Molly McAlvany
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  • Height:
    6-1
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Roswell, Ga.
  • High School:
    Blessed Trinity HS
  • Position:
    OH
  • Major:
    Public Health
  • m
    28
  • k/s
    1.43
  • h %
    .223
  • a/s
    0.07
  • b/s
    0.25
  • sa/s
    0.13
  • d/s
    1.59

Bio

As a Junior: SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Earned the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award... Appeared in 28 matches...Recorded a season high of 15 kills against Florida Tech (11/5)...Ended the season competing in 76 sets with a total of 121 digs and 109 kills.

As a Sophomore: SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Participated in 26 matches and 65 sets... Tallied a career best 15 kills for the season with a season high seven kills against Florida Southern (12/4)... Collected four aces for the season... Registered 55 digs with a season high 13 versus Florida Southern (12/4)... Recorded two block assists and two solo blocks this season.

As a Freshman: SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Saw action in 30 matches, playing 94 sets…Made Spartans’ debut against Tusculum in the Tampa Classic recording three kills (9/6)…Recorded a season-best six assists versus Sunshine State Conference opponent Eckerd (11/5)…Notched three service aces against Valdosta State in the South Region Crossover (10/17)…Snatched double-digit digs for five consecutive matches from Sept. 27 through Oct. 10…Tallied 21 digs versus No. 20 Palm Beach Atlantic (10/24)…Earn a career-high of 29 digs during the NCAA South Regional against No. 19 Palm Beach Atlantic (11/22)…Captured 16 digs during the NCAA National Semifinal versus Arkansas-Fort Smith (12/5)…Concluded freshman season with nine digs and two service aces in the National Championship against No. 4 Southwest Minnesota State…Rounded out the season with 49 assists, 22 service aces, and 305 digs.

High School: Graduate of Blessed Trinity High School…Four-year varsity starter where she played for coach Paul Stevens…Team captain 2013…Named 2013 State of Georgia AAA Player of the Year…State champion in 2010 and 2012…Runner-up in State championships 2013…Named to the All-Area team in 2011, 2012, and 2013…Made the All-State team in 2012 and 2013…Honored as the 2012 USA Today Sports “All USA” Atlanta Team…Holds the Blessed Trinity records for most kills in a single season with 598 and most kills in a career with 1671, placing her fifth in the state of Georgia…Played club volleyball for A5 under coach Bob Westbrook…Advanced to the AAU National Championship Final from 2011-2014…Seeded first at the USA Volleyball Girls Junior Championships in 2014…Earned a spot on the AAU All-American 2012 team…Named player of the year for the state of Georgia in 2013…Bronze Medalists at the 2014 USA Volleyball Junior Olympic Championships in the 18 Open Division.

Personal: Full name is Molly Drew McAlvany…Volunteered with Habitat for Humanity…Member of the sign language club and National Honor Society…Earned magna cum laude honor roll 2010-2014…Daughter of Dr. William and Dr. Joanne McAlvany…Sister of Jessica who was named to volleyball first team All-American at Emory University, Ali who currently plays volleyball for Eckerd College while being named to the first team All-American, and Nicole who played volleyball for Rhodes College...Public health major…Birthdate: 10/15/1995.

SINGLE-MATCH HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
Kills: 15, Florida Tech, 11/05/2016 
Attacks: 39, Florida Southern, 11/01/2016 
Attack pct: .476, Lynn, 10/07/2016 (11-1-21)
Assists: 6, Eckerd, 11/05/2014 ; Eckerd, 11/5/2014 
Serve aces: 3, vs Union, 10/15/2016 ; vs Valdosta State, 10/17/14 ; vs Valdosta State, 10/17/2014 
Digs: 29, Palm Beach Atlantic, 11/22/2014 
Blocks: 4, at Embry-Riddle, Oct 29, 2016 
Block solo: 2, at Rollins, Oct 28, 2016 
Block assist: 4, at Embry-Riddle, Oct 29, 2016 
 
CAREER ALL-TIME RANKINGS:
Serve pct.: 5th (.945)

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Nov 11 at Barry W, 3-2
Nov 12 at Lynn L, 3-1
Nov 18 at #10 Palm Beach Atlantic L, 3-0
Nov 19 at Nova Southeastern W, 3-1
Dec 1 vs. Lynn W, 3-1
Dec 2 vs. Florida Southern L, 3-0
  Overall Conference
Matches 28 14
Sets 76 45
Kills 109 73
Kills per set 1.43 1.62
Errors 42 30
Total Attacks 300 214
Total Attacks per set 3.95 4.76
Hitting Percentage .223 .201
Assists 5 3
Assists per set 0.07 0.07
Service Aces 10 3
Service Errors 12 7
Service Aces per set 0.13 0.07
Receptions 269 186
Reception Errors 18 13
Digs 121 71
Digs per set 1.59 1.58
Block Solo 4 4
Block Assist 15 8
Block Total 19 12
Blocks per set 0.25 0.27
Block Errors 3 3
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 130.5 84.0
Points per set 1.7 1.9
Matches started 12 8

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 2 Franklin Pierce W, 3-0 - 2 3 2 8 .125 0 3.0
Sep 2 Henderson State L, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 3 Pitt-Johnstown W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 3 Minnesota State-Mankato L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 9 at Indianapolis W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 9 vs. Lock Haven W, 3-0 - 2 4 0 9 .444 0 4.0
Sep 10 vs. Ashland W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Sep 16 at Eckerd W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 1.0
Sep 17 Saint Leo L, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 23 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 24 Rollins W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 27 at #21 Florida Southern L, 3-2 - 4 1 1 2 .000 0 1.0
Sep 29 at Florida Tech W, 3-1 - 3 6 1 12 .417 1 7.5
Oct 7 Lynn W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 21 .476 0 11.5
Oct 14 vs. Christian Brothers W, 3-0 1 3 6 4 13 .154 0 7.5
Oct 14 vs. Shorter W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 21 .143 1 8.5
Oct 15 vs. Union (Tenn.) W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 13 .769 0 13.0
Oct 18 at Saint Leo L, 3-1 1 3 7 4 23 .130 1 8.5
Oct 21 Nova Southeastern W, 3-1 1 1 0 2 8 -.250 0 0.5
Oct 22 #12 Palm Beach Atlantic L, 3-1 - 1 2 1 6 .167 1 2.5
Oct 25 Eckerd W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Rollins W, 3-0 - 2 6 0 13 .462 0 8.0
Oct 29 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 12 .250 0 7.0
Nov 1 Florida Southern W, 3-1 1 4 12 6 39 .154 0 12.0
Nov 5 Florida Tech W, 3-1 1 4 15 3 35 .343 0 18.0
Nov 9 Barry W, 3-2 1 5 9 8 25 .040 0 9.0
Nov 11 at Barry W, 3-2 1 3 1 3 15 -.133 1 1.0
Nov 12 at Lynn L, 3-1 1 4 5 1 21 .190 0 6.0
Nov 18 at #10 Palm Beach Atlantic L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Nova Southeastern W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Dec 1 vs. Lynn W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 vs. Florida Southern L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 4 .000 0 0.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 2 Franklin Pierce W, 3-0 - 2 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 Henderson State L, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 Pitt-Johnstown W, 3-1 - 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 Minnesota State-Mankato L, 3-1 - 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Indianapolis W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 vs. Lock Haven W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 vs. Ashland W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Eckerd W, 3-1 - 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 Saint Leo L, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 24 Rollins W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 at #21 Florida Southern L, 3-2 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 29 at Florida Tech W, 3-1 - 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 7 Lynn W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 14 vs. Christian Brothers W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 14 vs. Shorter W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 15 vs. Union (Tenn.) W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Saint Leo L, 3-1 1 3 4 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 21 Nova Southeastern W, 3-1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 22 #12 Palm Beach Atlantic L, 3-1 - 1 3 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 25 Eckerd W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Rollins W, 3-0 - 2 7 2 0 0 2 0
Oct 29 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-0 1 3 15 0 4 0 4 0
Nov 1 Florida Southern W, 3-1 1 4 11 0 0 1 0 0
Nov 5 Florida Tech W, 3-1 1 4 12 1 2 0 3 0
Nov 9 Barry W, 3-2 1 5 11 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 at Barry W, 3-2 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 12 at Lynn L, 3-1 1 4 12 1 0 2 1 0
Nov 18 at #10 Palm Beach Atlantic L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Nova Southeastern W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Dec 1 vs. Lynn W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 vs. Florida Southern L, 3-0 - 1 2 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 2 Franklin Pierce W, 3-0 - 2 4 0 2 5 0
Sep 2 Henderson State L, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 Pitt-Johnstown W, 3-1 - 2 2 0 0 2 0
Sep 3 Minnesota State-Mankato L, 3-1 - 2 5 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Indianapolis W, 3-0 - 1 3 0 0 1 0
Sep 9 vs. Lock Haven W, 3-0 - 2 4 0 0 1 0
Sep 10 vs. Ashland W, 3-1 - 2 7 1 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Eckerd W, 3-1 - 4 13 1 0 0 0
Sep 17 Saint Leo L, 3-1 - 3 4 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 - 4 9 0 1 0 0
Sep 24 Rollins W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 at #21 Florida Southern L, 3-2 - 4 4 0 0 1 0
Sep 29 at Florida Tech W, 3-1 - 3 7 1 1 12 1
Oct 7 Lynn W, 3-0 1 3 17 0 0 26 4
Oct 14 vs. Christian Brothers W, 3-0 1 3 14 1 0 15 1
Oct 14 vs. Shorter W, 3-0 1 3 18 2 0 16 1
Oct 15 vs. Union (Tenn.) W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 0 6 0
Oct 18 at Saint Leo L, 3-1 1 3 6 0 0 18 1
Oct 21 Nova Southeastern W, 3-1 1 1 2 0 0 8 1
Oct 22 #12 Palm Beach Atlantic L, 3-1 - 1 7 0 1 13 0
Oct 25 Eckerd W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Rollins W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 1 7 0
Oct 29 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-0 1 3 18 0 0 19 2
Nov 1 Florida Southern W, 3-1 1 4 15 0 1 21 3
Nov 5 Florida Tech W, 3-1 1 4 18 1 2 19 1
Nov 9 Barry W, 3-2 1 5 14 0 0 22 0
Nov 11 at Barry W, 3-2 1 3 5 0 1 12 0
Nov 12 at Lynn L, 3-1 1 4 19 0 1 40 2
Nov 18 at #10 Palm Beach Atlantic L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Nova Southeastern W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Dec 1 vs. Lynn W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Dec 2 vs. Florida Southern L, 3-0 - 1 2 0 1 5 1

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2014-15 30 94 8 0.09 6 29 0.31 .069 49 0.52 30.0 0.3
2015-16 26 65 15 0.23 12 49 0.75 .061 6 0.09 22.0 0.3
2016-17 28 76 109 1.43 42 300 3.95 .223 5 0.07 130.5 1.7
2017-18 24 73 5 0.07 4 23 0.32 .043 20 0.27 22.5 0.3
Total 108 308 137 0.44 64 401 1.30 .182 80 0.26 205.0 0.7

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2014-15 30 94 305 3.24 0 0 0 0.00
2015-16 26 65 55 0.85 2 2 4 0.06
2016-17 28 76 121 1.59 4 15 19 0.25
2017-18 24 73 242 3.32 0 1 1 0.01
Total 108 308 723 2.35 6 18 24 0.08

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2014-15 30 94 410 22 0.23 22 468 21
2015-16 26 65 138 4 0.06 9 141 11
2016-17 28 76 233 10 0.13 12 269 18
2017-18 24 73 292 17 0.23 11 386 14
Total 108 308 1073 53 0.17 54 1264 64

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 28 76 109 1.43 42 300 3.95 .223 5 0.07 130.5 1.7
Conference 14 45 73 1.62 30 214 4.76 .201 3 0.07 84.0 1.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 13 35 52 1.49 23 142 4.06 .204 1 0.03 56.5 1.6
Away 9 27 31 1.15 12 98 3.63 .194 3 0.11 40.0 1.5
Neutral 6 14 26 1.86 7 60 4.29 .317 1 0.07 34.0 2.4
Result                        
Wins 20 56 94 1.68 35 244 4.36 .242 3 0.05 112.5 2.0
Losses 8 20 15 0.75 7 56 2.80 .143 2 0.10 18.0 0.9
Month                        
September 13 33 14 0.42 4 31 0.94 .323 1 0.03 17.5 0.5
October 9 22 53 2.41 17 130 5.91 .277 3 0.14 67.0 3.0
November 5 20 42 2.10 21 135 6.75 .156 1 0.05 46.0 2.3
December 1 1 0 0.00 0 4 4.00 .000 0 0.00 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 28 76 121 1.59 4 15 19 0.25
Conference 14 45 71 1.58 4 8 12 0.27
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 13 35 52 1.49 1 5 6 0.17
Away 9 27 49 1.81 3 8 11 0.41
Neutral 6 14 20 1.43 0 2 2 0.14
Result                
Wins 20 56 98 1.75 3 11 14 0.25
Losses 8 20 23 1.15 1 4 5 0.25
Month                
September 13 33 21 0.64 0 1 1 0.03
October 9 22 49 2.23 2 12 14 0.64
November 5 20 49 2.45 2 2 4 0.20
December 1 1 2 2.00 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 28 76 233 10 0.13 12 269 18
Conference 14 45 129 3 0.07 7 186 13
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 13 35 99 1 0.03 7 116 9
Away 9 27 78 2 0.07 4 110 6
Neutral 6 14 56 7 0.50 1 43 3
Result                
Wins 20 56 186 10 0.18 9 192 14
Losses 8 20 47 0 0.00 3 77 4
Month                
September 13 33 64 3 0.09 4 22 1
October 9 22 96 6 0.27 2 128 10
November 5 20 71 1 0.05 5 114 6
December 1 1 2 0 0.00 1 5 1

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