2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
Biography
Career Overview (2017-18) | Career Stats (PDF)
Pickering finished her career as one of the program’s most efficient hitters and dominant blockers all-time. She ascended up several single season and career record lists in a record-breaking senior campaign. In ASUN regular season play, for example, she hit .452, which is the best in program history and her .399 career hitting percentage is the best in ASUN history.
Overall - Career
.399 attack percentage | 2nd in Program History | 1st in D-I era
24 solo blocks | 9th in Program History | 6th in D-I era
152 block assists | 11th in Program History | 9th in D-I era
176 total blocks | 10th in Program History | 8th in D-I era
1.05 blocks/set | 3rd in Program History | 2nd in D-I era
ASUN Regular Season Play - Career
.452 attack percentage | 1st in Program History
As A Senior (2018) | Match-By-Match Stats (PDF)
AVCA First Team All-Region
First Team All-ASUN
All-Volleyknights Invitational team
Pickering led the nation in hitting percentage most of the season before finishing with 222 kills at a .419 clip while adding 128 blocks (12 solo) and 43 digs in her senior campaign. In doing so, she earned was named First Team All-ASUN and AVCA First Team All-Region. Her .399 career hitting percentage ranks second all-time in the program's history, while her percentage in 2018 ranks as the best all-time. Her 116 block assists and 128 total blocks would have been new program single-season records had it not been for teammate Daniele Serrano’s 141 and 162, respectively. The right side hitter did all this despite having over from a middle blocker position following the season-ending injury to Carroll just a few matches into the season.
Overall - Season
.419 attack percentage | 1st in Program History | 1st in D-I era
34 matches played | T-1st in Program History | T-1st in D-I era
116 block assists | 2nd in Program History | 2nd in D-I era
128 total blocks | 2nd in Program History | 2nd in D-I era
1.10 blocks/set | 5th in Program History | 2nd in D-I era
12 solo blocks | T-18th in Program History | T-13th in D-I era
ASUN Regular Season Play - Season
.468 attack percentage | 1st in Program History
61 block assists | 4th in Program History
67 total blocks | 4th in Program History
Single Match
Block Assists
8 vs Liberty, Oct. 12 | T-9th in D-I era | T-7th vs ASUN
Blocks (3 Sets)
7 vs Alabama State, Sept. 15 | T-9th in D-I era
Blocks (4 Sets)
7 vs Lipscomb, Oct. 7 | T-8th vs ASUN
Blocks (5 Sets)
8 vs Liberty, Oct. 12 | T-9th in D-I era | T-8th vs ASUN
As A Junior (2017) | Match-By-Match Stats (PDF)
0.92 blocks/set | 15th in Program History | 8th in D-I era
.293 hitting percentage | 16th in D-I era
12 solo blocks | 17th in Program History | T-12th in D-I era
In her first year with the Green and Blue, Pickering saw action in 22 matches, which included 52 sets. During that time, she averaged 0.92 blocks per set, just behind Kaitlan Krivdo (0.93) for the team-high. She had a season-high eight blocks against Bethune-Cookman on Sept. 22, and she had seven against Wofford and Davidson on Sept. 8-9. Her four solo blocks vs Wofford on Sept. 8 is tied for sixth most in a match in program history, and her seven block assists vs Bethune-Cookman on Sept. 22 is tied for 18th best in a match. The Bethune-Cookman output is also tied for seventh most in a three-set match. Her seven blocks vs Davidson on Sept. 9 is tied for 14th best among five-set matches, and her seven blocks vs Wofford on Sept. 8 is tied for 14th best in a three-set match. Among ASUN players, she finished sixth in blocks per set, 24th in total blocks, 30th in block assists and 11th in solo blocks. Overall, she etched her name into the top 20 all-time in program history for solo and total blocks.
Prior to FGCU
Played two seasons at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Fla. ... named First-Team All-Suncoast Conference as a sophomore ... recorded the best hitting percentage (.474) across all three levels of the NJCAA in 2016... finished 15th in the nation in blocks per set as a sophomore ... finished sixth in the nation in blocks per set as a freshman ... in 2015, helped Hillsborough finish third nationally ... attended Elmore Stoutt High School in the British Virgin Islands … played for Phoenix Volleyball Club under Head Coach Willis Potter ... played for the British Virgin Islands national team since 2012
Personal
Born Oct. 16, 1996 ... daughter of Amos and Sayretta Pickering ... sister of Sharona Pickering ... marketing major ... earned a bachelor of science in marketing ... chose FGCU because she felt it would provide her with great opportunities athletically and academically
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2017Junior
Middle Block
6'2"
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2018Senior
Middle Block
6'2"
