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Jersey Number 6
Caroline Knop
- Position:
- L
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pasadena, Calif.
- High School:
- La Salle College Prep
- Major: Sport Management
- Club: San Gabriel Elite (2008-14)
- 2016, 2017 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
- 2016, 2017 AVCA All-Southeast Region
- 2016, 2017 All-SEC
- 2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
- Sep. 26, 2016 SEC Defensive Player of the Week
- 2015 USAV Junior National Team -- European Gobal Challenge -- Gold Medalist
- Two-time USAV Junior National Training Team (2013-14)
CAREER HIGHS
Kills
20 vs. Nebraska (11/21/15)
Hitting Percentage
.440 at Maryland (10/18/14)
Assists
9 vs. Georgia (10/23/16)
Service Aces
6 vs. South Carolina (11/11/16)--most by a Gator in a three-set match since Kristy Jaeckel (2011)
Digs
31 at Ole Miss (9/23/16)
Points
20.0 vs. Nebraska (11/21/15)
AS A SENIOR (2017) -- MATCH-by-MATCH STATS
- Starred for the Gators' during their run to the NCAA Championship match, despite playing the last month of the season with a broken bone in her hand
- Notched 20-plus digs in seven matches
- Led the Gators with 4.46 digs per set
- Boasted a .970 serve reception percentage on 566 total reception attempts
- Logged a season-high seven assists in a season-opening win over No. 1 Texas (Aug. 25)
- Had two of her 20-dig matches against Southern California in the NCAA Regional Championship (Dec. 9) and versus Stanford in the NCAA Semifinals (Dec. 14)
AS A JUNIOR (2016) -- MATCH-by-MATCH STATS
- Averaged a team-high 4.37 digs per set (seventh-highest single-season average in school history) and totaled a team-high 459 digs (10th-highest single-season total in school history)
- Totaled 23 digs against Florida State in the NCAA Tournament Second Round, tying the fifth-highest total in an NCAA Tournament match in school history
- Finished with a .983 serve reception percentage on 585 total serve receptions
- Ranked third on the team in service aces (20) and service aces per set (0.19)
- Posted double-digit digs in 25 matches and 20-plus digs in seven matches, including a career-high 31 in a four-set match at Ole Miss (Sep. 23)
- Came within one assist of a double-double against Georgia (Oct. 23), finishing with nine assists and 13 digs
- Led the Gators in digs in 24 of 31 matches
- Started all 31 matches and played all 105 sets at libero, her first season playing the position since high school
- Sep. 26 SEC Defensive Player of the Week
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015 AT MICHIGAN)
- Member of the USA Volleyball Junior National Team in 2015
- Competed in 29 matches, making 28 starts for the Maize and Blue
- Named to the Michigan Challenge All-Tournament team
- Named the MVP of the Bobcat Tournament, hosted by Ohio
- Finished second on the team with 3.02 kills per set
- Registered a career-high 20 kills in a four-set match against Nebraska (Nov. 21)
- Tallied a career-high four blocks against George Washington (Aug. 28)
- Led Michigan in kill-dig double-doubles with eleven
- Led Michigan with 19 service aces on a team-high 0.18 aces per set
- Recorded double-figure kills in 19 matches
- Registered double-digit digs in 15 matches
- Led Michigan in kills 12 times
- Led Michigan in attempts 22 times
AS A FRESHMAN (2014 AT MICHIGAN)
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- Started in all 30 matches, one of just two Wolverines to do so
- Averaged 2.70 kills and 2.42 digs per set on the outside
- Led the Wolverines with eight double-doubles
- Recorded 14 double-digit kill and 13 double-digit dig performances
- Recorded her season highs in kills (16) and digs (18) at Purdue (Sept. 26)
- Tallied 15 kills and 11 digs versus Wisconsin (Nov. 7)
- Had seven kills and eight digs in her first collegiate match against Stephen F. Austin (Aug. 29)
- Had a double-double with 14 kills and 14 digs at Oregon State (Sept.12)
- Led the Wolverines with 13 kills at Ohio State (Oct.25)
PRIOR TO FLORIDA
- Named to the U.S. Women's Junior National Training Team roster (2013-14)
- One of 27 finalists for the USA Volleyball Girls Youth National Team in 2013
- Club: San Gabriel Elite (2008-14)
- Named to the All-Tournament team at the Girls Junior National Championship (2013)
- Named a captain of the San Gabriel Elite in 2012 and 2013
- High School: LaSalle (Class of 2014)
- 2013 Prepvolleyball.com No. 59 Senior Ace
- Three-time MaxPreps All-California First Team (2011-2013)
- Two-time Pasadena Star News All-Area First Team (2012-2013)
- 2013 Durango Fall Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2012 All-CIF Southern Section 1A team
- 2011 San Gabriel Valley Newspapers All-Area first team
- Helped LaSalle to four straight league championships, and a CIF Southern Section Division 1A championship in her junior and senior seasons
- Played in the San Gabriel Public vs. Private All-Star game her sophomore and junior seasons
- Also played basketball, softball and golf at LaSalle
- Member of LaSalle's National Honor Society
- Sister, Kat, is a sophomore at Cal
*Graduated in December of 2018 with a degree in Sport Management
Jordyn Byrd Post-Match Interview
Sunday, September 28
Florida Post-Match Press Conference 8-24-25
Sunday, August 24
Jordyn Byrd AVCA Player of the Game 8-24-25
Sunday, August 24
Ryan Theis First Win 8-24-25
Sunday, August 24
