| Carlin Salmon |
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Career Statistics
2008 (Freshman)
Saw action in a total of 15 matches, including four starts, and played in 34 sets ... Finished with a total of 69 kills on 153 attempts and hit a solid .320 ... Averaged 2.03 kills per set as well as 2.57 points per set ... Had a total of 29 blocks and nine digs ... Also collected three service aces and dished out two assists ... Started the season with a bang, hitting .429 with four kills, a season-best two digs, three blocks and one assist against Davidson (Aug. 29) in the first match of the season ... Tallied six kills and hit .455 against Norfolk State (Aug. 30) ... Had one kill and one block in one set against Indiana (Sept. 5) at the Adidas Classic ... Notched five kills and hit .417 with two blocks and her first service ace of the season against East Carolina (Sept. 13) at the Black & Gold Challenge ... Played in one set against Delaware (Sept. 13) and recorded one kill ... Saw action in two sets against Charlotte (Sept. 20) at the Appalachian State Invitational and recorded one kill and a pair of blocks ... Finished the tournament with a season-high 10 kills and hit a stellar .517 with an ace and a block against NC A&T (Sept. 20) ... Recorded eight kills and a block in her first ACC contest against Florida State (Sept. 25) ... Played in one set against NC State (Oct. 3) and recorded a kill ... Notched a kill and one block in one set at Virginia Tech (Oct. 17) ... Had one kill in one set against Boston College (Oct. 24) ... Hit .714 with five kills and notched a season-best two digs against Florida State (Oct. 31) ... Played in all four sets against Virginia Tech (Nov. 20), recording eight kills and five total blocks ... Started for the second-straight night against Virginia (Nov. 21) and notched nine kills and had season-highs of seven blocks and two digs ... Closed the season with eight kills, five blocks and a service ace in four sets at Duke (Nov. 25).
High School
Named by Prepvolleyball.com as a Top 80 recruit for 2008 class ... Played for St. Louis CYC Volleyball Club the last four years ... Same club program as current Demon Deacon teammates Megan Thornberry and incoming freshman Madison Vain ... Also played three seasons for the Rockwood Thunder VBC ... Helped lead St. Louis CYC to three-straight Gateway Region VB Gold Championships (2005-07) ... Team won JOVC National Championship in Gold Open U15 division in 2005 and finished runner-up in 2006 in the U16 division ... Named Co-MVP by Prepvolleyball.com of the championship match at the JOVC in 2005 ... Was named Honorable Mention by Prepvolleyball.com as a junior in 2006 and a Top Sophomore in 2005 ... Participated in the USA High Performance Camp in 2005 ... High school team was a two-time runner-up at the Missouri Class 4 State Championships (2005-06) ... Earned First Team All-State, All-Region and All-District honors as both a junior and a senior ... Was also a Metro Women's Athletic Association All-Star in 2006 and 2007 and earned Missouri Academic All-State honors in both her junior and senior seasons.
Personal
Undecided on a major ... Born Sept. 23, 1989, in Kirkwood, Mo. ... Full name is Carlin Irene Salmon ... Daughter of Lisa and Paul Salmon ... Earned three letters in volleyball ... Chose Wake Forest over Notre Dame, Ohio University, Ball State, University of Miami, Florida and Kansas ... Also played four years of select softball as a first baseman.
