Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A JUNIOR IN 2024
Second Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference … Academic All-ASUN Team … ASUN All-Tournament Team … Boston College Invitational All-Tournament … Geri Polvino Invitational All-Tournament … played in and started all 31 matches … played in all 118 sets … averaged 2.09 kills, 0.91 blocks and 0.21 aces per set while hitting .379 for the season … posted the second-best single season hitting percentage in program history … led the ASUN and ranked 34th in the nation in hitting percentage … was 10th in the conference in blocks per set … season-best 13 kills at Stetson (Nov. 9) and against Central Arkansas (Nov. 15) … had 12 kills with no errors and a .750 attack percentage in a sweep of Florida Gulf Coast (Oct. 13) … season-high nine blocks against Jacksonville (Nov. 21) in the ASUN Tournament … finished with eight blocks at Queens (Oct. 18) … served up a season-high four aces against Morehead State (Sept. 6) ... College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District  … Atlantic Sun Conference Honor Roll.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023
Second Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference … 2-time ASUN Player of the Week … Winthrop Invitational All-Tournament Team … Geri Polvino Invitational MVP … started all 30 matches and played in all 107 sets … averaged 2.11 kills and 0.93 blocks with a .334 attack percentage … also served up 26 aces … finished fourth in the ASUN in hitting percentage and seventh in blocks per set … posted the third highest single season attack percentage in program history … had a season-best 16 kills with only one error and a .577 hitting percentage to go along with five blocks in win over Kennesaw State (Sept. 23) … finished with a season-high nine blocks against Florida Atlantic (Sept. 1) … contributed 14 kills with one error, a .500 attack percentage and eight blocks in a win over Virginia Commonwealth (Sept. 16) … totaled 18.5 points on 12 kills, five blocks and a season-best three aces against Stetson (Oct. 20) … had four blocks in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) match against Clemson (Nov. 30) ... College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District ... Atlantic Sun Conference Honor Roll.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022
Started all 30 matches and played in all 113 sets as a freshman … led the team with 101 blocks … also registered 179 kills, 15 digs and one ace … averaged 1.58 kills and 0.89 blocks per set … ninth in the ASUN Conference in blocks and 14th in blocks per set … had a season-high 11 kills three times – against USC Upstate (Sept. 2) … Liberty (Oct. 8) and Queens (Nov. 13) … had eight blocks at Stetson (Nov. 5) and blocked six against Florida A&M (Sept. 16) ... ASUN Conference Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
An all-conference selection and conference player of the year as a senior in 2021 at West Wilkes High School … recorded 265 kills, 88 blocks and a .420 hitting percentage … also earned all-conference honors as a junior in 2020 while leading her team to a 17-1 record and a conference championship … finished that season with 190 kills, 56 blocks and a .373 attack percentage … garnered all-conference recognition as a freshman and a sophomore after recording 269 and 214 kills respectively.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Carson Paige Ledford … daughter of Jack and Misty Ledford … has one brother – Riley, and one sister – Ashton … completed a degree in management ... seeking a master’s in business administration.