Erica Handley

Melina Violas

/ Volleyball

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

Position:
Setter
Height:
6-1
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lakeville, Minn.

Notables: Tied for third-most single-season assists under 25-point scoring format (1,073).

Freshman Year (2013): Named ACC Freshman of the Week (10/28) for her performances against Georgia Tech and Clemson ... Earned ACC Freshman of the Week for the second time in just four weeks (11/18) following matches with Pittsburgh and Maryland ... Ranked 10th in the ACC with 8.80 assists per set and eighth in conference-only matches with 9.06 assists per set ... Tallied 13 assists, three kills, three digs and one block assist against No. 19 Louisville in the Penn State Invitational ... Against No. 2 Penn State, had 16 assists to go with four kills in the Penn State Invitational ... Passed out 24 assists and had three blocks against Stony Brook ... Against Rutgers, dished out 45 assists … Had two kills in four attempts, 32 assists and four digs against Oakland ... Narrowly missed a double-double with 35 assists and nine digs against Colorado ... Racked up 28 assists and three digs against Saint Peter’s … Had 28 assists, four digs, three blocks and five kills, while hitting at a .571 clip against Delaware State … Tallied 36 assists and three digs against Chicago State ... Dished out 17 assists and had six digs at No. 21 Purdue ... Totaled 45 assists, six digs and two kills versus FIU ... Against Northern Kentucky, recorded a career-best 56 assists with five digs and two service aces ... Totaled 19 assists and nine digs against No. 17 Florida State … Had 32 assists, two kills and six digs against Miami ... Compiled 21 assists, three kills, five digs and three service aces against No. 11 North Carolina … Posted 29 assists and four digs against NC State ... At Virginia, totaled 38 assists, two kills and four blocks ... At Virginia Tech, registered 40 assists, three kills and three digs ... Tallied 40 assists and seven digs at Maryland ... At Pittsburgh, recorded 38 assists, four digs, two aces and three kills on four attempts ... Had 32 assists, three kills and tied a career-best with four block assists against Georgia Tech … Finished one off season highs with 55 assists, four kills and eight digs against Clemson while serving three aces ... Racked up 30 assists and six digs at No. 18 Duke … Recorded 25 assists, four digs and two block assists at Wake Forest ... Contributed 36 assists and four digs against versus Notre Dame ... Had 48 assists, six digs and matched career-highs with five kills and four block assists at Boston College ... Registered 25 assists, five digs and three blocks versus Pittsburgh ... Totaled 48 assists, eight digs and a career-best four service aces against Maryland ... Dished out 29 assists to go along with seven digs at Clemson ... At Georgia Tech, posted 41 assists, eight digs and three blocks, including first career solo ... Against Boston College, recorded first career double-double with 26 assists and 10 digs while adding six kills and three blocks ... Credited with 46 assists, four kills and a personal-high six blocks at Notre Dame.

High School: Led Lakeville North to a Minnesota AAA state championship with an undefeated season and a No. 4 national ranking by PrepVolleyball.com ... As a senior, led the nation with 12.3 assists per set and finished first in Minnesota for total assists with 1,159, which set a new Minnesota state single-season record ... Honored as the MaxPreps/Avca High School Volleyball Player of the Week for Nov. 5-12, 2012 ... Named to PrepVolleyball.com's 2012 All-American 100 Team ... Selected as one of PrepVolleyball.com's top 150 seniors ... Finished varsity career with 3,775 assists, which ranks second all-time in Minnesota ... As a junior, was a team captain and named one of Breakdown Magazine Volleyball's top 75 juniors ... Recognized as one of Breakdown Magazine Volleyball's Fab 50 underclassmen as a sophomore ... Three-time All-State, two-time All-Tournament selection and four-time All-Conference honoree ... Also competed for the Northern Lights 17-1 club team, guiding them to a first place finish at the US Junior National Championship and a third place finish at the AAU National Championship.

Personal: Born in April, 1995 in Glasgow, Mont. … Daughter of Chris and Lisa Handley … Has one older brother ... Father, Chris, played basketball at Jamestown College and mother, Lisa, was a member of the volleyball squad at Montana State University Billings ... Also lettered in basketball and softball, earning All-Conference honors as a pitcher.