Wingate University Athletics

2016: Oakley Attaway earned second team All-SAC honors during her sophomore season at Wingate, while also earning All-Region honors from the AVCA…Finished second on the team and 10th in the SAC with 2.89 kills per set, adding 1.54 digs per set to go along with 34 blocks and 26 aces…Compiled double-digit kills 17 times on the season, collecting four double-doubles…Registered 13 kills in the Erskine sweep, while collecting 11 kills and 13 digs in the victory at Flagler…Hit .316 with 14 kills in the Anderson sweep…Had 14 kills and eight digs against defending national champion Wheeling Jesuit, followed by a 16-kill, 15-dig effort at Mars Hill…Had a stretch of six straight double-digit kill efforts start with 12 kills at Newberry and 13 kills at Coker…Hit .417 with 11 kills against Queens, while hitting .382 with 14 kills and eight digs against Catawba…Piled up 26 kills and 10 digs and LMU, hitting .300 while hitting .333 with 13 kills and eight digs at Carson-Newman…Hit .348 with 11 kills against Mars Hill while collecting 12 kills with a .345 hitting percentage against Tusculum in the SAC Tournament quarterfinals…Registered 16 kills and 10 digs against Queens in the NCAA Tournament.

2015: Attaway earned All-SAC Freshman honors during her first season at Wingate…One of four Bulldogs to play over 100 sets, finished third on the team with 2.51 kills per set, adding 1.05 digs and 0.26 blocks per set…Also collected 17 aces while compiling a .242 hitting percentage…Notched double-digit kills in 11 matches…Had 11 kills and six digs against Shorter…Registered 12 kills and seven digs at Carson-Newman, followed by a 13-kill, five-dig effort at Lincoln Memorial…Notched first career double-double against Lenoir-Rhyne with 10 kills and 11 digs…Had back-to-back 10-kill performances at Catawba and Queens…Reached double-figure kills in all four postseason contests, including a 14-kill performance vs. LMU in the SAC Tournament semifinals, hitting .306…Collected 13 kills in the SAC title match…Piled up a career-high 22 kills against Lander in the NCAA Tournament, hitting .381 while adding four digs.

Previous: Attaway led her Boone High School team in kills, leading the team to the state title match...Six-rotation outside hitter was honored as Maxpreps player of the week for the entire state of Florida in 2014...Selected as an All-American at the 2013 AAU National Tournament as a member of the Orlando Volleyball Club...Competed in the AAU National Tournament every year since 2009...A member of the National Honors Society and Mu Alpha Theta, and is a board member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal:
Full name is Oakley Attaway...Born: December 19, 1996 in Orlando, Florida...Daughter of: Brett and Donee Attaway...Majoring in: Math-Business...Favorite class at Wingate: Marketing 301...Favorite athlete: Kerri Walsh-Jennings...Favorite sports teams: FSU Football, Penn State Men's Volleyball...Favorite movie: Forever Strong...Favorite TV show: The Office...Oakley can't imagine a week without: Going to the pool/lake/beach/etc...Favorite food: Cheeseburgers...Most memorable sports moment: Playing the Italian Junior National team...Favorite sport other than volleyball: Cricket and polo...Oakley most admires: Her sister, Paige...How Oakley gets ready for a game: Lots of coffee and HYPE music...Something people don't know about me: I am Marcel the Shell...Nickname: Oaktree...Oakley thinks the fastest person on the team is Taylor, the strongest is Rachael Cecka, and the funniest is Phoebe...Favorite quote: "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard"

Why Oakley chose Wingate:
"The girls on the volleyball team created an amazing family atmosphere and were very self-motivated to give their teammates what they need to be successful and Coach Collier is very intelligent when it comes to volleyball and really cares for his players. The class sizes were not too small and not too big so that you can really have a good relationship with all of your professors. Everyone knows everyone on campus which makes it a very fun living atmosphere."


Coach Collier:
"After a January shoulder surgery Oakley has worked really hard with her rehab and will be ready to assume her role as a starter as left-side hitter this year. She is always one of our most consistent and reliable players in every aspect of her game."