FMU: Two-year returning starter and three-year letterwinner at FMU....CoSIDA Academic All-American™ (third team) 2016....All-Conference (first team) 2016....FMU Team MVP 2017, 2016....PBC All-Tournament Team 2016....PBC Player of the Week (Oct. 4, 2016)....CoSIDA Academic All-District™ III Team 2016....2016 Pre-Season All-Conference pick....Career totals of 602 kills and 215 total blocks....2015 All-Conference Team (second team)....AVCA All-Southeast Region (honorable mention) for 2015....PBC All-Academic Team 2016, 2015, 2014....Played in all 118 sets in 2015....Led team in hitting percentage, blocks per set, total blocks, blocks solo, and assist blocks....PBC rankings: 3rd in total blocks, 3rd in assist blocks, 4th in blocks per set, 4th in hitting percentage, 5th in service aces, 5th in points per set, 6th in aces per set, 7th in points, 8th in solo blocks, 13th in kills, 14th in kills per set....NCAA II national rankings: 46th in total blocks, 63rd in blocks per set, 64th in total service aces, 107th in aces per set, 124th in hitting percentage, 170th in points per set, 258th in total kills....PBC Player of the Week (Oct. 20, 2015)....PBC Player of the Week (Nov. 3, 2014)....Started 26 of 29 matches as a sophomore....Led team in hitting percentage (.265), service aces per set (0.36), and total blocks....Second on squad in total kills....9 matches with double figure kills (high of 20 vs UNCP)....Averaged 3.69 kills per set over final eight matches of 2014....PBC rankings: 7th in service aces per set, 9th in points per set (3.45), 10th in hitting percentage, and 17th in total service aces....NCAA Division II rankings: 144th in service aces per set, 186th in total service aces, 202nd in points per set, 246th in hitting percentage....Appeared in 27 matches with four starts as a freshman in 2013....Third on team with 23 service aces....Averaged 0.42 blocks per game....Signed during 2012 early signing period.....Adds a blocking presence that enhances the Patriots' front line....Offensively, reaches well and at 6-2, her frame should cause problems for opponents....Impresses with her play at the net...Takes great angles on her attacks....Has a great command of angles around opposing blocks.....Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Honor Society....Pre-Vet Club....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2013 (fall), 2014 (spring and fall), 2015 (spring, fall), 2016 (spring, fall), 2017 (spring).....D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award 2015, 2016, 2017.
PERSONAL: Born Caroline Leigh Boone in Cincinnati, Ohio....Product of Hidden Valley High School, where she played for coach Carla Ponn-Poff....As a senior, averaged 3.1 kills per set (329 total) and tallied 69 service aces, 62 digs, and 31 total blocks while helping the Titans to a 29-5 record and an appearance in the Group AA state championship match.....She recorded 20 kills in a narrow 3-2 loss in the title contest....Three-time All-District selection, she was named the district’s Player of the Year this past season....As a junior, registered 367 kills, 77 aces, and 74 blocks for a 21-5 Hidden Valley squad that reached the state semifinals....Following the 2011 season, she earned both first-team All-Region and second-team All-State recognition.
PERSONAL FAVORITES: As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Doctor/Teacher/Vet....Favorite Athlete: Kerri Walsh-Jennings....Favorite Movie: Sixteen Candles or Breakfast Club....Favorite TV Show: Scandal or Grey's Anatomy....Favorite Food: Mac n Cheese....Favorite Vacation Spot: The beach....Celebrity Crush: David Beckham....Favorite Sport Other than Your Own: Baseball....Your Motivation Music: Anything but Classical music and Country music....Favorite Thing About FMU: Carl Jon Smith and her lazy pup....Favorite Off-Field Activity: Snuggling with Luna and Floyd....Goals for Upcoming Season: To have fun and win....Hobbies: Taking naps....Interesting Notes: Soon to be Olympic gold medalist with Carlie Smith. Tokyo here we come....Brush With Greatness: Luna Boone (my dog).
