| October | 11 | 39 | 98 | 2.51 | 52 | 294 | 7.54 | .156 | 9 | 0.23 | 126.0 | 3.2 |
| November | 6 | 19 | 44 | 2.32 | 29 | 149 | 7.84 | .101 | 5 | 0.26 | 57.0 | 3.0 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 33 | 115 | 365 | 3.17 | 2 | 36 | 38 | 0.33 |
| Conference | 18 | 63 | 203 | 3.22 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 0.35 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 13 | 44 | 160 | 3.64 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 0.41 |
| Away | 11 | 40 | 114 | 2.85 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.23 |
| Neutral | 9 | 31 | 91 | 2.94 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.35 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 27 | 93 | 304 | 3.27 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 0.34 |
| Losses | 6 | 22 | 61 | 2.77 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.27 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 5 | 20 | 60 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.25 |
| September | 11 | 37 | 105 | 2.84 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.24 |
| October | 11 | 39 | 137 | 3.51 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0.38 |
| November | 6 | 19 | 63 | 3.32 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.47 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 33 | 115 | 496 | 52 | 0.45 | 53 | 679 | 26 |
| Conference | 18 | 63 | 258 | 25 | 0.40 | 29 | 302 | 8 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 13 | 44 | 181 | 17 | 0.39 | 18 | 257 | 7 |
| Away | 11 | 40 | 166 | 17 | 0.42 | 21 | 237 | 6 |
| Neutral | 9 | 31 | 149 | 18 | 0.58 | 14 | 185 | 13 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 27 | 93 | 397 | 43 | 0.46 | 43 | 487 | 18 |
| Losses | 6 | 22 | 99 | 9 | 0.41 | 10 | 192 | 8 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 5 | 20 | 81 | 7 | 0.35 | 12 | 170 | 8 |
| September | 11 | 37 | 161 | 17 | 0.46 | 20 | 192 | 8 |
| October | 11 | 39 | 159 | 20 | 0.51 | 15 | 218 | 6 |
| November | 6 | 19 | 95 | 8 | 0.42 | 6 | 99 | 4 |
News mentions
WINGATE, N.C. – In a match with a total differential of eight points, third-seeded Carson-Newman’s 2022 NCAA Tournament ended abruptly falling to sixth-seeded Flagler, 25-27, 22-25 and 21-25, Friday at Cuddy Arena.
INDIANAPOLIS – In the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championships for the ninth time, Carson-Newman locked in the No. 3 seed in the Southeast Region announced by the NCAA Sunday night. The Eagles will play sixth-seeded Flagler on Friday in Wingate, N.C. at the top-seeded Bulldogs' Cuddy Arena.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – After a torrid start to the match, Carson-Newman committed 14 attack errors in the final two sets falling to No. 25 Wingate in a battle of division champions, 22-25, 16-25 and 19-25, in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament Title Match Saturday at the Events Center.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Emmagrace Cobb and Julia Wheeler combined for 31 kills as top-seeded Carson-Newman erased a 1-0 deficit to topple third-seeded Tusculum in four sets, 18-25, 25-21, 25-17 and 25-21, in the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Tournament semifinals Friday at the Events Center.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the first time since 2015, Carson-Newman placed four players on All-South Atlantic Conference teams announced by the league on Wednesday. Julia Wheeler was a first-team pick, Abbey Hildenbrand earned a slot on the second team and Blake Cherry and Emmagrace Cobb each were tabbed third-team selections.
In the South Atlantic Conference quarterfinals, Carson-Newman volleyball (26-4) used late surges to defeat Newberry (14-15) in straight sets, 25-18, 25-19, 25-19, Monday night inside Holt Fieldhouse.
EMORY, Va. – Carson-Newman tied the bow on a Mountain Division Championship in the South Atlantic Conference Tuesday night at the King Center hitting .330 to sweep Emory & Henry, 25-15, 25-17 and 25-12, in the penultimate regular-season match of the year.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the first time in her career, Blake Cherry earned a weekly laurel being named the South Atlantic Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week announced on Tuesday by the league.
Carson-Newman volleyball (23-4, 14-2) sent its three seniors out the right way, sweeping Limestone (9-9, 6-9) on Friday night inside Holt fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After watching a 2-0 match lead slip through its grasp and falling behind 3-1 in the fifth, Carson-Newman muscled its way to a two-match lead in the Mountain Division of the South Atlantic Conference Tuesday at Holt Fieldhouse in a five-set victory over Mars Hill 25-19, 25-20, 21-25, 11-25 and 15-11.
After a hard-fought opening set, Carson-Newman (21-4) took control of the match to sweep Georgia College, 32-30, 25-17, 25-11, in its final game of the South Atlantic Conference/Peach Belt Conference Crossover Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Hayden Barton joined Carson-Newman’s 1,000-dig club aiding the Eagles to a sweep of Lander, 25-21, 25-17 and 25-20, to open up the South Atlantic Conference versus Peach Belt Conference Crossover Friday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman committed 26 attack errors and was limited to a .142 attack percentage losing at home for the first time in 2022 to Augusta, 28-26, 13-25, 23-25 and 14-25, in the South Atlantic Conference/Peach Belt Conference Crossover Friday evening at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the second time in the last three years, Carson-Newman swept the regular-season series with Tusculum taking down the Pioneers, 21-25, 25-17, 25-19 and 25-22, Tuesday night at Holt Fieldhouse in South Atlantic Conference play.
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Seven Eagles posted at least four kills as Carson-Newman crushed Coker, 25-20, 25-5 and 25-11, in South Atlantic Conference action on Saturday inside of the DeLoach Center to bounce back after its third loss of the season on Friday.
WINGATE, N.C. – Abbey Hildenbrand recorded her 1,000th career dig as Carson-Newman battled against No. 22 Wingate Friday night in South Atlantic Conference action but fell in four frames, 20-25, 17-25, 25-22, 27-29, inside of Cuddy Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Blake Cherry tallied a double-double and Taylor Keeran filled up the stat sheet as Carson-Newman won its seventh straight match downing Lenoir-Rhyne in four sets, 25-20, 19-25, 25-13 and 25-12, Friday night at Holt Fieldhouse in South Atlantic Conference action.
SALISBURY, N.C. - Earning a fifth straight sweep, Carson-Newman avenged a late season loss in 2021 at Catawba by taking down the Indians in straight sets, 25-13, 25-20 and 25-15, Saturday at Goodman Gym in South Atlantic Conference action.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman held Anderson to a season-low attack percentage while the Eagles hit .276 sweeping the Trojans, 25-17, 25-13 and 25-19, Saturday at Holt Fieldhouse in South Atlantic Conference play.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman tallied a season-high 13 service aces with five different players recording at least one in a straight set victory over Emory & Henry, 25-19, 25-11 and 25-17, Saturday evening Holt Fieldhouse.
GAFFNEY, S.C. - Carlee Allbaugh and Julia Wheeler each recorded double-doubles leading Carson-Newman to a 3-0 start to South Atlantic Conference play at the Timken Center Saturday against Limestone.
HARROGATE, Tenn. - Winning for the ninth time in the first 10 matches of the year, Carson-Newman kept its toasty start to 2022 rolling with a four-set win at Lincoln Memorial, 25-20, 25-11, 17-25 and 26-24, Tuesday night at Mary Mars Gym in South Atlantic Conference play.
AIKEN, S.C. - Recording its longest winning streak since 2019, Carson-Newman swept Francis Marion 25-18, 25-13, 25-19 and held off North Greenville in five sets, 28-30, 28-26, 25-20, 15-25 and 15-12 to wrap up action on Saturday at the Pacer Invitational.
AIKEN, S.C. - Two matches, six sets. That's all Carson-Newman needed on day one of the Pacer Invitational to clobber Auburn-Montgomery, 25-19, 25-21 and 25-23, before smashing USC Aiken, 25-22, 25-17 and 25-20, on Friday at the Convocation Center.
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Down 2-0 in the match and facing two match points in the fifth, Carson-Newman never wavered coming back to beat Tusculum in the 2022 South Atlantic Conference regular-season opener, 13-25, 22-25, 25-17, 27-25 and 16-14, Tuesday evening at Pioneer Arena.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - After producing six matches with at least 20 kills in 2021, all-region selection Julia Wheeler opened the 2022 year with 22 to pace Carson-Newman's four-set win over Alabama Huntsville, 25-20, 25-23, 17-25 and 25-19, in the Trevecca Tournament at Trojan Fieldhouse on Friday.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Four Eagles tallied double-doubles and despite leading 2-1 in the match, Carson-Newman dropped a tight affair in the Music City to Trevecca Nazarene, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23, 22-25, 9-15, in the nightcap of Friday's festivites of the Trevecca Tournament.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With the 2022 Carson-Newman volleyball season opener just over a week away, it is time to break down the Eagles roster with the final of two position previews with a look at the outside hitters and middle blockers with senior Julia Wheeler.