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)

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