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Janay
Yancey MB • 5-11 • Sr. • Columbia, Tenn.
#16
Middle Tennessee 2008: Recorded 130 kills for a .368 attack
Yancey’s Career Highs Kills: 15, vs. St. Louis (11/29/08) Attacks: 23, vs. St. Louis (11/29/08) Hitting Percentage: .778, vs. Western Kentucky (10/20/08) Block Assists: 8, three times, last vs. UConn (11/29/08) Solo Blocks: 2, three times, last at Troy (10/31/08) Points: 17.5, vs. St. Louis (11/29/08)
Getting to Know... Yancey • My nickname is: Darkness.
• My favorite food is: sushi.
• My favorite book is: The Mouse and the Motocycle. • My favorite movie is: Meet the Robinsons. • My favorite thing about Murfreesboro is: the park.
Spring Hill HS
percentage … Had 96 blocks with 10 solo blocks … Posted career-high 15 kills against St. Louis on Nov. 29 … Against Western Kentucky had a .778 attack percentage … Recorded eight block assists in a match three times.
Lettered in volleyball at Spring Hill High School ... Collected All-Region and All-Conference honors as a senior ... Led her squad to 30 wins and an appearance in the regionals as a senior ... Played for the Tennessee Lightning volleyball club, helping the team reach a ranking of No. 3 in its district ... Also ran track and played basketball.
Prior to Middle Tennessee 2007: Played in 19 matches for N.C. State
Personal
… notched 95 kills, averaging 2.07 per game … Notched 32 total blocks with eight solo blocks … Averaged 0.62 blocks per game … Had seven service aces and 19 digs to add assistance defensively.
Born May 8 ... Daughter of Jeff and Gwen Yancey ... Has one sister, JaQueya, and a brother, Kenyada ... Majoring in liberal studies.
2006: Played in all 31 matches, pick-
ing up 20 starts ... Fifth on the team in kills with 99, averaging 1.05 per game ... Crushed six service aces ... Posted a flawless 1.000 reception percentage, the only player on the squad to do so ... Amassed 25 digs ... Second on the team in blocks with 74, 68 assists and six solo ... Had a personal-best nine kills against Northern Colorado ... Put up two service aces at Clemson ... Collected four digs against North Carolina ... Had eight block assists against Winthrop.
• My favorite sport other than volleyball is: tennis. • The person I admire most is: my mom.
• One thing I do before each match is: listen to my music.
• My dream job would be: food critic. • One thing I never forget on a road trip is: my teddy bear.
• I wear No. 16 because: its twice as good as eight and eight is my lucky number.
Peck on Yancey: “What a great surprise Janay was in 2008. We had to un-redshirt her due to Sasha’s injury and she did everything we asked of her and much more. She is one of our top athletes and one of the most coachable players I’ve ever had the privilege to coach.”
Yancey’s Career Numbers Year 2008
26
GP MP K K/G E 98 27 130 1.33 38
TA 250
Pct A .368 4
A/G SA 0.04 0
SA/G 0.00
SE DIG D/G 2 9 0.09
RE 1
BS 10
2009 Middle Tennessee Volleyball
BA 86
TB 96
B/G 0.98
BE 13
BHE Points 3 183.0