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Kelly Derby

Class:
RS Junior
Hometown:
Chapel Hill, N.C.
High School:
Chapel Hill
Height:
6-1
Position:
Middle Hitter
Birthdate:
11/07/1989

01/27/2012

Diggin' Deep With East Carolina Volleyball

Rising Senior Kelly Derby Talks About Upcoming Spring

11/23/2011

Pirates Cap Season With 3-0 Setback

Senior Amanda Lutzow Posts 22 Digs in Career Finale

11/18/2011

Pirates Host UAB And Memphis As Season Winds Down

ECU Plays Last Three Matches at Home

11/13/2011

Pirates Fall To Knights, 3-1

Sophomore Kasey Kavanaugh Collects Career-High 11 Digs

11/12/2011

Volleyball Suffers 3-0 Setback At UTEP

Senior Amanda Lutzow Posts 12-Dig Effort

2010: One of five Pirates to play in at least 100 sets as she missed just one match during the season ... Led the team in block assists (88) and total blocks (93) as well as blocks per set (0.93) ... Racked up 11 blocks against Rutgers (9/3), tied for the most in a single game amongst all Conference USA players during the season ... That mark was also the most by any league athlete in a four-set match in 2010 ... Tallied at least five blocks in five matches ... Set a personal career single-game best with four digs vs. Charlotte (8/27) and Campbell (9/10) ... Produced 13.5 points in matches against the Scarlet Knights, Sam Houston State (9/4) and Memphis (10/3) ... Hit a season-high .455 at Delaware (9/4) with five kills on 11 attempts with no errors..

2009: Played in 27 matches and 81 sets ... Owned the second-best blocking average on the team with 0.80 per set ... Was third on the squad in total blocks (65) and fifth in kills (94) ... Recorded a career-best 11 kills in the 3-2 victory over UNC Wilmington, hitting .688 in the match ... Tallied a personal-high eight blocks at Tulsa.

2008: Did not compete (Redshirt)

Chapel Hill High School: As a senior, led team in kills and served as a co-captain while earning PAC 6 Conference First-Team and ChapelHill Invitational All-Tournament accolades... Helped Chapel Hill record an 87-21 record during her four seasons ... Led the team to one district 4A final and two sectional finals ...Recipient of the Scholar Athlete, Most Valuable Player and Tiger Awards in her final campaign in addition to the Tiger Holiday Classic Sportsmanship Award... Participated in the USA Volleyball High Performance A2 Camp ... Invited totake partin the North Carolina Senior Girl's All-Star Tournament ...Garnered eight varsity letters (4 each in basketball and volleyball) ... Served as captain of the basketball team her senior year ... Received the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Award in 2008 ... Played for head coach Sherry Norris.

Personal: Has a brother, Brett, and a sister, Torri ... Advice to young girls wanting to play volleyball is to practice a lot because it really does help you improve. ... Got her start in volleyball when her eighth grade coach wanted her to play because she was so tall.

About Derby
Full Name: Kelly Nicole Derby
Birthdate: November 7, 1989
Parents: Chris and Marcy Derby
Major: Sociology

Derby's Career Statistics

Season SP-MP K E TA Pct. A SA SE Dig RE BS BA BE BHE Points
2009 81-27 94 48 297 .155 1 0 1 15 1 9 56 4 1 131.0
2010 100-31 105 69 421 .086 9 5 15 36 0 5 88 10 1 159.0
Total 181-58 199 117 718 .114 10 5 16 51 1 14 144 14 2 290.0