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Ginny Pace

Class:
Senior
Position:
Defensive Specialist
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Brevard, N.C.
High School:
Brevard HS

2024 (Senior): TMU MVP… Appeared in 12 matches, playing 18 total sets… recorded seven kills and one service ace… had four digs and 15 serve receipts… had season-high three kills on two occasions, vs. Lindenwood (9/21) and vs. Idaho (10/10)… also had a kill in Montana’s win over Utah Valley (9/5)… had a block vs. Weber State (11/2)… had season-high two digs at Weber State (10/3)… also had digs at Kansas City (9/20) and at Idaho (11/9).

2023 (Sophomore): Appeared in 10 sets across six matches… recorded three kills on the season… recorded five digs, averaging 0.5 per set… had one block… recorded two kills in the win over Green Bay (Sept. 7), attempting a career high 13 attacks… in the same match, had career-high three digs and her lone block of the seasons… also had a kill in the conference win over Idaho (Oct. 12)… recorded a dig in two other matches on the year.

2022 (Freshman): Appeared in four sets for Montana… recorded a dig against Idaho (9/24).

Career Highs
Kills: 3, two times
Attacks: 13, vs. Green Bay (Sept. 7, 2023)
Assists: 1, vs. Idaho (Oct. 10, 2024)
Digs: 3, vs. Green Bay (Sept. 7, 2023)
Blocks: 1, two times

High School: Is a 2021 graduate of Brevard High School in Brevard, North Carolina... Was a three-time Mountain Six all-conference selection, also being named to the All-Western North Carolina Team twice... Helped the Blue Devils to back-to-back conference championships in 2018 and 2019... Was a two-year team captain, also being named her team's MVP "Play Maker" in 2019 and defensive MVP in 2018... Head volleyball coach was Cori Bryson... Was an outstanding student, graduating Summa Cum Laude (4.0 GPA) while also being named a Transylvania County Scholar, North Carolina Scholar and Junior Marshall... Was a member of the National Honor Society and National Technical honor Society.

Personal: Full name is Virginia, but goes by Ginny... Born in Asheville, North Carolina... Hometown is Pisgah Forest, North Carolina... Parents are Rachel Smith and Rhett Pace... Has a younger sister, Abby... Is majoring in physics with an engineering concentration.