Malone University Athletics

2019: In a breakout senior season as the Pioneer libero, Black was one of two players to appear in all 123 sets this season and made 21 starts... Black led the team with 569 digs (4.63 per set) and was third in the G-MAC in total digs and fourth in the conference in digs per set... Logged 40 service aces, good for fifth in the G-MAC... Tallied 39 assists from the back row... Recorded a season-high six assists to go with 22 digs in a five set win versus Ursuline (9/13/19)... Dug out 27 balls against Wisconsin-Parkside (10/19/19), the most in a three set match in the G-MAC on the season... Collected a career-best 30 digs versus Lake Erie (10/26/19)... Served a career-best five aces in a three set sweep of Ohio Valley (11/1/19).

2018: Played in all 32 matches and 112 of 114 sets…Finished third on the team with 270 digs (2.41 per set) and 26 service aces…Had 10 matches with at least 10 digs…Totaled a season-high 17 digs against Hillsdale (9/7/18)…Recorded a season-high three aces at Ursuline (9/8/18)

2017: Black played in all 31 matches and 116 of 118 sets during her sophomore season with the Pioneers…Finished second on the team with 30 service aces and third on the team with 236 digs…Reached double digit digs seven times and had a career-high 22 digs in a five-set win at Kentucky Wesleyan (9/16/17)…Tallied a career-high four service aces in a win over Ursuline (9/29/17)

2016: Black played in all 34 matches and 130 of 132 sets...Finished her freshman season with 204 digs, 28 assists, 27 kills, and seven blocks...Led Malone and finished 7th in the G-MAC with 36 service aces...Reached double-digit digs in six matches including a season-high 15 digs against Ursuline (10/4/16)...Tallied a season-high eight kills in a win over Mercyhurst (9/3/16)...Totaled four kills, two aces, two blocks, and 11 digs in Malone's G-MAC Quarterfinal win over Kentucky Wesleyan (11/17/16)

Prior to Malone: During an impressive high school career, Black was named Ohio Valley Athletic Conference (OVAC) and East Central Ohio League (ECOL) Player of the Year. She was also named Ohio District 12 Player of the Year and was a two-time All-Ohioan. In her four years at Meadowbrook, she eclipsed the 1000-kill milestone and helped the Colts to four ECOL titles, three OVAC Championships, three Sectional Championships, and a District Championship during her senior year.  In addition to volleyball, Black was a four-year letterwinner in both basketball and track. In the classroom, she was two-year member of the National Honor Society and an Academic Letter recipient.