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Senior (2024)
* All-Southern Conference First Team
* Betty Austin Invitational All-Tournament Team
* Virginia Tech Classic All-Tournament Team
* 1x SoCon Offensive Player of the Week: (10/14)
* Finishes her career ranked sixth all-time on the program’s career attack percentage list by sitting at .288 over her two years at UTC
* Her .341 hitting percentage during the 2024 season ranks fourth on the program’s single-season hitting percentage list
* Marks the highest single-season hitting percentage by a Moc since 2018
* Fall Term Dean's List & AD Honor Roll
- Appeared in all 32 matches of the 2024 season, including making a total of 31 starts for the Mocs.
- Played in all 122 sets of the season.
- Garnered First Team All-SoCon honors for her efforts on the year, becoming the first Moc to be named to the conference’s first team since 2022.
- Led the team in kills (390), kills/set (3.20), points (451) and points/set (3.70).
- Also ranked second on the team in total blocks (73).
- Recorded on additional 91 digs 17 service aces and four assists on the year.
- Her 390 total kills ranked third in the Southern Conference, while her 3.20 kills/set average ranked seventh in the league.
- It also marked a new single-season career high kill total for her in Division I.
- She also set new single-season career high totals for the following stats: aces (17) and digs (91).
- Logged the fourth-highest single-season hitting percentage in program history, finishing the year with a .341 hitting percentage.
- It also marks the highest single-season hitting percentage by a Moc since 2018 and ranked second in the Southern Conference for 2024.
- Had a total of 24 matches in which she logged double-digit kills for the Mocs on the season.
- This included finishing with 20+ kills twice on the year.
- The first came against The Citadel (10/11), where she finished with a career-high 27 kills against the Bulldogs with a .389 hitting percentage.
- She later notched 22 kills in UTC’s 3-2 road win over Western Carolina (11/15), finishing with a .465 hitting percentage in that match.
- Recorded at least one block in 27 of her 32 matches on the year.
- Has multiple aces in a total of five contests on the year.
- Logged her first career double-double against Wofford (09/26), ending the match with 15 kills and 13 digs.
- The dig total also marked a career-high for Vanzandt.
- Went on to log her second career double-double in UTC’s win over UNCG (11/08), this time doing so with 12 kills alongside 10 blocks.
- This made Vanzandt become the first Moc since 1998 to record a double-double with blocks as one of the two stats.
- She also became the first Moc in program history to have a double-double with kills+digs and a double-double with kills+blocks in the same season.
- Saw her career-high of three aces come twice on the season: first against Southern Illinois (08/30) and again against The Citadel (10/11).
- Put together her most efficient hitting performance of the season at Samford (10/26), ending the match with 12 kills and a blazing-hot .688 hitting percentage on 16 attempts.
Junior (2023)
* Southern Conference Tournament All-Tournament Team
* Chattanooga Classic All-Tournament Team
- Played in all 33 matches for the Mocs, including making a total of 29 starts.
- Saw action in all 122 sets for UTC on the season.
- Ended her year with 302 kills (2.48 kills/set), ranking third on the team.
- Led the team with 98 total blocks on the year (0.80 blocks/set), 25 of which were solo blocks.
- Tallied a additional 61 digs, four aces and two assists on the season.
- Finished the year with a .235 hitting percentage on 830 total attacks.
- Accounted for 367.5 points (3.01 points/set) on the year.
- Logged a career-high mark of 20 kills against ETSU (10/27).
- Had a career-high six blocks three times on the year, first against Gardner-Webb (09/16), again against UNCG (09/30) and one last time in the SoCon Tournament Quarterfinals against Mercer (11/17).
- Recorded at least one block in every single match on the season, including having multiple blocks in 27 of UTC's 33 matches.
- Logged double-digit kills in 12 of UTC's 33 matches on the season.
- Led the team in kills in four different matches.
- Led the team in blocks a total of 17 times.
- Finished her 2023 SoCon Tournament with a total of 25 kills (12.5 kills/match) and 10 blocks (5.0 blocks/match) to ultimately be selected to the All-Tournament Team.
- Ranked third in the SoCon in solo blocks (25).
- Ranked fifth in the SoCon in total blocks (98).
Sophomore (2022) - Louisiana Tech
- Appeared in all 29 matches... made 17 starts.
- Finished third on the team with 184 total kills... recorded at least one kill in every match... 12 or more kills six different times.
- Recorded a career-high 19 kills at a .500% hitting percentage against Presbyterian (8/26)... added three blocks in the performance.
- Finished fourth on the team in total blocks with 32.0... six solo... 26 assists... career-high 6.0 blocks against UAB (10/16).
Freshman (2021) - Blinn College (JUCO)
- Helped team to a 39-4 overall record... Region XIV Champions.
- Finished second on the team in kills with 395... 2.84 kills per set average was also second best.
- Final hitting percentage for the season was second on the team at .316%... 948 total attacks was second most on the team.
- Scored 429.5 points... second most on the team.
- Recorded at least four kills in 42 matches played... 17 matches with 10 or more... three of the 10 came during postseason play.
Crosby High School
- Lettered in volleyball, basketball and track.
- Volleyball and track district MVP... district champion in high jump... three-time regional champion in high jump.
- Holds high jump women's record at Crosby HS.
- Averaged 15 kills a match.Â
Personal
- Native of Houston, Texas.
- Daughter of Psyra Bivens Gray, Anthony Vanzandt and Keith Gray.
- Four siblings... Alexis Vanzandt, Demonica Vanzandt, Dominique Vanzandt and Quest Brown.
- Played for Xcel Volleyball Club.
