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2018 Women's Volleyball

11 Kirstyn Sperry

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Desert Vista
  • Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.

Biography

2018 (Senior)
Earned a spot on the NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Senior CLASS Award nominee … Named NEC Player of the Week for the first week of the season (Aug. 27) … Appeared in 34 matches and 136 sets … Recorded 7.46 assists, 2.54 digs, 0.79 kills and 0.37 aces per set … Set Bryant’s D1 single-season (50) and career (173) aces records … Finishes her career tied with Kristin Kingi for first in Bryant’s D1 era in matches played (134) and third in career digs (1,214) and career assists (2,683) … Collected 18 double-doubles on the year, all in assists and digs … Season-high 21 digs against Charlotte (Aug. 31) … Recorded 44 assists, 16 digs, eight kills and three aces in a four-set win over Marist (Aug. 31) … Followed that performance with 45 assists against Fordham and 44 vs. New Hampshire in her next two matches … Tallied 43 assists in a four-set win at Hartford (Sept. 26) … Collected 42 assists in the win at Robert Morris (Oct. 20) … Recorded 37 assists and 13 digs in a four-set victory over Central Connecticut (Oct. 27) … Posted 34 assists, 12 digs and three aces in the NEC Semifinal win over the Blue Devils (Nov. 16).

2017 (Junior)
Northeast Conference Setter of the Year and first-team All-NEC honors … NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection … Appeared in all 33 matches and 125 sets for the Bulldogs … Ranked fifth on the team in kills with 169 (1.35 per set) and third in total blocks (77) … Finished 3rd in the NEC with 41 service aces (0.33 per set) and 813 assists (6.50 per set) … Finished the season with 22 double-doubles ... Career-high seven aces in the win over Syracuse (9/15) ... 28 assists and 21 digs in the win over LIU Brooklyn (9/23) … 30 assists and 20 digs in the victory at Fairleigh Dickinson (10/6) … Tallied 47 assists at Central Connecticut (10/20) … Season-high 12 kills in a home win over Fairleigh Dickinson (11/3) ... Career-highs in assists (50) and digs (25) in the NEC semifinals against Central Connecticut (11/17).

2016 (Sophomore)
Appeared in the team's second most sets (118) in 34 matches, earning 32 starts ... Led the team with 41 service aces (0.35 per set), while ranking third with 213 kills (1.81 per set) ... Finished second on the team with 535 assists (4.53 per set) and 58 blocks (0.49 per set), while placing third with 295 digs (2.50 per set) ... Finished her sophomore season with 17 double-doubles, including 11 assists and 15 digs in the NEC Semifinals vs. LIU Brooklyn on Nov. 19 ... Recorded her first-career triple double vs. Hartford on Aug. 26 ... Named Molten/NEC Women's Volleyball Player of the Week and the Mason Invitational Tournament MVP in the same week (Sept. 20) ... Named to the All-NEC Second Team and NEC Academic Honor Roll.

2015 (Freshman)
Appeared in all 33 matches, earning seven starts ... Dished out 321 assists on the year, averaging 2.74 per set ... Led the team and ranked 51st in the nation (third in NEC) with 41 service aces ... Added 195 digs (1.67/set) ... Registered a trio of double-doubles on the year, including a career-high 31-assist, 13-dig performance at Marist Sept. 11 ... Posted back-to-back double-doubles against St. Francis Brooklyn and LIU Brooklyn Sept. 26 and 27 ... Also chipped in 29 kills and a .937 reception percentage on the year.

Before Bryant
Sperry was two-year varsity letterwinner and starter at Desert Vista High School … Led the Thunder to a 2014 AIA Division I State Championship, going 41-3 on the season … Team finished fifth at states in 2013 … 2014 All-Tribune First Team selection … Led team with 727 assists and 62 aces as a senior and with 587 assists as a junior … 2014 Westwood Tournament of Champions winner … Team finished second at Nike Tournament of Champions … 2013 Nike Tournament of Champions All-Tournament Team … Registered a triple-double as a junior … Also earned two varsity letters in tennis … Four-year Scholar-Athlete/Activity Award winner … Four-year Team GPA Award winner … Four-year Certificate of Academic Excellence Award recipient … National Honor Society member … Played Club for Spiral Volleyball Club.

Personal
Daughter of Kirk and Lauren Sperry ... Majoring in Business.

Career Single-Match Highs
Kills: 14, 2x, last at Providence, 9/20/16
Assists: 50, vs. Central Connecticut, 11/17/17
Aces: 7, vs. Syracuse, 9/15/17
Digs: 25, vs. Central Connecticut, 11/17/17
Blocks: 5, 2x, last at Sacred Heart, 10/7/17

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