2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
Carly Cappello
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Bishop Noll Institute
- Hometown:
- Whiting, Ind.
End of Career Notes:
• Graduated with a degree in nursing from Ball State in the summer of 2019
• Played in 72 of a possible 125 matches over her career
• Saw action in 167 of a possible 488 sets over her career
• 2016 Academic All-MAC
• Recorded a career-high 13 digs vs. South Alabama (Aug. 24, 2018)
• Served up a career-high three aces at Kent State (Oct. 17, 2015)
• Credited with double-figure digs in three matches over her career
2018 (Sr.): Earned fourth letter at Ball State ... played in 15 matches, earning one start ... saw action in 25 of a possible 120 sets ... helped guide Ball State to a thrilling five-set victory over South Alabama (Aug. 24) in the season opener by collecting a career-high 13 digs and serving up a season-best two aces ... also scored one of her three kills on the year in the win, while being credited with a .950 (19-for-20) reception percentage ... added kills at Dayton (Aug. 25) and versus Akron (Nov. 10) ... finished the season with 17 digs and four aces.
2017 (Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State … played in 11 matches … saw action in 15 of a possible 118 sets … served up an ace in her first appearance of the season versus Evansville (Sept. 14) … collected a season-high two digs in the win over Bowling Green (Oct. 20) … added digs versus Northern Illinois (Oct. 7) and in the MAC Tournament versus Western Michigan (Nov. 17).
2016 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State … Academic All-Mid-American Conference … played in 16 matches, earning one start … saw action in 41 of a possible 126 sets … finished the year with 43 digs and a 1.05 digs-per-set average … credited with a season-high 11 digs at Omaha (Sept. 2) … also scored her second career kill in the match … secured eight digs versus Appalachian State (Sept. 10) … earned at least one dig in nine matches … served up a season-high two aces in three matches … finished the year with eight aces ... logged a perfect reception percentage in four outings.
2015 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … played in 30 matches, earning one start … saw action in 86 of a possible 124 sets, mainly as a serving specialist … earned her first career start in the back row versus Morehead State (Sept. 12) and responded with a season-high 11 digs … collected eight digs and a career-high three service aces at Kent State (Oct. 17) … opened her career with three digs and an assist versus Albany (Aug. 28) … recorded her first career service ace later in the day versus Belmont (Aug. 28) … recorded a pair of aces versus South Dakota (Sept. 19) and at Akron (Sept. 26) … finished the year with 13 total aces … earned at least one dig in 14 matches … tallied her first career kill versus Florida Atlantic (Sept. 4).
PREP CAREER: Earned four letters in volleyball at Bishop Noll Institute for coach Dave Rodriguez … finished her career as the program’s career leader in both kills (1,652) and digs (1,263) … led the Warriors to its first ever appearance in the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Class 2A State Championship match as a junior … she became the program’s first Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association (ICGSA) First Team All-State honoree after smashing a program single-season record 650 kills, while adding 408 digs as a senior … three-time All-Greater South Shore Conference First Team honoree … helped guide Bishop Noll Institute to a 78-34 record over her career, including a 29-10 mark her senior season … three-time team most valuable player … named both the Northwest Indiana Times and the Northwest Indiana Post Tribune Player of the Year as a senior … has also had a distinguished club career for the Ignite Elite, including helping guide both her 15 and 17 teams to second-place finishes at the USA Volleyball Nationals.
PERSONAL: Graduated in the summer of 2019 from Ball State with a 3.657 grade point average and a degree in nursing … born Feb. 24, 1997 in Munster, Ind. … daughter of Mark and Cynthia Cappello … has one brother, Chris … her brother played baseball at Purdue University North Central … full name is Carly Marie Cappello.
