Skip To Main Content

Northeastern University Athletics

Northeastern Huskies

2017 Women's Volleyball Roster

Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Brian Bae
Jim Pierce

14 Laynie Whitehead

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Iowa City West
  • Hometown Coralville, Iowa

Biography

2016:
AWARDS AND HONORS
FAU Invitational All-Tournament Team
 
Opened the season with nine kills, three digs and three blocks against Drake (Aug. 26 – FAU Invitational) … Added eight kills with a .412 hitting percentage against North Florida (Aug. 27 – FAU Invitational) … Tallied 12 kills at Florida Atlantic (Aug. 27 – FAU Invitational) … Recorded three blocks against Presbyterian (Sept. 10)


2015:
HIGHLIGHTS
-Earned 100th career kill vs. UNCW (Oct. 25)

 Made collegiate debut and earned four kills and four blocks in season opener vs. New Mexico State (Aug. 28 – Falcon Classic) …  Recorded two kills vs. No. 16 Arizona State (Aug. 28 – Falcon Classic) … Earned three kills and one block at Air Force (Aug. 29 – Falcon Classic) … Tabbed one kill (.250 hitting pct.) in home opener vs. New Hampshire (Sept. 1) … Earned two kills and one block at Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 4 – Stephen F. Austin Invitational) … Tallied one kill in first win of the season vs. South Dakota State (Sept. 4 – Stephen F. Austin Invitational) … Had two kills (1.000 hitting pct.) vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 5 – Stephen F. Austin Invitational) … Registered five kills, one dig and one block at Columbia (Sept. 11 – Columbia Invitational) …  Tabbed four kills three digs and two blocks vs. American (Sept. 11 – Columbia Invitational) … Earned three kills two digs, one assist and one block vs. NJIT (Sept. 12 – Columbia Invitational) … Tallied one kill at Boston College (Sept. 17 – New England Challenge) … Earned three kills, two blocks, one dig and one assist at Harvard (Sept. 19 – New England Challenge) … Recorded three kills and two blocks vs. Connecticut (Sept. 19 – New England Challenge) …  Tallied eight kills, three blocks, two digs and one assist vs. Hofstra (Sept. 23) … Earned eight kills and three blocks in first league win vs. Elon (Sept. 25) … Registered six kills and two digs vs. William & Mary (Sept. 27) … Picked up eight kills, three blocks and two digs at UNCW (Oct. 2) … Recorded three kills at James Madison (Oct. 9) … Tabbed seven kills, two blocks and one assist at Towson (Oct. 11) … Registered match-high 12 kills, two digs and one block at Delaware (Oct. 18) … Earned five kills, three digs and one block at Charleston (Oct. 20) … Picked up eight kills (.300 hitting pct.) and one dig vs. Charleston (Oct. 23) … Recorded seven kills, three digs and one assist vs. UNCW (Oct. 25) … Registered seven kills, three digs and one block at Hofstra (Nov. 1) … Picked up match-high 12 kills and two digs in upset over No. 1 James Madison (Nov. 5) … Earned 10 kills, two kills and one block vs. Delaware (Nov. 7) … Tabbed six kills and one block vs. Towson (Nov. 8) … Recorded five kills, two assists and three digs at William & Mary (Nov. 13) … Tabbed two kills and one block in season finale at Elon (Nov. 15)

Before NU:  Played four years at Iowa City West High School under coaches Kathy Bresnahan and Randy Dolson … Served as team captain in sophomore, junior, and senior seasons … Named to second team all-state in 2014, first team all-conference in 2013 and 2014, second team all-conference in 2012, first team all-district in 2013 and 2014 … Helped lead Iowa City West to a Class 4A state championship and a conference championship in 2011 … Played for the Iowa Rockets club volleyball team and helped them to a USAV 15 national championship and a USAV 16 runner-up finish … Was a three year letter winner for softball and a two year letter winner for basketball... first team all-conference for softball in 2015
 
Personal:  Plans to study Health Sciences … Member of the National Honor Society … Enjoys spending time with friends and family, swimming and watching movies … Class of 2020
 

CAREER STATISTICS

Season SP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SE SA/S RE DIG DIG/S BS BA TOT BLK/S BE BHE PTS
2015 95 148 1.56 92 470 .119 7 0.07 0 0.00 0.00 1 32 0.34 2 29 31.0 0.33 6 0 164.5
2016 28 40 1.43 18 122 .180 4 0.14 0 0.00 0.00 0 9 0.32 0 10 10.0 0.36 3 0 45.0
2017 1 1 1.00 1 2 .000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 00.0 0.00 0 0 1.0
TOTALS 124 189 1.52 111 594 .132 11 0.09 0 0.00 0.00 1 41 0.33 2 39 41.0 0.33 9 0 210.5

 

CAREER HIGHS
Category Number Most Recent
Aces n/a n/a
Assists 2 Nov. 13, 2015, at William & Mary
Blocks 4 Aug. 28, 2015, vs. New Mexico
Digs 3 August 26, 2016, vs. Drake
Kills 12 (three times) August 27, 2016, vs. FAU
Points 12.5  Oct. 18, 2015, at Delaware

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2015Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'2"
    14
  • 14

    2016Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'2"
    14
  • 14

    2017Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'2"
    14