2020 Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 5
Celeste Darling
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- McKinney Boyd HS
- Prev School:
- Louisiana
- Hometown:
- McKinney, Texas
Bio
JUNIOR (2021)
Posted four different four-block matches and one double-digit kill night at Cincinnati (10/22) ... In a win over East Carolina, she hit .353 with six kills and no errors (11/12) … Finished third on the team in matches started (13).
SOPHOMORE (2020)
Helped lead Houston to the American Athletic Conference West Division title, competing in 16 matches and playing in 56 sets … Finished the season ranked third on the team ranked with 2.05 kills per set … Began her Houston career tallying double-digit kills in two of her first three matches, averaging 2.58 kills per set while holding a .256 attach percentage during that stretch … Logged a season-high in kills (12) and hitting percentage (.385) in the win over Stephen F. Austin (Jan. 28) … Came off the bench and posted eight kills to pace the Cougars to their win over Tulsa (March 6).
PRIOR TO HOUSTON
Made an appearance in 28 of the Louisiana’s 30 matches in her freshman season … Awarded the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic Tournament MVP after averaging 3.42 kills per set to go along with a .404 hitting percentage, resulting in a 3-0 record for the Ragin Cajun and her being named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Week (Sept. 9, 2019) … Slammed home a career-high 20 kills against Appalachian State (Oct. 4, 2019) … Surpassed the .200 hitting percentage mark in each of her six double-digit kill efforts … Put together a two-match stretch (Nov. 3-8, 2019) where she averaged 3.33 kills per set and posted a .371 hitting percentage to pace ULM to a pair of wins.
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HIGH SCHOOL
Competed on varsity all four years at McKinney Boyd High Schooln… A two-time All-District Honorable Mention selection from 2016-17 and a three-time Academic All-District honoree … Recorded 412 kills on a .286 hitting percentage in her senior campaign … Led her Dallas Skyline Juniors club team to a top-10 finish at the 2019 Junior Nationals … Selected to the 2015 USA Volleyball A2, having guided her team to a regional finals appearance.
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PERSONAL
Daughter of JD and stepdaughter of Suzanne Darling … Has and older brother, Cameron, who plays football at Louisiana … Majoring in kinesiology with aspirations to become a physical therapist … Has volunteered at Hugs Café in downtown McKinney … Enjoys going to the cinema and watching movies.
Posted four different four-block matches and one double-digit kill night at Cincinnati (10/22) ... In a win over East Carolina, she hit .353 with six kills and no errors (11/12) … Finished third on the team in matches started (13).
SOPHOMORE (2020)
Helped lead Houston to the American Athletic Conference West Division title, competing in 16 matches and playing in 56 sets … Finished the season ranked third on the team ranked with 2.05 kills per set … Began her Houston career tallying double-digit kills in two of her first three matches, averaging 2.58 kills per set while holding a .256 attach percentage during that stretch … Logged a season-high in kills (12) and hitting percentage (.385) in the win over Stephen F. Austin (Jan. 28) … Came off the bench and posted eight kills to pace the Cougars to their win over Tulsa (March 6).
PRIOR TO HOUSTON
Made an appearance in 28 of the Louisiana’s 30 matches in her freshman season … Awarded the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic Tournament MVP after averaging 3.42 kills per set to go along with a .404 hitting percentage, resulting in a 3-0 record for the Ragin Cajun and her being named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Week (Sept. 9, 2019) … Slammed home a career-high 20 kills against Appalachian State (Oct. 4, 2019) … Surpassed the .200 hitting percentage mark in each of her six double-digit kill efforts … Put together a two-match stretch (Nov. 3-8, 2019) where she averaged 3.33 kills per set and posted a .371 hitting percentage to pace ULM to a pair of wins.
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HIGH SCHOOL
Competed on varsity all four years at McKinney Boyd High Schooln… A two-time All-District Honorable Mention selection from 2016-17 and a three-time Academic All-District honoree … Recorded 412 kills on a .286 hitting percentage in her senior campaign … Led her Dallas Skyline Juniors club team to a top-10 finish at the 2019 Junior Nationals … Selected to the 2015 USA Volleyball A2, having guided her team to a regional finals appearance.
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PERSONAL
Daughter of JD and stepdaughter of Suzanne Darling … Has and older brother, Cameron, who plays football at Louisiana … Majoring in kinesiology with aspirations to become a physical therapist … Has volunteered at Hugs Café in downtown McKinney … Enjoys going to the cinema and watching movies.
Houston at Big 12 Media Days
Thursday, August 07
Cougars All-Access: Barakat Rahmon (VB)
Tuesday, November 19
Cougars All-Access: Kate Georgiades (VB)
Wednesday, October 02
Cougars All-Access: David Rehr (VB)
Monday, September 16
