2016 Tiger Volleyball

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Lindsay
Flaherty
Senior • Middle Blocker
Loveland, Ohio
Loveland H.S.
Business Admin. Major
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Jessica
Lewis
Senior • OH
Huntsville, Ala.
Huntsville H.S.
South Alabama
Sport Management Major
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2016 TIGERS
CAREER HIGHS
Kills _______________________________________12, vs. James Madison (11/21/14)
Digs ________________________________________ 8, at William & Mary (10/12/13)
Aces ____________________________________________ 5, vs. the Citadel (9/12/14)
Assists _____________________________________________________2, three times
Blocks _______________________________________ 9, at William & Mary (10/2/15)
2015 Season
Started all 32 matches at middle blocker ... led the team with 104 blocks ... has
recorded over 100 blocks in each of her three seasons ... had a career-high nine
blocks in the win at William & Mary ... became the 10th player in program history to
record over 300 career blocks ... contributed 160 kills while hitting .349 ... .349 hitting
percentage was the 10th best in single-season history at Towson ... had a seasonbest
nine kills in the win at North Dakota State ... also has 21 service aces and 65 digs.
2014 Season
Appeared in all 32 matches ... led the Tigers with 111 blocks on the season ... recorded
at least one block in 31 of the 32 matches ... matched her season-high with eight
blocks twice ... became the 18th player in program history to record 200 or more
blocks for her career ... contributed 164 kills on the year ... was one of five Tigers with
100 or more kills ... had a career-high 12 kills in the CAA Tournament match against
James Madison ... one of five Tigers with 20 or more service aces on the season ...
had a career-high five service aces in the win over the Citadel ... also contributed 55
digs with a season-high five digs twice ... in CAA-only matches ranked fourth in the
league for hitting percentage (.318).
2013 Season
Appeared in all 34 matches ... became the first Tiger freshman since 2006 to record
over 100 blocks in a season ... finished the year leading the team with 108 blocks ...
had a season-high eight blocks at James Madison ... added 141 kills on the year ...
had a season-high 11 kills at William & Mary ... contributed 10 assists, 13 service aces
and 63 digs.
At Loveland H.S.
Four-year standout for coach Mary Lunning and the Tigers ... helped her team
capture the Eastern Cincinnati Conference Championship while earning first team
ECC honors ... named the ECC Athlete of the Year and earned first team all-city
honors ... had the highest hitting percentage in the ECC as a senior and the secondmost
aces ... ranked among the top five in hitting percentage for the ECC as a junior
and a sophomore ... played basketball as a freshman and a sophomore.
Personal
Career goal is to own a business with her sister and brother ... lists former Pittsburgh
Steeler Hines Ward as the person she admires most ... hobbies include watching
movies, eating and hanging out with family and friends ... has held a summer job
as a Deweys Pizza hostess ... cheers for the Pittsburgh Steelers ... favorite movie is
“John Tucker Must Die” ... enjoys listening to music by Fetty Wap ... favorite thing to
eat is sushi and Chipotle ... most memorable experience was going to Ireland with
her family this summer ... has a twin sister, Christy ... brother, Sean played football at
Boston College ... daughter of Michael and Kathy Flaherty ... born on January 2, 1995
in Loveland, Ohio ... major is business administration.
LINDSAY FLAHERTY’S CAREER STATISTICS
Season MP Kills Pct. Assists Aces Digs Blocks
2013 34 141 .220 10 13 63 108
2014 32 164 .300 2 28 55 111
2015 32 160 .349 4 21 65 104
Career 98 465 .289 16 62 183 323
CAREER HIGHS
Kills _____________________________________________ 26, at Delaware (9/27/15)
Digs _________________________________________________ 17, at Elon (10/4/15)
Aces ____________________________________ 5, at Western Kentucky (11/15/13) &
Assists _________________________________________________________ 3, twice
Blocks _________________________________ 5, vs. Louisiana-Monroe (11/21/14 ) &
& - highs set at South Alabama
2015 Season
Appeared in all 32 matches and made 31 starts in her first season after transferring
from South Alabama ... First Team All-CAA selection ... member of the CAA All-
Tournament team ... named to the All-Tournament team at the Tennessee Tech
Tournament ... third on the team with 349 kills ... had a career-high 26 kills at Delaware
... also contributed 225 digs with a career-best 17 digs in the win at Elon ... had eight
double-doubles on the year ... contributed 24 service aces including a season-best
four in the win over Delaware State ... also had 37 blocks and 18 assists.
At South Alabama
Played two years at South Alabama ... appeared in 19 matches as a freshman and
made 17 starts ... earned second team All-Sun Belt Conference honors ... ranked fifth
in the Sun Belt in kills and points ... recorded 260 kills (3.42 kps) with 17 service aces
and 126 digs as a freshman ... had a pair of double-doubles during her freshman
campaign and registered a season-high 20 kills at Western Kentucky ... started 20 of
29 matches during her sophomore season ... finished second on the team with 339
kills that year ... was 10th in the Sun Belt in kills per set (3.17) ... contributed 123 digs
and 37 blocks ... had a season-high 22 kills at Georgia Southern ... had three doubledoubles
as a sophomore.
At Huntsville H.S.
Stand-out performer for head coach Melanie Donahoo ... guided the Panthers to
four-straight 6A titles ... earned Elite Eight Most Outstanding Player honors her final
three seasons ... as a senior, she recorded 1,289 kills ... was named as one of Sports
Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” after recording 18 kills in the state tournament
championship match ... was named the MVP of the North-South All-Star game during
the summer prior to her senior season after hitting .375 and recording a match-high
12 kills in the North’s fourth-straight win over the South squad ... over the course of
her junior and senior seasons, she compiled 2,139 kills, 193 aces, 379 blocks and 463
digs, while being named the Huntsville Times’ Elite Player of the Year in 2010 and
2011 ... was a three-time 6A first-team all-state selection and received second-team
accolades as a freshman.
Personal
Career goal is to become an athletic director ... lists her sister as the person she
admires most ... has done community service with the L’arche program in Alabama
... enjoys reading in her spare time ... likes to cheer for the Carolina Panthers and the
Golden State Warriors ... favorite athletes include Kyrie Irving, Cam Newton, Stephen
Curry and Kerri Walsh Jennings ... likes to watch the movies, “V for Vendetta” and
“Insidious I, II & III” ... favorite actor is Michael B. Jordan ... enjoys listening to music
by Sam Hunt and Chris Brown ... most memorable experience was being in “Sports
Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd” in high school ... has a pair of older brothers and
an older sister ... brothers played football at Ohio State and sister played volleyball
at Tennessee State ... daughter of Natasha Williams ... born on August 1, 1995 in
Huntsville, Ala. ... major is sport management.
JESSICA LEWIS’ CAREER STATISTICS
Season MP Kills Pct. Assists Aces Digs Blocks
2013 & 19 260 .226 9 17 126 21
2014 & 29 339 .166 11 8 123 37
2015 32 349 .252 18 24 225 37
Career 80 948 .213 38 49 474 95
& - at South Alabama
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