Channing Salava

13 - Channing Salava

Height: 5-10
Year: Senior
Hometown: Clearwater, Fla.
Position: S
Last School: Clearwater HS

Statistics: 2010 | 2009 | 2008

2010 (Junior): Channing Salava: Academic All-Conference… Played in 15 matches, starting eight… finished second on the team with 267 assists… Recorded 21 aces on the season...Continued to provide leadership on and off the court, as well as giving Head Coach Deane Webb an experienced setter off the bench…Posted 46 digs on the season…

2009 (Sophomore): Academic All-Conference ... Second Team All-Atlantic Sun ... Preseason All-Atlantic Sun ... Second in Atlantic Sun in assists ... Third in conference in assists per set and aces per set ... Also fourth on team in blocks and digs... Seven double-doubles ... 40+ assists in 14 matches ... Career-high 55 assists, eight digs, five kills, two aces at Campbell (10/2) ... 54 assists, eight digs, career-high six aces, three kills vs. FGCU (10/24) ... 49 assists, 13 digs, six kills, two aces vs. Pittsburgh (8/28) ... 49 assists, eight digs at Kennesaw State (10/17) ... 49 assists, seven digs, six kills at North Florida (10/30) ... 48 assists, 10 digs, seven kills, three blocks, three aces vs. Stetson (10/23) ... 47 assists, five digs, two blocks vs. Western Kentucky (9/1) ... 43 assists, 10 digs, five kills at Chattanooga (9/23) ... 43 assists, eight digs, five kills at Jacksonville (10/31) ... 42 assists, 11 digs, five aces, four kills vs. Kennesaw State (9/25) ... 42 assists, seven digs, career-high tying six aces at USC Upstate (11/6) ... 40 assists, seven kills, career-high four blocks, three digs at FGCU (9/18) ... 38 assists, 15 digs, six kills vs. Jacksonville (9/11) ... 35 assists, 11 digs, five kills, four acesat Furman (11/7) ... 28 assists, 12 digs, four kills, three aces at Lipscomb (10/13).

2008 (Freshman): Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year ... A-Sun All-Tournament Team ... Second Team All-Conference ... Unanimous A-Sun All-Freshman Team selection ... Academic All-Conference ... Played and started in all 33 matches and 124 sets as a true freshman ... Ranked 21st nationally in aces per set (0.47), helping the Bruins to a No. 5 national ranking in that category ... Consistent from the service line, recording two or more aces in 20 matches ... Recorded a career high of four aces twice against ETSU (9/13) and Campbell (10/31) ... Totaled 58 aces to pace the squad ... Ranked second in the conference in assists with 9.64 per set and total assists (1,196) ... Finished fourth in the conference in hitting percentage (.323) ... Recorded a total of 172 kills ... Recorded Belmont's only triple-double of the season with 10 kills, 37 assists, and 12 digs at Campbell (9/20) ... Her 10 kills against the Fighting Camels marked a career high ... Led the team in double-doubles by tallying nine with an assist-dig combination ... Reached over 35 assists 20 times, with the Bruins holding a 16-4 record in those matches ... Led the Bruins in digs during six matches ... Recorded 15 digs at Jacksonville (9/26) to set a career high ... Marked a career high in hitting percentage against ETSU (9/13) with a .636 (7-0-11) mark, based on a minimum of 10 attacks ... Eight kills, .500 hitting percentage with only one error, and 51 assists at Stetson (10/17) ... Set a career high of 53 assists in a five-set victory over Lipscomb (10/28) ... Tied her career high of 53 assists two matches later in another five-set win at Austin Peay (11/4) ... Her four blocks against FGCU (10/3) set a career high ... Went for 12 digs, 30 assists, and three kills in first career start against UMKC (8/29).

High School: Highly decorated player for Clearwater High School and head coach Tracy Sedley ... Part of Clearwater team that won four consecutive conference and district titles ... Tow-time 5-A All-State ... Two-time First Team All-County ... 2007-08 Pinellas County Player of the Year ... Area All-Star MVP ... Featured in Rise Magazine as prep athlete to watch ... Gator Town Classic All-Tournament Team ... Led team with 111 service aces ... Team Captain ... 2008 Clearwater High Outstanding Female Athlete ... 2006 All-Sun Coast First Team ... 134 kills and 110 aces as a junior ... CHS recorded 25-2 mark ... Two-time All-County Honorable Mention ... 2007-08 Sandspurs & Tampa United Club Volleyball 18 National Open Team Captain ... Three-time invitee to USAV High Performance Camp.

Personal: Daughter of Randy and Kathy Salava ... Born Channing Amber Salava on February 3, 1990 in Clearwater, Fla. ... Father Randy was a standout student-athlete at Indiana State University and a seven year baseball player in the Philadelphia Phillies organization ... Mother Kathy attened Middle Tennessee State University ... Sister Kelsey currently a setter at Furman University ... Four-time Honor Roll Student ... National Honor Society ... National Spanish Honor Society ... 'Who's Who' List ... Freshman Class Historian ... Lists Larry Bird as favorite athlete ... Enjoys playing tennis and piano ... Majoring in Communications.

 
 

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