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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2016 Volleyball Roster

2 Sophia Black

2 Sophia Black

  • Position:
    L/DS
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Garfield
  • Hometown:
    Seattle, WA

Summary

Biography

AT HOFSTRA
2015:
Played in 122 sets in 32 matches…Posted 242 digs and 15 service aces…Ranked fourth on the team in digs and fifth in service aces…Tallied double-figure digs in nine matches…Had six of her double-figure dig matches during conference play…Had season-high 16 digs on three occasions, last at Elon…Notched a season-high three service aces at Seton Hall…Had multiple service aces in four matches…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2014: Played in all 34 matches and 120 sets…Tallied 355 digs, 37 assists and 14 service aces on the season…Ranked second on the team in digs…Posted a season-high 29 digs at Connecticut…Had 23 digs during regular season match at Charleston…Had 19 digs in season-opener versus St. Francis Brooklyn…Served two aces on three occasions…Had a career-high five assists against Stony Brook…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2013: Named to CAA All-Rookie TeamAll-tournament selection at the Temple Invitational…Played in all 32 matches and 116 sets…Led Hofstra with 378 digs…Ranked seventh in the CAA with 3.26 digs per set…Added 19 service aces and 18 assists on the season…Was in double digits in digs in 22 matches…Had a season-high 37 digs versus Delaware…Picked up 20 digs versus USC Upstate…Tallied 18 digs at UNCW…Served three aces versus Harvard and Princeton…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient.

BACKGROUND: Played volleyball for four years at Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington…Three-time team Most Valuable Player…Named first team All-King County as a junior and senior…Second team all-county pick as a freshman and sophomore…Team captain as a junior and senior…Helped club team to a fifth place finish at Nationals and to a second place finish in the Copa Minas Brazilian Tournament in 2011…Nicholas Green Distinguished Student of Washington Award recipient…101 Club Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.
 
PERSONAL: Started playing volleyball at age 12…Born in Honolulu, Hawaii…Hobbies include sketching…Lists Zach Galifianakis as her favorite actor and Tony Wroten, Richard Sherman and Courtney Thompson as her favorite athletes…Enrolled in Hofstra’s Honors College…Psychology major.
 
CAREER HIGHS
 
Kills:               1, last at Northeastern (11-7-14)
Assists:          5 vs. Stony Brook (9-3-14)
Blocks:           None
Aces:              3, last vs. Seton Hall (9-5-15)
Digs:               37 vs. Delaware (10-18-13)
 
CAREER STATISTICS
 
Year        MP         SP           K          E           TA           PCT.       A           SA       BS      BA        DG
2013       32           116          1           0            1              1.000       18         19        0          0            378
2014       34           120          3           1            5              .400         37         14        0          0            355
2015       32           122          0           0            3              .000         7           15        0          0            242
Career    98           358          4           1            9              .333         62         48        0          0            975

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2013Redshirt

    Libero
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2014Sophomore

    Libero
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2015Junior

    Libero
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2016Senior

    L/DS
    5'6"
    2