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2016 Volleyball Roster

4 Caroline Pridgen

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • High School Scotland
  • Hometown Laurinburg, N.C.

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2015)
Played in all 32 matches and 118 sets with 30 starts ... Led all Braves with a .219 hitting percentage and 107 blocks (0.91 per set) ... Second on the team with 224 kills and 1.90 kills per set ... Racked up 15 service aces and 57 digs ... Third on the team with a .947 serve percentage ... Saw a season-high four service aces against Columbus State ... Racked up three solo blocks against Colorado Christian and eight block assists against Erskine.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)
PBC Presidential Honor Roll ... As a right side hitter, she played in 38 matches, including 24 starts to her credit with 140 sets played … Finished fourth on the team with 280 kills and 2.00 kills per set … Dished out 52 assists and averaged 0.37 assists per set … Had 52 total digs, while also averaged 0.37 digs per set … Logged 68 total blocks, including three solo blocks and 65 block assists … Had double-digit kills in 11 matches … Saw a season-high 13 kills against Georgia College and five digs on four different occasions … Totaled five assists against Emmanuel.

AS A FRESHMAN (2013)
A member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll ... Named the Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week on Oct. 7 … Played and started in 37 matches for the Lady Braves … Led the team in kills with 323 total kills and 2.48 kills per set … Notched 78 total blocks, including 60 block assists and 18 solo blocks, which ranked seventh in the PBC … Totaled four assists and 82 digs, while also turning in 11 service aces … Finished 13 matches with 10 kills or more … Recorded a season-high 21 kills against Belmont Abbey … Turned in 19 kills for a .500 hitting percentage five-set win over Francis Marion … Season-best seven blocks, including six block assists and one solo block, against Georgia College … Tallied six block assists against three PBC opponents, USC Aiken, Georgia College and Columbus State … Logged three solo blocks against GRU Augusta and Coker … Garnered two service aces in matches against Converse and Fayetteville State.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Scotland High School under coach David Barns … A three year letterman in volleyball and two-year letterman in track and field ... As a senior led her team to another conference championship after holding a 23-1 record … Named conference player of the year, regional player of the year and most valuable player … Tallied the highest hitting percentage (.400) in the history of Scotland High … Recorded a 90 percent serving percentage and an 85 percent passing percentage … Helped her team achieve a 25-1 record and a conference championship during her junior season … Named most valuable player and to the all-conference team … Notched an 88.9 percent serving percentage, a 70.3 percent passing percentage and a .355 hitting percentage … Also played club volleyball for the Scotland Volleyball Club under coach Raymond Dean and the AC Sandhills under coach Emily Coleman … Won several tournaments with her club teams and earned MVP of the regional tournament.

PERSONAL 
The daughter of Sandy Tedder and C.L. Pridgen … Has one younger brother, Charles … Her cousin, Meredith Ristic, plays volleyball at UNC Asheville … Was a member of the National Honor Society and named the Top Scot for A, A/B honor roll … Ranked 42nd out of her 325-member senior class and graduated with a 3.9 grade point average … Undecided on her course of study at UNCP.

CAREER HIGHS AT UNCP
Hitting Percentage:
.583, twice - last vs. Virginia Union (10/22/14)
Kills: 21 vs. Belmont Abbey (09/14/13)
Assists: 5 vs. Emmanuel (09/13/14)
Service Aces: 4 vs. Columbus State (10/17/15)
Digs: 8 vs. Converse (09/07/13)
Solo Blocks: 3, three times - last vs. Colorado Christian (09/12/15)
Block Assists: 8 - vs. Erskine (09/08/15)
Double-Digit Kills: 31 Times
20+ Kills: Once

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2013Freshman

    OH
    6'1"
    4
  • 4

    2014Sophomore

    OH
    6'1"
    4
  • 4

    2015Junior

    OH/RS
    6'1"
    4
  • 4

    2016Senior

    MB/RS
    6'1"
    4