2014 Women's Volleyball Roster
Lindsey Purvis
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Germantown, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Middle Tennessee
Redshirt Junior (2014)
Appeared in 121 of 133 sets and all 34 matches for Memphis as a junior ... Made two starts on the year, her first start was at Cincinnati in a 3-1 win and her second was a 3-1 win over UConn at home ... Had 85 digs on the season (0.70/set) ... Also added 18 service aces on the yea .... Had three service aces in three different matches (South Alabama, at Tennessee, at Cincinnati) ... Recorded a season-best nine digs in the Tigers' season opener against Southeast Missouri State in the Saint Louis tournament ... Also added 10 assists on the year ... Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team for a GPA of 3.0 or higher during the year.
Redshirt Sophomore (2013): Appeared in 30 matches and made eight starts as a redshirt sophomore ... Ranked among the conference statistical leaders in service aces (12th) ... Played in 91 sets and totaled 193 digs (2.12 per set) and 21 service aces ... The 21 aces were tied for third on the squad ... Posted double-digit digs nine times ... Recorded a season-best 20 digs vs. Tennessee State (Oct. 15) ... Had 19 digs and one service ace the regular-season finale win over USF (Nov. 29) ... Served a season-best four aces against UConn (Oct. 20).
Freshman/Sophomore (2011-12 at Middle Tennessee): As a sophomore in 2012, saw action in only five sets before being shut down for medical reasons the remainder of the season ... As a freshman in 2011, played in 92 sets ... Totaled 133 digs (1.45 per set) ... Recorded five or more digs in 17 matches ... Added 20 service aces ... Collected her first collegiate service ace at Arkansas ... Had three aces and six digs in a win at Florida Atlantic ... Posted a season-high 10 digs in a three-set sweep over FIU ... Recorded two aces and nine digs in the win at Louisiana-Lafayette.
Prior to Middle Tennessee: Four-year letterwinner for Carla Anderton at Briarcrest ... Named all-state her junior and senior seasons ... Named a Commercial Appeal "Best of Preps" finalist as a senior ... Holds school digs records for a set (20), match (50) and season (901).
Personal: Daughter of Keith and Vickie Purvis ... Birthday is Oct. 8 ... A health and human performance-exercise and sport science major.
