5 Kristen Pickett
5 Kristen Pickett
Height: 5-7
Year: Senior
Hometown: Cleveland, Tenn.
High School: Cleveland

2013 (Junior): Tabbed honorable mention All-SAC... Pickett finished the season third in the conference with 1,033 assists and 9.48 assists per set while ranking fourth with 36 service aces. She notched a double-double eight times including two of the final three games of the year... The Cleveland, Tenn. native compiled at least 30 assists in 23 matches this season including more than 40 helpers nine times. On top of her duties as a setter, Pickett had multiple kills in 21 matches including 16 instances with three kills or more... Racked up 50 or more assists on two occasions (54 v. Tusculum on September 10 and 52 v. Lincoln Memorial on November 12)... Notched a season-high 17 digs v. Lincoln Memorial on November 12... Tallied four service aces v. North Greenville on September 14... Set a season-high with five kills on six occasions, most recently on November 12 v. LMU

2012 (Sophomore): Carson-Newman's leading setter out of the 6-2.  Played in all 26 matches, starting 25.  Handed out 897 helpers for 8.88 assists/set.  Her passes led to kills 40 percent of the time.  Fourth in the SAC in service aces with 39.  Ranked third on the team in digs with 2.40 d/s and 242 for the season.  Made only seven ball handling errors all year.  Was good for a kill a match throughout the season with a career high six kills in a 3-0 sweep of Erskine (10/6).  Reset her career highs for assists and digs at Catawba (10/12) with 58 and 20, respectively.  Registered a team best 11 double-doubles.  Had a career high seven service aces agaisnt Milligan (10/04) in a 3-0 sweep.  Had six matches with three or more service aces.  Had 16 matches with 30 plus assists, eight with 40 or more and four with more than 50.  Pickett's four matches with more than 50 assists came in a five match stretch.  She started by resetting her career high with 58 against Catawba.  Then she dished out 53 in a four-set match against Wingate (10/13) and 51 against Newberry (10/19).  Her string came to an end against Mars Hill with 50 (10/23).  Registered double-figure digs on 11 occassions.  She had 19 in a 3-2 upset victory over LMU (11/6).  

2011 (Freshman) Played in all 31 matches as a freshman...help lead the Carson-Newman offense to a .208 hitting percentage…her 6.43 assists per set ranked her 6th in the conference only statistical category and her 6.58 assists per set ranked her 7th in overall statistical leaders…totaled an impressive 750 assists for the season while running a 6-2 for much of the year… posted a career high 57 assists and 14 digs in an intense five-set win over Lenoir-Rhyne ((11/4), also assisted Rachel Harper and Carly Swisher to 19 kills a-piece and 65 team kills vs.L-R…dished out 50 assists in a four-set victory over  Brevard (10/5) in which assisted Carly Swisher to a .500 hitting percentage on the night…ranked second on the team with 250 season digs…tallied double-digit digs in twelve matches…tallied 17 aces on the season…had five kills in 16 errorless attack attempts in an upsetting 2-3 loss vs. Wingate (11/11)

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Cleveland High School in Cleveland, Tenn. ...As a senior, helped lead Cleveland to a 32-12 record, including a runner-up finish in the District 6-3A Tournament and a third place finish in the Region Tournament...Garnered Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps, All-District Tournament and All-District honors...During her junior campaign, earned All-District, All-District Tournament, Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps and Team MVP honors...Also played on the Choo Choo City Volleyball Club.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Roger and Cindy Pickett...Born Sept. 11, 1993.