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2024 Volleyball Roster

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3 Paige Gallentine

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Charyl Stockwell Prep Academy
  • Hometown Fenton, Mich.

Biography

NIL OPPORTUNITIES
Senior (2024)
* All-Southern Conference Second Team
* CSC Academic All-District Team

* Academic All-Southern Conference
* Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
* Preseason All-Southern Conference
* Ends her career with 2,704 career digs, finishing second all-time in program history, first all-time in program history for the modern scoring era (25-point sets, sideout scoring), and 13th all-time in NCAA history
* Finished the year with 635 digs, which ranks seventh in program history when it comes to single-season digs
* Ended with a 5.20 digs/set average, which also ranks ninth on the single-season leaderboard in UTC history
* Gallentine’s 635 digs this season mark the most in a season by a Moc since 2012
* It also marks back-to-back seasons in which Gallentine has recorded 600+ digs, becoming the first Moc since Lara Newberry in 2005-08 to do so
* Her 133 career aces finish ranked fourth all-time on the program’s career aces leaderboard
* Fall Term Dean's List & AD Honor Roll
* Spring Term Dean's List & AD Honor Roll

- Played in all 32 matches for the Mocs on the season, starting at libero for all 32 matches.
- Appeared in all 122 sets for the team on the year.
- Ended her season with 635 digs, which not only marked a new single-season high for her in her career but also marked the seventh-most digs in a single season in program history.
- Averaged 5.20 digs/set, marking the ninth-highest single season digs/set average in program history.
- Her 635 total digs not only led the Southern Conference but ranked fifth in the entire NCAA for the 2024 season.
- Her 5.20 digs/set average was also good enough to rank ninth in the country.
- Also led the team in service aces, recording 33 on the year with a 0.27 aces/set average.
- Added 97 assists (0.80 assists/set) and four kills to her season stat line.
- Finished with double-digit digs in 30 of her 32 match appearances for the Mocs.
- Had 20+ digs in a total of 15 matches on the year.
- Logged 30+ digs three times this season.
- Surpassed the 40-dig mark once on the year, when she tied her career-high of 43 digs at Western Carolina (11/15).
- Matched her career-high of eight assists in a road match at Furman (11/12).
- Had a season-high four aces against The Citadel (10/11), one shy of her career-high of five.
- Surpassed 2,000 career digs on the year, while also officially becoming the program’s all-time digs leader for the modern era of scoring (second on the program’s all-time list in general).

Junior (2023)
* All-Southern Conference Second Team
* Georgia State Invitational All-Tournament Team
* Charleston Southern Tournament All-Tournament Team
* 1x SoCon Defensive Player of the Week: (10/23)
* 1x SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week: (09/06)
* 10th Moc in program history to record 600+ digs in a single season
* Seventh-most digs in a single season in program history (624)
* Ranked 10th in the entire NCAA when it came to total digs on the season
* Fall Term Dean's List & AD Honor Roll
* Spring Term Dean's List & AD Honor Roll

- Played in all 33 matches for the Mocs on the season.
- Was one of only four Mocs to appear in all 122 sets of the year.
- Finished the year with a team-high 624 digs (5.11 digs/set).
- Also led the Mocs with a total of 42 service aces (0.34 aces/set).
- Tallied an additional 121 assists (0.99 assists/set) on the year.
- Put on a dominant display in UTC's match against Murray State (09/08), recording a career-high 43 digs, marking the most in a match since Laura Newberry set the program record for the Mocs on October 11, 2008 with 51 digs.
- Recorded double-digit digs in 32 of UTC's 33 matches on the year.
- Recorded 20+ digs in 15 of UTC's 33 matches on the year.
- Recorded 30+ digs twice on the season.
- Logged a career-high of five aces in a match twice on the year, first against Murray State (09/08) and again against ETSU (10/27).
- Had 12 instances this season where she recorded multiple aces in a single match, including five matches in which she notched 3+ aces.
- Led the team in digs in 28 of UTC's 33 matches.
- Also led the squad in aces a total of 15 times.
- Ranked first in the SoCon in total digs (624).
- Ranked second in the SoCon in digs/set (5.11).
- Ranked third in the SoCon in total aces (42).
- Ranked seventh in the SoCon in aces/set (0.34).
- Surpassed 2,000 career digs and 100 career aces on the season.
- Became the 10th Mocs in program history to record 600+ blocks in a single season (624).
- Her single-season dig total marks the seventh most in program history.
- Set new single-season personal bests in digs (624), assists (121) and aces (42).
- Finished ranked in the Top 10 in the entire NCAA in total digs on the season (624), ending up 10th overall.
- Ranked 18th in the entire NCAA in digs/set (5.11).

Sophomore (2022)
*All-Southern Conference Second Team
*Southern Conference Player of the Month - December
*3x SoCon Defensive Player of the Week (six career selections became most in program history)
*Academic All-Southern Conference
* Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

- Played in all 33 matches... only Moc to appear in all 129 sets during the season.
- Led the Southern Conference in both total digs (596) and digs per set (4.62)... the 596 total digs are the 10th most in a single season in program history.
- Surpassed 1,000 career digs during the season... ended the season at 1,445... the 1,445 mark ranks seventh all-time in program history... 85 digs away from tying Lindsey Galloway (1,530) for sixth.
- Recorded 10 or more digs in all but four matches... posted 20 or more digs 12 different times... 30-plus two times... 30 digs against Furman (11/19) in Southern Conference semifinals... season-high 33 digs against Queens (NC) (9/16).
- Tied for the team lead in service aces with 28... 0.22 aces per set average... 97.7% serve percentage ranked second best on the team.
- Posted two aces in 10 different matches.
- Finished third on the team with 109 total assists... 0.84 assists per set average... tied a career-high with eight assists against UNC Asheville (9/14).
- Dean's List... AD's Honor Roll.

Freshman (2021)
*SoCon Defensive Player of the October
*3x SoCon Defensive Player of the Week

- Played and started in all 30 matches at Libero. 
- Averaged 5.04 digs per set with 585 throughout the season. Her average was second among all SoCon players and her 585 total digs were 10th in the nation. 
- Recorded 20 or more digs in 15 matches and 25+ digs in six matches. The only SoCon libero with 25 digs or more in 4+ matches. 
- Set a career and league-best with 35 digs in the first round of the SoCon tournament vs. Furman (11/15). 
- Stretch of five matches with 20 or more digs (team went 4-1) (10/28-11-9). 
- Tied for second on the team with 20 aces. 
- Became the third Moc in program history with three SoCon weekly accolades in a single season.

Freshman (2020-21)
*SoCon Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 23)
*Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

- Played in 16 of the team’s 18 matches with two starts.
- Averaged 4.55 digs per set, which was second best in the SoCon, and tallied 15+ digs in nine matches…posted 25+ digs four times.
- Set a career high with 33 digs and three aces vs. Georgia State (9/12).
- Totaled 10 aces and 40 assists.
- Fifth freshman in program history since 1995 to record more than 4.50 digs per set in a single season.

Charyl Stockwell Preparatory Academy (MI) 
*2020 CSPA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
*PrepDig Michigan #1 Libero 
* 2019 MIAC Conference MVP

- Recorded 1,962 kills, 1,141 digs and 1,141 assists as a four year starter... Holds all time records for most kills and aces (401). 
- Helped lead her team to a 137-43-7 record over four years and was a captain for two. 
- Two time district champions and two regional final appearances.
- Earned All-State Track & Field accolades in 100 meter and long jump twice... was the 2018 MIAC Conference MVP in Track & Field. 

Personal
- Born Dec. 29, 2001
- Daughter of Brian and Paula Gallentine. 
- Brian (father) played hockey at Western Michigan, Paula (mother) played volleyball at Western Michigan and Brendan Gallentine (brother) currently is a member of the ESports team at Western Michigan. 
- Majoring in communications
- Played for Legacy 18-1 Adidas club

Fun fact: Has never traveled out of the country 
Why UTC?: The beautiful city of Chattanooga and the volleyball program

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

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    2021Freshman

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    2022Sophomore

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    2023Junior

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    2024Senior

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    3