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University of Central Arkansas

2018 Volleyball Roster

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5 Samantha Anderson

  • Position Right Side
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tyler, Texas
  • Prev School Brook Hill

Biography



Honors: All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention (2016)...All Southland Conference Second Team (2017)...All Southland Conference Tournament Team (2016)...Preseason All-Southland Conference First Team (2018)...Two-time Preseason All-Southland Conference Second Team (2016, 2017)...Two-time member of the Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll (2015 &2016)....Two-Time Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week (2017)....AVCA All-Reigion Team (2017)... Two-Time Academic All Southland Conference First Team (2016, 2017)...Southland Conference Player of the Year (2017)...Southland Conference Student-Athlete of the Year (2017)

Career: Matches played/started: 89/71...played in 316 sets...collected 895 kills for an average of 2.83 per set...has 298 total blocks, averaging 0.94 per set...chipped in 117 digs, 13 assists, and two service aces...ranks 7th in program history in blocks per set, 10th in total blocks, while sitting 10th in kills per set and attack percentage (.236)

2017: Matches played/started: 32/27...played 116 sets...ranked first on the team and sixth in the Southland Conference with 382 total kills...ranked first on the team and sixth in the SLC with an average of 3.29 kills per set...ranked first on the team in hitting percentage (.325)...ranked second on the team with 109.0 total blocks, good for an average of 0.94 per set...added 44 digs, three assists...had 21 matches with double-digit kills...had a season-high 26 kills against Texas A&M Corpus Christi...had a season-high 10 blocks against Northwestern State. Two-time Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 28) (Oct. 9)

2016: Matches played/started: 30/27...played 112 sets...ranked second on the team and ninth in the Southland Conference with 317 total kills...ranked second on the team and tenth in the SLC with an average of 2.81 kills per set...ranked third on the team in hitting percentage (.251)...ranked second on the team with 103.0 total blocks, good for an average of 0.91 per set...added 40 digs, six assists, and one service errors...had 15 matches with double-digit kills...had a season-high 23 kills against Houston Baptist...had a season-high seven blocks twice, against Belmont and New Orleans

2015: Matches played/started: 27/17...played 87 sets for the Sugar Bears...ranked second on the team with an average of 2.25 kills per set, good for a total of 196 on year, while hitting .213...ranked second on the team with an average of 0.99 blocks per set, and totaled 86 blocks on the year...also had 33 digs and four assists on the year...tallied double-digit kills in six matches, including a season-high 21 against North Texas on Sept. 4th...added a season-high seven blocks against the Mean Green

High School: Won an national championship with her club team, Madfrog, in 2015...All-State First Team selection in 2013...All-State Second Team Selection in 2012 and 2014...Four-time All-District First Team Selection (2011-14)...Two-time District MVP (2012, 2013)...Academic All-American Honorable Mention

Personal: Daughter of Dave and Elizabeth Anderson...has one brother, Jake...has been on two mission trips to Uganda...favorite volleyball memory is qualifying for nationals in January 2015 after playing 11 sets in one day...majoring in Elementary Education

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2015Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'3"
    5
  • 5

    2016Sophomore

    Right Side
    6'3"
    5
  • 5

    2017Junior

    Right Side
    6'3"
    5
  • 5

    2018Senior

    Right Side
    6'3"
    5

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