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2015 Volleyball Roster

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Charlie Lengal
Charlie Lengal
Charlie Lengal
Charlie Lengal
Charlie Lengal
Charlie Lengal

16 Courtney Birkett

  • Position Outside Hitter/Right Side Hitter
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Major Biology
  • Hometown Newbury Park, CA
  • Previous School Westlake HS

Biography


2015: A team co-captain … Named a first-team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association as well as an AVCA all-West Region selection … Voted the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection … Finished third in the SCAC with a .295 hitting percentage … Also ranked seventh averaging 5.23 assists and 0.34 aces per set, as wells ninth in kills (2.59) and 10th in blocks (0.69) per set … Started 36 of 38 matches and played in 128 of 133 sets … A three-time SCAC Offensive Player of the Week … Voted MVP of two regular-season tournaments and was named to the all-tournament team at all (how many) … Led the team with 670 assists, 43 aces and 88 total blocks … Finished second on the team with 331 kills and third on the team with 333 digs … Ranked third in the nation with eight triple-doubles (kills-assists-digs) and led the team with 12 double-doubles (kills-digs) … Tied her career-high of 33 assists and added 10 kills and 10 digs in the 3-1 victory over Trinity University on Oct. 24 … Matched her career-high five blocks on two occasions … Recorded a career-high five aces during the four-set win over Austin College on Sept. 19 … Posted a season-high 16 kills and added 27 assists and 14 digs during the 3-1 victory over No. 18 Southwestern University on Sept. 27 … Produced a season-high 23 digs and added 15 assists and 13 kills in the five-set triumph at Colorado Christian University on Oct. 27 … Became the first player in program history (and conference) to record at least 1,000 career kills, 1,000 digs and 1,000 assists … Finished her career ranked sixth in school history with 1,129 kills and 14th with 1,053 digs and 1,007 assists … Also is 12th all-time with 119 aces, 15th in career hitting percentage of .254 (1129-372-2976) and 16th with 225 total blocks … Named to the CoSIDA's All-District DIII women's volleyball team … Earned a fourth appearance on the SCAC Academic Honor Roll.

2014: Played in 21 matches for a total of 70 sets in her junior year as a Tiger … Was named the tournament MVP during the CC Classic and CC Invitational … Despite missing over a month in the middle of the season due to an injury, she ranked third on the team in kills with 215 … Was also fourth on the team in digs with 215 … Earned 77 assists, 27 blocks and 21 aces … Ranks among the top-25 all-time in career digs with 720, career kills with 798, and career hitting percentage with a .239 percent … Was second on the team with nine double-doubles … Had 13 matches with 10 or more kills and 10 matches with 10 or more digs … Earned a career-high 28 digs and added 10 kills in the NCAA Tournament against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Nov. 15 … Had a season-high 18 kills along with 12 digs against Southwestern University on Nov. 7 … Served a career-high four aces against Blackburn College on Aug. 29 … Blocked a career-high four shots against Oswego State on Aug. 30.
    
2013: Played in 39 of 40 matches for a total of 126 sets … Named an honorable mention All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) … Also earned second-team all-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference honors after finishing fifth in the league with a .259 hitting percentage … Led the Tigers in points (395) and was second in kills (324) and total blocks (73) … Also finished fifth with 241 digs and 30 service aces … Recorded double-digit kills on 18 occasions, including a career-high 20 in the first of back-to-back victories over Willamette University on Sept. 7 … Recorded double-digit digs 15 times, with a personal best of 20 in the sweep of Lawrence University on Sept. 15 … Hit a career-best .550 (13-2-20) in the three-set victory over Johnson 7 Wales University on Nov. 1 … Was voted to the all-tournament teams at the Colorado College Invitational and the Spike It Up Classic … One of 19 CC student-athletes earned a spot on their respective all-conference teams as well as the SCAC Academic Honor Roll for excellence in the classroom during the fall semester.
   
2012: Played in 30 matches for a total of 94 sets … Earned second-team all-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference honors ... Named to the Pacific Coast Classic all-Tournament team … Had 13 matches with double-figure kills, 12 matches with double-figure digs and four matches with double-figure assists to account for five double-doubles and two triple-doubles … Was second on the team with 259 kills and 25 service aces … Was third on the team with 136 assists and fourth on the team with 264 digs … Also tallied 37 blocks … Registered a career-high 33 assists along with 15 digs and 11 kills against La Verne on Aug. 31 … Picked up a career-high 22 digs along and added 11 kills against Claremont Colleges on Oct. 12 … Had a career-high 19 kills along with 18 digs against UCCS on Oct. 30 ... Earned a first appearance on the SCAC Honor Roll.
    
Before Colorado College: Played volleyball at Westlake High School in Newbury Park, Calif. … Was a two-time all-Marmonte League first-team selection … Named to the first-team all-tournament team at the Las Vega Invitational … Was an all-area honorable mention recipient as a senior … Named to the all-academic team in 2011.


Career Statistics

Year Sets K E TA Pct. A SA Digs BS BA TB Pts
2012 94 259 90 734 .230 136 25 264 3 34 37 304.0
2013 126 324 104 849 .259 124 30 241 3 70 73 392.0
2014 70 215 82 597 .223 77 21 215 1 26 27 250.0
2015 128 331 96 796 .295 670 43 333 9 79 88 422.5
Totals 418 1,129 372 2,976 .254 1,007 119 1,053 16 209 225 1,368.5


Single-Match Highs

No. Opponent (Date/Most Recent) Result
Kills 19 UCCS (Oct. 30, 2012) L; 3-2
Hitting Percentage .778 (8-1-9) vs. Centenary College (Sept. 19, 2015) W; 3-0
Assists 33 2 times (Trinity Univ.; Oct. 24, 2015) W; 3-1
Service Aces 4 3 times (vs. Trinity Univ.; Nov. 6, 2015) L; 3-2
Digs 28 vs. Claremont Mudd Scripps (Nov. 15, 2014) L; 3-2
Blocks Solos 2 vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater (Oct. 17, 2015) L; 3-2
Block Assists 5 Southwestern Univ. (Oct. 23, 2015) W; 3-0
Total Blocks 5 3 times (Southwestern Univ.; Oct. 23, 2015) W; 3-0
Points 20.5 2 times UCCS (Oct. 30, 2012) L; 3-2
   
    

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2012Freshman

    Outside Hitter/Setter
    5'11"
    16
  • 16

    2013Sophomore

    Outside Hitter/Right Side Hitter
    5'11"
    16
  • 16

    2014Junior

    Outside Hitter/Right Side Hitter
    5'11"
    16
  • 16

    2015Senior

    Outside Hitter/Right Side Hitter
    5'11"
    16