2018 Volleyball Roster
Rooney, Mason
Jersey Number 13
Mason Rooney
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Position:
- Setter/Opposite
- High School:
- The Westminster School
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
Bio
Ranks 10th All-Time for Career Assists (1,374)
2018 (Senior): A team captain, played in all 25 matches and 87 sets • Earned Second-Team honors in the Atlantic 10 • Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team • Finished first in the A-10 and second in the country with five triple-doubles, posting double-digit kills, assists and digs • Named A-10 Player of the Week for Aug. 27 to Sept. 2 after posting two triple-doubles in three matches • Led Davidson with 439 assists and 5.05 assists per set • Also led the team with 31 aces • Ranked second on the team with 223 kills and 2.56 per set • Was second on the team in blocks (41) • Had a season-high 17 kills against George Washington (10/12) • Posted a season-best 30 assists against Charlotte (8/28) and had at least 20 assists in eight matches, also including 26 against Mississippi State (9/1) and Duquesne (9/21) • Had highs of six aces at N.C. Central (10/9), 13 digs vs. Charleston Southern (9/8) and four blocks in six matches.
2017 (Junior): Played and started all 27 matches and all 109 sets… chosen as 2017 captain… ranked second in the nation in triple doubles, finishing the year with five… also finished the year with 10 double doubles… recorded a season-best 20 kills on a .531 hitting percentage at UNCW (8/27) where she was later chosen to the UNCW Invitational All-Tournament Team… also reached a career-best 34 assists at La Salle (11/05) and 19 digs vs. Rhode Island (9/24)… turned in three service aces in multiple matches including three straight (Georgia 9/08, FGCU 9/09, Wofford 9/09)… led team with 35… finished season with 217 kills, 597 assists (5.48 per set), 218 digs, and 54 blocks… named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team.
2016 (Sophomore):
Appeared in 28 matches, starting 23 of them… was ranked sixth in the nation and first in the league after recording three triple-doubles (USC Upstate-9/10, William & Mary- 9/17, VCU- 11/5)… turned in new career-highs in both assists (30) and kills (15) vs. William & Mary, where she also registered 11 digs… named to the Wildcat Classic All-Tournament team… recorded double-digit kills in six contests… posting a season-high .667 hitting efficiency with five kills vs. Winthrop (8/27)… hit above .300 in 10 different games… finished fourth on the team with 158 kills, second with 352 assists… also recorded 20 aces, 154 digs, and 60 blocks…
2015 (Freshman): Served as a primary setter for the Wildcats, seeing action in 101 sets … Led the team with 4.31 assists per set, while averaging 1.70 kills per set and 1.48 digs per set … Registered 11 assists, seven kills and four blocks against USC Upstate (Aug. 29) … Recorded her first double-double with 15 assists and 11 kills against Presbyterian (Sept. 5) … Dished out 27 helpers and scored 12 kills to go with nine digs and a block versus East Carolina (Sept. 5) … Turned in 17 helpers, seven kills, six digs and four blocks at High Point (Sept. 11) … Recorded a season-best three aces versus Wake Forest (Sept. 12) … Tallied a triple-double with a season-high 30 assists, 13 digs and 10 kills against Marshall (Sept. 12) … Had 13 helpers, seven kills and three blocks at Winthrop (Sept. 19) … Recorded 27 helpers, six digs and two aces at Fordham (Sept. 25) … Turned in 25 assists and 13 kills versus George Mason (Oct. 2) … Dished out 17 helpers against George Washington (Oct. 4) … Recorded a season-high five blocks against VCU (Oct. 10) … Had 23 assists against Saint Louis (Oct. 18) and Duquense (Oct. 23) … Turned in 17 helped to go along with eight kills and eight digs at La Salle (Nov. 6) … Finished the year with 22 assists, eight kills, four blocks and a season-high three service aces against Rhode Island (Nov. 13).
Before Davidson: A four-year letterwinner at The Westminster School ... Led her team to three consecutive Georgia AA State Championship games ... Earned Georgia AA All-Area and All-State first-team honors three times .... Tabbed the Georgia AA Player of the Year as a junior and Senior ... Named to the AVCA All-America Watch List as a senior before earning AVCA All-America status and Under Armor All-American third-team accolades at the end of her final season ... A member of the National Honor Society ... A mentor in the Girls Empowering Relationship Leadership and Service organization ... Serves as a Westminster admissions ambassador ... Works closely with SteerSmart Student Advisory Board.
Personal:
The daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Rooney ... Her father played baseball at Rhodes College from 1980-84.
2018 (Senior): A team captain, played in all 25 matches and 87 sets • Earned Second-Team honors in the Atlantic 10 • Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team • Finished first in the A-10 and second in the country with five triple-doubles, posting double-digit kills, assists and digs • Named A-10 Player of the Week for Aug. 27 to Sept. 2 after posting two triple-doubles in three matches • Led Davidson with 439 assists and 5.05 assists per set • Also led the team with 31 aces • Ranked second on the team with 223 kills and 2.56 per set • Was second on the team in blocks (41) • Had a season-high 17 kills against George Washington (10/12) • Posted a season-best 30 assists against Charlotte (8/28) and had at least 20 assists in eight matches, also including 26 against Mississippi State (9/1) and Duquesne (9/21) • Had highs of six aces at N.C. Central (10/9), 13 digs vs. Charleston Southern (9/8) and four blocks in six matches.
2017 (Junior): Played and started all 27 matches and all 109 sets… chosen as 2017 captain… ranked second in the nation in triple doubles, finishing the year with five… also finished the year with 10 double doubles… recorded a season-best 20 kills on a .531 hitting percentage at UNCW (8/27) where she was later chosen to the UNCW Invitational All-Tournament Team… also reached a career-best 34 assists at La Salle (11/05) and 19 digs vs. Rhode Island (9/24)… turned in three service aces in multiple matches including three straight (Georgia 9/08, FGCU 9/09, Wofford 9/09)… led team with 35… finished season with 217 kills, 597 assists (5.48 per set), 218 digs, and 54 blocks… named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team.
2016 (Sophomore):
Appeared in 28 matches, starting 23 of them… was ranked sixth in the nation and first in the league after recording three triple-doubles (USC Upstate-9/10, William & Mary- 9/17, VCU- 11/5)… turned in new career-highs in both assists (30) and kills (15) vs. William & Mary, where she also registered 11 digs… named to the Wildcat Classic All-Tournament team… recorded double-digit kills in six contests… posting a season-high .667 hitting efficiency with five kills vs. Winthrop (8/27)… hit above .300 in 10 different games… finished fourth on the team with 158 kills, second with 352 assists… also recorded 20 aces, 154 digs, and 60 blocks…
2015 (Freshman): Served as a primary setter for the Wildcats, seeing action in 101 sets … Led the team with 4.31 assists per set, while averaging 1.70 kills per set and 1.48 digs per set … Registered 11 assists, seven kills and four blocks against USC Upstate (Aug. 29) … Recorded her first double-double with 15 assists and 11 kills against Presbyterian (Sept. 5) … Dished out 27 helpers and scored 12 kills to go with nine digs and a block versus East Carolina (Sept. 5) … Turned in 17 helpers, seven kills, six digs and four blocks at High Point (Sept. 11) … Recorded a season-best three aces versus Wake Forest (Sept. 12) … Tallied a triple-double with a season-high 30 assists, 13 digs and 10 kills against Marshall (Sept. 12) … Had 13 helpers, seven kills and three blocks at Winthrop (Sept. 19) … Recorded 27 helpers, six digs and two aces at Fordham (Sept. 25) … Turned in 25 assists and 13 kills versus George Mason (Oct. 2) … Dished out 17 helpers against George Washington (Oct. 4) … Recorded a season-high five blocks against VCU (Oct. 10) … Had 23 assists against Saint Louis (Oct. 18) and Duquense (Oct. 23) … Turned in 17 helped to go along with eight kills and eight digs at La Salle (Nov. 6) … Finished the year with 22 assists, eight kills, four blocks and a season-high three service aces against Rhode Island (Nov. 13).
Before Davidson: A four-year letterwinner at The Westminster School ... Led her team to three consecutive Georgia AA State Championship games ... Earned Georgia AA All-Area and All-State first-team honors three times .... Tabbed the Georgia AA Player of the Year as a junior and Senior ... Named to the AVCA All-America Watch List as a senior before earning AVCA All-America status and Under Armor All-American third-team accolades at the end of her final season ... A member of the National Honor Society ... A mentor in the Girls Empowering Relationship Leadership and Service organization ... Serves as a Westminster admissions ambassador ... Works closely with SteerSmart Student Advisory Board.
Personal:
The daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Rooney ... Her father played baseball at Rhodes College from 1980-84.
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