Carolyn Eddy

Carolyn Eddy

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Dracut, Mass.

High School:
Central Catholic

Height:
5-5

Position:
S/DS

Club Team:
Milford Hard Rock

AS A FRESHMAN: Selected to the Northeast-10 All-Conference Rookie Team • Named the NE-10 Libero of the Week on Nov. 8 • Appeared in all 27 matches with three starts • Totaled a team-best 437 digs in 103 games played • Ranked ninth in the NE-10 in digs per set (4.15) and recorded double-digit digs in 21 of 26 matches • Tallied 32 digs in her collegiate debut against Merrimack (9/4), still a career-best • Recorded a career-high five service aces in a win over St. Michael's (10/26) • Had 28 digs and a service ace at Merrimack (9/28) • Amassed 25 digs against Stonehill (10/6).

BEFORE UMASS LOWELL:Starred for Central Catholic High School, CCHS, as a four-year varsity starter and senior captain • Named the 2009 "Player of the Year" by the Boston Globe, Lawrence Eagle Tribune and Lowell Sun • 2009 Merrimack Valley Conference Division I Player of the Year • Four-year MVC All-Conference selection • Led CCHS to 2007, 2008 and 2009 MVC Division I Championships • As a senior, led CCHS to the Division I State Finals.

PERSONAL: Carolyn Yvonne Eddy is one of two daughters of Barbara and Earl Eddy of Dracut, Mass. • Credits her sister, Colleen (24), for training and motivating her to become the player she is today • Future plans are to pursue a career in exercise physiology while volunteering to teach young girls play volleyball • Lists the Boston Red Sox and Celtics as her favorite sports teams • Recalls beating Melrose, for the first time, to clinch the North Sectional State Title as her greatest sports moment.

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