2010: Recipient of Colorado College’s annual Laura Golden Award as the top female and student-athlete among the 2011 graduating class … Named a first-team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association for the second year in a row … Became the second player in the program’s 32-year history to earn first-team honors two or more times … Perkins also was named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year after leading the Tigers to a 15-1 record in SCAC play and a share of their first regular-season title … She paced CC’s attackers with a .274 hitting percentage, as well as an average of 3.01 kills per set, and was second in digs per set at 3.34 … Perkins finished her career as the Tigers’ all-time leader with 1,665 kills and 307 block assists. … She also ranks second with 422 total blocks, third with 1,595 digs, fourth with 142 aces, fifth with a .285 hitting percentage and sixth with 115 block solos … Perkins was named MVP of the SCAC Tournament after recording 16 kills, 22 digs and four blocked shots during CC’s five-set victory over DePauw in the championship match … She hit .382 with only three errors on 34 attacks while recording her 13th double-double of the season … Led the Tigers in kills per set (3.01), was second in digs (3.33), third in blocks (0.68) and fourth in service aces (0.22) … Recorded the first triple-double of career with 11 kills, 10 digs and 10 total blocks during a sweep of Occidental College on Oct. 22 … Put down a season high 22 kills and had 24.5 points in the five-set win over No. 17 Southwestern University on Sept. 26 … Voted by the opposing coaches to the all-tournament team at the Colorado College Invitational, Pikes Peak Challenge and Spike It Up Classic … Named SCAC Player of the Week on Sept. 20 and Oct. 25 … Earned a spot on the SCAC Honor Roll.
2009: A first-team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association and first-team All-SCAC selection ... Named the NCAA regional's Most Outstanding Player ... Selected SCAC Player of the Week on three occasions ... Earned a spot on the all-tournament team at the SCAC Championship ... Voted MVP of the Pikes Peak Challenge and Colorado College Invitational ... Also named to the all-tournament team at the Spike It Up Classic ... Became the third Tiger to record more than 400 kills and 400 digs in a single season ... Led team averaging 3.28 kills and 4.12 points per set ... Paced the team with a career-high 459 kills, which ranks No. 4 on CC’s single-season list ... Finished fourth in the SCAC averaging 3.28 kills per set and sixth with a .294 hitting percentage ... Set career highs with 440 digs, which ranks No. 7 on CC’s single-season list, 94 block solos, 101 block assists and 137 total blocks ... Was second on the team averaging 3.14 digs per set ... Recorded double-figure kills in 26 of 40 matches, double-figure digs in 21 of 40 matches and 17 double-doubles (kills-digs) ... Her 101 block assists ranks No. 4 and her 137 total blocks ranks No. 8 on CC’s single-season list ... Ranks No. 3 with 1,307 career kills and No. 4 with a career .288 hitting percentage ... Ranks No. 4 with 247 career block assists and 341 career total blocks, and No. 7 with 94 career block solos ... Ranks fourth with 1,199 career digs.
2008: A second-team all-West Region selection by the AVCA … Earned a spot on the SCAC’s second team for the second straight season … Played in every set for the second consecutive year, a total of 141 sets during 39 matches … Led the team with 521 points and 79 total blocks … Finished second with 437 kills and 381 digs, and tied for second with 33 service aces … Tied her career high with 24 kills against Trinity University, one of 28 matches in double-figures … Set a career-high with 23 digs against Wisconsin-Oshkosh and later tied the mark against Millsaps College … Is already No. 12 with 848 kills, No. 16 with 759 digs, tied for No. 16 with 204 total blocks and No. 18 with 84 service aces.
2007: Named an honorable mention All-American by the AVCA … A second-team all-SCAC selection … Started all 33 matches and played in all 120 sets … Led the team with 542 points, 411 kills and 125 total blocks … Her .275 hitting percentage was tops among CC’s attackers … Was second with 51 service aces … Ranked second with 378 digs … Reached double-figure kills 23 times, with a high of 24 against Colorado Christian University … Had double-figure digs 21 times, including a high of 21 against Rhodes College … Posted a season-best seven aces in a four-set victory against DePauw University … Recorded 10 total blocks against Austin College and Birmingham-Southern College.
Before Colorado College: Earned two varsity letters playing volleyball at Plano West Senior High School in Plano, Texas … A second-team all-District selection as a senior when she helped lead her team to the regional finals … Was team captain during her first two seasons … An academic all-state selection during her final season … Also was a two-time recipient of the school’s Academic Award.
Career Statistics
Year |
Sets |
K |
E |
TA |
Pct. |
A |
SA |
Digs |
BS |
BA |
TB |
Pts |
2007 |
120 |
411 |
137 |
996 |
.275 |
33 |
51 |
378 |
35 |
90 |
125 |
542.0 |
2008 |
141 |
437 |
129 |
1,041 |
.296 |
22 |
33 |
381 |
23 |
56 |
79 |
521.0 |
2009 |
140 |
459 |
135 |
1,102 |
.294 |
32 |
32 |
440 |
36 |
101 |
137 |
577.5 |
2010 |
119 |
358 |
108 |
912 |
.274 |
26 |
26 |
396 |
21 |
60 |
81 |
435.0 |
Totals |
520 |
1,665 |
509 |
4,051 |
.285 |
113 |
142 |
1,595 |
115 |
307 |
422 |
2,075.5 |
Single-Match Highs
|
No. |
Opponent (Date/Most Recent)
|
Result
|
Kills |
24 |
Colorado Christian University (Oct. 26, 2007) |
W; 3-2 |
Hitting Percentage
|
.700 (7-0-10) |
Johnson & Wales University (Oct. 2, 2007) |
W; 3-0 |
Assists |
4 |
Widener University (Aug. 31, 2007) |
W; 3-0 |
Service Aces
|
7 |
vs. DePauw University (Sept. 23, 2007) |
W; 3-1 |
Digs |
27 |
vs. California Lutheran University (Nov. 13, 2009) |
W; 3-2 |
Blocks Solos
|
6 |
vs. Austin College (Sept. 23, 2007) |
L; 3-2 |
Block Assists
|
9 |
Occidental College (Oct. 22, 2010) |
W; 3-0 |
Total Blocks
|
10 |
3 times (Occidental College; Oct. 22, 2010) |
W; 3-0 |
Points
|
29 |
vs. Austin College (Sept. 23, 2007) |
L; 3-2 |