Fall 2014 Volleyball Season Kills it With ODAC Finish

Written By Jacob Lusczek ‘14

Published December 2014

The Randolph College volleyball team had a tremendous season this fall. They finished 19-11 overall and 6-5 in the conference, a significant improvement from their previous season. The team advanced to playoffs for the first time since 2006, but lost in the quarterfinal match against Washington & Lee University.

Even though the team did not make it past the first round off playoffs, its members have every right to walk around with their heads held high. There were many team and individual records set this year that deserve applause, as the team saw its first playoff game in eight years.

The team prepares before its quarterfinal match against W&L.
Photo courtesy of Randolph College.     

Other team records include most kills in a season, breaking the record of 1315. They also destroyed the record for hitting percentage, a record that was just set the year before. The team has collected the most wins in a season since 1997.

Kerry McMichael ’15 and Lexi Harrington ’15 were both named Third Team All-ODAC. They have been a major part of this team, playing a crucial role in its outstanding achievement. Throughout the season, they have broken a few individual records themselves.

Jordan Templin ’15 has also done some amazing things here at Randolph. Aside from breaking numerous individual records, she has won multiple Wildcat of the Week Awards. Even more impressively, Templin was named First Team All-ODAC, All-Region Team, and ODAC Player of the Week. On October 21, Templin was also named NCAA’s Division III Player of the Week in the sport of volleyball, meaning that she will always be recognized as one of the top players in the division.

McMichael, Harrington, and Templin have certainly left their marks in Randolph’s volleyball history books. They will be sorely missed but the accomplishments they have done for the team and for the program will never be forgotten.