Christie Carpenter Athlete Profile - WVLB

Christie Carpenter

Outside Hitter 14

Class

Senior

Hometown

Cedar Hills,

Utah

Last School

Lone Peak High School

Roster Years

2007-2011

Personal

Parents are Bryan and Teri Carpenter
Father played on the 1980 U.S. Olympic Volleyball Team and was an All-American for BYU
Mother played one year on BYU's volleyball team with future head coach Karen Curtis Lamb
Has three brothers and one sister
Brother Cory played on the men's volleyball team at BYU in 2004
Enjoys running and eating
Favorite foods are steak and pizza
Also recruited by Colorado State, Washington State, Utah State and Oregon State
Exercise and wellness major

Before BYU

Club:

Played for Club Utah under head coach Scott Lee
Her Club Utah Elite 17 Black Team won two national qualifiers in 2006

High School:

Four-year letterwinner at Lone Peak High School under head coach Deanna Meyer
Received 5A All-State recognition as a sophomore, junior and senior, including second-team honors in 2005 and first-team recognition as a senior in 2006
Named All-Region 4 three times, earning MVP honors as a senior
Also named the Deseret News All-Valley MVP and to the Deseret News State All-Tournament Team in 2006
Helped her team win the state title in 2003 and 2004 and earn second-place finishes in 2005 and 2006
Lettered in track as a high jumper
Active member of the school sportsmanship council

Stats

CAREER MATCH HIGHS
KILLS: 21 at Wyoming, 10/17/09
HITTING PERCENTAGE: .407 at New Mexico, 11/7/09
ASSISTS: 2 at Utah State, 9/1/09
ACES: 3 (twice)
DIGS: 13 vs. Colorado St., 11/14/09
BLOCKS: 7 vs. No. 8 UCLA, 9/10/09

YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
Year   MP-GP   K   E   A    Pct.  Ast.  SA  SE  RE  Dig  BS  BA  TB  BE  BHE
2007    3-10   16  12  62   .065    2   2   1   1   13   0   4   4   0   1
2009   28-100  217 132 739  .115    4   15  30  17  135  3   48  51  13  1
2010   28-120  313 178 1074 .126   19   3   36  44  234  7   60  67  9   0
Total  59-230  546 322 1875 .119    6   20  67  62  382  10  112 122 22  1

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2007

Played in three matches and 10 games as a true freshman, tallying 16 kills, two aces, 13 digs and four blocks
Averaged 1.60 kills and 1.30 digs per game
Made her Cougar debut against American in the BYU Molten Classic, playing in two games and recording two kills, two aces and a career-high six digs
Made the first start of her career at Weber State, posting a personal-best eight kills, five digs and two blocks
Notched five kills, two digs and two blocks in a start vs. Air Force

Sophmore Year 2009

Played in 28 of 29 matches and 100 of 110 sets as a sophomore
Tallied 217 kills, four sets, 15 service aces, 135 digs, three solo blocks and 48 assisted blocks
Had the third-most kills on the team with 217 and second-most kills per set with 2.17
Tallied the third-most service aces for the Cougars
Had the fifth-most blocks on the team
Tallied a career-high 21 kills at Wyoming on Oct. 17
Her career-high hitting percentage of .407 was achieved at New Mexico on Nov. 7
Had two assists at Utah State, tying her career-high
Posted a career-high 13 digs against Colorado State
Achieved a career-high seven blocks against then-No. 8 UCLA
Tallied three aces in two different games both career-highs

Junior Year 2010

Had the second-most kills on the team with 313
Recorded a .126 hitting percentage
Tallied 234 digs
Had the fourth-most blocks on the team with 67
Named to the BYU Nike Invitational all-tournament team
Recorded a season-high 18 kills and 57 attempts against Idaho State 9/4/10
Posted a season-high .385 hitting percentage against Air Force 11/13/10
Recorded a career- and season-high eight total blocks against Colorado State 9/24/10
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Senior Year 2011

Played in 96 sets and 27 matches after missing the first three due to knee injury
Started 26 matches
Recorded seven kills and five digs in her first match after the injury
Had five kills, four block assists and 12 digs, her first double-figure outing of the season, against Idaho
Had 11 kills, her first time reaching double-figures in kills in 2011, on .346 hitting against Georgia Southern and added seven digs
Recorded eight kills and nine digs against Kansas State
Had nine kills and eight digs against BYU-Hawaii
Recorded her first double-double of the season with 17 kills and 12 digs against Eastern Michigan
Threw down seven kills with nine digs against Utah
Earned Utah Invitational MVP for her performance against UC Riverside, Eastern Michigan and Utah
Had 12 digs with six kills against Utah State
Recorded 13 kills, four digs and four blocks against Cal State Fullerton
Had eight kills and 10 digs against Cal State Northridge
Recorded a season-high five blocks in the rematch with Saint Mary's, also adding six kills and five digs
In the second conference match, put up eight kills and 12 digs against Loyola Marymount
Had 10 kills on a career-high .625 hitting and nine digs in the first matchup with Santa Clara
Posted her second double-double of the season with 14 kills and 15 digs, tying a career high for digs, against No. 20 Pepperdine
Recorded a season-high 20 kills on .341 hitting in the first match against Portland and added 11 digs for her third season double-double
Had 17 kills against Gonzaga in the teams' first match of conference play and added eight digs and a career-high five service aces
Had 10 kills and nine digs in the rematch against No. 17 Pepperdine
Recorded 14 kills and five blocks against No. 16 San Diego
Posted 14 kills on .326 hitting, four digs and four blocks against San Francisco
Had 13 kills and four digs in the second match against Loyola Marymount
Posted 14 kills on .353 hitting and 12 digs in the second match against San Francisco for her fourth double-double of the season
Had nine kills in the season series tiebreaker against Saint Mary's
Recorded 12 kills and 14 digs in the loss to Gonzaga for her fifth double-double of the season
Had 12 kills on .500 hitting in her final match as a Cougar
Totaled 281 kills, 2.93 per set, on the season, the second highest on the team
Finished with 209 digs at 2.18 per set and 62 total blocks (2 solo blocks)
Named to All-WCC Preseason Team and to All-WCC First Team