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2021 Volleyball Roster

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10 Allison Whitten

  • Hometown Simpsonville, S.C.
  • Position Defensive Specialist
  • Class Junior
  • Height 5-8
  • High School Saint Joseph's Catholic

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (FALL 2021)
OVC Defensive Player of the Week once ... Appeared in 119 sets this season ... Recorded 577 digs, averaging 4.85 digs per set ... Dig total ranked in the top five in program history for a season ... Also managed 55 assists and 8 kills ... Season High of 40 digs against Southeast Missouri and Murray State ... Had nine 20+ dig matches on the year .. Was named to the 2021-22 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

AS A JUNIOR (2020-21)
(Conference-Only Schedule; Season moved to spring 2021) … Became the 27th member of Morehead State’s 1,000 Dig Club with a 15 dig effort against Murray State on 2/14/21 … Appeared in all 19 matches and played in all 66 sets on the season … Ranked third in the OVC with 291 digs, ranking fifth with 4.41 digs per set … Ranks sixth in the OVC with 21 service aces, ranking 10th with 0.32 aces per set … Added 27 assists … Scooped up a season-high 22 versus Eastern Kentucky on 3/21/21 …  Tied a career-high with five service aces versus Eastern Illinois on 2/7/21 … Recorded double-digit digs in 18 of 19 matches on the season … Surpassed 20+ digs on two occasions … Crafted a 22-match streak of double-digit digs from 11/21/19 to 4/14/21 … Ended the 2020-21 season ranked 14th in program history with 1,246 career digs .. Was named to the 2020-21 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019)
Appeared in all 33 games and all 119 sets on the season … Appeared in every set as Morehead State’s primary libero … Led the team with 514 digs (4.32 per set), ranking fourth in the OVC in total digs and seventh in digs per set … Became the eighth player (16th total occurrence) in program history to reach 500 digs in a season with a career-high tying 26 digs versus High Point on 12/7/19 … Ranked second on the team and fourth in the OVC with 37 service aces … Added 38 assists and three kills on the year … Strung together 28 matches with double-digit digs from 9/14/18 to 9/13/19 … Achieved double-digit digs in 29 matches on the season … Dug up 20 or more balls on five occasions … Ended the season with four straight matches with 10 or more digs … Wrapped the 2019 season ranked 28th in program history with 955 career digs .. Was named to the 2019-20 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

AS A FRESHMAN (2018)
Became Morehead State’s first true freshman libero since 2006 … Appeared in all 31 matches, appearing in all of the team’s 113 sets … Paced the team with 441 digs (3.90 per set) … Recorded 29 assists, 20 service aces, and five kills on the year … Dug up a career-high 26 balls versus Bradley on 8/24/18 … Recorded double-figure dig totals in 28 matches ... Dug up 20 or more balls on three occasions … Ended the season with a streak of 20 consecutive matches recording 10 or more digs .. Was named to the 2018-19 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

PRIOR TO MSU
Won an unprecedented six state titles (2012 and 2013 at Hillcrest [S.C.] High School; 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 at St. Joseph's [S.C.] High School for head coach Jan Karino)... Named an Under Armor Honorable Mention High School All-American... South Carolina 1A Player of the Year in 2015 and the state's 2A Player of the Year in 2016... Piled up more than 1,000 career kills and digs... Named a finalist for PrepVolleyball.com's National Freshman, Sophomore and Junior Player of the Year... Two-time South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year nominee... Played for Axis Elite Club and head coach Mike Whitten (her father)... Three-time AAU Academic All-American... Helped Axis Elite to the 2015 16U national title.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2018Freshman

    Defensive Specialist
    5'8"
    6
  • 10

    2019Sophomore

    Defensive Specialist
    5'8"
    10
  • 10

    2020Junior

    Defensive Specialist
    5'8"
    10
  • 10

    2021Junior

    Defensive Specialist
    5'8"
    10