2018 Women's Volleyball

8 Lily Dempsey

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Dorman HS
  • Hometown Moore, S.C.

Biography

Honors:  2018 Big South Second Team All-Conference, 2017 Unanimous ASUN All-Freshman Team

2018:  Named Big South Second Team All-Conference…Played in 28 matches and registered 26 starts…Ranked second on the team with 280 kills and was fifth with 169 digs…Was third with 75 total blocks (10 solo, 65 assisted)…Averaged 2.67 kills and 1.61 digs per set…Finished the season with 16 matches of 10 or more kills and six with double-digit digs…Logged six double-doubles…Had a career-high 21 kills, along with a season-best 15 digs, against UNC Asheville in the Big South Volleyball Championship…Recorded double-digit kills in eight straight matches from September 29-November 2…Had 10 or more kills in 10 of her final 11 matches of the season…Posted a career-high 10 total blocks (one solo, nine assisted) at Winthrop…Ranked seventh in the Big South in points (329.5) and ninth in kills.

2017:  Was a unanimous selection to the ASUN All-Freshman Team…Appeared in all 29 matches and made 25 starts…Led the team with 284 kills and 67 total blocks (11 solo, 56 assisted)…Averaged a team-leading 2.68 kills per set…Contributed 112 digs and was second on the team with 21 service aces…Ranked seventh in the ASUN in kills and kills per set…Recorded her first career double-double with a season-high 20 kills and 13 digs versus Jacksonville…Also had 20 kills in a five-set win at Gardner-Webb…In a five-set win at Presbyterian, recorded 18 kills…Posted 16 kills in the regular season finale at Jacksonville…Tallied a season-best seven total blocks (seven assisted) versus William & Mary.

High School:  Graduated from Dorman High School in Spartanburg where she lettered four years in volleyball…Was a three-time All-Region and two-time All-State selection…Recognized by the High School Sports Report on its All-Rookie Team…Played on a state championship team at Dorman in 2017 and also finished state runner-up in 2015…Played club volleyball for Upwards Stars, and was both an AAU All-American and won a national championship…Was named one of the Best Volleyball Players of AAU an AVCA Phenom three times.

Personal:  Born on January 23, 1999…Parents are Scott and Laura Dempsey…Her father played basketball and volleyball at New Hampshire…Has one brother, Drew, and one sister, Grace Wilson…Is majoring in business marketing.

Statistics

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2018

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2017Freshman

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    2018Sophomore

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    8