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Jolie Cranford

  • position Outside Hitter/Left Side
  • height 5-9
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Highlands Ranch, Colo.
  • High school Highlands Ranch
  • Major Exercise Science
  • position Outside Hitter/Left Side
  • height 5-9
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Highlands Ranch, Colo.
  • High school Highlands Ranch
  • Major Exercise Science

Jolie Cranford Bio

AWARDS/HONORS

  • 2023 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
  • 2024 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • 2024 College Sports Communicator’s Academic All-District Team

2024 (BEACH VB)

  • Continued to be a mainstay in the lineup as a sophomore, leading the team in wins with a 23-12 overall record.
  • Also led the team in wins over ranked opponents, with six, highlighted by a three-set win on court three over #17 GCU in the conference tournament (4/26).
  • Played all over the lineup, making two or more starts on courts two through five. Had her most success on court three, going 13-7 including 12 wins with Julia Waugh.
  • Will enter her junior season as the team’s winningest player on the active roster, holding a career mark of 41-21 through two seasons.
  • Her .661 win percentage through two seasons currently ranks seventh in program history for Gamecocks with at least 50 career starts.

2023 (BEACH VB)

  • Jumped into the lineup and made 27 starts, finishing with an 18-9 overall record as a freshman.
  • Became just the fourth member of the program to make the CCSA conference’s All-Freshman team.
  • Led the team with seven wins over ranked opponents, highlighted by wins over No. 4 Florida State, No. 5 LMU and No. 12 Stetson.
  • Played with six different partners, spanning starting positions on courts three, four and five.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB

  • Played multiple positions for her high school indoor team and also earned three letters for softball.
  • A two-time all-state and four-time all-league honoree in volleyball
  • Four-time scholar athlete award winner.
  • Trained at the club level with Colorado Juniors for indoor and The Lab for beach.
  • Finished 9th at AAU nationals and ranked 44th nationally for points on the AVP 18U circuit.

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Joseph and Ann.
  • Has one sister, Daniela.
  • Has SEC ties in the family, her father and uncle played baseball at Georgia. Her mother played college volleyball at Colorado Mesa.
  • Is the first player from the state of Colorado to come to South Carolina for beach volleyball.
  • Plans to major in exercise science with a career goal of becoming a pediatrician.