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Samford Women's Volleyball
 

 
 

  Robin Bishop

Robin Bishop

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Asheville, N.C.

High School:
Asheville Christian Academy

Height:
6-1

Position:
RS

Birthdate:
12/27/1985

Experience:
3VL

Major:
Biology

2006-07 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2005-06 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2004-05 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll

Has worked hard to become more comfortable on both the right side and in the middle . . . she is an imposing blocker and has become more consistent as an offensive player.

Robin Bishop (10)


Junior (2006): Saw limited action in the 2006 season . . . holds her place on the Samford all-time block assists chart at ninth with 83 . . . led the team in attack percentage with .250 . . . earned her third varsity letter.

Sophomore (2005): Saw action in a total of 29 games and 13 matches . . . turned in the team's third best blocking performance of the season as she tallied 7.0 (1-6) total blocks against South Alabama (Sept. 20) . . . also recorded the team's 10th best outing in blocks by picking up a total of 5.0 (1-4) on the road versus Eastern Illinois (Nov. 12) . . . registered a career-high two service aces against Troy (Aug. 27) . . . named to the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll . . . earned her second varsity letter.

Freshman (2004): Played in 92 games and all 26 matches . . . finished fifth on the team in both kills (114) and attack percentage (.126) . . . led the team and placed fifth in the OVC in blocks per game (1.09) . . . finished the season tied for the team lead with 17 solo blocks . . . led the team with 83 block assists, a freshman record and ninth-highest single-season total in school history . . . posted her first career double-double at Chattanooga (Sept. 8) with 11 kills on a season-high 27 attempts and a school-record 12 block assists . . . smacked a career-best 12 kills versus Troy (Sept. 11) . . . turned in a season-best five solo blocks at Southeast Missouri (Oct. 16) and added eight block assists . . . tallied a career-high three digs at Tennessee Tech (Nov. 6) . . . picked up her 100th block of the year with a block assist at Tennessee State (Nov. 12), the final day of the season . . . named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll . . . earned her first varsity letter.

High school: Led Asheville Christian Academy to the state championship title all four years . . . earned All-State honors . . . named to the All-Western North Carolina team . . . was a three-time All-Conference performer . . . played club volleyball for Biltmore VBC.

Personal: Full name is Robin Joy Bishop . . . born Dec. 27, 1985 . . . daughter of Richard and LouAnn Bishop . . . mother played basketball at Calvin College . . . majoring in biology.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH BISHOP
Favorite place to eat: Cheesecake Factory
Favorite movie: The Departed
Favorite singer: Rascal Flatts
Favorite cartoon character: Tigger
Favorite TV shows: Grey's Anatomy



 

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