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2016 Women's Volleyball Roster
Leah Clayton
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Danville, Va.
- Position:
- OH
- Previous School:
- Westover Christian Academy
2016 (Fr.)
• VaSID State Rookie of the Year
• Big South Freshman of the Year
• VaSID All-State first team
• Big South All-Conference first team
• Big South All-Freshman Team
• Big South Player of the Week (Oct. 3)
• Three-time Big South Freshman of the Week (Oct. 10, Oct. 24, Oct. 31)
• Appeared in 85 sets, starting 22 matches
• Recorded 346 kills, 21 aces, 242 digs and 39 blocks
• Ranked second in the Big South in both kills per set (4.07) and points per set (4.67)
• Her 4.07 kills per set ranked fifth among all freshmen in NCAA Division I
• Registered 15 double-digit kill matches, seven 20-kill contests and 10 double-doubles
• Has already posted as many 25-kill matches, three, as any Lady Flame in rally-scoring history
• Totaled 19 kills and 12 digs in conference opener at Radford (Sept. 27)
• Had 22 kills, 17 digs and four blocks against Winthrop (Oct. 8)
• Recorded 24 kills and 19 digs at Charleston Southern (Oct. 15), the first of four straight 20-kill matches
• Scored 25 kills and added 18 digs versus Radford (Oct. 25)
• Chipped in with 25 kills and seven digs in regular-season finale against Charleston Southern (Nov. 12)
• Sent down 26 kills and tied a career high with 19 digs in Big South semifinal versus High Point (Nov. 19)
• Her 26 kills against High Point were the most by a Lady Flame in a conference tournament match under the current 25-point rally-scoring format
Prep
• Graduated from Westover Christian Academy, where she was a four-year starter
• Recorded 2,189 career kills, the most ever by a Virginia high school volleyball player
• Also totaled 217 career blocks and 1,252 career digs
• Voted VACA State MVP all four years of high school
• Named VISAA D3 State Player of the Year as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Four-time first team VACA All-District, All-Region and All-State
• Led Westover Christian Academy to 2014 and 2015 VISAA state titles
• Named to VISAA D3 All-State first team all four years
• Received Danville Register & Bee All-Metro Player of the Year all four years
• Also a two-time first team All-State player in basketball, scoring over 1,000 career points
• Received the Distinguished Student Award
Personal
• Granddaughter of Judith Moorfield and daughter of Dana Moss
• Intends to major in graphic design
• Birthday is Dec. 15
