8 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • 2 ACC TITLES • 17 AVCA ALL-AMERICANS
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#2 Sandra Adeleye
Position: Middle Hitter
Height: 6'0"
Year: Senior
Hometown: Katy, TX
High School: Katy
Club: Texas Elite
Major: English/Psychology
Experience: 4 Letters
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Career Highlights:

  • All-ACC: 2009, 2010, 2011
  • AVCA All-Region: 2009, 2010, 2011
  • AVCA Honorable Mention All-American: 2009, 2010, 2011
  • AVCA East Region Rookie of the Year: 2009

Overview: Three-time All-ACC and AVCA All-Region talent (2009, 2010, 2011) who has established herself as one of the ACC's most well-rounded middles. The 2009 AVCA Region Rookie of the Year already has more than 1100 kills and 340 blocks entering her senior season.

As a Junior (2011)
Put together another stellar season for Clemson, earning All-ACC and All-Region honors for a third time.
  • Finished season with 404 kills and a .353 hitting percentage
  • Led team and ranked 6th in ACC at 3.39 kills and 3.93 points per set
  • Tallied 1,000th kill during the season
  • Recorded a .882 hitting percentage with 15 kills in 17 attempts, tied for the third-best mark in school history in a match against
  • Was the Big Orange Bash MVP
  • Had then-career-high 23 kills against Jacksonville
  • Had a .576 hitting percentage with 19 kills and no errors in three-set win over Duke
  • Recorded 16 kills and hit .400 in defeat of Wake Forest
  • Was voted ACC Player of the week for her play in the above two matches
  • Had 27 kills against Miami

2010: Sophomore

Built upon her outstanding freshman campaign as she matured into Clemson's primary offensive option, leading the Tigers with 407 kills from the middle.

 

  • Preseason All-ACC Selection
  • Named to 2011 All-ACC Team and 2011 AVCA All-Region team for second straight season
  • Was voted Preseason All-ACC
  • Led Clemson in kills with 407, and was second in blocking with 130
  • Led all ACC middles and was fourth overall in kills per set (3.42) and was fifth in the ACC with a 1.09 blocks/set average
  • Was fourth in the ACC with a 4.08 points per set average
  • Voted the Big Orange Bash MVP after registering 33 kills and six blocks and hitting .406
  • Was named to the Carolina Challenge All-Tournament Team
  • Was voted the Clemson Classic Tournament MVP with 34 kills and 14 total blocks in three matches
  • Registered double-figure kills in 28 of 31 matches, including 12 matches of 15 or more, and a streak of 17 in a row to finish the season
  • Had a season-high 22 kills against NC State and had 20 against Miami at home
  • Recorded career-highs of nine blocks in three different matches and led the team with 28 solo blocks.

2009: Freshman

  • Only the fourth player in Clemson's history to earn All-ACC honors as a freshman, joining teammate Didem Ege (who received same honors in 2006) and two others.
  • Was named the ACC Player of the Week (Week of November 9th)
  • Second on the team with 3.06 kills/set, which ranked 8th in the ACC
  • That average went up to 3.33 kills/set during ACC play
  • Ranked third in the ACC and 14th nationally in hitting percentage with a .386 mark, also the third-best mark in school history.
  • Averaged 1.16 blocks per set, ranking fourth in the ACC
  • Named Team's Best Offensive Player, and was winner of the Lucia White Memorial Rookie-of-the-year at the team banquet.
  • Posted double-digit kills in each of her final 12 matches
  • Notable Performances:
  • Recorded four kills in 11 attempts in her collegiate debut against South Carolina, earning the start
  • Recorded six kills and seven blocks against a ranked Michigan State team
  • Played in five sets in which she recorded 12 kills and seven blocks against Furman, her first career double-digit kills game.
  • Had 18 kills against Miami; Also had three digs and seven blocks
  • Had 14 kills in 24 attempts for a .500 hitting mark against FSU
  • Recorded six kills in 13 attempts against Boston College; Also had four blocks
  • Recorded 14 kills against Duke to start streak of 12 straight matches with 10+ kills.
  • Had 19 kills in win over North Carolina
  • Had a career-best 23 kills in 39 attempts against only one error in a win at Boston College.
  • Had 19 kills against Florida State in Clemson
  • Posted 15 kills in 24 attempts for a .583 hitting mark against Virginia Tech, her career-best hitting mark (min. 10 kills)
  • Recorded 14 kills and three blocks in the first round of the NCAA tournament against #17 ranked Oregon

Before Clemson

  • Led Katy (TX) High School to the 2008 district title and a 34-11 record for the season
  • Named to the First Team All-District in 2008 and was a second-team selection in 2007
  • Team reached the quarterfinals of the Texas State 5A Tournament
  • Totaled 402 kills as a senior
  • Placed second in the district for the 2007 season
  • Teammate of current Tiger sophomore Lacy Hayes at Texas Elite; team finished third at the national meet in the summer of 2008
  • Born November 15, 1991
  • Majoring in English.

 

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