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Jersey Number 4
GA McCarter
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- DS
- Hometown:
- Collierville, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
- Major:
- Dietetics
Bio
Learn More About GA!
Awards and Honors
- 2024 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team
2024:
- Finished the season with 24 assists, 131 digs, and 8 points.
- Tallied 4 kills and 1 error on .250 hitting percentage.
- Contributed 2 assists and 2 digs during a key match against Idaho on 11/21/2024.
- Recorded 5 digs in several important matches including the win against Eastern Washington on (10/25).
- Contributed defensively with multiple digs in key matches including 7 digs against Colorado State (9/03).
- Delivered 1 block and 1 kill in the win against Sacramento State (11/07/).
- Recorded a season-high 11 digs in the loss against Cal Poly (9/21).
- Played 30 matches, started in 3
Prior to UNC
2023 (Sophomore at Mississippi State)
Appeared in seven matches and saw action in nine sets … Earned a season-best five digs and two assists at No. 8 Arkansas (Nov. 5) … Collected three digs at Ole Miss (Nov. 19).
2022 (Freshman at Mississippi State)
Made collegiate debut during the first match of the Arkansas series (Oct. 1) … Appeared in the second match of the Texas A&M series (Oct. 8) and the first match of the Missouri series (Nov. 25).
High School
Prepped at Houston High School under head coach Becky Pendleton …Led Houston to State Runner-ups in 2019 …Named All-District Team, All-Region team, Varsity Best Defensive Player, and Varsity MVP in 2018 … Started her freshman and sophomore year (432 digs)…Played tennis her freshmen and sophomore year (2019, 2020) …Was a part of the National Honor Society and Beta Club.
Club
Played for Infinity Volleyball Academy under head coach Jenny Hazelwood but did not play due to injury.
Personal
Born Georgia Anne McCarter on March 3, 2004, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee … Also goes by the nickname "GA" … Daughter of Bert McCarter and Wendy Peyton … Has one older brother, Ethan Peyton and two younger brothers Matthew and MJ McCarter.
What Oates is Saying
"GA comes to us with good college experience, but her club seasons were cut short in high school due to injuries so her best volleyball is still ahead of her and she learns and grows," Oates said. "She is ready to contribute right away."
Awards and Honors
- 2024 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team
2024:
- Finished the season with 24 assists, 131 digs, and 8 points.
- Tallied 4 kills and 1 error on .250 hitting percentage.
- Contributed 2 assists and 2 digs during a key match against Idaho on 11/21/2024.
- Recorded 5 digs in several important matches including the win against Eastern Washington on (10/25).
- Contributed defensively with multiple digs in key matches including 7 digs against Colorado State (9/03).
- Delivered 1 block and 1 kill in the win against Sacramento State (11/07/).
- Recorded a season-high 11 digs in the loss against Cal Poly (9/21).
- Played 30 matches, started in 3
Prior to UNC
2023 (Sophomore at Mississippi State)
Appeared in seven matches and saw action in nine sets … Earned a season-best five digs and two assists at No. 8 Arkansas (Nov. 5) … Collected three digs at Ole Miss (Nov. 19).
2022 (Freshman at Mississippi State)
Made collegiate debut during the first match of the Arkansas series (Oct. 1) … Appeared in the second match of the Texas A&M series (Oct. 8) and the first match of the Missouri series (Nov. 25).
High School
Prepped at Houston High School under head coach Becky Pendleton …Led Houston to State Runner-ups in 2019 …Named All-District Team, All-Region team, Varsity Best Defensive Player, and Varsity MVP in 2018 … Started her freshman and sophomore year (432 digs)…Played tennis her freshmen and sophomore year (2019, 2020) …Was a part of the National Honor Society and Beta Club.
Club
Played for Infinity Volleyball Academy under head coach Jenny Hazelwood but did not play due to injury.
Personal
Born Georgia Anne McCarter on March 3, 2004, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee … Also goes by the nickname "GA" … Daughter of Bert McCarter and Wendy Peyton … Has one older brother, Ethan Peyton and two younger brothers Matthew and MJ McCarter.
What Oates is Saying
"GA comes to us with good college experience, but her club seasons were cut short in high school due to injuries so her best volleyball is still ahead of her and she learns and grows," Oates said. "She is ready to contribute right away."
Women's Walk Recap 2025
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