Blair Claypoole

Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mesquite, Texas
High School:
Poteet HS
Prev School:
Centenary College

Major: General Studies (Education)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2010-11)

2011 - Junior Season
Turned in her first complete season with the Cajuns (injury limited her in 2010) and finished with the fourth-highest kills tally (177)…Provided a strong presence on the front line, figuring into 43 blocks (5 BS, 38 BA) which marked the fifth-best total…Averaged 2.19 points per set (206 points over 94 sets) which ranked fourth…Landed five matches of double figures in kills, with her season-high of 14 coming in a match with Lamar (Sept. 6)…Sizzling hitting percentage of .650 (13 kills, 0 errors, 20 attempts) against Alcorn State in the LSU Tiger Classic wound up being the best percentage for the Cajuns amongst player with a minimum of 12 kills in a match…Ended a match with a .200-plus hitting percentage in 11 of her 30 matches played…Threw up a season-high five blocks in the FIU match (Nov. 6) helping the Cajuns post their first win over the Panthers since 2004 ending a string of six consecutive defeats…Opened season on a high note, accruing 36 kills on a .301 hitting percentage at the LSU Tiger Classic…Led the way with 12 kills on 22 attempts in the Miami (FL) match…Averaged 2.77 kills per set over the 13 sets contested in Baton Rouge…In Sun Belt action, averaged 1.58 kills per set and 0.58 blocks per set…Top league match came at Arkansas State (Oct. 28) when she ended the match with 11 kills on 27 attempts while hitting .259…During the Cajuns sweep of the Florida schools at Earl K. Long Gym, threw down 16 kills in eight sets and accounted for six of the Cajuns’ 23 blocks…Combined with Tonice White for a block that moved the Cajuns to set point of the fifth set in the come-from-behind win over FIU (Cajuns took final three sets after falling behind 2-0).

2010 - Sophomore Season
Was limited in her first season at UL due to injury, playing in 18 matches and 52 sets...Notched 69 kills and picked up three assists for the Cajuns...Stuffed 30 total blocks and dug up 13 balls...Set a career-high 10 kills twice during the season...The first time came on on Aug. 28 versus Prairie View A&M, and then again on Sept. 4 against Nicholls State...Managed 12.0 points and a .280 attacking percentage against Priarie View A&M...Recorded a career-high six blocks in a five-set thriller against Houston Baptist (Sept. 3).

Prior to Louisiana
Spent one season at Centenary...Played 30 matches, appearing in 101 sets...Totaled 156 kills and led the Ladies with 71 total blocks.

High School
Attended Poteet High School and earned four letters in volleyball...Named team MVP and Blocker of the Year her junior and senior seasons.

Personal
Full name is Victoria Blair Claypoole...Born Dec. 16, 1990...Daughter of Scott Claypoole and Pam Hollett...Has two younger brothers, Preston Claypoole and Jacob Hollett.