| Height: | 5-9 |
| Year: | Jr. |
| Hometown: | Kingsport, Tenn. |
| High School: | Sullivan South HS |
| Position: | OH |
| Major: | Mass Communications |
2015: All-ODAC Third Team Selection ... Played in 24 matches as a junior ... Totaled 219 kills ... Led team in kills per set at 2.52 and points per set at 3.1 ... Had 211 digs on the season ... Played in a hitter/setter hybrid role during the season ... third on the team with 134 assists ... Tallied 267.5 points on the year ... Had 22 kills, 20 assists, and 9 digs vs. Bridgewater (Oct. 7) ... Posted three double-doubles on the season ... Two 20-plus kill matches ... seven double digit assist matches
2014: Named to the All-ODAC Second Team ... Started all 30 matches for the Wasps as a sophomore ... Led E&H in kills per set with 2.77 while tallying 288 total ... Posted 322 digs and 57 assists ... Picked up 12 double double on the year ... Reached double figures in kills in 17 matches ... Tallied 57 service aces .... Totaled a career-high 361 points and 30 blocks
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 (three times) - Most recently at Guilford - Oct. 23, 2014
Digs: 22 - vs. Virginia Intermont - Sept. 6, 2013
Blocks: 4 (four times) - Most recently at Washington and Lee - Sep. 23, 2015
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | Shenandoah | L, 3-1 |
| Oct 24 | Bluefield | L, 3-2 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Davis & Elkins | L, 3-1 |
| Oct 27 | at West Virginia Tech | L, 3-2 |
| Oct 29 | Guilford | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 4 | at Washington and Lee | L, 3-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 24 | 10 | ||
| Sets | 87 | 38 | ||
| Kills | 219 | 96 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.52 | 2.53 | ||
| Errors | 107 | 42 | ||
| Total Attacks | 670 | 284 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .167 | .190 | ||
| Assists | 134 | 63 | ||
| Assists per set | 1.54 | 1.66 | ||
| Service Aces | 34 | 13 | ||
| Service Errors | 17 | 5 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.39 | 0.34 | ||
| Receptions | 166 | 64 | ||
| Reception Errors | 15 | 7 | ||
| Digs | 211 | 70 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.43 | 1.84 | ||
| Block Solo | 5 | 3 | ||
| Block Assist | 19 | 9 | ||
| Block Total | 24 | 12 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.28 | 0.32 | ||
| Block Errors | 4 | 3 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 13 | 6 | ||
| Points | 267.5 | 116.5 | ||
| Points per set | 3.1 | 3.1 | ||
| Matches started | 19 | 8 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Ferrum | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | -.333 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. Guilford | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 18 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 5 | at Averett | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 39 | .128 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Greensboro | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 34 | -.118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Roanoke | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | Roanoke | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 56 | .268 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21.5 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Oglethorpe | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 28 | .357 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. West Virginia Wesleyan | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 49 | .163 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Swarthmore | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 17 | .294 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 13 | at Greensboro | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 52 | .096 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Sep 16 | at Tennessee Wesleyan | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Washington and Lee | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 38 | .158 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Sep 26 | Eastern Mennonite | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 30 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Sep 26 | West Virginia Tech | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 28 | .071 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sep 30 | at Randolph | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 33 | .030 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Oct 3 | at Piedmont | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 27 | .222 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11.5 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Wesleyan (Ga.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | .385 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Oct 7 | Bridgewater | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 52 | .288 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26.5 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Agnes Scott | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 0 | 20 | .400 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.0 |
| Oct 9 | at Maryville (Tenn.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 2 | 22 | .318 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
| Oct 14 | at Lynchburg | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | .105 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Virginia Wesleyan | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | .250 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Oct 18 | at Randolph-Macon | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | .053 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Oct 20 | Ferrum | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 21 | Hollins | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | Shenandoah | L, 3-1 | - | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | .357 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Oct 24 | Bluefield | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 27 | vs. Davis & Elkins | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 27 | at West Virginia Tech | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Guilford | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Nov 4 | at Washington and Lee | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | .048 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.5 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Conference | 10 | 38 | 96 | 2.53 | 42 | 284 | .190 | 63 | 1.66 | 13 | 0.34 | 64 | 7 | 70 | 1.84 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.32 | 116.5 | 3.1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 6 | 23 | 69 | 3.00 | 26 | 191 | .225 | 31 | 1.35 | 6 | 0.26 | 35 | 0 | 43 | 1.87 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.26 | 78.0 | 3.4 |
| Away | 10 | 37 | 88 | 2.38 | 60 | 288 | .097 | 62 | 1.68 | 13 | 0.35 | 45 | 7 | 111 | 3.00 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.41 | 110.5 | 3.0 |
| Neutral | 8 | 27 | 62 | 2.30 | 21 | 191 | .215 | 41 | 1.52 | 15 | 0.56 | 86 | 8 | 57 | 2.11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.11 | 79.0 | 2.9 |
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| Wins | 11 | 39 | 88 | 2.26 | 49 | 270 | .144 | 54 | 1.38 | 25 | 0.64 | 98 | 3 | 93 | 2.38 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.28 | 119.5 | 3.1 |
| Losses | 13 | 48 | 131 | 2.73 | 58 | 400 | .182 | 80 | 1.67 | 9 | 0.19 | 68 | 12 | 118 | 2.46 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.27 | 148.0 | 3.1 |
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| September | 13 | 52 | 133 | 2.56 | 75 | 440 | .132 | 7 | 0.13 | 16 | 0.31 | 138 | 15 | 154 | 2.96 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0.37 | 161.0 | 3.1 |
| October | 10 | 32 | 80 | 2.50 | 27 | 209 | .254 | 113 | 3.53 | 18 | 0.56 | 28 | 0 | 48 | 1.50 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.13 | 100.0 | 3.1 |
| November | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 5 | 21 | .048 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 6.5 | 2.2 |
