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2020-21 RMU Volleyball Roster

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5 Whitney Brown

5 Whitney Brown

  • Position:
    Setter
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School:
    Avonworth
  • Prev. School / Club:
    Pittsburgh Elite

Summary

Biography

Worth Noting:
- First junior female student-athlete to garner Academic All-America recognition
- 1x Horizon League Spring Academic Honor roll recipient (2021)
- 1x Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll recipient (2021)
- 3x NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipient (2017, 2018, 2019)
- 3x NEC Academic Honor Roll recipient (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Signed an NLI with Robert Morris in November of 2016
 
Honors & Awards:
- 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District II Team
- 2021 Spring Horizon League All-Academic Team
- 2021 Senior CLASS Award Nominee
- 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team
- 2019 All-NEC Second Team
- 2019 NEC Fall Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District II Team
- 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-District II Team
- 2x Molten/NEC Player of the Week
 
Just The Numbers:
- Finishes her career ranked sixth all-time at RMU in assists (2,346)
 
2021 Spring Highlights (Senior):
- Appeared in all 16 matches, starting 14 of them while playing 50 total sets
- Named to the Spring Horizon League All-Academic Team
- Garnered her third consecutive CoSIDA Academic All-District II nod
- Selected as one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award
- Ranked third in the Horizon League in assists (9.34), collecting 467 in total
- Finished second on the team in digs (2.60) and total service aces (10)
- Recorded five double-doubles, 30+ assists 11 times, and 40+ assists four times
- Started the season with a 42-assist, 19-dig double-double against Oakland (1/25)
- Served a season-high three aces to go along with 32 assists and 14 digs versus Oakland (1/26)
- Dished a season-best 43 assists and added two kills at UIC (2/1)
- Reached the 2,000-assist milestone as part of a 17-helper evening at UIC (2/2)
- Came a dig shy of a double-double with 35 helpers and nine digs at Purdue Fort Wayne (2/16)
- Posted a 35-assist, 11-dig double-double with an ace and block assist against Wright State (2/22)
- Tallied 42 assists, 11 digs, three kills, and two block assists at Youngstown State (3/8)
- Collected a season-high three block assists with 32 helpers and 10 digs at Youngstown State (3/9)
- Registered 32 assists, six digs, and two kills on Senior Night against IUPUI (3/16)
- Provided 32 helpers and two blocks (one solo) versus Northern Kentucky (3/22)
- Closed her career with 40 assists, nine digs, and two aces against Northern Kentucky (3/22)
 
2019 Highlights (Junior):

- Started all 26 matches she played in, appearing in 90 total sets
- Named All-NEC Second Team and NEC Fall Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Garnered CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team and Academic All-District II accolades
- Captured a pair of Molten/NEC Player of the Week nods (9/3, 10/7)
- Led the NEC in assists (10.06), collecting 905 in total
- Finished fourth on the team in digs (2.40), and service aces (0.18), and fifth in blocks (0.68)
- Recorded 11 double-doubles, 30+ assists 16 times, 40+ assists eight times, and 50+ assists four times
- Began the season with 19 assists against Manhattan and a 31-assist, 12-dig double-double versus Elon (8/30)
- Posted 28 helpers, 10 digs, and a career-high six block assists against McNeese (8/31)
- Registered 54 assists, nine digs, and three block assists against Valparaiso (9/7)
- Dished out 43 assists in RMU’s first win over Duquesne in 12 years (9/10)
- Tallied 40 assists, 15 digs, and three block helpers against Eastern Illinois (9/21)
- Recorded a 44-assist, 13-dig double-double at NEC Tournament champ Sacred Heart (10/5)
- Set her season-high for assists with 55 to go with 10 digs at Central Connecticut (10/18)
- Fired a season-best three assists at Saint Francis U (10/30)
- Matched her season standard for helpers versus Sacred Heart, netting 55 to go with 10 digs (11/2)
- Posted a 53-assist, 16-dig double-double in the NEC Tournament against Central Connecticut (11/22)
 
2018 Highlights (Sophomore):
- Started 26 of 27 matches she played in, appearing in 98 total sets
- Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District II Team
- Ranked third in the NEC in assists (8.01) and 10th in service aces (0.26)
- Finished fourth on the team in digs (1.68) and collected 38 total blocks
- Posted five double-doubles, 20+ assists in 20 matches, 30+ assists 13 times, and 40+ in three straight outings
- Registered 28 assists, 10 digs, and a career-high six block assists against Middle Tennessee (8/25)
- Tallied 37 assists and four kills versus Campbell (8/31)
- Recorded a 32-assist, 10-dig double-double in the home opener against Kent State (9/4)
- Dished out a career-high 58 assists in a five-set win against Loyola (Md.) (9/7)
- Provided 48 assists in a four-set victory over Youngstown State (9/11)
- Set a career-best in digs with 18, adding 49 assists against Eastern Michigan (9/14)
- Provided a 37-assist, 15-dig double-double at Bryant (9/22)
- Registered 21 helpers and 11 digs in a win at NEC regular-season champ LIU Brooklyn (10/27)
- Matched her career standard in block assists with six against Sacred Heart (11/10)
 
2017 Highlights (Freshman):
- Played in 20 matches, starting twice, and appeared in 53 sets
- Finished second on the team in assists (3.57) and sixth in digs (2.08)
- Registered four double-doubles and 20+ assists in three matches
- Provided 16 assists in her collegiate debut against Eastern Michigan (8/25)
- Posted a 20-assist, 18-dig double-double with three aces at Butler (8/26)
- Netted 30 helpers, 13 digs, and two block assists in her second start against Coppin State (9/2)
- Recorded 26 assists, 10 digs, and two service aces at La Salle (9/9)
- Tallied 18 assists and 11 digs against Central Connecticut (11/11)
- Contributed a pair of digs in the NEC Tournament at LIU Brooklyn (11/17)
 
Prep Highlights:
- Led Avonworth to the WPIAL semifinals and PIAA state championship as a two-year team captain
- Named to the All-Section First Team and All-WPIAL Third Team over her career
- Played club volleyball for Pittsburgh Elite, leading the team to nationals in 2015
- Served as the senior class secretary and was a National Honor Society member
- Involved with the Health and Medicine Academy, peer mentoring, and the UPCI Academy
 
Personal:
- Birthday is November 21
- Major is Biology
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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2017Freshman

    Setter
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2018Sophomore

    Setter
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2019Junior

    Setter
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2020Senior

    Setter
    5'7"
    5