2022 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Lilly Gunter
- Position:
- DS
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School/Previous School:
- Oviedo
- Hometown:
- Oviedo, Fla.
Honors and Awards (2020-2022)ย
2022 SEC Defensive Player of the Week โข Nov. 5, 2022
2022 SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week โขย Sept. 5, 2022
2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Rollย
2021 SEC Defensive Player of the Weekย โขย Nov. 15, 2021
2021 Co-Defensive Player of the Weekย โขย Oct. 25, 2021
2021 SEC Freshman of the Weekย โขย Feb. 15, 2021
2021 StarkVegas Classic All-Tournament Teamย
2020 SEC All-Freshman Teamย
2020 AVCA All-South Region Honorable Mentionย
2022 (Junior)
Ranked among the SECโs top 10 in digs (3rd) โฆ Had a total of 104 assists and led the team in digs with 453 on the season โฆ Started every set in the libero jersey โฆ Combined for 28 digs and 9 assists during against Milwaukee (Aug. 28) and at Notre Dame (Aug. 27) โฆ Had a 4-game streak of 15 plus digs: 17 digs at Lipscomb (Sept. 2), 24 digs against Oklahoma (Sept. 3), 16 digs against Ball State (Sept. 3) and 16 digs versus Kennesaw State (Sept. 8) โฆ Reached 1,000 career digs at South Carolina with 22 digs โฆ Had a career-best 36 digs at LSU (Oct. 30) โฆ ย Finished the season by combining 30 digs and 6 assists to help the team win the series sweep over Missouri (Nov. 25-26).
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2021 (Sophomore)ย
Ranked among the SECโs top 10 in digs (257 โ 6th) โฆ Had a total of 125 assists and 480 digs on the season โฆ Played in 122 of teamโs 125 sets and 30 of 31 matches with 30 starts at libero โฆย Combined forย 7 assists and 21 digs versus Southeastern Louisiana (Aug. 28) โฆ Helped get Mississippi State their first win in program history at No. 17 Florida with career-bestย of 33 digs (Sep. 24) โฆ Had a 3-game streak of 20 plus digs: 25 digs against LSU (Oct. 2), 20 digs at No. 5 Kentucky (Oct. 6) and 22 digs versus South Carolina (Oct. 13) โฆย Combined 36 digs and 8 assists to help the team win the series sweep over Texas A&M (Oct. 23-24) โฆ Totaled 5 assists and 17 digs at Georgia (Oct. 27) โฆ Had 15 digs against Alabama (Nov. 3) โฆ Combined 7 assists and 37 digs in series sweep over No. 24ย Tennessee (Nov. 13-14) โฆ Stood out with 6 assists and 15 digs in the first match and had 4 assists and 20 digs in the second match at Arkansas (Nov.ย 20-21) โฆ Finished the season with 4 assists and 15 digs against Hawaii (Dec. 3) in NCAA Tournament.ย
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2020-21 (Freshman)
Season: Started every set in the libero jerseyโฆEarned SEC All-Freshman Team HonorsโฆSelected AVCA All-Region Honorable MentionโฆFinished No. 6 in the SEC in digs (3.43 per set), and No. 2 among league freshmenโฆLed team in digs (257 total)โฆRanked No. 2 on the team in service aces (17)โฆTallied season-high 20 digs twice.
Fall (2020): Ranked No. 7 in the SEC in digs (3.36 per set), second among league freshmenโฆLed team in digs (111)โฆAdded 40 assistsโฆTallied double-digit digs in seven of eight matches and led the team in the category five timesโฆTotaled 31 digs and 14 assists in Arkansas series (Oct. 17-18)โฆLed team with 17 digs and had nine assists in collegiate debut against Arkansas (Oct. 17)โฆHad 35 digs combined in LSU series (Oct. 21-22), including a fall-high 20 in the opening match (Oct. 21)โฆTotaled 27 digs and 12 assists to help MSU defeat No. 7 Texas A&M twice on the road (Nov. 4-5)โฆLed team in digs in both matches against No. 2 Kentucky (Nov. 13-14).
Spring (2021): Led team in digs (146; 3.48 per set)โฆFinished No. 2 on the team in aces (14)โฆAdded 39 assistsโฆAveraged 4.29 digs per set in Stateโs series sweep of Ole Miss (Feb. 11-12) to claim SEC Freshman of the Week honors on February 15โฆHelped MSU defense hold the Rebels to a .140 hitting percentage in the seriesโฆTallied season-high four services at Alabama (Feb. 26)โฆHad 31 total digs and three aces over seven sets (4.43 per set) at Tennessee (March 5-6)โฆTied season-high 20 digs in season finale against Georgia (April 1), doing so in just three sets (6.67 digs per set).
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Prior to College
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Oviedo High School under head coach Jen DartyโฆLed Lions to three district championships and two region titles between 2016-18โฆSet school records for digs (1,882) and aces (149)โฆThree-time first-team Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-State selectionโฆNamed first-team all-conference three timesโฆServed as team captain her final two seasonsโฆAs a senior, was named AVCA All-RegionโฆFACA Senior All-StarโฆSet single-season school marks for digs (594) and aces (62)โฆTallied 39 digs against Bartram Trail (Oct. 23) to set Oviedoโs single-match recordโฆLed Oviedo to Florida High School Athletic Association 9A State Championship as a juniorโฆLions rose to No. 8 national ranking by MaxPrepsโฆNamed first team all-state by PrepVolleyball.comโฆHelped Oviedo to conference title as a sophomoreโฆPart of runner-up finish in state tournament as a freshmanโฆEarned second team all-conference selection.
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Club: Played for Oviedo Volleyball Academy under head coach Jen DartyโฆWas a three-time AAU Open national champion between 2015-17 and three-time USA Volleyball Open National Champion in 2014, 2016 and 2018โฆNamed 2015 AAU 13 Open Most Valuable Player and All-America selectionโฆIn 2016, selected an AAU 14 Open All-American.
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Beach: Won three straight conference championships between 2017-19โฆThree-time first team all-conference selection.
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Personal
Born Lillian Paige Gunter on November 5, 2001 in Winter Park, FloridaโฆDaughter of Glenn and Linda GunterโฆHas two older sisters, Grace and EmilyโฆFather, Glenn, lettered in football at San Jose State UniversityโฆMajoring in food science and technology.
