| Height: | 5-11 |
| Year: | Grad. |
| Hometown: | Fort Mill, S.C. |
| High School: | Nation Ford HS |
| Position: | RS |
| Major: | Education (M.A.) |
2022: Enters season ranked 12th in career hitting percentage at TU.
2021: NCAA II Region All-Tournament Team... All-SAC Second Team... Preseason All-SAC Second Team... IUP All-Tournament Team... Played in all 97 sets in her fourth season at Tusculum... Totaled 272 kills (second-most on the team) on a .246 hitting percentage, three assists, 54 digs, and a team-leading 42 total blocks (six solo, 36 assists)... Recorded a career-best 19 kills at Carson-Newman (Nov. 12) on a .302 average... Landed double-digit kills in 16 matches, including five-straight to end the season... Hit .619 vs. Newberry (13-0-21), .600 in SAC quarterfinal vs. Catawba (10-1-15), and .500 at UVA Wise (8-0-16)... Also notched six digs at Carson-Newman... Credited with five total blocks twice: one solo, four assists vs. Ohio Dominican (Sept. 4) and two solo, three assists at Mars Hill (Oct. 2)... Earned two Zaxby's Athlete of the Week honors (Sept. 13 and Nov. 15)... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award
2020-21: Played in all 19 sets for the Pioneers... Second on the team with 41 kills (2.16 per set)... Added a team-high 18 total blocks (two solo, 16 assists), 17 digs, and two assists... Match-highs include: 11 kills (twice), six digs at Catawba (Mar. 19), and five total blocks at Queens in regular season finale (Apr. 3)... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award.
2019: Appeared in 29 matches, seeing action in 103 sets... Finished the season with 190 kills, 61 digs, 58 total blocks, and 224 points... Averaged a .171 hitting percentage, .891 serve percentage, .59 digs per set, .56 blocks per set. and 2.17 points per set... Recorded a season-best 11 kills on four separate occasions... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award.
2018: SAC All-Freshman Team... Saw action in 25 matches and 92 sets in her first collegiate season... Recorded 157 kills, one assist, six service aces, 32 digs, and a team-high 83 total blocks... Collected double-digit kills in four matches, including 14 at Newberry (Sept. 22)... Recorded six total blocks in four matches... Hit .400 in two matches: (5-1-10) at Lincoln Memorial on Sept. 18 and (7-1-15) at Queens on Oct. 13.
High School: Graduated from Nation Ford HS in Fort Mill, S.C... Coached by Carrie Christian (volleyball) and Bob Blashke (soccer)... 2017 All-Region... Letter in volleyball two years... MVP on junior varsity squad in 2014 and 2015... Region champions in 2017... First among region in blocks in the same year.
Personal: Born July 21, 2000 in Charlotte, N.C... Daughter of Mike Pigza and Cassie Jacobs-Pigza... Brother - Austin (23)... Father played football at University of Miami and won the 1987 National Championship... Mother played soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, winning the 1983 National Championship... Uncle Gary Dunn played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and was a back-to-back Super Bowl Champion... Graduated with a degree in studio art from TU... Enrolled in education masters program... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans: Get her masters in education at TU... TU community service: Nettie Day (2018 & 2019)... Favorite book: "The Fault in our Stars"; Favorite class at Tusculum: Art; Favorite midnight snack: Applesauce; Favorite movie: "Incredibles"; Favorite musical artist: AJR; Favorite sports team: Carolina Panthers; Carli can't go a week without: Her dog; Favorite athlete: Carli Lloyd; Advice to kids: "Follow the rules"; Favorite color: Yellow; Favorite food: Applesauce; Favorite sport other than volleyball: Soccer; People Carli most admires: Her parents; Most famous person Carli has ever met: Her uncle, Gary Dunn (Pittsburgh Steelers); What people don't know about Carli: Her fingers are double-jointed; When she was a kid, Carli tried to be like: Her brother.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 |
| Oct 28 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-1 |
| Oct 29 | UVA Wise | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 1 | at Limestone | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 7 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Carson-Newman | L, 3-1 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 26 | 18 | ||
| Sets | 93 | 67 | ||
| Kills | 238 | 168 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.56 | 2.51 | ||
| Errors | 97 | 67 | ||
| Total Attacks | 686 | 491 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .206 | .206 | ||
| Assists | 7 | 5 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.08 | 0.07 | ||
| Service Aces | 9 | 8 | ||
| Service Errors | 17 | 13 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.10 | 0.12 | ||
| Receptions | 291 | 208 | ||
| Reception Errors | 18 | 14 | ||
| Digs | 152 | 120 | ||
| Digs per set | 1.63 | 1.79 | ||
| Block Solo | 9 | 8 | ||
| Block Assist | 30 | 23 | ||
| Block Total | 39 | 31 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.42 | 0.46 | ||
| Block Errors | 6 | 4 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Points | 271.0 | 195.5 | ||
| Points per set | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| Matches started | 23 | 16 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | Carson-Newman | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 32 | .281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Sep 2 | at #1 Tampa | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 3 | 22 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Wheeling University | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 35 | .343 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. #24 Colorado Mesa | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | .375 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Sep 6 | Mars Hill | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 61 | .115 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Sep 9 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | .333 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 10 | at UVA Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 13 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 28 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 23 | at Coker | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 21 | .476 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Sep 24 | at #24 Wingate | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | -.048 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 27 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 1 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 35 | .143 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Oct 4 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 10 | 3 | 36 | .194 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Oct 8 | Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 20 | .150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Oct 14 | Anderson | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 27 | .370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Oct 15 | Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 20 | .350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Oct 18 | at Carson-Newman | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 29 | .034 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Augusta | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 27 | .074 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Georgia College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 20 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Oct 22 | vs. USC Aiken | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | .048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 25 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 27 | .185 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Oct 28 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 33 | .182 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Oct 29 | UVA Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 29 | .069 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Nov 1 | at Limestone | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 13 | 0 | 24 | .542 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Nov 7 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19 | .263 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Carson-Newman | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 35 | .114 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 25 | 92 | 157 | 1.71 | 62 | 451 | .211 | 1 | 0.01 | 6 | 0.07 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 0.35 | 20 | 63 | 83 | 0.90 | 214.5 | 2.3 |
| 2019-20 | 29 | 103 | 190 | 1.84 | 92 | 572 | .171 | 3 | 0.03 | 3 | 0.03 | 9 | 1 | 61 | 0.59 | 4 | 54 | 58 | 0.56 | 224.0 | 2.2 |
| 2020-21 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 2.16 | 19 | 120 | .183 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0.89 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 0.95 | 51.0 | 2.7 |
| 2021-22 | 26 | 97 | 272 | 2.80 | 103 | 687 | .246 | 3 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | 0 | 54 | 0.56 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 0.43 | 296.0 | 3.1 |
| 2022-23 | 26 | 93 | 238 | 2.56 | 97 | 686 | .206 | 7 | 0.08 | 9 | 0.10 | 291 | 18 | 152 | 1.63 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 0.42 | 271.0 | 2.9 |
| Total | 112 | 404 | 898 | 2.22 | 373 | 2516 | .209 | 16 | 0.04 | 18 | 0.04 | 355 | 19 | 316 | 0.78 | 41 | 199 | 240 | 0.59 | 1056.5 | 2.6 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 26 | 93 | 238 | 2.56 | 97 | 686 | .206 | 7 | 0.08 | 9 | 0.10 | 291 | 18 | 152 | 1.63 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 0.42 | 271.0 | 2.9 |
| Conference | 18 | 67 | 168 | 2.51 | 67 | 491 | .206 | 5 | 0.07 | 8 | 0.12 | 208 | 14 | 120 | 1.79 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 0.46 | 195.5 | 2.9 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Home | 9 | 35 | 90 | 2.57 | 39 | 268 | .190 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 0.06 | 77 | 6 | 49 | 1.40 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0.46 | 101.0 | 2.9 |
| Away | 11 | 38 | 93 | 2.45 | 34 | 264 | .223 | 4 | 0.11 | 7 | 0.18 | 161 | 11 | 77 | 2.03 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0.45 | 112.0 | 2.9 |
| Neutral | 6 | 20 | 55 | 2.75 | 24 | 154 | .201 | 2 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.00 | 53 | 1 | 26 | 1.30 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.30 | 58.0 | 2.9 |
- | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 14 | 47 | 120 | 2.55 | 41 | 324 | .244 | 3 | 0.06 | 9 | 0.19 | 164 | 13 | 108 | 2.30 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0.43 | 142.5 | 3.0 |
| Losses | 12 | 46 | 118 | 2.57 | 56 | 362 | .171 | 4 | 0.09 | 0 | 0.00 | 127 | 5 | 44 | 0.96 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 0.41 | 128.5 | 2.8 |
- | |||||||||||||||||||||
| August | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 3 | 32 | .281 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 | 15.0 | 3.0 |
| September | 10 | 34 | 90 | 2.65 | 35 | 252 | .218 | 2 | 0.06 | 3 | 0.09 | 138 | 6 | 71 | 2.09 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.32 | 100.0 | 2.9 |
| October | 12 | 44 | 106 | 2.41 | 51 | 324 | .170 | 4 | 0.09 | 5 | 0.11 | 92 | 7 | 58 | 1.32 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 0.45 | 122.5 | 2.8 |
| November | 3 | 10 | 30 | 3.00 | 8 | 78 | .282 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 0.10 | 58 | 5 | 23 | 2.30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.30 | 33.5 | 3.4 |
