2017 Volleyball Roster

Tim Casey
Gary Breedlove
Gary Breedlove
Gary Breedlove

6 Caroline Knop

  • Position L
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pasadena, Calif.
  • High School La Salle College Prep

Biography

  • 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  

Statistics

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2017

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2016Junior

    L
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2017Senior

    L
    5'8"
    6

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