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Bellarmine University Athletics

2024 Volleyball Roster

John Sommers II
F. Badua
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
F. Badua
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II

22 Mara Perry

  • Position Defensive Specialist/Libero
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Muncie, IN
  • High School Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities
  • Parent(s) Brent and Misty Perry

Biography

2024 – Grad Student
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...ASUN Honors Graduate recipient...appeared in all 26 matches and played in all 98 sets…led the team with 345 digs and 3.52 digs per set…ranked second with 189 assists and 1.93 assists per set and tied for third with 21 aces…was 11th in the ASUN in digs…added 15 kills…registered double-digit digs in 19 matches on the season…recorded 20+ digs four times…had separate runs of six straight and seven straight matches with double-digit digs (9/6-9/20; 10/6-10/25)…turned in two double-doubles (15 assists, 12 digs on 9/20 at Butler; 43 assists, 11 digs on 11/2 at Austin Peay)…tallied a career-high four kills twice, on Oct. 26 vs Jacksonville and Nov. 2 at Austin Peay…her 43 assists on Nov. 2 at Austin Peay marked a new career-high…amassed a career-high 23 digs on Sep. 13 vs Chattanooga…recorded double-digit assists four times, 20+ assists three times and 40+ assists once…led the Knights in digs 16 times, aces four times and assists twice on the season

2023 – Senior
ASUN Honor Roll recipient…in her first season at Bellarmine, led the Knights with a .942 reception percentage (min. 100 attempts)…ranked second on the team in digs (173) and third in assists (144), digs per set (1.97) and assists per set (1.64)…played 88 sets across 28 matches…added 12 aces, seven kills and 21.0 points to her stat line…turned in six games with double-digit assists…amassed 20+ assists twice including a season-high 29 on Sept. 2 against Murray State…recorded double-digit digs seven times…tallied a season-high 16 digs twice (Sept. 16 against New Hampshire; Oct. 14 against North Florida…turned in one double-double on the season (19a, 16d - Sept. 16 against New Hampshire)…also recorded a season-high three aces on Sept. 16

BEFORE BELLARMINE:
AT VIRGINIA TECH
2022: 
Played in 21 games … Appeared in 40 sets … Recorded 34 digs … Averaged 0.85 digs per set … Had three assists … Had eight digs vs. Pittsburgh (10/30), a season-high … Had seven digs vs. Davidson (8/27)  … Member of 2022 ACC All-Academic Team
2021: Appeared in 28 matches, starting in nine of them … Recorded 230 assists good for second on the team, with 2.21 assists per set … Had a team-high 25 aces, averaging .24 aces per set ... Also had six kills on the year … Finished the season with 175 digs which was second on the team, with 1.68 digs per set … Had a season-high 24 assists and 14 digs in the win against Chattanooga (9/11) ... Recorded a season-high three aces at North Carolina (10/10).
2020: Appeared in eight matches, making the start in one … Recorded 101 assists, posting a 3.48 assists per set … Had one ace on the year and five kills … Finished the season with 27 digs … Recorded a season-high 20 assists in the win over Syracuse … Had seven digs and two kills, both season highs, at Clemson.

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner … Coached by Wes Lyon, Randy Gardner, Mike Dodrill and Steve Shondell … 2020 First team All-Academic … 2020 All-State second team … 2018 Student-Athlete of the month … 2018 All-Conference … 2019 Conference Player of the Year … Three-time player of the match awards … Played five years for the Munciana Volleyball Club and was coached by Jim Craig, Trey Butz, Josh Collins … 2016 AAU All-American … 2016 Rosenthall Inspiration Award recipient … 2018 AAU All-American.

Personal: Born July 15, 2002…Daughter of Brent and Misty Perry…Sister to McKenna Perry…favorite music is rap...favorite TV show is Game of Thrones...favorite movie is Rocky IV...favorite meal is Chik Fil A...favorite athlete is Dennis Rodman

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2023Senior

    Defensive Specialist/Libero
    5'9"
    24
  • 22

    2024Graduate Student

    Defensive Specialist/Libero
    5'9"
    22