A season ago, under first-year head coach Dave Ulrich, the King University women's volleyball team finished third in the Conference Carolinas North Division. Ulrich has added a talented group of newcomers as the Tornado look to improve on that finish in 2018.
TOP RETURNERS
CATHY SCANIFFE
Sr. | 5-9 | OH | Lorton, Va.
- Selected third team All-Conference Carolinas
- Seventh in Conference Carolinas with an average of 3.19 kills per set
- Averaged 0.43 aces per set, ranking sixth in the league
- Reached double figures in kills in all but six matches she appeared
ABBY ANDERSON
Sr. | 5-9 | S | Clarksville, Tenn.
- One of two Tornado to start all 26 matches in 2017
- Ranked fourth in Conference Carolinas with an average of 9.55 assists per set
- Third in the league, averaging 0.48 aces per set
SYDNEY PIGAGE
Jr. | 5-4 | DS | West Columbia, S.C.
- Appeared in all 26 matches in 2017, making 19 starts in the back row
- Third on the team with 176 digs
- Reached double figures in digs four times
- Served up 28 aces for an average of 0.32 aces per set
VICTORIA GAUSE
Jr. | 5-9 | MH | Leesburg, Fla.
- Started 25 of the 26 matches she appeared
- Led King with nine solo blocks and 45 total blocks
- Posted 91 kills from the middle
KAYLEY HOLTZCLAW
So. | 6-2 | MH | Kingsport, Tenn.
- Appeared in 16 matches as a freshman
- Posted 65 kills, playing in the middle and outside
- Registered 14 blocks, including a solo stuff
EMMA CARICO
Jr. | 5-10 | OH/OPP | Kingsport, Tenn.
- Led King with an average of 0.54 blocks per set
- Second on the team with 44 blocks, including six solo stuffs
- Recorded 96 kills from the middle
REMI THELE
Jr. | 6-0 | OH/OPP | Boca Raton, Fla.
- Posted 71 kills from the outside in 12 matches
- Added 17 digs and eight blocks
REBEKAH HILL
Jr. | 5-9 | OH/DS | Harrison, Tenn.
- Posted 166 digs in the back row
- Started eight of the 25 matches she appeared
- Played outside briefly, adding 15 kills
TRISTYN LOZANO
Jr. | 5-11 | OH/OPP | Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- Third on the team with 124 kills before having her season cut short due to injury
- Averaged 2.34 kills per set
- Owned an attack percentage of .165, second among Tornado
- Added 17 blocks and 41 digs
BY THE NUMBERS
- 11 - returners
- 11 - matches with double digit service aces
- 7 - newcomers
- 64 - percent of aces returning from 2017
- 72 - percent of the offense returning
NEW FACES
2018 SCHEDULE HIGHILGHTS
Season Opener | August 24 vs. Concord University - 2:00 pm (Virginia State Tournament - Ettrick, Va.)
Home Opener | September 4 vs. UVa-Wise - 7:00 pm
Conference Carolinas Opener | September 14 vs. Barton College - 7:00 pm
Conference Carolinas Women's Volleyball Championship - Quarterfinals - November 6; Semifinals - November 9; Final - November 10