20 Brianna Cherry
20 - Brianna Cherry
Height: 5-10
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Gastonia, N.C.
High School: Forestview HS
Position: RS
m 24
k/s 0.68
h % .055
a/s 0.04
b/s 0.32
sa/s 0.01
d/s 0.57

JUNIOR (2021): Played in all 24 matches for the Spirits, appearing in 84 sets … capped off the season with 57 kills … ranked third on the team in total blocks (27) after converting five solo blocks and 22 assisted blocks … had a pair of five-dig matches against Marymount (Sept. 4) and Ferrum (Sept. 7) … came through with five kills at Ferrum (Sept. 16) … converted three assisted blocks at Pfeiffer (Sept. 21), while positing a .300 attack percentage with four kills to her credit … capped off a four-set match against Mary Baldwin (Oct. 9) with three blocks, including two assisted … posted four kills and two digs against Meredith (Oct. 19) … responsible for three assisted blocks at Meredith (Oct. 21) … came through with nine digs in a three-set match against William Peace (Oct. 23) … capped off a five-set match against Methodist (Oct. 27) with five kills, three blocks (two assisted blocks) and a .227 attack percentage on Senior Night … delivered five kills, two digs and two assisted blocks in a win over Mary Baldwin (Oct. 30).

SOPHOMORE (2019): Capped off her first year at Salem with five kills in nine matches … made her collegiate debut against Wilson (Aug. 30) … recorded her first collegiate kill against Mary Baldwin (Sept. 28) … drove home four kills, while posting a .308 attack percentage, in a clash with Mary Baldwin (Oct. 19).

PREP: Graduated from Forestview High School in 2018 … a two-sport athlete who competed in volleyball (2014-18) and basketball (2014-18) … won the 2018 Sportsmanship Award … played both volleyball and basketball for head coach Kevin Gurganus.

PERSONAL: Brianna Cherry … daughter of Lalcai and Byron Adams … born April 27, 2000 … has three siblings, Robert Cherry, Byron Adams Jr. and William Adams … played Club Basketball for Tyree Basketball Gems.

Recent Games
Oct 23 William Peace L, 3-0
Oct 23 Averett L, 3-0
Oct 27 Methodist L, 3-2
Oct 28 at William Peace L, 3-0
Oct 30 vs. Southern Virginia L, 3-0
Oct 30 vs. Mary Baldwin W, 3-2
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 24 18
Sets 84 63
Kills 57 44
Kills per set 0.68 0.70
Errors 42 28
Total Attacks 273 192
Hitting Percentage .055 .083
Assists 3 2
Assists per set 0.04 0.03
Service Aces 1 1
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.01 0.02
Receptions 17 15
Reception Errors 6 5
Digs 48 29
Digs per set 0.57 0.46
Block Solo 5 4
Block Assist 22 19
Block Total 27 23
Blocks per set 0.32 0.37
Block Errors 7 3
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 74.0 58.5
Points per set 0.9 0.9
Matches started 12 10
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 3 at Bridgewater (Va.) L, 3-1 - 4 2 3 14 -.071 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.5
Sep 4 vs. East. Mennonite L, 3-0 - 3 2 2 13 .000 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Sep 4 vs. Marymount (Va.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 11 -.091 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 0.5
Sep 7 Ferrum L, 3-0 - 3 3 3 21 .000 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 3.0
Sep 16 at Ferrum L, 3-2 1 4 5 3 13 .154 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 18 at Guilford L, 3-1 1 4 1 2 9 -.111 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0
Sep 21 at Pfeiffer L, 3-2 - 5 4 1 10 .300 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 5.5
Sep 25 at N.C. Wesleyan L, 3-1 1 4 1 4 14 -.214 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 25 vs. Greensboro L, 3-0 1 3 3 1 15 .133 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 5.0
Oct 9 Southern Virginia L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.5
Oct 9 Mary Baldwin L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 5 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 3.0
Oct 12 at Averett L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 .500 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 14 Pfeiffer L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 5 .200 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 4.0
Oct 16 vs. N.C. Wesleyan L, 3-1 - 4 2 1 7 .143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.0
Oct 16 at Greensboro L, 3-0 1 3 3 1 10 .200 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 18 at Methodist L, 3-0 - 3 1 3 13 -.154 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 19 Meredith L, 3-0 - 3 4 3 18 .056 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Oct 21 at Meredith L, 3-0 1 3 2 2 12 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3.5
Oct 23 William Peace L, 3-0 1 3 2 2 6 .000 0 1 0 11 4 9 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Oct 23 Averett L, 3-0 - 3 2 2 12 .000 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 27 Methodist L, 3-2 1 5 7 2 22 .227 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 9.0
Oct 28 at William Peace L, 3-0 - 3 3 1 12 .167 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 30 vs. Southern Virginia L, 3-0 - 3 1 2 11 -.091 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 30 vs. Mary Baldwin W, 3-2 - 5 5 1 16 .250 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 6.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2019-20 9 11 5 0.45 2 22 .136 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.5
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2021-22 24 84 57 0.68 42 273 .055 3 0.04 1 0.01 17 6 48 0.57 5 22 27 0.32 74.0 0.9
Total 33 95 62 0.65 44 295 .061 3 0.03 1 0.01 17 6 48 0.51 5 22 27 0.28 79.0 0.8
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 24 84 57 0.68 42 273 .055 3 0.04 1 0.01 17 6 48 0.57 5 22 27 0.32 74.0 0.9
Conference 18 63 44 0.70 28 192 .083 2 0.03 1 0.02 15 5 29 0.46 4 19 23 0.37 58.5 0.9
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Home 8 27 21 0.78 14 91 .077 2 0.07 1 0.04 14 4 21 0.78 2 11 13 0.48 29.5 1.1
Away 10 36 23 0.64 20 109 .028 1 0.03 0 0.00 1 1 13 0.36 1 7 8 0.22 27.5 0.8
Neutral 6 21 13 0.62 8 73 .068 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 1 14 0.67 2 4 6 0.29 17.0 0.8
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Wins 1 5 5 1.00 1 16 .250 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 1 2 0.40 0 2 2 0.40 6.0 1.2
Losses 23 79 52 0.66 41 257 .043 3 0.04 1 0.01 16 5 46 0.58 5 20 25 0.32 68.0 0.9
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September 9 33 21 0.64 20 120 .008 2 0.06 0 0.00 2 1 22 0.67 3 6 9 0.27 27.0 0.8
October 15 51 36 0.71 22 153 .092 1 0.02 1 0.02 15 5 26 0.51 2 16 18 0.35 47.0 0.9