Carlin Salmon

Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
High School:
St. Joseph's Academy
Hometown:
Wildwood, Mo.

2011 (Senior)
Named ACC Co-Player of the Week following a sweep of Duke and High Point (9/19) ... Had an excellent showing at the Deacon Invitational and was named to the All-Tournament Team for her efforts ... Turned in 8 kills and 5 blocks, including a career-best 3 solo blocks vs. Arkansas (9/2) ... Shattered her previous career-high of 8 total blocks with 14 vs. Charleston Southern (9/3) ... Her 12 block assists vs. the Bucs were one away from tying a school record, as she also had 11 kills ... Had 8 kills vs. Georgetown (9/3) ... Recorded 9 kills and 4 blocks against North Florida (9/4) ... Had 5 kills and a block vs. LSU (9/9) ... Turned in 4 kills and 4 blocks at Western Kentucky (9/9) ... Was solid offensively vs. Xavier with 12 kills and a .370 hitting percentage (9/10) ... Was named the MVP of the Black & Gold Challenge as well as ACC Co-Player of the Week after her strong performances against Duke and High Point ... Set a career-high with 21 kills against the Blue Devils with an impressive .576 hitting percentage ... Also had 4 blocks and 3 aces vs. Duke (9/16) ... Had 7 kills and 5 blocks vs. High Point (9/17) ... Tallied 11 kills and 2 aces at Appalachian St. (9/20) ... Racked up 14 kills and 2 blocks vs. Clemson (9/23) ... Notched 5 kills and 4 blocks vs. Georgia Tech (9/24) ... Matched that performance with 5 kills and 4 blocks at Miami (9/30) ... Tallied 8 kills, an ace and 4 blocks at Florida St. (10/2) ... Posted 16 kills and 7 blocks at Virginia Tech (10/6) ... Had 12 kills and a stellar .647 hitting percentage at Virginia (10/7) ... Opened homestand with 9 kills and 4 blocks vs. Maryland (10/14) ... Turned in 10 kills and 3 blocks vs. Boston College (10/15) ... Posted strong defensive showing with 7 blocks vs. NC State (10/19) ... Recorded 7 blocks and 4 kills vs. North Carolina (10/21) ... Had a season-high hitting percentage of .727 with 8 kills at Georgia Tech (10/28) ... Turned in 12 kills and 3 blocks at Clemson (10/29) ... Totaled 16 kills vs. VCU (11/1) ... Tallied 9 kills and 9 block assists vs. Virginia Tech (11/4) ... Notched 7 kills and 5 blocks vs. Virginia (11/5) ... Had 12 kills vs. Florida St. (11/11) ... Followed up with 11 kills vs. Miami (11/12) ... Posted 17 kills, her second-highest mark of the season, at Boston College (11/18) ... Recorded 10 kills and 6 blocks at Maryland (11/20) ... The four-game stretch with double-digit kills was her longest of the season ... Finished the year with 7 kills at Duke (11/22).

2010 (Junior)
Started all 31 matches and played in all 105 sets during the season ... Was the team leader in all blocking categories, including total blocks (116), block assists (101) and solo blocks (15) ... Was third in the ACC by averaging 1.10 blocks per set ... Was third on the team with 254 kills and hit at a high .304 percentage ... Began the Deacon Invitational with nine kills and a season-high six total blocks in a victory over Coastal Carolina on Aug. 27 ... Had seven kills, four blocks and hit a season best .583 against East Tennessee State on Aug. 28 ... Turned in five kills and six blocks against Georgia on Aug. 28 ... Shattered her previous career record with four solo blocks against Iowa to begin the Active Ankle Challenge on Sept. 3 ... Ended the match against the Hawkeyes with six total blocks and six kills ... Had five kills and five blocks against St. Louis on Sept. 4 ... Ended the Active Ankle Challenge with seven kills and two blocks against Creighton on Sept. 4 ... Began the Black and Gold Challenge with a seven-kill, four-block performance against West Virginia on Sept. 10 ... Had five kills and two blocks against Campbell on Sept. 11 ... Had nine kills against East Carolina on Sept 11, while tallying one solo block and one block assist ... Had a team-high eight kills and also recorded three blocks and two digs against Duke in the ACC opener on Sept. 17 ... Recorded six kills and three blocks in a win over Charlotte on Sept. 21 ... Had eight kills and four total blocks against Clemson on Sept. 24 ... Turned in .615 hitting percentage (8k-0e-13a) and six total blocks at Georgia Tech on Sept. 26 ... Had seven kills and two blocks in a loss to Maryland on Sept. 30 ... Recorded three blocks, two digs and five kills against Boston College on Oct. 1 ... Notched double-digit kills for the first time of the season with 11 against North Carolina on Oct. 6 ... Turned in 12 kills and also had two blocks while hitting .455 in a win over NC State on Oct. 8 ... Had eight kills and four blocks against Virginia Tech on Oct. 15 ... Had a great performance in a win over Virginia on Oct. 17, recording season-highs of 16 kills and seven total blocks while hitting .387 for the match ... Was solid in the middle with eight kills and no errors on 20 swings in an upset at No. 25 Florida State on Oct. 22 ... Had 10 kills at Miami on Oct. 24 ... Made a big impact at the net with seven blocks vs. Georgia Tech on Oct. 29 ... Had 12 kills and six blocks vs. Clemson on Oct. 30 ... Recorded 12 kills and had three blocks at NC State on Nov. 4 ... Turned in a career-high .667 hitting percentage with 11 kills, one error and 15 attempts vs. NC Central on Nov. 9 ... Had seven kills and two blocks at Maryland on Nov. 12 ... Tallied nine kills and five blocks at Boston College on Nov. 14 ... Turned in eight kills and three blocks vs. Virginia Tech on Nov. 18 ... Had five kills vs. Virginia on Nov. 19 ... Ended the year with nine kills and five blocks in an upset over ACC Champion Duke on Nov. 23.

2009 (Sophomore)
Was the only player to start all 31 matches and to play in all 118 sets during the season ... Was second on the team with 277 kills and was third on the team with a .240 hitting percentage ... Had a huge impact at the net for the Deacs, leading the team with 117 total blocks (15 solo) ... Led Wake with 348.0 points on the year ... Was a member of the ACC Honor Roll ... Played very well in the opening three matches of the season at the Deacon Invitational ... Had a team-best 28 kills and 17 blocks on the weekend ... Opened with 11 kills and five blocks against Charlotte (Aug. 28) and then had seven total blocks against JSU (Aug. 29) ... Capped the tournament with a career-high 14 kills against Furman (Aug. 29) ... Played in all 10 sets of the Western Michigan Invite (Sept. 4-5) ... Recorded a total of 12 kills and and four blocks in the three matches ... Saw action all 12 sets of the Bash at the Boro (Sept. 11-12) ... Started the tournament with 11 kills and a career-best two block solos against Georgia Southern (Sept. 11) ... Then notched five kills and three total blocks against Auburn (Sept. 12) and finished the tournament with 12 kills and four blocks against Coastal Carolina (Sept. 12) ... Started all three matches of the Black & Gold Challenge (Sept. 18-19), recording a total of 17 kills and seven blocks ... Had five kills in the ACC-opener against Duke (Sept. 18) and came back with five kills and four blocks against App. State (Sept. 19) ... Finished the tournament with seven kills and a .364 hitting percentage against Liberty (Sept. 19) ... Had a stellar match against Boston College (Sept. 24), leading the team with 14 kills and a career-best eight digs ... Also recorded seven total blocks with two block solos ... Notched six kills and one service ace in the four-set win over Maryland (Sept. 26) ... Posted a career-high 17 kills and hit a season-best .484 with six total blocks in the four-set win over Virginia Tech (Oct. 2) ... Had 12 kills and seven total blocks in the victory over Virginia (Oct. 3) ... Put away eight kills and added three digs in the four-set loss to Miami (Oct. 8) ... Recorded three kills and a pair of blocks against Florida State (Oct. 9) ... Notched 10 kills in back-to-back matches against NC State (Oct. 16) and North Carolina (Oct. 18) ... Also had four digs and four blocks against the Wolfpack and totaled five block assists agains the Tar Heels ... Posted a total of six blocks to go along with two kills and one service ace in the setback at Georgia Tech (Oct. 23) ... Recorded 10 kills and four blocks in three set at Clemson (Oct. 24) ... Hit .233 with 14 kills in the four-set win over Maryland (Oct. 30) ... Notched a career-high tying two block solos to go along with three blocks assists and nine kills in the sweep of Boston College (Oct. 31) ... Put away nine kills and blocked two attacks in the four-set loss at Miami (Nov. 6) ... Had eight kills to go along with three blocks in five sets at No. 16 Florida State (Nov. 8) ... Had 12 kills and five digs in a four-set loss at Virginia (Nov. 13) ... Was flawless on offense against Virginia Tech (Nov. 14) with 13 kills and no errors on 23 attempts (.565) ... Also added five blocks against the Hokies ... Hit at a .448 mark (16k-3e-29a) at home against North Carolina on Nov. 20 and also turned in a six-block performance ... Had seven kills, one block and one assist against NC State (Nov. 21) ... Ended the season with a dominating performance at the net, setting a career high in block assists (8) and total blocks (8) at Duke (Nov. 24) ... Contributed 12 kills as well against the Blue Devils.

2008 (Freshman)
Saw action in a total of 15 matches, including four starts, and played in 34 sets ... Finished with a total of 69 kills on 153 attempts and hit a solid .320 ... Averaged 2.03 kills per set as well as 2.57 points per set ... Had a total of 29 blocks and nine digs ... Also collected three service aces and dished out two assists ... Started the season with a bang, hitting .429 with four kills, a season-best two digs, three blocks and one assist against Davidson (Aug. 29) in the first match of the season ... Tallied six kills and hit .455 against Norfolk State (Aug. 30) ... Had one kill and one block in one set against Indiana (Sept. 5) at the Adidas Classic ... Notched five kills and hit .417 with two blocks and her first service ace of the season against East Carolina (Sept. 13) at the Black & Gold Challenge ... Played in one set against Delaware (Sept. 13) and recorded one kill ... Saw action in two sets against Charlotte (Sept. 20) at the Appalachian State Invitational and recorded one kill and a pair of blocks ... Finished the tournament with a season-high 10 kills and hit a stellar .517 with an ace and a block against NC A&T (Sept. 20) ... Recorded eight kills and a block in her first ACC contest against Florida State (Sept. 25) ... Played in one set against NC State (Oct. 3) and recorded a kill ... Notched a kill and one block in one set at Virginia Tech (Oct. 17) ... Had one kill in one set against Boston College (Oct. 24) ... Hit .714 with five kills and notched a season-best two digs against Florida State (Oct. 31) ... Played in all four sets against Virginia Tech (Nov. 20), recording eight kills and five total blocks ... Started for the second-straight night against Virginia (Nov. 21) and notched nine kills and had season-highs of seven blocks and two digs ... Closed the season with eight kills, five blocks and a service ace in four sets at Duke (Nov. 25).

High School
Named by Prepvolleyball.com as a Top 80 recruit for 2008 class ... Played for St. Louis CYC Volleyball Club the last four years ... Same club program as current Demon Deacon teammates Megan Thornberry and incoming freshman Madison Vain ... Also played three seasons for the Rockwood Thunder VBC ... Helped lead St. Louis CYC to three-straight Gateway Region VB Gold Championships (2005-07) ... Team won JOVC National Championship in Gold Open U15 division in 2005 and finished runner-up in 2006 in the U16 division ... Named Co-MVP by Prepvolleyball.com of the championship match at the JOVC in 2005 ... Was named Honorable Mention by Prepvolleyball.com as a junior in 2006 and a Top Sophomore in 2005 ... Participated in the USA High Performance Camp in 2005 ... High school team was a two-time runner-up at the Missouri Class 4 State Championships (2005-06) ... Earned First Team All-State, All-Region and All-District honors as both a junior and a senior ... Was also a Metro Women's Athletic Association All-Star in 2006 and 2007 and earned Missouri Academic All-State honors in both her junior and senior seasons.

Personal
Majoring in communication with minors in studio art and film studies ... Born Sept. 23, 1989, in Kirkwood, Mo. ... Full name is Carlin Irene Salmon ... Daughter of Lisa and Paul Salmon ... Earned three letters in volleyball ... Chose Wake Forest over Notre Dame, Ohio University, Ball State, University of Miami, Florida and Kansas ... Also played four years of select softball as a first baseman.