2013: Lexi Potter earned second team All-American honors from the AVCA as a junior...First-ever AVCA second team All-American in SAC history...Earned first team All-SAC accolades, while earning All-Region recognition from Daktronics and the AVCA...Hit .368 on the season to lead the SAC in hitting percentage for the third straight year, ranking 10th nationally...Has 647 kills in her career, hitting .341 while averaging 1.02 blocks per set...Ranked second in the SAC with 0.99 blocks per set, adding 2.46 kills per set...Opened her season by hitting .394 with 16 kills against Hillsdale...Hit .500 against ninth-ranked UIndy, piling up 14 kills and five blocks...Hit .444 with eight kills and nine blocks against #11 Colorado Mines...Had 10 kills and six blocks in the win at Queens...Registered 13 kills and five blocks at Mars Hill...Had eight kills in 10 swings in the sweep over Catawba, followed by another eight-kill effort at Carson-Newman, hitting .500...Had 13 kills and eight blocks in the win at LMU, while registering 18 kills at Lenoir-Rhyne, hitting .452...Hit .737 in the sweep over Tusculum, notching 14 kills, while capping the regular season with 15 kills and six blocks against Mars Hill, hitting .429...Hit .444 with 12 kills in the opening round of the SAC Tournament, adding five blocks...Hit .643 with nine kills and three blocks in the regional semifinals while piling up a career-high 10 blocks against Armstrong in the regional title match.
2012: Earned first team All-SAC and All-Region honors during her second season at Wingate...Averaged 2.05 kills per set, while hitting a league-best .322...Has led the SAC in hitting percentage each of her first two seasons...Second in the conference with 1.05 blocks per set...Had double-digit kills six times, while hitting .400 or better 12 times on the year...Was selected to participate in the European Global Challenge in July, traveling to Croatia with teammate Shelly Stumpff...Had eight kills in 12 swings against Brevard, hitting.583 while adding six blocks...Had 10 kills and no errors in 15 swings at Anderson, while registering 10 kills, six digs and six blocks in the win at Tusculum, hitting .556...Hit .449 with 11 kills and five blocks against Lees-McRae...Piled up 18 kills in 29 swings with seven blocks, hitting a combined .517 in back-to-back sweeps over Lenoir-Rhyne and Brevard...Had nine kills in 15 swings against Catawba, adding seven blocks with a .600 hitting percentage... Piled up 16 kills, nine digs and nine blocks in the 3-2 win at LMU, hitting .394...Capped her regular season with 12 kills, seven digs and three blocks at Carson-Newman, hitting .435...Piled up 13 kills and eight blocks in the SAC title match, hitting a team-best .429.
2011: Named the SAC and Region Freshman of the Year in 2011...Led the SAC with a .315 hitting percentage, while ranking third with 1.10 blocks per set...Averaged 1.86 kills per set in her rookie campaign...Had seven or more kills nine times on the year...Added nine kills and four blocks in the win at Catawba...Piled up six kills in seven swings against LMU, while following that performance with nine kills, four blocks and a .444 hitting percentage against Tusculum...Hit .500 with nine kills at Lenoir-Rhyne, while hitting .800 with nine kills at Tusculum...Had 10 kills, six blocks and a .500 hitting percentage against Newberry...Had nine kills and seven blocks while hitting .500 against Tusculum in the SAC semifinals, while adding seven kills, eight digs and five blocks in the championship match...Piled up a career-best 16 kills against Flagler in the regional title match, adding seven blocks while hitting .412.
Personal: Lexi Potter was a 5-11 first team all-state middle hitter from powerhouse Iowa City West. As a senior, she was named MVP of the Iowa State Tournament, leading her team to its first-ever state title. Potter led the team in kills and blocks and was a key player in the team’s three-year record of 105-14. She played her club volleyball for the past six years with the Iowa Rockets. In 2008, her team won the gold medal at the Junior Olympic Tournament, National Division. In both 2009 and 2010, the team qualified for the open division at USAV Nationals. This past summer, Potter was selected to the Iowa High Performance team that played in the USA High Performance Championships.
Full name is Lexis Kay Potter...Born August 9, 1993 in Manassas, Va...Daughter of Mark and Lisa Potter...Majoring in Nursing ...Wants to be a Nurse Anesthetist....Favorite class at Wingate: Nursing clinicals at the hospital...Favorite athlete: LeeAnn Potter...Favorite sports team: Wingate Volleyball...Favorite movies: Transformers,Pitch Perfect, Bridesmaids...Favorite TV Show: 24, Sons of Anarchy, Scandal...Favorite Food: Chicken Parmesan...Favorite Sport to play other than volleyball: Sand Volleyball and softball...Lexi can't imagine a week without: My dog Stella...Most thrilling sports moment: Winning regionals and playing in Elite 8 in home state of Iowa...People Lexi most admires: Jesus Christ and mother...How Lexi gets ready for a game: Listening to music and sitting in my same seat visualizing what I am going to do this game...Something people don't know about Lexi: I have a plate and two screws in both of my feet from surgery...Nickname: Lex...Lexi thinks: the fastest person on the team is Steph, Ali or Susie, strongest is Tyler or Rachel, and the funniest is Susie...Favorite quote: “Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose” - Friday Night Lights
Why Lexi chose Wingate:
Because of the team chemistry, great coaching, weather, Wingate's winning tradition, and the chance to make an early impact.
Coach Collier: "Lexi came to Wingate as a skilled and competitive volleyball player and she has developed and improved so much each year since her arrival. Having a hitting percentage of. 368 last season was really impressive and we were proud to have her named an All American. Very impressively, she has led the conference in hitting in each of her three seasons here, and I know she will be a key factor for us this fall as well."
