Claire Bolton

9 Claire Bolton
Claire Bolton
  • Birth Date:
    Jan. 16, 2006
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Hometown:
    Morristown, Tenn.
  • Position:
    L/DS
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Morristown-Hamblen HS West
  • Major:
    Special Education
  • Twitter:
    clairebolton24
  • Instagram:
    claire_bolton_
  • m
    28
  • k/s
    0.01
  • h %
    .200
  • a/s
    0.11
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.01
  • d/s
    1.19
Bio

2025 (Sophomore): Played in 28 matches throughout the season and 81 sets. Had the 7th highest dig tally on the team with 96. Recorded a career high 9 digs against North Greenville on September 13 and November 8. She alsocame up big with 8 digs in the SAC quarterfinals. Was reliable from the service line with 1 ace and 3 errors in 51 attempts from the line.

2024 (Freshman): Appeared in 20 sets across 11 matches. Registered her first collegiate dig against Tusculum on Sept. 27. Posted a season high 8 digs in the final game of the season SAC quarterfinals at Mars Hill. Also posted two service aces and three assists in separate games throughout the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played under Head Coach Lacey Evans for Morristown-Hamblen HS West. Was a three-time IMAC All-District Tournament honoree, and was named the 2022 IMAC Setter of the Year. She led the Trojans to a IMAC District Championship and regional appearance her senior year. Off the court she was an AP Scholar and graduated with honors while being a member of the advanced choir. 

PERSONAL: Her uncle swam at Western Illinois. Both of her parents, Scott and Julia, are Carson-Newman alums and educators.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 28 16
Sets 81 45
Kills 1 1
Kills per set 0.01 0.02
Errors 0 0
Total Attacks 5 5
Total Attacks per set 0.06 0.11
Hitting Percentage .200 .200
Assists 9 4
Assists per set 0.11 0.09
Service Total Attempts 52 34
Service Aces 1 0
Service Errors 3 3
Service Aces per set 0.01 0.00
Receptions 154 119
Reception Errors 5 2
Digs 96 51
Digs per set 1.19 1.13
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 2.0 1.0
Points per set 0.0 0.0
Matches started 3 2
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Nov 8 at Mars Hill W, 3-1
Nov 11 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0
Nov 14 Newberry W, 3-1
Nov 18 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0
Nov 21 vs. #15 Wingate L, 3-0
Dec 4 vs. Flagler L, 3-1
Game Log - Offense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 5 vs. Chowan W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 5 vs. West Va. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Sep 6 vs. Bluefield St. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Sep 6 at Glenville St. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Sep 9 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 2 0.0
Sep 12 vs. Francis Marion W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 12 at USC Aiken W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 13 vs. Mount Olive W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Sep 13 vs. North Greenville W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Sep 16 at Lee W, 3-2 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 23 at Tusculum W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 26 #21 Wingate L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 3 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 0.0
Oct 7 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Oct 14 Tusculum W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Oct 17 at Coker W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Oct 21 Mars Hill W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 24 Catawba W, 3-2 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Oct 28 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Oct 31 at #19 Wingate L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Nov 1 at Catawba W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Nov 8 at Mars Hill W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Nov 11 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Nov 14 Newberry W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Nov 18 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Nov 21 vs. #15 Wingate L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Dec 4 vs. Flagler L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 5 vs. Chowan W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 vs. West Va. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Bluefield St. W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Glenville St. W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 vs. Francis Marion W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 at USC Aiken W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 vs. Mount Olive W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 vs. North Greenville W, 3-1 - 4 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Lee W, 3-2 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 at Tusculum W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 #21 Wingate L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 - 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 Tusculum W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 17 at Coker W, 3-2 1 5 7 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 24 Catawba W, 3-2 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 28 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 31 at #19 Wingate L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Catawba W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 8 at Mars Hill W, 3-1 - 4 9 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 14 Newberry W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 18 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 21 vs. #15 Wingate L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 4 vs. Flagler L, 3-1 - 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 5 vs. Chowan W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 1 0
Sep 5 vs. West Va. Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 11 1
Sep 6 vs. Bluefield St. W, 3-0 - 3 6 1 0 6 1
Sep 6 at Glenville St. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 2 0
Sep 9 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 22 1
Sep 12 vs. Francis Marion W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 at USC Aiken W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 vs. Mount Olive W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 vs. North Greenville W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Lee W, 3-2 - 3 5 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 at Tusculum W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 #21 Wingate L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 5 0
Oct 3 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-0 - 3 9 0 1 9 0
Oct 7 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 - 4 8 0 2 17 0
Oct 14 Tusculum W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 7 0
Oct 17 at Coker W, 3-2 1 5 1 0 0 16 1
Oct 21 Mars Hill W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 10 0
Oct 24 Catawba W, 3-2 - 3 0 0 0 7 0
Oct 28 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 3 0
Oct 31 at #19 Wingate L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Catawba W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-0 - 1 4 0 0 0 0
Nov 8 at Mars Hill W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 15 0
Nov 11 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 4 0
Nov 14 Newberry W, 3-1 - 2 1 0 0 4 0
Nov 18 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 7 0
Nov 21 vs. #15 Wingate L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 2 0
Dec 4 vs. Flagler L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 0 6 1
Career Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2024-25 11 20 0 0.00 1 4 0.20 -.250 3 0.15 2.0 0.1
2025-26 28 81 1 0.01 0 5 0.06 .200 9 0.11 2.0 0.0
Total 39 101 1 0.01 1 9 0.09 .000 12 0.12 4.0 0.0
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2024-25 11 20 25 1.25 0 0 0 0.00
2025-26 28 81 96 1.19 0 0 0 0.00
Total 39 101 121 1.20 0 0 0 0.00
Career Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2024-25 11 20 39 2 0.10 7 3 0
2025-26 28 81 52 1 0.01 3 154 5
Total 39 101 91 3 0.03 10 157 5
Split Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 28 81 1 0.01 0 5 0.06 .200 9 0.11 2.0 0.0
Conference 16 45 1 0.02 0 5 0.11 .200 4 0.09 1.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 22 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 1 0.05 0.0 0.0
Away 11 35 1 0.03 0 5 0.14 .200 4 0.11 1.0 0.0
Neutral 8 24 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 4 0.17 1.0 0.0
Result
Wins 23 69 1 0.01 0 4 0.06 .250 7 0.10 2.0 0.0
Losses 5 12 0 0.00 0 1 0.08 .000 2 0.17 0.0 0.0
Month
September 13 37 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 6 0.16 1.0 0.0
October 8 24 1 0.04 0 4 0.17 .250 2 0.08 1.0 0.0
November 6 16 0 0.00 0 1 0.06 .000 1 0.06 0.0 0.0
December 1 4 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 28 81 96 1.19 0 0 0 0.00
Conference 16 45 51 1.13 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 22 21 0.95 0 0 0 0.00
Away 11 35 39 1.11 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 8 24 36 1.50 0 0 0 0.00
Result
Wins 23 69 87 1.26 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 5 12 9 0.75 0 0 0 0.00
Month
September 13 37 47 1.27 0 0 0 0.00
October 8 24 26 1.08 0 0 0 0.00
November 6 16 19 1.19 0 0 0 0.00
December 1 4 4 1.00 0 0 0 0.00
Split Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 28 81 52 1 0.01 3 154 5
Conference 16 45 34 0 0.00 3 119 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 22 16 0 0.00 0 44 0
Away 11 35 24 0 0.00 3 84 2
Neutral 8 24 12 1 0.04 0 26 3
Result
Wins 23 69 42 1 0.01 2 137 4
Losses 5 12 10 0 0.00 1 17 1
Month
September 13 37 27 1 0.03 0 47 3
October 8 24 18 0 0.00 3 69 1
November 6 16 6 0 0.00 0 32 0
December 1 4 1 0 0.00 0 6 1
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