2016 Tiger Volleyball

2016 TOWSON TIGER VOLLEYBALL
2016 TIGERS
Candace
Steadman
Senior-R • Middle Blocker
St. Johns, Fla.
Oliver Ames H.S.
Marketing Intelligence
Masters Program
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CAREER HIGHS
Kills _______________________________________________ 17, at Hofstra (11/6/15)
Digs ___________________________________ 5, at College of Charleston (10/18/15)
Assists ______________________________________________ 2, at Hofstra (10/3/14)
Aces ________________________________________ 1, at Delaware State (11/15/15)
Blocks ___________________________________________ 8, vs. Delaware (9/24/14)
2015 Season
Made 24 starts as the middle blocker ... missed most of the month of September
due to illness ... recorded a career-high 17 kills at Hofstra ... finished the season with
178 kills ... her .374 hitting percentage is tied for fourth on the single-season list at
Towson ... named to the North Dakota State All-Tournament team ... had 54 blocks ...
recorded a season-high seven blocks at Northeastern ... also contributed four assists
and a service ace.
2014 Season
Appeared in all 32 matches ... finished with 188 kills ... was one of five Tigers to record
100 or more kills on the season ... had the seventh best hitting percentage in the CAA
(.281) ... had a career-high 11 kills three times ... finished second on the team with 100
blocks ... recorded a career-high eight blocks in the CAA opener against Delaware ...
recorded at least one block in all but two matches ... added 30 digs and four assists.
2013 Season
Appeared in all 34 matches ... finished second on the team with 78 blocks ... recorded
five blocks in a match four times ... contributed 140 kills on the year ... recorded a
season-high nine kills against St. Francis ... added 16 digs and six assists.
2012 Season
Did not see any match action and retained the year of eligibility.
At Oliver Ames H.S.
Four-year performer for coach Corinne McCarthy and the Tigers ... served as the
team captain in both her junior and senior seasons ... was a Hockomock League All-
Star for two years ... recorded over 200 kills and 100 digs in each of her final two
seasons ... recorded 78 service aces in two years ... had 91 blocks as a senior ... played
basketball and ran track and field ... was a team captain and was named the league
MVP as a senior for basketball ... track and field standout who was the Division 2
state champion in the triple jump as a senior ... holds the school record in that event.
Personal
Lists her parents as the people she admires most ... enjoys spending time with family
and friends, shopping and eating when she isn’t playing volleyball ... has held a
summer job as a MECU marketing intern ... likes to root for the New England Patriots
... Stephen Curry is favorite athlete ... favorite movie is “Love and Basketball” ... enjoys
eating pasta ... favorite actor is Kevin Hart ... likes listening to music by The Weeknd ...
most memorable experience was sweeping James Madison in three sets at home last
year ... has two brothers ... daughter of Bruce and Marquita Steadman ... born on June
30, 1994 in Silver Spring, Md. ... after graduating last spring is working on a degree in
the marketing intelligence masters program.
Julymar
Otero
Junior • RS/OH
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Academia Discipulos de Cristo
College of Central Florida
Foreign Language Major
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CAREER HIGHS
Kills ________________________________________________16, vs. Idaho (9/18/15)
Digs ___________________________________________________________ 4, twice
Assists _________________________________________________________ 4, twice
Blocks _________________________________________________________ 5, twice
2015 Season
Appeared in all 32 matches and made two starts ... named to the all-tournament
team at the Tennessee Tech Tournament ... had 234 kills ... recorded double digit kills
in seven matches this season ... posted a season-high 16 kills in the win over Idaho
... had 40 assists, including a season-high four twice ... contributed 48 digs ... had a
season-best four digs twice ... posted 46 blocks including a season-high five twice.
At College Of Central Florida
Played one year at Central Florida ... named the FCSAA State Player of the Year
and the Mid-Florida Conference Player of the Year ... earned first team NJCAA All-
American honors ... set a school record with 537 kills in a single-season and led the
nation on the junior college level with an average of 4.71 kills per set ... set the school
record for kills in back-to-back matches when she recorded 27 and 32, respectively ...
tallied 250 digs, 43 blocks and 14 service aces.
At Academia Discipulos De Cristo
Four-year letter winner for coach Julio Melendez ... helped the Angels win the
national championship for high schools three times ... named the MVP of the Junior
Nationals while in high school and competed on the Puerto Rican National team
with her fellow Tiger, Jocelyn Kuilan.
Personal
Lists her mother as the person she admires most ... likes to take pictures and
participates in crew in her spare time ... has held a summer job working with the
elderly and at a volleyball camp ... favorite team to cheer for is the Puerto Rican
national volleyball team ... likes to read “50 Shades of Grey” ... favorite athlete is Usain
Bolt ... enjoys watching movies involving Zoe Saldana ... Beyonce and Drake are her
favorite musicians ... most memorable experience was traveling to Thailand, Cuba,
Peru and Guatemala ... has an older brother and a younger sister ... daughter of Julio
A. Otero Davila and Dagmar Perez Freyto ... born on October 31, 1996 in Bayamon,
Puerto Rico ... major is foreign language.
JULYMAR OTERO’S CAREER STATISTICS
Season MP Kills Pct. Assists Aces Digs Blocks
2015 32 234 .249 40 0 48 46
CANDACE STEADMAN’S CAREER STATISTICS
Season MP Kills Pct. Assists Aces Digs Blocks
2012 DNP
2013 34 140 .234 6 0 16 78
2014 32 188 .281 4 0 30 100
2015 24 178 .374 4 1 24 54
Career 90 506 .296 14 1 70 232
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