Nov. 17, 2014
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina volleyball program has signed Courtney Furlong to a National Letter of Intent, head coach Scott Swanson announced Monday.
Furlong, a 6-3 outside hitter from Oviedo, Fla., will bring a lengthy list of accomplishments to Columbia and will look to make an immediate impact for the Gamecocks in 2015.
“We are thrilled to have Courtney Furlong joining our program in 2015,” Swanson said. “Courtney is the strong, physically gifted player that we need to anchor one of our outside hitting positions. We believe that Courtney will have an immediate impact on a team that will be gunning for an NCAA Tournament bid next season.”
Courtney Furlong – 6-3 – OH – Oviedo High School – Oviedo, Fla. – Orlando
Volleyball Academy
Parents: Gerard and Nancy Furlong
Accomplishments:
2014 Under Armour Third-Team All-America selection
2014 MaxPreps National Player of the Year Watch List (top 18 seniors in the nation)
2014 Berkley Premier All-Tournament Team
Broke the single-season kills record at Oviedo High School in 2013 (600)
Broke the career kills record at Oviedo High School
All-time leader in kills in the Central Florida area
Led Oviedo to the 2013 Class 7A state title
Named 2013 Class 7A state finals MVP
2013 Class 7A Player of the Year
2013 Bright House Sports Network Seminole County Player of the Year
2013 runner-up – Florida State Player of the Year
2013 national finalist for Junior Player of the Year (top 35)
2013 First-Team All-Conference selection
2013 First-Team All-Central Florida selection
2013 Team Captain
Named 2013 Team MVP
2012 First-Team All-Conference selection
2012 Honorable Mention All-Central Florida selection
2012 Team Captain
Named 2012 Team MVP
Played club volleyball for Orlando Volleyball Academy for coach Jen Darty
Helped Orlando Volleyball Academy Asics teams qualify for 15 under, 16 under, 17 under and 18 under USA Volleyball National Championships
Led Orlando Volleyball Academy 17 Asics to Louisville Bluegrass Tournament title
Orlando Volleyball Academy 15 Asics won the Big South Qualifier
Member of the National Honor Society, Principal Honor Roll and received the Lamp of Knowledge Award for maintaining an unweighted cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
