Abbey Hildenbrand
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Hometown:
- Parker, Colo.
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- Position:
- S
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Ponderosa
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- Previous College:
- Louisiana Tech
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- m
- 29
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- k/s
- 1.25
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- h %
- .224
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- a/s
- 6.94
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- b/s
- 0.50
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- sa/s
- 0.19
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- d/s
- 2.80
Bio
2022 (Senior): Earning first-team AVCA All-Region laurels, Hildenbrand ranked sixth in the SAC in assists per set with 6.94 and fifth in total assists with 708. Hildenbrand was second on the team in double-doubles with 15 with 10 in her final 16 matches of the season. In that time she has at least five smashes on 12 occasions and has been within two kills of a triple-double twice and within one once. A second-team All-South Atlantic Conference selection, she also earned SAC All-Tournament team honors. She closed out the season sixth in the league with 6.94 assists per set and fifth with 708 total helpers. For her career, the Parker, Colo. native produced 3,487 assists, 1,139 digs and 326 kills sitting as one of the eight active Division II players with at least 3,000 assists and 1,000 digs. The 3,000th assist of her career came on Sept. 24 in a sweep of Anderson while she notched her 1,000th dig at No. 21 Wingate on Oct. 14. She has led the team in assists 18 times despite missing four matches with a wrist injury. Among active players she is 15th in Division II in assists. Of the standout matches, Hildenbrand finished a kill shy of a triple-double in a sweep of Lincoln Memorial on Oct. 4 with 14 assists, 10 digs and nine kills hitting .562. Two weeks later, she notched a season-high 45 assists adding 11 digs in a win over Tusculum on Oct. 18.
2021 (Senior): In her first season at Mossy Creek, the setter played in 125 sets and 32 matches leading the team in assists in each outing with 15 double-doubles... Ranked sixth in the SAC with 8.36 assists per set, sixth in total aces with 36 and fourth in the league and 44th in Division II with 1,045 total helpers... Posted her first double-double of the year in a four-set win over Converse on Sept. 4 with 39 assists and 10 digs...Filled up the stat sheet in a win over Catawba on Sept. 10 with 40 assists, 10 digs, seven kills, three aces and three block assists...Registered 47 assists with six kills and six digs against Queens on Sept. 11...Finished a kill shy of a triple-double in a five-set win over LMU on Sept. 14 with 41 assists, 11 digs and nine smashes... Logged a career-high 10 kills with 29 assists at Coker on Oct. 8... Put up an eye-popping 61 assists, 15 digs and six kills versus Mars Hill on Oct. 12. No C-N setter had more than 50 helpers since 2017 as the senior is the first Eagle with 60-plus assists since Anna Patton recorded 61 versus Augusta on Oct. 14, 2016, 140 games and 1,848 days prior.
2020-21 (Louisiana Tech): Saw action in 57 sets across 18 matches in her final year as a Lady Techster … Served as the team’s primary setter and led the Techsters with 323 assists and 5.67 assists per set … Ranked tied for third on the team with five service aces … Logged a season-high 38 assists at North Texas (3/15) … Tallied 25 or more assists in five matches, including two matches with 30+ … Posted four double-doubles … Logged 32 assists and seven digs against UTSA (3/8) … Committed just two service errors on 174 attempts … Logged three kills five times, including four times in her final five matches … Hit .237 on the year with 22 kills … Tallied six total blocks … Earned a spot on the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2019 (Louisiana Tech): Played in a team-high 103 sets across 28 matches as a sophomore ... Led The Lady Techsters with 616 total assists and 5.98 assists per set ... Third on the team in services aces with 21 (0.20 per set) ... Cut her ball handling errors in half from her freshman to sophomore season ... Racked up a season-high 47 assists in a pair of five-set wins over Sam Houston State and Oral Roberts on Aug. 30-31 ... Dished out 35 assists in a four-set win over Bethune-Cookman on Sept. 21 ... Earned a spot on the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2018 (Louisiana Tech): Saw action in all 29 matches as a true freshman ... Started in 26 of those 29 matches ... Tied for the team lead with 106 sets played ... Led the Lady Techsters with 795 assists and 7.50 assists per set ... Her 795 helpers were 11th most among Conference USA leaders ... Second on the team in service aces with 24 ... Tallied 225 digs, good for third most on the team ... Notched 40+ assists in seven different outings ... Set a season best with 49 helpers vs. Eastern Washington on Sept. 1 ... Led the team with eight double-doubles (next most had three).
High School: Graduated from Ponderosa High School in 2018 ... Lettered in volleyball (three years) and swimming (four years) ... 1st Team All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-State as a senior ... Recorded 695 assists, 162 kills 43 aces, 177 digs and 60 total blocks her senior season ... Finished fifth at the state tournament as a senior, and third as a junior ... Coached by Rob Graham, Deb Barnes, Bill and Judy Peer, Matt Bledig and Malia Sagiao.
Personal: Born on July 11, 2000 in Englewood, Colorado, to Dawn and Phil Hildenbrand ... Has one sister, Haley, who plays basketball at Minot State University ... Chose Louisiana Tech over DePaul, Cal State Bakersfield and Angelo State
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 29 | 14 |
| Sets | 102 | 50 |
| Kills | 128 | 69 |
| Kills per set | 1.25 | 1.38 |
| Errors | 42 | 20 |
| Total Attacks | 384 | 212 |
| Total Attacks per set | 3.76 | 4.24 |
| Hitting Percentage | .224 | .231 |
| Assists | 708 | 346 |
| Assists per set | 6.94 | 6.92 |
| Service Total Attempts | 377 | 199 |
| Service Aces | 19 | 13 |
| Service Errors | 12 | 5 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.19 | 0.26 |
| Receptions | 2 | 2 |
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Digs | 286 | 150 |
| Digs per set | 2.80 | 3.00 |
| Block Solo | 6 | 0 |
| Block Assist | 45 | 18 |
| Block Total | 51 | 18 |
| Blocks per set | 0.50 | 0.36 |
| Block Errors | 4 | 2 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 5 | 4 |
| Points | 175.5 | 91.0 |
| Points per set | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Matches started | 25 | 13 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Alabama Huntsville | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .273 | 19 | 5.5 |
| Aug 26 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .154 | 21 | 2.5 |
| Aug 27 | vs. King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | .313 | 18 | 9.0 |
| Aug 27 | vs. Christian Bros. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .286 | 18 | 3.5 |
| Aug 30 | at Tusculum | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 24 | .167 | 25 | 6.0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Aub.-Montgomery | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .364 | 13 | 5.5 |
| Sep 2 | at USC Aiken | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .200 | 18 | 4.5 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Francis Marion | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .222 | 17 | 4.5 |
| Sep 3 | vs. North Greenville | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | .267 | 26 | 10.5 |
| Sep 6 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | .063 | 22 | 5.0 |
| Sep 10 | at Limestone | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 13 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | .111 | 18 | 6.5 |
| Sep 24 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .250 | 23 | 3.0 |
| Oct 1 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 13 | 2.0 |
| Oct 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 16 | .563 | 14 | 11.0 |
| Oct 7 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | .385 | 23 | 6.0 |
| Oct 14 | at #21 Wingate | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | .095 | 35 | 7.0 |
| Oct 15 | at Coker | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .364 | 25 | 7.0 |
| Oct 18 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -.125 | 45 | 4.0 |
| Oct 21 | Lander | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .300 | 30 | 5.0 |
| Oct 21 | Augusta | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | .071 | 24 | 7.5 |
| Oct 22 | Georgia College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -.200 | 36 | 2.5 |
| Oct 25 | Mars Hill | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | .087 | 37 | 7.0 |
| Oct 28 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14 | .429 | 24 | 7.5 |
| Nov 1 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 17 | .294 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Nov 4 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 1 | 19 | .368 | 22 | 9.0 |
| Nov 7 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | .286 | 34 | 9.5 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Tusculum | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | -.182 | 35 | 0.5 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Wingate | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | .308 | 26 | 7.5 |
| Nov 18 | vs. #6 Flagler | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | .308 | 27 | 6.5 |
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 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | vs. King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | vs. Christian Bros. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | at Tusculum | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Aub.-Montgomery | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at USC Aiken | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Francis Marion | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. North Greenville | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | at Limestone | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 13 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | at #21 Wingate | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Coker | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | Lander | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | Augusta | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | Georgia College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | Mars Hill | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 7 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Tusculum | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Wingate | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. #6 Flagler | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
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| Aug 26 | vs. Alabama Huntsville | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | vs. King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | vs. Christian Bros. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | at Tusculum | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Aub.-Montgomery | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at USC Aiken | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Francis Marion | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. North Greenville | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Limestone | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 13 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at #21 Wingate | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Coker | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | Lander | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | Augusta | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | Georgia College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | Mars Hill | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Tusculum | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Wingate | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. #6 Flagler | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
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| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 29 | 102 | 128 | 1.25 | 42 | 384 | 3.76 | .224 | 708 | 6.94 | 175.5 | 1.7 |
| Conference | 14 | 50 | 69 | 1.38 | 20 | 212 | 4.24 | .231 | 346 | 6.92 | 91.0 | 1.8 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 11 | 38 | 51 | 1.34 | 19 | 143 | 3.76 | .224 | 308 | 8.11 | 69.5 | 1.8 |
| Away | 9 | 33 | 40 | 1.21 | 12 | 135 | 4.09 | .207 | 201 | 6.09 | 53.0 | 1.6 |
| Neutral | 9 | 31 | 37 | 1.19 | 11 | 106 | 3.42 | .245 | 199 | 6.42 | 53.0 | 1.7 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 24 | 83 | 106 | 1.28 | 33 | 310 | 3.73 | .235 | 575 | 6.93 | 144.5 | 1.7 |
| Losses | 5 | 19 | 22 | 1.16 | 9 | 74 | 3.89 | .176 | 133 | 7.00 | 31.0 | 1.6 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| August | 5 | 20 | 21 | 1.05 | 5 | 71 | 3.55 | .225 | 101 | 5.05 | 26.5 | 1.3 |
| September | 7 | 24 | 28 | 1.17 | 11 | 87 | 3.63 | .195 | 137 | 5.71 | 39.5 | 1.6 |
| October | 11 | 39 | 48 | 1.23 | 17 | 139 | 3.56 | .223 | 306 | 7.85 | 66.5 | 1.7 |
| November | 6 | 19 | 31 | 1.63 | 9 | 87 | 4.58 | .253 | 164 | 8.63 | 43.0 | 2.3 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
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| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 29 | 102 | 286 | 2.80 | 6 | 45 | 51 | 0.50 |
| Conference | 14 | 50 | 150 | 3.00 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0.36 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 11 | 38 | 113 | 2.97 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 0.68 |
| Away | 9 | 33 | 96 | 2.91 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.18 |
| Neutral | 9 | 31 | 77 | 2.48 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0.61 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 24 | 83 | 237 | 2.86 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 0.48 |
| Losses | 5 | 19 | 49 | 2.58 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.58 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 5 | 20 | 57 | 2.85 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.30 |
| September | 7 | 24 | 55 | 2.29 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.50 |
| October | 11 | 39 | 118 | 3.03 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0.54 |
| November | 6 | 19 | 56 | 2.95 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.63 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 29 | 102 | 377 | 19 | 0.19 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Conference | 14 | 50 | 199 | 13 | 0.26 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 11 | 38 | 151 | 5 | 0.13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 9 | 33 | 127 | 10 | 0.30 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Neutral | 9 | 31 | 99 | 4 | 0.13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 24 | 83 | 312 | 16 | 0.19 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Losses | 5 | 19 | 65 | 3 | 0.16 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 5 | 20 | 61 | 2 | 0.10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 7 | 24 | 91 | 4 | 0.17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 11 | 39 | 144 | 8 | 0.21 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 6 | 19 | 81 | 5 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
News mentions
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Abbey Hildenbrand and Julia Wheeler were named to the first-team American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Southeast Region roster announced by the organization with Carson-Newman being one of the four schools with multiple players on the top roster.
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.
WISE, Va. – Winning its 25th match of the year, Carson-Newman secured its 17th sweep of the season rolling over UVA Wise, 25-21, 25-14 and 25-18, Friday evening at the Prior Center in the South Atlantic Conference regular-season finale.
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.
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. – Carson-Newman will honor a trio of terrific seniors Friday night as the Eagles host their final regular-season match of the year slated to start at 7 p.m. against Limestone from Holt Fieldhouse in South Atlantic Conference action.
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.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman finished the match with 10 blocks and a .291 hitting percentage to win its six straight match taking down Lincoln Memorial in three sets, 25-18, 25-13 and 25-12, in South Atlantic Conference action Tuesday night at Holt Fieldhouse.
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. – In each set Carson-Newman found a late push to topple Newberry in straight sets, 25-21, 25-22 and 25-21, Friday evening at Holt Fieldhouse to win a ninth straight match over the Wolves in South Atlantic Conference action.
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. - For the fifth time in the last six seasons, Carson-Newman has begun a season with at least a 3-1 record tallying a pair of sweeps in the final day of the Trevecca Tournament at Trojan Fieldhouse on Saturday. The Eagles began the day by taking out King 29-27, 25-12 and 25-23 before toppling Christian Brothers 25-15, 25-18 and 25-23.
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. – As practice ramps up and the start of the 2022 Carson-Newman volleyball season is coming into focus, it is time to open the 2022 position previews for the Eagles with a glance at the setters and liberos with senior setter Abbey Hildenbrand.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - With four teams taking home first-place votes, Carson-Newman was selected fifth, the same as the team's 2021 finish, in the 2022 South Atlantic Conference preseason poll released by the league on Monday.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - As the South Atlantic Conference released its volleyball preseason teams on Monday, Julia Wheeler and Abbey Hildenbrand represented Carson-Newman on the first- and third-teams respectively entering the 2022 slate.