2023 Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Cranford, Mary Leslie

Jersey Number 23
Mary Leslie Cranford
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Covington, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Itawamba CC
Bio
2023: Did not compete in an official capacity…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
2022: Redshirted...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the spring semester.
BEFORE UTM: Graduated from Itawamba Community College in Fulton, Miss., where she played two seasons for head coach Priscilla Morgan…Helped the Indians make back-to-back trips to the NJCAA Gulf District Tournament in her two seasons, knocking off a trio of top-20 nationally ranked opponents on their way to a 19-12 record in 2021…Accumulated a team-best 263 kills (2.86 per set) on a .203 attack percentage, collecting 189 digs (2.05 per set), 24 blocks and 20 service aces…Was responsible for six double-doubles as a sophomore, including season-highs of 20 kills and 20 digs (plus a season-best four blocks) at Walters State on Sept. 3…Recorded double-digit kills on 14 different occasions, including a season-best .609 hitting percentage (14 kills against zero errors) on 23 swings at Bevill State on Oct. 20…Landed a season-high three service aces in four different matches…Ranked second on the squad in kills (138, 2.12 per set) on a .228 attack percentage as a true freshman, aiding ICC to a 13-7 overall record…Reached double figures in the kill column six times in 2020-21, including a season-best 13-kill, .611 hitting percentage in her collegiate debut against Bevill State on Jan. 23…Prepped at Tipton-Rosemark Academy, where she played under head coaches Amy Weatherington and Wendy Porter…Dialed up 346 kills (3.1 per set), a .254 hitting percentage, 301 digs (2.7 per set) and 74 service aces in 2019…Captured All-Metro honors as a senior, the same season she registered a team-high 15 kills and 15 digs in an Oct. 15 win over six-time defending state champion Webb School of Knoxville – the Lady Rebels' first sub-state win in school history…Boasted career-highs in kills per set (3.6) and service aces (77) as a junior in 2018.
PERSONAL: Born on May 19, 2002...Daughter of Bo and Susan Cranford...Has one sibling, Madison...Majoring in health and human performance.
2022: Redshirted...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the spring semester.
BEFORE UTM: Graduated from Itawamba Community College in Fulton, Miss., where she played two seasons for head coach Priscilla Morgan…Helped the Indians make back-to-back trips to the NJCAA Gulf District Tournament in her two seasons, knocking off a trio of top-20 nationally ranked opponents on their way to a 19-12 record in 2021…Accumulated a team-best 263 kills (2.86 per set) on a .203 attack percentage, collecting 189 digs (2.05 per set), 24 blocks and 20 service aces…Was responsible for six double-doubles as a sophomore, including season-highs of 20 kills and 20 digs (plus a season-best four blocks) at Walters State on Sept. 3…Recorded double-digit kills on 14 different occasions, including a season-best .609 hitting percentage (14 kills against zero errors) on 23 swings at Bevill State on Oct. 20…Landed a season-high three service aces in four different matches…Ranked second on the squad in kills (138, 2.12 per set) on a .228 attack percentage as a true freshman, aiding ICC to a 13-7 overall record…Reached double figures in the kill column six times in 2020-21, including a season-best 13-kill, .611 hitting percentage in her collegiate debut against Bevill State on Jan. 23…Prepped at Tipton-Rosemark Academy, where she played under head coaches Amy Weatherington and Wendy Porter…Dialed up 346 kills (3.1 per set), a .254 hitting percentage, 301 digs (2.7 per set) and 74 service aces in 2019…Captured All-Metro honors as a senior, the same season she registered a team-high 15 kills and 15 digs in an Oct. 15 win over six-time defending state champion Webb School of Knoxville – the Lady Rebels' first sub-state win in school history…Boasted career-highs in kills per set (3.6) and service aces (77) as a junior in 2018.
PERSONAL: Born on May 19, 2002...Daughter of Bo and Susan Cranford...Has one sibling, Madison...Majoring in health and human performance.
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