Parker Small bio
8/11/2008 4:19:00 AM | General
Junior (2010): First Team All-Southern Conference Selection... SoCon Offensive Player of the Week for Sept. 27th and Oct. 18th... Played in all 36 matches and started in all but one... Appeared in 133 sets and averaged 2.76 kills per set... Recorded 20 double-digit kill matches including eight matches in a row from Sept. 11th to Sep. 24th... Led the team in blocks with 119... Tops in the SoCon in hitting percentage with a .375 percentage... Tallied 14 kills against Troy (8-28) in 22 attempts... Averaged nearly 11 kills in all three of the matches in the MT Blue Radier Bash... Posted a season-high 18 kills at Western Carolina (10-22)... Recorded nine blocks in the 3-1 win over Elon in the SoCon Tournament... Recorded 21 service aces and 40 digs on the year... posted a season-best three aces against The Citadel (11-5).
Sophomore (2009): Played in 84 games after returning from an injury... Averaged 2.33 kills per game tallying 196 on the season... Was fourth on the team in blocks with 49... Posted season-best seven block assists against Appalachian State (10-24)... Had five block assists versus Gardner-Webb (9-19) and at UNC Greensboro (10-18)... Had nine double-digit kill performances... Collected season-best 19 kills against conference foe Furman (10-30)... Posted 15 kills twice - at Wofford (9-25) and against College of Charleston (10-10)... Recorded four service aces against Auburn (9-12) in the championship match of the SpringHill Suites Invitational.
Freshman (2008): Made an immediate impact her freshman campaign, appearing in 107 of 121 sets.... Second on the team in blocks (88) and blocks per set (0.82)... Ranked first in attack percentage (.294), second in kills (213) and fourth in kills per game (1.99)... Third on the team in aces served (17)... Recorded six double-figure kill performances including a season-high 14 and .423 attack percentage vs James Madison (9-19)... Posted a .474 hitting percentage and 10 kills at The Citadel (10-4)... Had season-high eight blocks in home opener against Presbyterian (8-29).
High School: Attended Providence High School... Earned three varsity letters and served as team captain her senior year... Led PHS to three conference championships... The Panthers won a state championship in 2005 with an undefeated season, finished as runners-up in 2006 and reached semifinals in 2007... Coached by Karen Bradbury... Named to All-Conference, All-Mecklenburg County and Charlotte Mecklenburg All-Star teams... Member of 2007 Charlotte Weekly Super Team... Also earned varsity letters in basketball (2004 and 2005) and softball (2004)... Two-time MVP and all-conference performer in basketball.
Personal: Full name is Parker Llane Small...Born May 21, 1990 in Pineville, N.C.... Daughter of Glenn and Patty Small... Fifth member of her family to play collegiate sports: father played football and baseball at Duke, mother played volleyball at Duke, brother, Shane, played baseball at East Carolina and sister, Cami, played softball at Tennessee... Chose Georgia Southern because "it was the first school that really fit me"... Favorites: sports figure - Michael Jordan; non-sports figure - God; pro team - Carolina Panthers; pre-game ritual - listening to music; musical artist - Dave Matthews; TV shows - Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill; movie - Love & Basketball.
