The Citadel Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS
Southern Conference Commissioner's Medal (2018-19)
Southern Conference Academic All-Conference (Fall 2016)
3X Southern Conference Honor Roll (2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19)

SENIOR (2018): Appeared in 31 matches, including making 28 starts, while playing 100 sets … Finished third on the team with 197 kills, an average of 1.97 per set … Finished with five double-digit kill matches for the season … Started off three straight matches with double-digit kills with a season-high 18 kills at Charleston Southern (Sept. 7), while hitting .317 … Followed that up with 13 kills, while hitting .344, at the College of Charleston (Sept. 8) and finished with 14 kills against UNC Asheville (Sept. 8) … Finished fourth on the team with 35 total blocks, including 32 block assists … Had a season-high five blocks at Wofford (Sept. 28).

JUNIOR (2017): Did not see action.

SOPHOMORE (2016): Appeared in 26 matches and 53 sets … Registered 62 kills and averaged 1.17 kills per set, finishing with a .182 hitting percentage … Finished the 2016 campaign with eight digs and nine block assists … Started the season with three kills and a .600 hitting percentage against Morehead State … Posted eight kills on 18 attempts against Wofford, recording two digs in the contest as well … Registered a season-high 13 kills on Oct. 13 at South Carolina State … Followed that performance with a 12-kill, two-block day against Furman on Oct. 16 … Finished with five kills and a .400 hitting percentage against Samford on Oct. 28.

FRESHMAN (2015): Appeared in 26 matches and played in 68 sets during her first season at The Citadel … Tallied 64 kills, 40 total blocks, 12 solo blocks and four digs as a freshman … Was extremely efficient, boasting a team-best .213 attack percentage (min. 20 attempts) for the season, which currently ranks 10th on The Citadel’s all-time career attack percentage list … Recorded her first two career kills in the Dogs’ 3-2 win over Gardner-Webb … Piled up a career-high seven kills behind a .400 attack percentage to go along with five total blocks vs. SEMO … Hit at least .400 for the second consecutive match and posted four kills and two blocks against Alabama A&M … In a sweep over Savannah State, had four kills, five total blocks and two digs … Became the fifth Bulldog in program history to record five solo blocks in a single match in a six-block performance vs. UNC-Asheville … Matched her season-high with seven kills vs. Western Carolina, using a .385 attack percentage … Collected six kills on 11 attempts at Charleston Southern.

HIGH SCHOOL: An instrumental cog in Westminster Catawba Christian School's 2014 Metro Athletic Conference (MAC) championship … Guided team to the semifinals of the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association (NCISAA) tournament before losing to eventual champion Caldwell Academy … Capped off senior campaign with 499 kills, 220 digs, 89 blocks and 86 aces … Named as both an All-MAC performer and to the NCISAA 2A All-State team … Before sustaining an injury in junior season, amassed 157 kills, 61 aces and 29 blocks … As a sophomore, earned all-conference by the MAC and 2A all-state team selection from NCISSA … Member of Beta Club, National Junior Honor Society and National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Full name is Sumerlyn Cate Carruthers … Daughter of Scott and Melony Carruthers … Volunteers with Girls on the Run … Major is criminal justice.