Carly Sosnowski
Carly Sosnowski
Height: 5-5
Year: Gr.
Hometown: Oxford, Fla.
High School: Florida International / The Villages Charter HS
Major: Organizational Training

Career: Finished her 84-match volleyball career with 1,503 digs, which are the fifth-most in TU history... Totaled 61 service aces and 268 assists.

2022: AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention... All-SAC First Team... 5.03 digs per set in her 25 matches, which are third in the league and 36th in the nation... Totaled 448 digs on the season, while her digs per set average is 11th in school history.

2021: TU Female Athlete of the Year... AVCA All-America Honorable Mention... AVCA All-Region... All-SAC Second Team... SAC All-Tournament Team... IUP Tournament MVP... 5.08 digs per set is 11th-best in TU program history... Played in every set during her third year as a Pioneer... Racked up three kills, 73 assists, 23 service aces, and 493 digs... Recorded double-digit digs in 25-of-26 matches... Upped career-high digs to 31 (twice; Oct. 9 at Queens, SAC semifinal on Nov. 19 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne)... 20+ digs in 13 matches... Reached 1,000 career digs vs. Wingate (Oct. 16)... Credited with two kills at Wingate (Sept. 11)... Earned SAC AstroTurf Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 20 and Zaxby's Athlete of the Week on Oct. 18... Team MVP... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award

2020-21: Played in all 19 sets during the Pioneers' shortened spring season... Totaled a team-high 76 digs (4.0 per set), 15 assists, two service aces, and one kill... Recorded double-digit digs in four-of-six matches... Match-highs include: six assists at Lenoir-Rhyne (season-opener on Feb. 25) and 19 digs at Limestone (Apr. 2)... Team MVP... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award.

2019: Appeared in 27 matches, seeing action in 101 sets... Finished the season with 76 assists, 26 service aces, 24 receptions, and a team-best 486 digs (7th in SAC)... Posted 24 double-figure dig outings, with 12 reaching at least 20... Averaged a serve percentage of .926, a reception percentage of .965, .75 assists per set, and 4.81 digs per set (11th in TU history for season; 4th in SAC)... Recorded a career-best 29 digs at Anderson (Oct. 4)... Named to Bobcat Classic All-Tournament Team in first weekend as a Pioneer... Team MVP... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award.

FIU: Attended Florida International University from 2018-19... Coached by Rita Buck-Crockett... Conference-USA Commissioners Honor Roll... Played in 92 sets and collected 110 digs.

High School: Graduated from The Villages Charter HS in The Villages, Fla... Coached by Andrew Elder (2014-15) and Iovanni Rivera (2015-18)... Lettered four years in volleyball... Scholar Athlete Award and Best Defense Award in both 2017 & 2018... MaxPreps Player of the Match three-time in career... Two-time district runner-up (2016-17, 2017-18)... Career stats: 887 digs (5.6 per set), 81 service aces, and 78 kills.

Personal: Nicknamed "Sos" (pronounced sauce)... Born Oct. 30, 1999 in Boca Raton, Fla... Daughter of Carl and Cynthia Sosnowski... Sisters: Casey (21) and Caley (17)... Father Carl played football at Wilkes University... Sister Casey is a professional body builder... Completed undergraduate degree from TU in 2021 (psychology with a concentration in behaviorial health) and masters in sports administration in 2022... Enrolled in masters of organizational training and performance management... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Plans after graduation: Pursue a doctoral program for sports psychology... Hobbies: Reading, working out, listening to music, walking... TU honors: Senior Key Award (psychology), 2021-22 Masters of Sports Administration Student of the Year... Psi Chi Honor Society, Summa Cum Laude, Dean's List, President's List, Charles Oliver Gray List... Community service at TU: Ahava Volleyball Club... Favorite class at TU: Sports psychology... Favorite midnight snack: Trail mix... Favorite movie: "Warrior"... Favorite musical artists: REO Speedwagon, Juice Wrld, The Killers, Lil Baby... Favorite song: "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon... Can't imagine a week without: Mitochondrias... Favorite athlete: Joe Kelly... Advice to kids: "You never know if you don't go, you'll never shine if you don't glow"... Favorite color: Gray... Favorite food: Clams... Most famous person ever met: Lil Nas X... What people don't know about her: She can do a chicken and baby cryimpression... When she was a kid, she tried to be like: A comedian.