Kansas State University Athletics
2022 Volleyball Roster
Carter, Aliyah
Jersey Number 2
Aliyah Carter
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Wahlert Catholic
- Hometown:
- Dubuque, Iowa
Bio
Aliyah Carter Freshman Season Review
Honors
2020 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
2020 AVCA Midwest Region Freshman of the Year
AVCA All-American Honorable Mention (2023)
AVCA All-Central Region First Team (2024)
AVCA Midwest All-Region First Team (2023)
AVCA Midwest All-Region First Team (2021)
AVCA Midwest All-Region First Team (2020)
All-Big 12 First Team (2024)
All-Big 12 First Team (2023 – unanimous)
All-Big 12 First Team (2021 – unanimous)
All-Big 12 First Team (2020 - unanimous)
All-Big 12 Freshman Team (2020)
All-Big 12 Preseason Team (2024)
All-Big 12 Preseason Team (2023)
All-Big 12 Preseason Team (2022 – unanimous)
All-Big 12 Preseason Team (2021 - unanimous)
K-State Invitational All-Tournament Team - MVP (2021)
Omaha Challenge All-Tournament Team - MVP (2021)
Hotel Vance Rose City Showdown All-Tournament Team (2023)
Lippy Invitational All-Tournament Team (2023)
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 29, 2024)
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 19, 2024)
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 26, 2024)
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 15, 2023)
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 31, 2023)
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 26, 2021)
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (March 24, 2021)
Big 12 Rookie of the Week (March 31, 2021)
Big 12 Rookie of the Week (March 24, 2021)
Big 12 Rookie of the Week (March 17, 2021)
Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Nov. 3, 2020)
Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Oct. 27, 2020)
AVCA Player of the Year Award Watch List (2024)
2024 (Graduate)
Earned First Team AVCA All-Central Region recognition and tabbed to the All-Big 12 First Team … Named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week three times (October 29, November 19, November 26) … Named to All-Big 12 Preseason Team … Earned a spot on the inaugural AVCA Player of the Year Award Watch List … Rally-scoring career kills leader and finished second all-time in career kills (1,839), total 20-kill matches (26), kills average (3.92) … Owns the K-State record for total career attacks (5,187) … One of five players to appear in all 27 matches and play in all but two sets (104) in her final season at K-State … Led the team with 455 kills (4.38 per set) and 493 points (4.74 per set) … Added 196 digs (1.88 per set), 14 assists and 11 aces … Third on the team in total blocks with 44 (36 block assists, eight solo blocks) … Averaged the nation’s seventh-best 12.56 attacks average … Ranked 26th in Division I in kills per set and 43rd with 4.74 points per set … Ranked 51st overall in kills … Was second on the team with 10 double-doubles … Reached double-figure kills 26 times … Became the seventh player in school history to tally 30 or more kills in a match with a career-high 32 at Iowa State on October 27 … Shattered five-set match program record (rally-scoring era) with 87 attacks against the Cyclones … Recorded a career-high 36 points against Iowa State (32 kills, three aces, two block assists), marking the fourth-most points in a single match in K-State history … Hit a season-best .714 in a sweep over UMBC on September 1, putting down 15 kills on 21 swings (no errors) … Seven matches with at least three blocks, turning in a season-high five against Iowa State on October 5 … Appeared in all 18 matches during Big 12 play, finished with 321 kills (4.52 per set) at a .172 hitting percentage to go with 11 service aces, 29 blocks (0.41 per set) and 129 digs (1.82 per set).
2023 (Senior)
Named AVCA All-American Honorable Mention… Tabbed First Team AVCA All-Midwest Region, First Team All-Big 12 and Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 31, Nov. 14) … Named to Lippy Invitational and Rose City Showdown All-Tournament Team ... Became first player in school history to earn unanimous First Team All-Big 12 honors three times …. Wrapped up 2023 with team-bests in kills (390), kills per set (4.06), points (438), and points per set (4.56) … Compiled 38.0 total blocks, a career-best 26 service aces with 226 digs … Generated nine double-doubles on the year … Ended the season fifth in the Big 12 and 37th in the country in kills per set, while her 4.43 kills average during conference play ranked third in the league … Owns program record of nine career conference weekly awards (five rookie, four offensive) … Carded five matches with 20 or more kills this season, including a season-high 24 at KU (Nov. 3) … Leads the program in the rally-scoring era (since 2001) with 17 20-kill matches … Recorded her 1,000th career kill in the Cats' season opener against Portland State (August 25) to become the 19th player in program history to reach the milestone … Started in all 18 matches during Big 12 play, recorded 297 kills (4.43 per set) at a .191 efficiency to go with 20 total blocks (0.30 per set), 163 digs (2.43 per set) and 13 service aces (0.19), totaling 322.5 points (4.81 per set).
2022 (Junior)
Appeared in 28 matches (18 starts) and 83 sets during 2022 … Totaled 238 kills (2.87 per set) while hitting .135 to go with 132 digs (1.59 per set) and 36 total blocks (0.43 per set) ... Tallied 20 service aces … Turned in one double-double (11 kills, 10 digs) vs. NC State on August 26 …Reached double-digit kills 11 times, with a season-high 20 kills twice: vs. Syracuse on September 1 at UCF Challenge, vs. Kansas on September 24 ... Hit a season-best .366 (20 kills, 5 errors, 41 attacks) vs. Syracuse on September 1 ... Season-high seven blocks and 10 digs vs. NC State on August 26 at K-State Invitational ... During Big 12 play, finished second on the team with 132 kills (2.75 per set) with a .124 hitting efficiency ... Added 21 blocks (0.44 per set) and 74 digs (1.54 per set).
2021 (Sophomore)
Started all 28 matches and was one of four players to appear in all 107 sets during the 2021 … Named AVCA Midwest All-Region First Team, a unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection and voted MVP of the K-State Invitational and Omaha Challenge … Tabbed Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week on October 26 in addition to being an Academic All-Big 12 First Team pick … Finished second in the Big 12 with 4.03 kills per set and 431 total kills – most by Cat since 2011 – and was third in the league with 4.47 points a set … First Wildcat during the rally-scoring era (since 2001) to average more four kills a set in two different seasons … Additionally, she is the first in program history to be a unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection as both a freshman and a sophomore … Totaled 269 digs (2.51 per set), 52 blocks (0.49 per set) and 19 service aces (0.18 per set) while hitting .179 … Five times turned in 20 or more kills, with a season-high 23 coming at TCU on October 22 … Playing six rotations, led K-State with 13 double-doubles … Produced her first 20-dig match against Fresno State on September 11 during the K-State Invitational … Put up five or more blocks three times, with a season-high six coming against West Virginia on October 15 … During Big 12 play, averaged 4.12 kills per set, 2.33 digs per set, 0.48 blocks per set while hitting .163 with 10 aces.
2020 (Freshman)
Played in all 21 matches (79 sets) with 16 starts ... Named Big 12 Freshman of the Year and AVCA Midwest Region Freshman of the Year ... Unanimous All-Big 12 First Team and All-Big 12 Freshman Team selections ... Broke K-State's freshman records with 4.11 kills per set and 4.47 points per set ... Led K-State with 325 kills and 353.5 points ... Reached double-digit kills 16 times and eclipsed the 20-kill mark six times ... Set the program's freshman single-match record 27 kills against Texas State on March 4 ... Recorded 26 kills against Texas on October 16 and against Creighton on March 20 and owns the top three kill totals by a freshman in K-State history ... Played all six rotations during the spring portion of the schedule and finished the season with 86 digs (1.09 per set) ... Produced her first career double-double against Saint Louis on March 14, logging 13 kills and 10 digs ... Equaled her season-best 10 digs in the season finale at Baylor on March 31 ... Season-high six blocks in a five-set victory over Oklahoma on October 23 ... Recorded 40 blocks, averaging 0.51 per set ... In conference play, led the team with 228 kills (3.74 per set) while hitting .180 and averaging 0.75 digs per set (46 digs) ... Turned in 247.5 points during Big 12 play (led team).
Club
Adrenaline
High School
Attended Wahlert Catholic High School in Dubuque, Iowa ... Led Wahlert Catholic to two straight 4A state titles ... Voted the 2019 MVC Valley Division Player of the Year in addition to being a unanimous all-conference selection ... Played her freshman season at Hempstead High School before transferring, guiding Hempstead to the state tournament ... In her junior season, she led the state in kills per set and hitting efficiency ... A two-sport star, claiming state titles in the long jump and placing in the high jump ... One of three finalists for the 2019 All-Female Iowa Athlete of the Year Award by the Des Moines Register, honoring the top multi-sport female athletes in the state.
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