Courtney Furlong

AWARDS/HONORS

2018 (SENIOR)

Put together the best stretch of her career in the final month of the season, finishing with double-digit kills (75 total) in five of the teams final six matches.
She set a career high with 18 kills at LSU on Nov. 18, breaking a mark she set back in 2015 as a freshman.
Played in 20 matches total for the year, 52 sets.
Saw major playing time in the wins over Auburn and Missouri, finishing the two matches with 15 kills over nine sets played (11/2-4).
Hit .370 with 13 kills against No. 11 Kentucky (11/21).
Led the team with a .444 hitting percentage and 16 kills vs. Colorado (11/30) in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

2017 (JUNIOR)

Started 15 matches, and played in 71 sets for the year
Had a career-high 41 total blocks
Dug a career-high 16 balls against UNCW (9/1)
Set a new career high with five blocks in the win over Eastern Kentucky (9/8)
Matched a season-high with 10 kills at Tennessee, and added five digs and two blocks (11/3)

2016 (SOPHOMORE)

Played in 22 matches, including three starts
Improved on her attack percentage and kills per set from her freshman campaign
Knocked down a pair of solo blocks in a win at Charleston (8/26)
Had a season-high nine kills and four digs in the team’s win over Binghamton (8/27)
Hit .556 with five kills and three assists against Georgia (11/6)

2015 (FRESHMAN)

Showed her tremendous potential as a key pin hitter off the bench
Played in all 31 matches, including eight starts
Ranked sixth on the team in kills, averaging 1.28 per set
Proved to be a capable six-rotation player going forward, finishing with a .981 serve reception percentage for the year and 0.43 digs per set
Blossomed in the team’s weekend at the Michigan Challenge, earning two starts and setting season highs across the board
Went for eight kills, seven digs and four block assists against Pittsburgh (9/11)
Finished with 31 kills for the weekend at the Michigan Challenge, including a season-high 13 against Western Michigan (9/12)
Hit .500 with nine kills over two sets at Ole Miss (10/2)
Provided a key role in the team’s five-set thriller at Arkansas, hitting .304 with 10 kills and six digs in the road win (11/25)

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB

Lettered four years at Oviedo for coach Jen Darty
2014 Florida Dairy Farmer’s Miss Volleyball
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

PERSONAL

Courtney Furlong is the daughter of Gerard and Nancy Furlong
Has one brother, Kyle
Mom swam at St. Johns University
Uncle, Frank Viola, played baseball at St. Johns and pitched in MLB for the Minnesota Twins, New York Mets and Boston Red Sox
Cousins, Brittany Viola Gonzalez (diving at Miami), Kaley Viola (volleyball at Winthrop) and Heather Viola (softball at Marist College) also played collegiate athletics
Chose South Carolina because of the coaching staff and academic atmosphere
Majoring in Experimental Psychology

Courtney Furlong Bio