Carly Anderson

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Carly Anderson vs. Idaho State - 9/30/21

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Photo by: Tommy Martino

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Carly Anderson, Peyten Boutwell vs. Weber State

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Photo by: Derek Johnson

Class:
Senior
Position:
Setter
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Mississauga, Ontario
High School:
Lorne Park Secondary School

Anderson finishes her Grizzly career ranked sixth in program history with 3,671 assists and fifth in Grizzly history with 9.54 assists/set.

2023 (Senior): Second Team All-Big Sky… Academic All-Big Sky… CSC Academic All-District… Buffalo Invite All-Tournament Team… UND Classic All-Tournament Team…. Anderson’s 9.49 assists/set ranked third in the Big Sky… improved to 9.61 assists/set in conference play, which also ranked third in the league… 1,053 total assists, her second straight season with at least 1,000… ranked fifth in the Big Sky and led Montana with 42 service aces (0.38/set)… sixth on Montana with 87 kills, averaging 0.78 kills/set, a new career high… hit .305 on the season, also a career high… 202 digs, averaging 1.82 per set to rank fifth on Montana… recorded 54 blocks, fourth most on the team… season-high 52 assists in five-set win over Binghamton (Aug. 31)… had 51 assists in loss to Sacramento State (Nov. 18)… had at least 40 assists in nine different matches.. recorded 40-plus assists in three straight games from Sept. 9-16… seven double-doubles on the year… recorded three straight double-doubles from Sept. 1-7… also had back-to-back double-doubles on Oct. 7 and 12… averaged 43 assists per match and recorded two double-doubles to earn a spot on the Buffalo Invite All-Tournament team… averaged 39.7 assists and 9.0 digs per match at the UND Classic to earn a spot on the All-Tournament team… recorded a season-high seven kills on .700 hitting in a win over Eastern Washington (Oct. 14)… recorded at least 30 assists in 10 of the final 11 matches of the season… season-high four blocks in win over Binghamton (Aug. 31), and matched it again at Boise State (Sept. 16)… multiple kills in 24 of 29 matches… multiple aces in 11 matches, including a season-high five in a win over Green Bay (Sept. 7)… had an attacking percentage over .500 in six different matches… hit at least .400 in 10 different matches… Montana went 6-4 in matches where Anderson averaged at least 10 assists/set… had five matches with five-plus kills… recorded multiple digs in all but one match on the season… had 15 zero error matches on the year, and committed just 27 total… Anderson went four straight matches without an error from Nov. 4-16… committed just six ball handling errors on the season… reached 3,000 career assists against Loyola Marymount (Sept. 15).

2022 (Junior): Second Team All-Big Sky Selection… Big Sky Player of the Week (9/19)… College Sports Communicators Academic All-District… Chucktown Throwdown All-Tournament Team… started all 29 matches and played in all 106 sets as the primary setter for Montana… second in the Big Sky in assists per set (10.16)… had 1,077 assists as a junior… enters her senior season with 2,618 career assists, which ranks her eighth in Montana program history… averages 9.55 assists per set in her career, which ranks fifth in program history… 81 kills, sixth-most on the team… hit .264 offensively, the second-best percentage on Montana (min. 50 attempts)… led the team with 36 service aces… ranked sixth in the Big Sky with 0.34 aces per set… third on the team with 229 digs (2.16 per set)… second on the team with 57 total blocks (0.54 per set)… recorded 58 assists in a win against Charleston Southern (9/17), a career-high for her and the fourth-most by a Big Sky player all season… earned Big Sky Player of the Week following Montana’s tie for first at the Chucktown Throwdown in South Carolina, averaging 10.45 assits per set while adding 23 digs, seven kills and five blocks… had at least 20 assists in every match this season… five total matches with at least 50 assists, including hitting the mark in back-to-back matches in late September… eight total double-doubles (assists/digs), including a stretch with three in four matches from 9/30-10/13… 10 matches with at least 40 assists… also 10 matches with at least four kills… had one of her best performances of the year in a sweep over Idaho State, finishing with 32 assists, 10 digs and five kills (.714 hitting percentage) on 10/22… had at least one ace in 11 of the last 12 matches… recorded season-high seven blocks in the first match of the year against North Dakota (8/26)… season-high six kills vs. Weber State (10/20)… had multiple kills in six of the last seven matches of the year… in a home split against Weber State and Idaho State had 11 total kills on better than .500 hitting, while also averaging 33.5 assists… Montana went 7-1 in the eight matches where Anderson recorded a double-double.

2021 (Sophomore): UND Classic all-tournament team… Academic All-Big Sky Conference… Played in all 102 sets during the 2021 season, earning starts at setter in all 27 matches… Ranked second in the Big Sky Conference with 9.40 assists per set, upping the number to 9.90 during league play (also second)… Showing her all-around skill, she also led Big Sky setters for kills (0.58 per set) and ranked second for blocking (0.38)… Facilitating Montana’s offense, she helped the Grizzlies hit .202 as a team (fifth in the Big Sky), an improvement from .147 the previous season (11^th)… Recorded 50 or more assists five times, the most by a setter in the Big Sky, including a career-most 57 in a win over Idaho (Nov. 6), also the most by a Big Sky setter in 2021… Recorded three double-doubles, none bigger than her performance in a win at Montana State (Oct. 26), in which she totaled a career-high 25 digs to go along with 47 assists, career-most six blocks and career-high-tying five kills… Her sixth block tied the fifth set at 13-13, and after later tying the score at 15-15, Anderson served the final two points of the win, including an ace… Was named to the UND Classic all-tournament team after helping the Grizzlies to a 3-0 weekend in Grand Forks, North Dakota (Sept. 10-11)… On the weekend she averaged 8.70 assists per set while also chipping in with 2.07 digs per set, two service aces and 11 kills and zero errors as Montana hit .276 as a team over the three victories… From Sept. 3 through Oct. 14, she went 13 straight matches without an attack error, recording 28 kills during that span… That stretch included five kills on eight attempts vs. Green Bay (Sept. 10) and five kills on 10 attempts at Eastern Washington (Oct. 9)… Against the Eagles, she also recorded 56 assists, eight digs and three service aces… Totaled 20 aces on the season (fourth on the team), including three aces three separate times.

Spring 2021 (Freshman): Academic All-Big Sky Conference… Played in every set during her true freshman season, starting all 16 matches at setter… Ranked fourth in the Big Sky Conference with 8.41 assists per set, dishing out 555 assists during an abbreviated freshman season… Not limited to setting, she showed her versatility with 35 blocks (0.53 per set, third on the team), 11 service aces (third), 117 digs (fifth) and 45 kills (sixth)… Led all Big Sky setters for kills (0.68 per set) and ranked second for blocks (0.53)… Recorded a season-high 49 assists in a five-set match vs. Montana State (Feb. 14), one of four times she surpassed 40 assists in a match… Totaled at least one kill in 14 matches, including nine in a row to close the season (Feb. 15-March 22)… In seven of those matches, she had multiple kills, tallying five vs. Montana State (Feb. 15) and five more in a win over Idaho (Feb. 28)… In the victory over the Vandals, she also recorded 41 assists, nine digs, four blocks and a service ace… Had a block in 13 of 16 matches, totaling three or more stuffs seven times… Led Montana for blocking twice… Recorded two doubles-doubles late in the season, including vs. Sacramento State (March 21) when she tallied 33 assists and 12 digs… Posted at least eight digs in Montana’s final eight matches and 10 times overall… Served an ace in seven matches, twice totaling three in a contest (Feb. 1 vs. Weber State; Feb. 14 vs. Montana State)… Recorded 36 assists and a season-high six blocks in her collegiate debut, a five-set win at Idaho State (Jan. 24).

Career Highs (through 2021 season)
Kills: 5, seven times
Attacks: 21, at Idaho State (Jan. 25, 2021)
Hitting Percentage: .833 (5-0-6), vs. Montana State (Feb. 15, 2021)
Assists: 57, vs. Idaho (Nov. 6, 2021)
Service Aces: 3, five times
Digs: 25, at Montana State (Oct. 26, 2021)
Blocks: 6, two times
Points: 9.5, vs. Northern Colorado (Oct. 30, 2021)

High School: Is a 2020 graduate of Lorne Park Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada… Was twice named her team's MVP… Three-year captain… Twice represented her province on Team Ontario, including at the 2019 USA Volleyball High Performance Championships in Florida… Medaled three times, including a silver (2017) and two bronzes (2018, 2019)… In 2018 was named a national all-star… Volleyball coach was Ron Chong… Played club volleyball for Halton Region Volleyball Club (Halton Hurricanes)... Earned academic honors every semester.

Personal: Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada… Hometown is Mississauga, Ontario, Canada… Parents are Barbara and Dennis Anderson… Has an older sister, Olivia, who was a swimmer at Georgia… Was nominated for Montana's Athletics Diversity & Inclusion Committee in May 2022... Is majoring in health and human performance.