2021 Volleyball Roster
Austin, Parker
Jersey Number 23
Parker Austin
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- High School:
- Harry Ainlay Composite
Bio
Career Highs
Kills: 23 at Syracuse (3/5/21)
Aces: 6 at VCU (9/16/22)
Digs: 20 at Syracuse (3/5/21), vs. Colgate (9/21/19)
Block Assists: 8 vs. VCU (9/20/19)
Blocks: 8 at NC State (10/18/20)
Block Solos: 2 vs. VCU (9/20/19)
Cumulative Career Statistics:
Kills: 485
Digs: 467
Total Blocks: 110
Block Assists: 96
Block Solos: 14
Service aces: 76
Assists: 40
Accolades:
Kills: 23 at Syracuse (3/5/21)
Aces: 6 at VCU (9/16/22)
Digs: 20 at Syracuse (3/5/21), vs. Colgate (9/21/19)
Block Assists: 8 vs. VCU (9/20/19)
Blocks: 8 at NC State (10/18/20)
Block Solos: 2 vs. VCU (9/20/19)
Cumulative Career Statistics:
Kills: 485
Digs: 467
Total Blocks: 110
Block Assists: 96
Block Solos: 14
Service aces: 76
Assists: 40
Accolades:
- 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
- 2022 All-ACC Academic team
- 2019 ACC All-Freshman team
- 2019 All-ACC Academic team
- ACC Freshman of the Week (Oct. 7, 2019)
- Played in 28 matches, making 15 starts and 98 set appearances
- Led the team with 42 service aces, averaging .43/set, the second-highest average of any player in the ACC
- Tallied 63 kills, 29 total blocks, 27 block assists and two solo blocks, 103 digs and nine assists
- Set a new career-best with six service aces in Carolina's three set victory over VCU (9/16/22)
- Had a season-high of seven kills in victory over Duke (11/23/22)
- Played in 18 matches, making 54 set appearances
- Recorded 34 kills, 15 service aces, eight assists, 12 block assists, 81 digs and one block solo on the season
- Served an ace in the third set of the first round of the NCAA Tournament to clinch set point, forcing a fourth set against Tennessee (12/3/21)
- Tallied a season-high three blocks assists at Michigan (9/12/21)
- Notched a season-high 13 digs against Virginia (9/26/21)
- Was sidelined a portion of the season due to injury, missing 11 matches
- All-ACC Academic Honor Roll
- Appeared in 14 matches with 48 set appearances
- Tallied 132 kills, averaging a team-best 2.75 kills/set
- Finished the season with 26 blocks, 89 digs and eight service aces
- Set two career-bests in five-set victory over Syracuse (3/5/21): 23 kills and 20 digs
- Recorded four matches with double-digit kills and digs
- Had a career-best eight block assists at NC State (10/18/20)
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
- Played in 27 matches, appearing in 91 sets
- Recorded the second-most kills (256) and third-most digs (136) on the team
- Tallied double-digit kills in 15 matches and double-digit digs in seven matches
- Finished the season with 11 aces and 41 total blocks, including two solo blocks
- Led Carolina with six double-doubles
- Made her Carolina debut with 10 kills vs. No. 3 Minnesota (8/30/19)
- Recorded a season-high 22 kills at UC Irvine (9/6/19)
- Tallied a season-best 20 digs vs. Colgate (9/21/19)
- Notched a season-best six total blocks vs. Miami (10/11/19)
- ACC All-Freshman team
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
- All-ACC Academic Team
- Graduated in December 2022 with a degree in exercise and sport science with a minor in education
- A three-year letter winner at Harry Ainlay under coach Lia Miller
- Three-time metro Edmonton all-star
- Four-time MVP at Harry Ainlay
- Earned multiple tournament all-star accolades
- Played for the Team Canada Youth Women and was awarded captain of the U16 national team on the national level
- Spent five years with the Pandas Volleyball Club as an outside hitter under coach Janelle Rozema
- Named a provincial all-star and the Mikasa Player of the Year
- Earned metro all-star honors in handball at Harry Ainlay, helping her team to a provincial championship
- Born June 27 in Edmonton, Alberta
- Daughter of Anne and Curtis Austin
- Has two sisters, Sydney and Presly
- Older sister, Sydney, played volleyball at the University of Calgary and played for the provincial team in Alberta
- Younger sister, Presly, plays volleyball at Elon University
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