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HICKORY – Kara Williams, a freshman defensive specialist for Catawba Valley Community College’s volleyball team, is moving on to play at the next level.
K. WILLIAMS
Williams, a transfer from Guilford College who played high school volleyball at North Iredell, signed on Tuesday to play next season at Montreat College, athletic officials at CVCC announced in a press release. She signed at the Tarlton Complex.
“It’s pretty exciting,” Williams said of signing. “It’s good to know that all the time and effort that I’ve put into it so far has finally gotten me to be able to go to a higher level and pursue volleyball like I’ve always wanted to.”
A late add to CVCC’s roster last fall, Williams was a stalwart from her defensive specialist position, tallying 270 digs (2.29 per set).
Williams, along with her sister Emily and teammate Katie Rupp, anchored the back row for the Red Hawks, who went 28-9 overall and 15-0 in conference games and won their sixth straight Region X championship.
CVCC head volleyball coach Shannon Hudson said Kara Williams has been an asset to her program.
“Her ball control has been phenomenal. We’ve really enjoyed that,” Hudson said in the press release. “Her defense, speed and agility have all been great attributes that we’ve enjoyed. We are definitely going to miss that.
“Her serving game has been really strong this spring. That’s another one of the things that we’ll definitely miss next year. She’s just been a great player for us, and we are excited to see her move on to the next level.”
Williams becomes the 23rd Red Hawks volleyball player to sign to continue her playing career with a four-year school.
“We tell the girls coming in that we want to help them move on to the next level, if that’s what they want to do,” Hudson said. “We have some players who come here to do one of our two-year programs or they might just want to play two years and be done.
“For the ones that want to move on and continue playing, it’s one of our goals is to help them find that right fit for them. So we are really excited for Kara and for the other players who have moved on.”
— Reported by CVCC Sports Information