Ainsley Clifford (left) and Hannah McGlockton (right) join the Eagle roster.
Volleyball Adds Two More to 2020 Roster
4/17/2020 1:14:00 PM | Volleyball
Ainsley Clifford and Hannah McGlockton will compete for the Eagles.
STATESBORO – Georgia Southern volleyball coach Chad Willis announced today that Ainsley Clifford (Ocala, Fla./Vanguard) and Hannah McGlockton (Cumming, Ga./South Forsyth) have signed to play for the Eagles, beginning in the 2020 season.
"We're very pleased with our roster for the Fall - Taylor (Sherwin) and E (Efrain Negron) have worked very hard both on the road and behind the scenes in building relationships with recruits and coaches, helping us find high-character, academically-focused, competitive and talented student-athletes, who are a great fit for our vision moving forward," said Willis. "We are still relatively young in many of our position groups but also return a good amount of set and match experience. That core in addition to the talent and competitiveness of Hannah, Ainsley, Rebekah (Farthing) and Chamblee (Russell) are going to enable us to make great strides this coming season."
Ainsley Clifford, 5-8, DS, Ocala, Fla./Vanguard/OTVA
Four-year starter for coach Randy Ewers at Vanguard High School • Tallied 342 digs, 55 service aces and 56 assists as a senior • 2019 AVCA High School All-Region Team • Helped team win 2019 North Florida All-Stars tournament and 2019 7A State Championship • Vanguard was District Champions from 2016-2019, Regional Champions in 2016 and from 2018-2019 and two-time state runner-up • Played club for coach Roberto Santasofia on OTVA 18 O Roberto; qualified for USAV Nationals in Open 18's season and qualified for USAV Nationals 13's, 14's, 15's, 16's and 17's seasons.
Willis on Clifford: "We sort of got a late jump on Ainsley; we first met her as a staff back in August prior to the start of the season, but as the saying goes, 'Good things - in this case people - come to those who wait.' Ainsley is going to add tremendous value to our back court. She plays with a ton of energy and effort and has competed at an extremely high level in high school and in club. As we've continued to build our relationship with Ainsley, we are confident she's going to do excellent things here on and off the court for the True Blue."
Hannah McGlockton, 5-6, OH, Cumming, Ga./South Forsyth/A5
Transferred from Lindenwood University and joined the Eagles in the spring of 2020 • Played in five matches in 2018; recorded six kills and three digs against Central Missouri • Played for coach Steffi Legall at South Forsyth High School • Named Region 5-7A first-team All-Area, a GVCA Senior All-Star and all-state honorable mention in 2017 • Named Region 5-7A second team in 2016 • Tallied 352 kills, 265 digs and 49 aces as a senior • Played club on GA5 and A5 Mizuno for coach April Carol • Father, Lee, played football at Fayetteville State and spent time in camp with the New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders • Uncle, Chester, played 12 seasons in the NFL with the Raiders, Chiefs, Broncos and Jets.
Willis on McGlockton: "We're excited to officially announce Hannah joining our roster for the Fall. Hannah came in after the winter break and spent a few days practicing with us while also meeting with our student-athletes and staff to start forming relationships. Hannah has added immediate depth to our left side position group but more importantly embraces the vision and mission of our program. We're looking forward to her contributions on and off the court these next two years."
The duo joins fall signees Rebekah Farthing and Chamblee Russell in the incoming class. Georgia Southern is set to return 12 letterwinners and six starters from the 2019 team.
"We're very pleased with our roster for the Fall - Taylor (Sherwin) and E (Efrain Negron) have worked very hard both on the road and behind the scenes in building relationships with recruits and coaches, helping us find high-character, academically-focused, competitive and talented student-athletes, who are a great fit for our vision moving forward," said Willis. "We are still relatively young in many of our position groups but also return a good amount of set and match experience. That core in addition to the talent and competitiveness of Hannah, Ainsley, Rebekah (Farthing) and Chamblee (Russell) are going to enable us to make great strides this coming season."
Ainsley Clifford, 5-8, DS, Ocala, Fla./Vanguard/OTVA
Four-year starter for coach Randy Ewers at Vanguard High School • Tallied 342 digs, 55 service aces and 56 assists as a senior • 2019 AVCA High School All-Region Team • Helped team win 2019 North Florida All-Stars tournament and 2019 7A State Championship • Vanguard was District Champions from 2016-2019, Regional Champions in 2016 and from 2018-2019 and two-time state runner-up • Played club for coach Roberto Santasofia on OTVA 18 O Roberto; qualified for USAV Nationals in Open 18's season and qualified for USAV Nationals 13's, 14's, 15's, 16's and 17's seasons.
Willis on Clifford: "We sort of got a late jump on Ainsley; we first met her as a staff back in August prior to the start of the season, but as the saying goes, 'Good things - in this case people - come to those who wait.' Ainsley is going to add tremendous value to our back court. She plays with a ton of energy and effort and has competed at an extremely high level in high school and in club. As we've continued to build our relationship with Ainsley, we are confident she's going to do excellent things here on and off the court for the True Blue."
Hannah McGlockton, 5-6, OH, Cumming, Ga./South Forsyth/A5
Transferred from Lindenwood University and joined the Eagles in the spring of 2020 • Played in five matches in 2018; recorded six kills and three digs against Central Missouri • Played for coach Steffi Legall at South Forsyth High School • Named Region 5-7A first-team All-Area, a GVCA Senior All-Star and all-state honorable mention in 2017 • Named Region 5-7A second team in 2016 • Tallied 352 kills, 265 digs and 49 aces as a senior • Played club on GA5 and A5 Mizuno for coach April Carol • Father, Lee, played football at Fayetteville State and spent time in camp with the New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders • Uncle, Chester, played 12 seasons in the NFL with the Raiders, Chiefs, Broncos and Jets.
Willis on McGlockton: "We're excited to officially announce Hannah joining our roster for the Fall. Hannah came in after the winter break and spent a few days practicing with us while also meeting with our student-athletes and staff to start forming relationships. Hannah has added immediate depth to our left side position group but more importantly embraces the vision and mission of our program. We're looking forward to her contributions on and off the court these next two years."
The duo joins fall signees Rebekah Farthing and Chamblee Russell in the incoming class. Georgia Southern is set to return 12 letterwinners and six starters from the 2019 team.
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