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2021 Women's Volleyball

11 Avery Tuggle

  • Height 5-9
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Cedar Creek, TX
  • High School Cedar Creek
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

2021 Trinity Team Captain

In The Recordbook

  • Fifth player in Trinity history to reach 1,500 kills and 1,500 digs in a career
  • Fifth all-time in program history in career kills (1,502)
  • 13th all-time in career digs (1,500)
  • Seventh-highest hitting percentage in a single match with 15 or more attacks (.765, 9/24/21)
  • 19th-highest hitting percentage in a single match with 15 or more attacks (.700, 10/27/19)

Career Highs

Match

  • Points: 23.5 (8/30/19 vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor)
  • Kills: 19 (9/23/17 vs. Texas Lutheran; 8/30/19 vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor; 11/9/19 vs. Austin College; 9/4/21 vs. Whitworth)
  • Digs: 24 (10/20/18 vs. Colorado College; 10/23/21 vs. Colorado College)
  • Aces: 5 (8/31/18 vs. Cabrini)
  • Blocks: 9 (4/2/21 at Texas Lutheran)
  • Hitting %: .765 (9/24/21 vs. Texas Lutheran); seventh-best in Trinity history

Season

  • Points: 552.5 (2019)
  • Kills: 469 (2019); 8th in Trinity history
  • Digs: 498 (2019); 18th in Trinity history
  • Aces: 46 (2019)
  • Blocks: 66 (2019)
  • Hitting %: .269 (2021)

Other Notables

  • 48 career double-doubles: 15 in 2021, 20 in 2019, 12 in 2018
  • Made collegiate debut and recorded first career kill against Whitman (9/1/17)

Collegiate Honors

American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

  • Two-time All-American (2019, 2nd Team; 2021, 1st Team)
  • Region Player of the Year (2021)
  • Two-time All-Region (2019, 2021)
  • Two-time National Player of the Week (3/25/21, 9/28/21); *first in Trinity history with two 

Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC)

  • Two-time Player of the Year (2019, 2021)
  • Freshman of the Year (2017)
  • All-SCAC (2019, 1st Team; Spring 2021, 1st Team; 2021, 1st Team)
  • Offensive Player of the Week (11/17/17, 9/3/19, 9/23/19, 10/28/19, 9/27/21, 10/18/21, 10/25/21)
  • Defensive Player of the Week (4/5/21)
  • Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2021)

All-Tournament Teams

  • NCAA III Hoboken Regional 'Most Outstanding Player' (2021)
  • Trinity Fall Classic MVP (2021)
  • SCAC Tournament MVP (2019)
  • Trinity National Invitational MVP (2019)
  • SCAC Tournament (2021)
  • Trinity Fall Classic (2017)

Trinity University

  • Trinity Strength & Conditioning Student-Athlete of the Spring (2019)
  • Trinity University Dean's List (Fall 2020)

- National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) All-American (Spring 2021)

Why Trinity?

  • "Prestigious academics, strong volleyball program, my aunt and my young cousins live in SA and I wanted to be around for their childhood."

Intended Major/Minor/Career Path

  • Business Administration (Marketing)/Sports Management/Chief Marketing Officer and/or sports marketing

Clubs/Organizations

  • American Marketing Association
  • Student-Athlete Advisory Council
  • SPURS sorority

Favorite Athlete:

  • Michael Jordan

Personal:

  • Daughter of Kevin and Lori Tuggle...two siblings: Devin, Peyton
  • Mom (volleyball/track) and dad (football) were both student-athletes at the University of Houston...dad also played one year of baseball at Texas State University.
  • Twin brother Peyton played football and ran track at Trinity, and he now plays football at Texas State University
  • Brother Devin played football for one season at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
  • Describes herself as a "HUGE foodie" and she "loves water activities (kayaking, paddle boarding, swimming, tubing, etc.)"
  • Favorite spot on campus is Calgaard Gym

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

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    2018Sophomore

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    2019Junior

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    2020Senior

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    2021Senior

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