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  Whitney Roth

Whitney Roth

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.

High School:
Assumption

Height:
5-9

Position:
S

Major:
Business Administration - Marketing

2009 • SENIOR
Garnered American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America honorable mention status for the second straight season ... named Atlantic 10 Setter of the Year an unprecedented third consecutive season ... AVCA All-Region honoree ... awarded A-10 First Team designation and captured All-Academic team honors ... earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District second team plaudits ... named to the Active Ankle Challenge and Billiken Invitational All-Tournament teams ... selected A-10 Offensive Player of the Week Oct. 19 ... completed her career as SLU's all-time leader with 5,463 assists, more than 2,000 better than the player in second place ... also registered the top assists average in program history with 12.17 assists per set ... finished the season ranked 22nd nationally with 11.24 assists per set ... led SLU to its second straight, and third overall, NCAA Tournament appearance and a share of its third A-10 regular-season crown ... guided SLU to its fourth consecutive 20-win campaign for only the second time in program history ... led the A-10 with 11.76 assists per set in league matches and 11.24 assists per set in all matches ... joined the 1,000-digs club in the final match of her career ... led the team with 1,169 assists (11.24 per set) and 10 double-doubles, and was second with 2.73 digs per set in all matches and 2.80 digs per set in A-10 tilts ... finished her career ranked among SLU's top 20 in matches played (fourth with 126), sets played (12th with 449), digs (13th with 1,000), block assists (16th with 161) and service aces (tied for 18th with 87) ... started all but one match, it was the first time in her career she had missed a match after starting 114 straight contests and 407 consecutive sets ... posted SLU's top two single-match dig totals of the season with a career-high 26 in the regular-season match at Dayton and 23 at Temple ... also collected a Billiken season-best 66 assists at Dayton ... recorded a season-best six kills vs. George Washington ... only setter in program annals ranked among the career top 20 in assists, aces, digs and block assists ... named to the Fall 2009 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2008 • JUNIOR
Received AVCA All-America honorable mention plaudits ... selected as a member of the AVCA All-Region first team ... earned a spot on the A-10 All-Championship team for the third straight year ... earned her second A-10 Setter of the Year accolade ... chosen as a member of the A-10 first team ... awarded CVU.com (College Volleyball Update) Stellar Spiker honorable mention laurels ... named A-10 Player of the Week on Sept. 22 ... was a member of the Penn State Classic, Billiken Invitational and Best Western Miami Invitational All-Tournament teams ... collected a conference-high 1,322 assists, which ranks sixth on SLU's single-season list ... posted seven double-doubles ... dished out a season-high 56 assists against Stanford and later tied that mark at Fordham ... finished the season ranked 22nd nationally with a conference-best 11.11 assists per set ... established the assists standard for SLU juniors with 1,322 ... finished second in the league with 11.49 assists per set in A-10 matches ... tied her career high with seven kills at Fordham ... served a season-high three aces vs. Illinois and in the season finale vs. No. 19 Michigan ... posted a season-best 14 digs in the Yale match ... tied her career high with six blocks against George Washington ... turned in seven efforts of double-digit digs ... named to the spring 2009 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2007 • SOPHOMORE
Earned AVCA Northeast Region honorable mention plaudits ... first Billiken selected A-10 Setter of the Year ... named to the A-10 first team ... selected to the A-10 Academic All-Conference team ... earned a spot on the A-10 All-Championship squad ... was a member of the Mizuno Tiger Classic All-Tournament team, the Radisson Hotel Invitational All-Tournament team and the Wildcat Classic All-Tournament team ... established the SLU sophomore assist standard (1,444), the total also ranks second on SLU's single-season assist list ... led the A-10 with 13.25 assists per game, which also ranked 15th in the nation ... ranked second on the squad with 245 digs and 27 service aces ... played in all 109 games ... led the Bills with 11 double-doubles ... collected a career-best 72 assists along with 12 digs in the win over Northern Iowa ... narrowly missed her first triple-double with 46 assists, 12 digs and seven kills in the win over IUPUI ... registered a match-best 64 assists and a career-high 17 digs in the season finale against Xavier ... had more assists than the opposing setter in all but three matches ... tallied 63 assists and 12 digs in the Temple victory ... helped the Bills capture the Santo Bento Invitational title with a double-double (59 assists, 14 digs) in the title match against UConn ... recorded 63 assists and 10 digs in the victory over Montana ... had 58 assists and 15 digs in the loss to #23 LSU ... named to the spring 2008 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2006 • FRESHMAN
Selected honorable mention All-Atlantic 10 and to the A-10 All-Rookie team ... ranked third in the conference with 13.11 assists per game ... selected to the A-10 All-Championship team ... shattered SLU's single-season assist record with 1,528 ... selected A-10 Rookie of the Week on Sept. 10 ... finished with 34 assists in the NCAA Tournament match at Purdue ... recorded 58 assists and 13 digs against Dayton in the A-10 Championship title match ... handed out 65 assists and had 13 digs against Temple in the A-10 Championship ... notched 62 assists and 12 digs versus Xavier ... had 67 assists in the Rhode Island match ... recorded a double-double against Xavier with 55 assists and 12 digs ... notched her first career double-double with 57 assists and 11 digs at Illinois State ... had 69 assists against Jacksonville State ... was named to the Blue Raider Bash All-Tournament team ... handed out 56 assists with six digs and five kills against #22 Minnesota.

AT ASSUMPTION
Was one of the top setters in the country, and the Rockets were ranked No. 1 in the country by PrepVolleyball.com ... led her team to a 43-0 record as a senior ... captured two straight Kentucky state championships, three in her career ... finalist for the "Andi Collins Award" bestowed upon the nation's top high school senior setter ... three-time All-State selection ... state tournament MVP in 2005 and selected to the All-Tournament team in 2004 ... won five national championships with her KIVA club team and was selected to the 2005 Girls' Junior Olympic National team ... was an honor roll member ... a National Merit Commended Student.

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