| Height: | 6-0 |
| Year: | Sr. |
| Hometown: | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| High School: | The King's Academy |
| Position: | MB |
| Major: | Sport Science |
2020-21: Played in 13 sets across five matches... Credited with seven kills, six digs, and three service aces... Second on the team with 10 total blocks (all assists)... Match-highs include: three kills in SAC Tournament quarterfinal at Wingate (Apr. 6), all three aces in season's lone home match (vs. LMU on Mar. 9), and career-high five block assists at Catawba (Mar. 12).
2019: Did not play.
2018: Played in 16 matches and 40 sets... Finished her first season with 38 kills, one assist, four service aces, seven digs, and 18 total blocks... Had two matches with six kills: vs. Emmanuel (Ga.) on Aug. 31 and vs. Carson-Newman on Oct. 2... Recorded four total blocks in three matches... Hit .556 (6-1-9) on Aug. 31 vs. Emmanuel (Ga.).
High School: Graduated from The King's Academy in Seymour, Tenn... Coached by Kelly Peterson... Four-year letter-winner in volleyball and two years in basketball... Two-time All-Tournament selection in 2016 and 2017... 2014 Most Improved Award... Four-time Best Blocker (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)... Averaged 4.0 blocks per game... 2016 District and Region Runner-up... Finished third in the District and Region in 2017... School serving record for most aces in a single game.
Personal: Nickname "Lyd"... Born May 28, 2000 in Knoxville, Tenn... Daughter of Matthew and Paula Collins... Sister Lauren (18) also plays for the Pioneers... Majoring in sport science with a biology minor... Plans after graduation: Figure out what path God is leading her to... Hobbies: Spending time with family, volleyball, and going to the movies... Community service at TU: YoungLife leader for Greeneville HS... Favorite book: The Fault in Our Stars... Favorite class at TU: Coaching Volleyball... Favorite midnight snack: Chocolate cake in a mug... Favorite movie: All of the Marvel movies... Favorite musical artists: Selena Gomez, Shawn Mendes, and Morgan Wallen... Favorite song: "Who Says" by Selena Gomez... Can't imagine a week without: Talking to her family and chicken.. Advice to kids: "Do not change who you are to 'fit in' with the world because it's your uniqueness that makes you special!"... Favorite color: Pink... Favorite food: Chicken nuggets... Most famous person ever met: Selena Gomez and was in a photo that she posted on Instagram... What people don't know about her: She has double-jointed elbows... When she was a kid, she tried to be like: Selena Gomez and would always pretended to be a famous singer, but quickly found out that she was not a singer and has stuck with sports ever since!
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nov 6 | at Anderson | L, 3-0 |
| Nov 12 | at Carson-Newman | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 13 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 16 | Catawba | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-1 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Augusta | L, 3-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 19 | 13 | ||
| Sets | 53 | 39 | ||
| Kills | 41 | 27 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.77 | 0.69 | ||
| Errors | 11 | 7 | ||
| Total Attacks | 99 | 63 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .303 | .317 | ||
| Assists | 4 | 4 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.08 | 0.10 | ||
| Service Aces | 9 | 9 | ||
| Service Errors | 11 | 8 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.17 | 0.23 | ||
| Receptions | 8 | 8 | ||
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 23 | 17 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.43 | 0.44 | ||
| Block Solo | 3 | 1 | ||
| Block Assist | 20 | 17 | ||
| Block Total | 23 | 18 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.43 | 0.46 | ||
| Block Errors | 6 | 4 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 63.0 | 45.5 | ||
| Points per set | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| Matches started | 13 | 9 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Indiana (Pa.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Shepherd | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 4 | vs. Frostburg St. | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. Ohio Dominican | W, 3-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Sep 7 | UVA Wise | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 11 | at Wingate | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 14 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 18 | Anderson | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Carson-Newman | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 25 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 1 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 2 | at Mars Hill | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 8 | Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Oct 9 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Oct 15 | Coker | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 16 | Wingate | W, 3-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Oct 19 | at UVA Wise | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Limestone | W, 3-2 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .111 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Nov 3 | at Newberry | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Nov 6 | at Anderson | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Nov 12 | at Carson-Newman | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Nov 13 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -.500 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Nov 16 | Catawba | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Augusta | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| 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 | 16 | 40 | 38 | 0.95 | 25 | 142 | .092 | 1 | 0.03 | 4 | 0.10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0.17 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 0.45 | 52.0 | 1.3 |
| 2019-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020-21 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0.54 | 3 | 22 | .182 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.23 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0.46 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.77 | 15.0 | 1.2 |
| 2021-22 | 19 | 53 | 41 | 0.77 | 11 | 99 | .303 | 4 | 0.08 | 9 | 0.17 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0.43 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 0.43 | 63.0 | 1.2 |
| Total | 40 | 106 | 86 | 0.81 | 39 | 263 | .179 | 5 | 0.05 | 16 | 0.15 | 22 | 0 | 36 | 0.34 | 5 | 46 | 51 | 0.48 | 130.0 | 1.2 |
| 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 | 19 | 53 | 41 | 0.77 | 11 | 99 | .303 | 4 | 0.08 | 9 | 0.17 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0.43 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 0.43 | 63.0 | 1.2 |
| Conference | 13 | 39 | 27 | 0.69 | 7 | 63 | .317 | 4 | 0.10 | 9 | 0.23 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0.44 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 0.46 | 45.5 | 1.2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 8 | 21 | 17 | 0.81 | 2 | 37 | .405 | 3 | 0.14 | 5 | 0.24 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0.57 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.48 | 27.5 | 1.3 |
| Away | 7 | 22 | 13 | 0.59 | 6 | 32 | .219 | 1 | 0.05 | 4 | 0.18 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.41 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.41 | 21.5 | 1.0 |
| Neutral | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 3 | 30 | .267 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 | 14.0 | 1.4 |
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| Wins | 13 | 38 | 28 | 0.74 | 6 | 65 | .338 | 4 | 0.11 | 8 | 0.21 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0.47 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 0.45 | 45.0 | 1.2 |
| Losses | 6 | 15 | 13 | 0.87 | 5 | 34 | .235 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.33 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.40 | 18.0 | 1.2 |
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| September | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 2 | 16 | .375 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.44 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 | 9.0 | 1.0 |
| October | 7 | 22 | 19 | 0.86 | 2 | 39 | .436 | 3 | 0.14 | 5 | 0.23 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0.55 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0.64 | 31.5 | 1.4 |
| November | 6 | 19 | 9 | 0.47 | 5 | 29 | .138 | 1 | 0.05 | 4 | 0.21 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.37 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.26 | 15.5 | 0.8 |
| December | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 2 | 15 | .200 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 | 7.0 | 2.3 |
