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2017 Women's Volleyball Roster

Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce

3 Carmen Costa

  • Position Middle Blocker / Outside Hitter
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Westridge School
  • Hometown Los Angeles, Calif.

Biography

2017: 
Record two kills and one block in the season opener against Temple (Aug. 25 – Maryland Invite) … Posted two kills and three blocks versus Boston College (Sept. 16 – New England Challenge … Notched two kills and three blocks against UMass Lowell (Sept. 17 – New England Challenge … Against Delaware, picked up seven kills and four blocks (Oct. 27). 


2016:
Recorded five kills, two aces and four block assists in the season opener against Drake (Aug. 26 – FAU Invitational) … Added seven kills and a .357 hitting percentage against Bethune-Cookman (Aug. 26 – FAU Invitational) … Notched five kills against North Florida (Aug. 27 – FAU Invitational) … Hit 12 kills and put up three blocks against California (Sept. 3 – Long Beach State/UC Irvine Mizuno Invitational) … Registered ten kills and two digs against Fordham (Sept. 9 – Northeastern Invitational) … Against Binghamton, picked up 11 kills (Sept. 10 – Northeastern Invitational) … Versus William and Mary, tallied nine kills, a .333 hitting percentage and two blocks (Sept. 30) … Hit .500 against College of Charleston with nine kills on 16 attempts (Oct. 28) … Tallied a career high 13 kills at Elon (Nov. 13)


2015:
HIGHLIGHTS
Ranked No. 2 for total blocks on the team (60)
Ranked No. 6 for total kills (139) and aces (9) on the team

Tallied one kill and one dig against New Mexico State in the season opener (Aug. 28 – Falcon Classic) … Landed three kills and one block against No. 16 Arizona State (Aug. 28 – Falcon Classic) … Picked up five kills, two aces, two digs and one block against Montana (Aug. 29 – Falcon Classic) … Posted six kills, one assist, two aces and five digs in the home opener against New Hampshire (Sept. 1) … Notched eight kills and two blocks against Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 4 – Stephen F. Austin Invitational) … Put up six kills, one ace, five digs and two blocks against South Dakota State (Sept. 4 – Stephen F. Austin Invitational) … Tallied five kills, one dig and one block against Texas Tech (Sept. 5 – Stephen F. Austin Invitational) … Earned nine kills, three aces, four digs and a match-high six blocks against UMass-Lowell (Sept. 8) … Posted six kills, one assist, five digs and three blocks against Columbia (Sept. 11 – Columbia Invitational) … Tallied six kills, four digs and two blocks against American (Sept. 11 – Columbia Invitational) … Earned 10 kills, one assist, three digs and a team-high four blocks against NJIT (Sept. 12 – Columbia Invitational) … Put up three kills, one dig and two blocks against Boston College (Sept. 17 – New England Challenge) … Notched four kills, two digs and a team-high four blocks against Harvard (Sept. 19 – New England Challenge) … Landed seven kills, two digs and two blocks against Connecticut (Sept. 19 – New England Challenge) … Posted 11 kills, one assist, one dig and one block against Hofstra (Sept. 23) … Put up a team-high nine kills, five digs and two blocks against Elon (Sept. 25) … Picked up eight kills, three digs and two blocks against William & Mary (Sept. 27) … Racked up 11 kills, six digs and a team-high four blocks against UNCW (Oct. 2) … Had nine kills, one assist, five digs and three blocks against James Madison (Oct. 9) … Tallied three kills, six digs and four blocks against Towson (Oct. 11) … Picked up three kills, one ace, four digs and a team-high six blocks against Delaware (Oct. 18) … Landed one kill, one dig and two blocks against Charleston (Oct. 20) … Posted four kills and one dig against William & Mary (Nov. 13) … Finished the season with one kill and a team-high four blocks against Elon (Nov. 15).

2014: Appeared in first collegiate match, recording two kills and two blocks in a 3-1 win against Rider (Sept. 5) ... Made one block and collected one dig in a 3-1 win against Fairleigh Dickinson (Sept. 5) ... Appeared in one set against Notre Dame (Sept. 13) ... Hit .667 and posted two kills, two blocks, and two digs against New Hampshire (Sept. 16) ... Played in one set against Harvard (Sept. 20) ... Registered two digs during two sets of action against Campbell (Oct. 12) ... Set a new season high of four kills and hit .571 against William and Mary (Oct. 18) ... Appeared in one set in a 3-2 win against Elon (Oct. 24) ... Earned one kill in two sets against UNCW (Oct. 26) ... Played in one set against Towson (Oct. 30) ... Finished match with one block and one kill against Delaware (Nov. 2) ... Hit .333 and set a new career best of six kills while sending back three blocks against Hofstra (Nov. 7) ... Appeared in one set against James Madison (Nov. 15).

Before NU: Four-year letterwinner at Westridge School ... Three-time team captain ... Prep League leader in kills (362), hitting percentage (.325), and aces ... Ranked ninth in state of California in kills during 2012 season ... Four-year varsity center on basketball team ... Voted three-time Most Valuable Player from 2011-13 ... Three-time First Team All-League selection ... Three-time San Gabriel Area First Team from 2011-13 ... Recorded a career match-high 29 kills in 2012 ... Middle blocker on Club Troy.

Personal:  Plans to major in international affairs ... Interested in studying global issues and wants to make impact in the international community in the fields of education and human development ... Vice President of senior class at Westridge School ... Two-year Head of Multicultural Affinity ... Member of Prep League Athletic Council (PLAC) ... Enjoys photography, singing, movies, discovering new restaurants ... Class of 2019. 
 
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
2014 20 16 0.80 8 47 .170 0 0.00 0 2 0.00 0 7 0.35 1 11 12.0 0.60 1 0   22.5
2015 86 139 1.62 56 383 .217 5 0.06 9 22 0.10 1 67 0.78 12 48 60.0 0.70 11 1 184.0
2016 70 103 1.47 58 336 .134 3 0.04 3 10 0.04 2 23 0.33 3 21 24 0.34 6 0 119.5
2017 28 19 0.68 7 59 .203 2 0.07 2 0 0.07 0 3 0.11 3 9 12.0 0.43 1 0 28.5
TOTALS 204 277 1.36 129 825 .179 10 0.05 14 34 0.07 3 100 0.49 19 89 108.0 0.53 20 1 383.0
 
CAREER HIGHS
Category Number Most Recent
Aces 3 Sept. 8, 2015, vs. UMass Lowell
Assists 2 Sept. 3, vs. California
Blocks 6 (two times) Oct. 18, 2015, at Delaware
Digs 6 (two times) Oct. 11, 2015, vs. Towson
Kills 13 (two times) Nov. 13, 2016, vs. Elon
Points 15.0 Sept. 8, 2015, vs. UMass Lowell

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2014Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    3
  • 3

    2015Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    3
  • 3

    2016Junior

    Middle Blocker / Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    3
  • 3

    2017Senior

    Middle Blocker / Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    3