| Height: | 5-9 |
| Year: | Fr. |
| Hometown: | Kingsport, Tenn. |
| High School: | Sullivan South HS |
| Position: | OH |
2013: The 2013 ODAC Rookie of the Year and an All-ODAC Second Team selection ... Started all 28 matches of the year and played in 98 of the team's 100 sets ... Led the squad with 305 kills and 3.11 kills per set ... Was second on the team in digs (272) and digs per set (2.78) ... Also notched 29 service aces, 23 blocks and 18 assists on the year ... Reached double figures in kills in 15 different matches with a high of 25 coming against Covenant (Sept. 21) ... Had 13 different matches with 10 or more digs and finished the season with nine double-doubles ... Named ODAC Player of the Week on Sept. 9.
Emory & Henry: A member of Kappa Phi Alpha sorority.
High School and Personal: A four-year letterwinner at Sullivan South High School for Head Coach Wendy Ratliff ... Was a three-time conference champion and earned all-conference honors as a junior and senior ... Was region MVP her junior year and conference tournament MVP her senior season ... Team finished fifth (2011) and third (2012) in the TSSAA state tournament ... Also lettered in track & field ... Played club volleyball for Kingsport Volleyball Club ... A member of the National Honor Society, FCA, DECA, ITS, HOSA and National Beta Club ... Her mother, Dawn Adcox, was a member of the club handball team at Texas A&M University and her father, Kyle Pennington, was on the club volleyball team at the University of Tennessee ... Her stepfather, Mark Adcox, played football at Carson-Newman College.
Pennington's Career Highs
Kills: 25 - vs. Covenant - Sept. 21, 2013
Aces: 6 - at Hollins - Sept. 6, 2013
Digs: 22 - vs. Virginia Intermont - Sept. 6, 2013
Blocks: 4 - vs. Washington and Lee - Nov. 2, 2013
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | vs. Randolph-Macon | L, 3-0 |
| Oct 22 | Guilford | W, 3-2 |
| Oct 29 | at Maryville (Tenn.) | L, 3-0 |
| Oct 31 | Ferrum | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 2 | Washington and Lee | L, 3-1 |
| Nov 6 | at Lynchburg | L, 3-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 28 | 11 | ||
| Sets | 98 | 42 | ||
| Kills | 305 | 117 | ||
| Kills per set | 3.11 | 2.79 | ||
| Errors | 130 | 54 | ||
| Total Attacks | 886 | 379 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .198 | .166 | ||
| Assists | 18 | 9 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.18 | 0.21 | ||
| Service Aces | 29 | 7 | ||
| Service Errors | 24 | 12 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.30 | 0.17 | ||
| Receptions | 388 | 200 | ||
| Reception Errors | 41 | 22 | ||
| Digs | 272 | 115 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.78 | 2.74 | ||
| Block Solo | 2 | 1 | ||
| Block Assist | 21 | 13 | ||
| Block Total | 23 | 14 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.23 | 0.33 | ||
| Block Errors | 8 | 5 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 346.5 | 131.5 | ||
| Points per set | 3.5 | 3.1 | ||
| Matches started | 23 | 9 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Ferrum | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 1 | 19 | .526 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Sep 3 | Virginia Intermont | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 37 | .216 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Sep 6 | at Hollins | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 20 | .650 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Virginia Intermont | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 52 | .058 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Methodist | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 31 | .516 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. St. Mary's (Md.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 36 | .083 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Sep 13 | Randolph | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 28 | .393 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Sep 14 | Lynchburg | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 34 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 18 | Hollins | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 23 | .174 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Wellesley | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 2 | 18 | .389 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 20 | at Emory | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 29 | .241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Covenant | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 66 | .227 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Maryville (Tenn.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 40 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Sep 26 | at Eastern Mennonite | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 37 | .216 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Sep 29 | at Meredith | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 25 | .320 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Oct 1 | at Roanoke | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 5 | 24 | .042 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 5 | at Bridgewater | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 42 | .167 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Virginia Union | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 31 | .129 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Oct 6 | at Mary Baldwin | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 12 | .667 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Oct 9 | at Bluefield State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 12 | Shenandoah | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 41 | .317 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19.5 |
| Oct 19 | at Virginia Wesleyan | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 34 | .059 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Randolph-Macon | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 6 | 32 | .094 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Oct 22 | Guilford | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 52 | .192 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Oct 29 | at Maryville (Tenn.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 10 | 26 | -.192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 31 | Ferrum | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 29 | .241 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Nov 2 | Washington and Lee | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 32 | .125 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Nov 6 | at Lynchburg | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 29 | -.069 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 28 | 98 | 305 | 3.11 | 130 | 886 | .198 | 18 | 0.18 | 29 | 0.30 | 388 | 41 | 272 | 2.78 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 0.23 | 346.5 | 3.5 |
| 2014-15 | 30 | 104 | 288 | 2.77 | 127 | 854 | .189 | 24 | 0.23 | 57 | 0.55 | 215 | 22 | 322 | 3.10 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 0.29 | 361.0 | 3.5 |
| 2015-16 | 24 | 87 | 219 | 2.52 | 107 | 670 | .167 | 134 | 1.54 | 34 | 0.39 | 166 | 15 | 211 | 2.43 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 0.28 | 267.5 | 3.1 |
| 2016-17 | 24 | 85 | 191 | 2.25 | 92 | 556 | .178 | 8 | 0.09 | 15 | 0.18 | 270 | 24 | 243 | 2.86 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0.16 | 213.0 | 2.5 |
| Total | 106 | 374 | 1003 | 2.68 | 456 | 2966 | .184 | 184 | 0.49 | 135 | 0.36 | 1039 | 102 | 1048 | 2.80 | 9 | 82 | 91 | 0.24 | 1188.0 | 3.2 |
| 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 | 28 | 98 | 305 | 3.11 | 130 | 886 | .198 | 18 | 0.18 | 29 | 0.30 | 388 | 41 | 272 | 2.78 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 0.23 | 346.5 | 3.5 |
| Conference | 11 | 42 | 117 | 2.79 | 54 | 379 | .166 | 9 | 0.21 | 7 | 0.17 | 200 | 22 | 115 | 2.74 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0.33 | 131.5 | 3.1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 8 | 30 | 95 | 3.17 | 38 | 276 | .207 | 7 | 0.23 | 8 | 0.27 | 192 | 16 | 83 | 2.77 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.37 | 109.0 | 3.6 |
| Away | 12 | 38 | 101 | 2.66 | 42 | 304 | .194 | 6 | 0.16 | 13 | 0.34 | 132 | 14 | 95 | 2.50 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.21 | 118.5 | 3.1 |
| Neutral | 8 | 30 | 109 | 3.63 | 50 | 306 | .193 | 5 | 0.17 | 8 | 0.27 | 64 | 11 | 94 | 3.13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.13 | 119.0 | 4.0 |
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| Wins | 15 | 53 | 178 | 3.36 | 61 | 453 | .258 | 10 | 0.19 | 22 | 0.42 | 224 | 18 | 149 | 2.81 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.15 | 204.0 | 3.8 |
| Losses | 13 | 45 | 127 | 2.82 | 69 | 433 | .134 | 8 | 0.18 | 7 | 0.16 | 164 | 23 | 123 | 2.73 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0.33 | 142.5 | 3.2 |
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| August | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 1 | 19 | .526 | 1 | 0.33 | 3 | 1.00 | - | 0 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.0 | 4.7 |
| September | 14 | 52 | 179 | 3.44 | 68 | 476 | .233 | 9 | 0.17 | 17 | 0.33 | 210 | 23 | 145 | 2.79 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.13 | 200.0 | 3.8 |
| October | 11 | 36 | 101 | 2.81 | 49 | 330 | .158 | 7 | 0.19 | 6 | 0.17 | 137 | 12 | 97 | 2.69 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.31 | 112.5 | 3.1 |
| November | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 12 | 61 | .033 | 1 | 0.14 | 3 | 0.43 | 41 | 6 | 24 | 3.43 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 | 20.0 | 2.9 |