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2018 Volleyball Roster

Al Samuels
Al Samuels

17 McKala Rhodes

  • Position Libero
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Charleston, S.C.
  • Highschool First Baptist

Biography

In the Record Book:

  • Third all-time in digs (2,003)
  • Third all-time in digs per set (4.13)
  • First in single-season sets played, rally scoring era (135) in 2018
  • T-first in single-season matches played, rally scoring era (36) in 2018
  • Seventh in single-season digs, rally scoring era (575) in 2018
  • Eighth in single-season digs, rally scoring era (551) in 2016
  • 10th in single-season digs, rally scoring era (530) in 2017
  • Seventh in single-season digs per set, rally scoring era (4.96) in 2016
  • 10th in single-season digs per set, rally scoring era (4.53) in 2017
  • Most digs in a three-set match, rally scoring era (26) at Towson (Oct. 14, 2018)
  • Most digs in a four-set match, rally scoring era (35) vs. James Madison (Oct. 25, 2018)

2018 (Senior): Played in 36 matches with 36 starts … Only player to appear in all 135 sets … Set a single-season record (rally scoring era) in sets played (135) … Led the team in digs (575) and digs per set (4.26) … Second in service aces (25) … Third in aces per set (0.19) … Ranked second in the CAA and 46th in the nation in total digs … Seventh in the CAA in digs per set … Recorded 20 or more digs in 11 matches … Posted double-digit digs in 31 matches … Opened the season with 20 digs against Missouri State (Aug. 24) … Totaled 18 digs against Alabama (Aug. 25) … CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 27) … Accounted for four kills on 10 swings, nine digs, and a career-high eight service aces playing at both libero and outside hitter against South Carolina (Sept. 4) … Registered 19 digs and a season-high six assists in a sweep of Davidson (Sept. 9) … Named to the Hampton Inn Charleston/West Ashley CofC Invitational All-Tournament team … Collected 20 digs at Delaware (Sept. 28) … Dropped in two service aces in back-to-back matches at UNCW (Oct. 3) and against Hofstra (Oct. 5) … Set a three-set single-match record with 26 digs at Towson (Oct. 14) … CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15) … Dug up 28 balls against UNCW (Oct. 21) … Established a four-set single-match record with 35 digs against James Madison (Oct. 25) … Recorded 23 digs and three assists on Senior Day against Delaware (Oct. 28) … Posted 28 digs and two aces against UNCW (Nov. 16) in the CAA Tournament … Collected 25 digs against James Madison (Nov. 17) in the CAA Semifinals … Accounted for 27 digs against St. John’s (Nov. 29) in the NIVC First Round … Tallied 21 digs and three assists against Georgia Tech (Nov. 30) in the NIVC Second Round … Totaled 20 digs – including the 2,000th of her career – and four assists against Tulane (Dec. 8) in the NIVC Semifinals.

2017 (Junior): Played in 33 matches with 32 starts at libero, and one at outside hitter … Appeared in all but one of the team’s 118 sets played … Ranked fourth in the CAA and 72nd in the nation with 530 digs … Fourth in the CAA in digs per set (4.53) … Led the team in digs (530) and digs per set (4.53) … Recorded 18 kills on 37 swings with a .405 hitting percentage … Posted 20 or more digs in nine matches … Tallied 19 digs in three straight matches against USC Upstate (Aug. 25), Tennessee State (Aug. 26), and Denver (Aug. 26) to open the season … Put down a season-high four service aces against Denver … Recorded 23 digs and six assists in the Cougars’ five-set upset win over Baylor (Sep. 2) … Posted 14 digs and added four kills on six swings at Kent State (Sep. 10) … Tallied 20 digs and added three kills on nine attempts against Appalachian State (Sep. 15) … Put down eight kills on 14 attempts, hit an even .500, and added nine digs at outside hitter against South Carolina State (Sep. 19) … Posted 20 or more digs in four straight matches (Sep. 22 – Oct. 1) … Reached double-digits in digs in eight straight matches (Sep. 22 – Oct. 15) … Tallied 25 digs and two service aces at Hofstra (Sep. 22) … Recorded a season-high 27 digs in back-to-back matches at UNCW (Sep. 27) and James Madison (Oct. 1) … Named CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 2) … Collected 22 digs and six assists at Elon (Oct. 13) … Recognized as CAA Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 16) … Tallied 17 digs in a sweep of UNCW (Oct. 28) … Recorded 23 digs at Towson (Nov. 3) … Reached double-digits in digs in five matches to end the season (Nov. 10 – No. 30).

2016 (Sophomore): Played in 29 matches with 29 starts at libero … Only player to play in all 111 sets … Led the team with 551 total digs (4.96 digs/s) … Ranked third in the CAA in digs per set … Recorded double-digit digs in all 29 matches … Tallied at least 20 digs in 11 matches … Posted 34 digs against Virginia (Sep. 17) … Notched 23 digs in a sweep of Northeastern (Sep. 25) … Career-high 35 digs against UNCW (Oct. 13) … Three straight matches with at least 21 digs (Oct. 28 – Nov. 3) … Posted 21 digs and three kills at Hofstra (Oct. 30) after switching from libero to outside hitter for the fourth set … Tallied 25 digs at UNCW (Nov. 13) … Recorded 31 digs against Delaware (Nov. 19) in the CAA Tournament.

2015 (Freshman): Played in 122 sets in 33 matches with one start … Served as libero at UNCW (Sept. 25) recording a career-high 30 digs ... Took over the job full-time against James Madison (Nov. 1) and played nine matches at the position … Finished the season third on the team with 347 digs (2.84 d/s) … Posted 20-or-more digs in five matches including 29 against Hofstra in the CAA Championship (Nov. 20).

High School and Club Career: Considered the top prep player in the state of South Carolina ... Named 2014 All-State and All-Region ... Tabbed HSSR SCISA Miss Volleyball in 2013 and 2014 … Two-sport standout ... Was also a talented all-state basketball player scoring over 1,000 career points en route to being named team MVP … Racked up over 1,000 career digs and over 1,500 career kills … Was named junior marshall and an AAU Academic All-American ... Member of Student Government and the PR/ADE Program.

Personal: Full name is Jamie McKala Rhodes … Goes by McKala ... Daughter of Anthony and Karen Rhodes … Father, Anthony, played football at Newberry College from 1974-75 ... Chose CofC because of her love of the city and relationship with the current coaching staff ... International Business major at College of Charleston.

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2015Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    17
  • 17

    2016Sophomore

    Libero
    5'10"
    17
  • 17

    2017Junior

    Libero
    5'10"
    17
  • 17

    2018Senior

    Libero
    5'10"
    17