| Height: | 6-0 |
| Year: | Freshman |
| Hometown: | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| High School: | Knoxville Catholic |
| Position: | S |
| Major: | Biochemistry |
| Twitter: | @blaircherry6 |
2023 (Freshman): Was the Eagles' primary setter, playing in all 30 matches starting in 13. She recorded 239 digs, 62 kills, and 24 service aces. She led the team with 723 assists. Excelled in the match against No. 24 Wingate collecting a season-high 52 assists and 19 digs. Collected a season-high five kills in a match five times.
HIGH SCHOOL: Cherry joins the program after leading the region in career aces, accumulating 191 in her high school career. She also racked up 659 career kills and 864 career digs. The setter from Knoxville has a decorative list of personal and team honors from her time at Knoxville Catholic High School. She was a four-time all-region pick, making first-team all-region her sophomore, junior and senior year, on top of a first-team all-state and first-team 5StarPreps pick her junior and senior year. Cherry helped her team collect a regional championship in 2021 and 2022 and a state championship in 2022. She was a member of the National Honor Society and the 30+ ACT club. Her father, Brooks Cherry, played baseball at Freed Hardeman. Her sister, Blake Cherry is also a Carson-Newman volleyball athlete.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 1 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-1 |
| Nov 3 | Coker | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 6 | Limestone | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 10 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-0 |
| Nov 13 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 30 | 18 | ||
| Sets | 106 | 67 | ||
| Kills | 62 | 48 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.58 | 0.72 | ||
| Errors | 21 | 14 | ||
| Total Attacks | 211 | 138 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 1.99 | 2.06 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .194 | .246 | ||
| Assists | 723 | 520 | ||
| Assists per set | 6.82 | 7.76 | ||
| Service Aces | 24 | 18 | ||
| Service Errors | 32 | 18 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.23 | 0.27 | ||
| Receptions | 9 | 7 | ||
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 239 | 164 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.25 | 2.45 | ||
| Block Solo | 1 | 1 | ||
| Block Assist | 15 | 13 | ||
| Block Total | 16 | 14 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.15 | 0.21 | ||
| Block Errors | 2 | 2 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 4 | 1 | ||
| Points | 94.5 | 73.5 | ||
| Points per set | 0.9 | 1.1 | ||
| Matches started | 13 | 9 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Alabama Huntsville | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .083 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 1 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .286 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Bemidji St. | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 2 | vs. #10- Mo.-St. Louis | L, 3-1 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep 5 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | .333 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. North Greenville | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Augusta | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Belmont Abbey | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -.333 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 9 | at USC Aiken | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 12 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 15 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 19 | at Limestone | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .600 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Sep 20 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .222 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 26 | at Catawba | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .571 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Sep 29 | Mars Hill | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | .500 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sep 30 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 6 | #24 Wingate | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | -.214 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 10 | at Tusculum | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Georgia College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct 14 | at USC Aiken | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .600 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .333 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 20 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .071 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Augusta | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .091 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 21 | at Lander | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | .063 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Oct 24 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Oct 27 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 14 | .500 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Nov 1 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | .100 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Nov 3 | Coker | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Nov 6 | Limestone | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 10 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Nov 13 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .167 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 30 | 106 | 62 | 0.58 | 21 | 211 | .194 | 723 | 6.82 | 24 | 0.23 | 9 | 0 | 239 | 2.25 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 0.15 | 94.5 | 0.9 |
| 2024-25 | 27 | 103 | 111 | 1.08 | 43 | 353 | .193 | 1013 | 9.83 | 37 | 0.36 | 4 | 2 | 274 | 2.66 | 2 | 37 | 39 | 0.38 | 168.5 | 1.6 |
| Total | 57 | 209 | 173 | 0.83 | 64 | 564 | .193 | 1736 | 8.31 | 61 | 0.29 | 13 | 2 | 513 | 2.45 | 3 | 52 | 55 | 0.26 | 263.0 | 1.3 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 30 | 106 | 62 | 0.58 | 21 | 211 | .194 | 723 | 6.82 | 24 | 0.23 | 9 | 0 | 239 | 2.25 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 0.15 | 94.5 | 0.9 |
| Conference | 18 | 67 | 48 | 0.72 | 14 | 138 | .246 | 520 | 7.76 | 18 | 0.27 | 7 | 0 | 164 | 2.45 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0.21 | 73.5 | 1.1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 9 | 34 | 16 | 0.47 | 6 | 51 | .196 | 278 | 8.18 | 11 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 2.74 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.21 | 30.5 | 0.9 |
| Away | 14 | 48 | 43 | 0.90 | 11 | 129 | .248 | 338 | 7.04 | 10 | 0.21 | 8 | 0 | 101 | 2.10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.17 | 57.5 | 1.2 |
| Neutral | 7 | 24 | 3 | 0.13 | 4 | 31 | -.032 | 107 | 4.46 | 3 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1.88 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
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| Wins | 14 | 54 | 30 | 0.56 | 6 | 85 | .282 | 365 | 6.76 | 13 | 0.24 | 4 | 0 | 128 | 2.37 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.17 | 47.5 | 0.9 |
| Losses | 16 | 52 | 32 | 0.62 | 15 | 126 | .135 | 358 | 6.88 | 11 | 0.21 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 2.13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.13 | 47.0 | 0.9 |
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| September | 15 | 53 | 26 | 0.49 | 5 | 77 | .273 | 320 | 6.04 | 12 | 0.23 | 4 | 0 | 103 | 1.94 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.21 | 44.0 | 0.8 |
| October | 10 | 36 | 25 | 0.69 | 11 | 96 | .146 | 297 | 8.25 | 6 | 0.17 | 3 | 0 | 103 | 2.86 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.08 | 32.5 | 0.9 |
| November | 5 | 17 | 11 | 0.65 | 5 | 38 | .158 | 106 | 6.24 | 6 | 0.35 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1.94 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.12 | 18.0 | 1.1 |
