Chelaine McCarty

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
6-2
Hometown:
Houston, Ala.
Position:
MB
Previous School:
Auburn

McCarty's Musings
2008 (Jr.): Honorable mention AVCA All-East Region honoree … first-team VaSID All-State selection … second-team All-Big South performer for the second year in a row … Big South Player of the Week on Oct. 13 … made the all-tournament team at all four of the Lady Flames' season-opening tournaments (VCU Third Degree Sportswear Invitational, Patriot Invitational, Varney's Kansas State Invitational and Golden Dome Invitational) … led the Big South and set a school rally-scoring record with her .353 attack percentage … only the second player (also Erin McKeown in 2002 and 2003) in program history to pace the Big South in attack percentage … hit .300 or higher in 25 of her 34 matches … also ranked second on the team in both kills (322) and blocks (86) … helped Liberty record a come-from-behind 3-2 win at Gardner-Webb (11/1), posting a season-best 14 kills and a career-high 11 blocks … her block total tied McKeown's Liberty rally-scoring record and equaled the highest output by a Big South player in 2008 … hit .750 (nine kills in 12 attempts) against Saint Francis (Pa.) on Sept. 5, helping the Lady Flames hit a team-record .483 for the match … closed out the year by hitting .400 or higher in four consecutive matches, including .467 versus Coastal Carolina in the Big South Championship match (11/23) and .412 against Nebraska in the NCAA Division I Tournament (12/5) … Big South All-Academic team … Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2007 (So.): Second-team VaSID All-State honoree … also a second-team All-Big South selection in her first season with the Lady Flames, after transferring from Auburn … started all 36 matches at middle blocker, where she became a consistent offensive weapon … led the Lady Flames and ranked third in the Big South with a .328 attack percentage … second on the squad and 10th in the conference with 106 blocks … recorded the second-most service aces (34) and the third-most kills (391) among the Lady Flames … finished with a season-best 10 blocks against Villanova (9/14) … tabbed Big South Player of the Week on Sept. 24, after making a successful debut in conference play (career-high 19 kills and .515 attack percentage at Radford on 9/23) … performance came in the midst of a stretch which saw her hit .300 or higher in 18 of 19 matches … tied then-program rally-scoring record by hitting .684 in a win at UNC Asheville (11/3), recording 14 kills in 19 swings, with only one attack error … made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2006 (Fr.): Made two appearances, including a start, for Auburn as a freshman … posted two blocks, an ace and a kill against Southeastern Louisiana (9/9) in her collegiate debut … started against Ole Miss (10/6) and contributed a dig and a block … won Academic Top Tiger distinction.
Prep: Closed out career at Addison High School by being one of two Alabama players selected as a PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American … led Lady Bulldogs to three straight 1A state titles (2003, 2004, 2005) and a 201-5 record during those three campaigns … as a senior, she helped her team to a 67-0 season and won her second state tournament MVP honor in succession … a three-time all-state, all-region, all-area and all-county pick … totaled 2,031 career kills and 592 blocks at Addison … captured three gold medals at the Alabama Sports Festival (2003, 2004, 2005) … won a pair of Alabama state high jump titles … graduated fifth in her senior class … attended the Congressional Student Leadership Conference.
Personal: Parents are Duane McCarty and Heather and Jerry Gurganus … environmental sciences major … placed seventh in the high jump at the 2008 Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships … birthday is on Christmas.