2021 Volleyball Roster
Clayton, Leah
vs
Arkansas
Sep 12 (Fri)
6 PM
Jersey Number 22
Leah Clayton
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Danville, Va.
- High School:
- Westover Christian Academy
- Prev School:
- East Tennessee State University
Bio
2021 (Grad): Suspended indefinitely midway through the season.
2020 (Redshirt Senior): Led the team with 197 kills ... Averaged 3.23 kills per set ... Set a career-high 29 kills against Washington (2/19) ... Recorded eight double-doubles ... Third on the team with 164 digs ... Named All-Pac-12 honorable mention.
2019: Signed and joined with the team in January of 2019 ... Played with the team in the spring and China trip ... Was named to the USAVB Anaheim Collegiate Team ... Redshirted the 2019 season ... Named Scout Team MVP ... Graduated with a degree in Art Practices in May 2020.
2018 Season (Junior at ETSU)
Led the Bucs to the first at-large NCAA bid for any sport in school history ... Was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year after hitting 503 kills ... Helped ETSU to a 28-7 overall record ... Named AVCA Southeast All-Region Team ... Finished 50th in the nation in kills per set and 24th in total points and kills ... Averaged more than four kills per set and hit .233 from the pin ... Also put down 26 aces and 344 digs ... Contributed to 52 total blocks ... Had a career-high 25 kills against Washington State and had 13 double-doubles ... Led the Bucks to back-to-back SoCon Championship matches and a championship as a junior.
2017 Season (Sophomore at ETSU)
Played in all 31 matches for the Bucs…finished her first season as a Buc with 354 kills, 13 service aces, 241 digs, and 56 blocks…second on the team in total kills (354) and kills per set (3.13)…recorded five double-doubles…had a season-high 21 kills vs. Western Carolina (9/19)…had a season-high 14 digs vs. Mercer (11/4)…had a season-high of six blocks vs. Wofford (10/13)…recorded double-digit kills in 20 matches…recorded double-digit digs in nine matches…named to the All-SoCon First Team...named to the SoCon All-Tournament Team.
2016 Season (Freshman at Liberty University)
Named the VaSID State Rookie of the Year and the Big South Freshman of the Year…Made the VaSID All-State first team, along with the Big South All-Conference first team, and Big South All-Freshman Team…Named the Big South Player of the Week (Oct. 3)…Three-time Big South Freshman of the Week (Oct. 10, Oct. 24, Oct. 31)…Appeared in 85 sets, starting in 22 matches…Recorded 346 kills, 21 aces, 242 digs, and 39 blocks…Ranked second in the Big South in both kills per set (4.07) and points per set (4.67)…Her 4.07 kills per set ranked fifth among all freshmen in the NCAA Division I…Registered 15 double-digit kill matches.
High School
Graduated from Westover Christian Academy, where she was a four-year starter…Recorded 2,189 career kills, the most ever by a Virginia high school volleyball player…Totaled 217 career blocks and 1,252 career digs…Voted VACA State MVP all four years of high school…Named VISAA D3 State Player of the Year as a sophomore, junior and senior…Four-time first team VACA All-District, All-Region, and All-State…Led Westover Christian Academy to 2014 and 2015 VISAA state titles…Named to VISAA D3 All-State first team all four years…Received Danville Register and Bee All-Metro Player of the Year all four years…Also a two-time first team All-State player in basketball, scoring over 1,000 career points…Received the Distinguished Student Award.
Personal
Born Dec. 15, 1997…Granddaughter of Judith Moorfield and daughter of Dana Moss.
2020 (Redshirt Senior): Led the team with 197 kills ... Averaged 3.23 kills per set ... Set a career-high 29 kills against Washington (2/19) ... Recorded eight double-doubles ... Third on the team with 164 digs ... Named All-Pac-12 honorable mention.
2019: Signed and joined with the team in January of 2019 ... Played with the team in the spring and China trip ... Was named to the USAVB Anaheim Collegiate Team ... Redshirted the 2019 season ... Named Scout Team MVP ... Graduated with a degree in Art Practices in May 2020.
2018 Season (Junior at ETSU)
Led the Bucs to the first at-large NCAA bid for any sport in school history ... Was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year after hitting 503 kills ... Helped ETSU to a 28-7 overall record ... Named AVCA Southeast All-Region Team ... Finished 50th in the nation in kills per set and 24th in total points and kills ... Averaged more than four kills per set and hit .233 from the pin ... Also put down 26 aces and 344 digs ... Contributed to 52 total blocks ... Had a career-high 25 kills against Washington State and had 13 double-doubles ... Led the Bucks to back-to-back SoCon Championship matches and a championship as a junior.
2017 Season (Sophomore at ETSU)
Played in all 31 matches for the Bucs…finished her first season as a Buc with 354 kills, 13 service aces, 241 digs, and 56 blocks…second on the team in total kills (354) and kills per set (3.13)…recorded five double-doubles…had a season-high 21 kills vs. Western Carolina (9/19)…had a season-high 14 digs vs. Mercer (11/4)…had a season-high of six blocks vs. Wofford (10/13)…recorded double-digit kills in 20 matches…recorded double-digit digs in nine matches…named to the All-SoCon First Team...named to the SoCon All-Tournament Team.
2016 Season (Freshman at Liberty University)
Named the VaSID State Rookie of the Year and the Big South Freshman of the Year…Made the VaSID All-State first team, along with the Big South All-Conference first team, and Big South All-Freshman Team…Named the Big South Player of the Week (Oct. 3)…Three-time Big South Freshman of the Week (Oct. 10, Oct. 24, Oct. 31)…Appeared in 85 sets, starting in 22 matches…Recorded 346 kills, 21 aces, 242 digs, and 39 blocks…Ranked second in the Big South in both kills per set (4.07) and points per set (4.67)…Her 4.07 kills per set ranked fifth among all freshmen in the NCAA Division I…Registered 15 double-digit kill matches.
High School
Graduated from Westover Christian Academy, where she was a four-year starter…Recorded 2,189 career kills, the most ever by a Virginia high school volleyball player…Totaled 217 career blocks and 1,252 career digs…Voted VACA State MVP all four years of high school…Named VISAA D3 State Player of the Year as a sophomore, junior and senior…Four-time first team VACA All-District, All-Region, and All-State…Led Westover Christian Academy to 2014 and 2015 VISAA state titles…Named to VISAA D3 All-State first team all four years…Received Danville Register and Bee All-Metro Player of the Year all four years…Also a two-time first team All-State player in basketball, scoring over 1,000 career points…Received the Distinguished Student Award.
Personal
Born Dec. 15, 1997…Granddaughter of Judith Moorfield and daughter of Dana Moss.
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