2020-21 Volleyball Roster

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40 Holly Carlton

  • Position RS/S
  • Height 6-7
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Twitter holly_carlton2
  • Instagram holly_carlton1
  • Hometown Sterling, Va.
  • High School Potomac Falls

Biography

Major: Sport Management 
Club: Metro

Honors:
2020 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
2020 AVCA All-Southeast Region
2020 All-SEC Team
2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2019 Honda of Gainesville Gators Invitational All-Tournament Team
2019 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 
2018 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
2018 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention
2018 VolleyballMag.com All-America Honorable Mention
2018 NCAA All-Tournament Team (Provo Region)
2018 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
 
2020 Season Category Career
15 vs. Georgia (11/21/20) Kills 19 at Northern Arizona (9/7/18)
.733 vs. Missouri (3/13/21) Hitting % .833 vs. Ole Miss (9/21/18)
55 vs. LSU (2/11/21) Assists 55 vs. LSU (2/11/21)
3, 3x, last vs. Morehead State (4/15/21) Aces 4, 2x, last vs. Auburn (9/27/19)
7.0 vs. Georgia (1/21/20) Blocks 10 at Wake Forest (11/22/17)
7, 2x, last vs. Ohio State (4/18/21) Digs 13, 3x, last at Wake Forest (11/22/17)
18.5 vs. Georgia (11/21/20) Points 23.0 vs. Georgia (10/7/18)
 
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2020) – Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Started all 25 matches for the Gators this season
  • Recorded a career-high 55 assists against LSU (Feb. 11)
  • Posted double-figure kills in seven matches this season
  • Finished the season ranked eighth in the league in blocks per set (1.01)
  • Sits second on the team in service aces (26) and blocks (86), third in kills (203), assists (65) and points (274.5) and sixth in digs (58)
  • Recorded double-digit kills in eight matches this season
  • Hit over .300 in 12 of the 25 matches this season
  • Scored at least 10.0 points in 15 matches this season
  • Her .733 hitting percentage (12-1-5) against Missouri ranks second in the SEC for the highest attack percentage this season (min. 12 kills)
  • Her 55-assist performance against LSU is the highest total for assists in the SEC in a four-set match this season

 
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2019) – Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Started all 32 matches during the 2019 season
  • Recorded double-figure kills in 13 matches this season, including a season-high 14 against Georgia (Sept. 29)
  • Posted a season-high 9.0 blocks against Arkansas (Oct. 11)
  • Notched a season-best 10 digs against Texas A&M (Nov. 30)
  • Opened league play by tying her career-high with four service aces (Auburn, Sept. 27)
  • Finished fourth on the team in kills (269), third in assists (44), blocks (80) and service aces (26), as well as finishing sixth in digs (98)
  • Posted 339.0 points on the year, good for third on the squad
 
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2018) – Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Saw action in all 33 matches and 123 sets, including 30 starts in her first season as a Gator
  • Led the Gators in kills and points, finishing with 302 and 390, respectively
  • Recorded double-figure kills in 14 matches this season, including a season-high 19 against Northern Arizona on Sept. 7
  • Posted a season-best eight blocks against Missouri on Oct. 21
  • Recorded a career-best four service aces against Alabama on Oct. 14
  • Finished the season with 302 kills, 106 blocks, 76 digs and 28 assists
  • Her 106 blocks are the third best on the squad
Carlton's University of North Carolina Accolades (2016-17 seasons)
  • Six-rotation setter and right-side hitter
  • Started all 28 matches and appeared in all 106 sets
  • Led Tar Heels with 595 assists and 29 service aces
  • Notched 10 double-doubles, including four triple-doubles
  • Had double-digit kills in five matches, and double-digit digs in nine
  • Also had a 10-block outing
  • Redshirted as a freshman in 2016
  • 2016-17 North Carolina Strength & Conditioning Most Improved Player
 Carlton's National Team and Prep Accolades
  • 2017 USA Junior National Team – U20 Pan American Cup Gold Medalist
  • 2017 USA Junior National Team – FIVB U20 World Championship (seventh place)
  • 2015 PrepVolleyball.com No. 25 Senior Ace
  • 2015 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 Recruit
  • 2015 Under Armour All-America Third Team
  • 2015 MaxPreps All-America Second Team
  • 2015 Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year
  • Led Potomac Falls to their first and only regional championship and state finals appearance, tallying 669 assists, 368 kills, 63 blocks, 81 aces and hitting .399
 Carlton's Off-the-Court Notables
  • Daughter of Brian and Robin Carlton
  • Participated in Carolina Leadership Academy (2016-18)
  • Father, Brian, played basketball for Averett (Va.) University
  • Mother, Robin, also attended Averett
  • Sister graduated from Virginia Tech and is in nursing school at George Washington

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 40

    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    RS/S
    6'7"
    40
  • 40

    2019Redshirt Junior

    RS/S
    6'7"
    40
  • 40

    2020Redshirt Senior

    RS/S
    6'7"
    40