Mattison Matthews

2022

• All-ACC Academic Team
• Appeared in 16 matches, including 12 starts, and played in 47 sets
• Finished third on the team in blocks per set (0.68)
• Third on the team with a .281 hitting percentage (min. 100 TA)
• Posted a season-high seven blocks in UVA’s win over ETSU (Aug. 26)
• Registered a season-best nine kills and hit .375 against Wake Forest (Nov. 20)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021

• Appeared in seven matches and played in 11 sets

2020

• Appeared in all 14 matches and played in 48 sets
• Averaged 1.54 kills per set, while hitting .257
• Led the team in block solos (7) and block assists (43)
• Her 1.04 blocks-per-set average was good for second on the team
• Registered a season-best nine kills and 12 points against Virginia Tech (Oct. 18)

2019

• Appeared in 28 matches, playing 86 sets
• Set UVA freshman hitting record with her .382 mark
• Her .382 hitting percentage was the second-best single season average in program history
• 1.00 blocks per set is fifth-best mark by a UVA freshman in program history
• Season-best 12 kills and 15 points against Virginia Tech (Sept. 27)
• Season-high eight blocks against Elon (Sept. 21) 

BACKGROUND

• Five-time South Carolina All-State selection
• Two-time MaxPreps Player of the Week
• SCISA 3A Player of the year in 2016 and 2017
• Led all of South Carolina with 648 kills in 2018 and finished third with 145 blocks
• Floored 23 kills to lead Ashley Hall to 2018 state title
• Holds the Ashley Hall record for career kills
• Also lettered in track

PERSONAL

• Majoring in Kinesiology
• Daughter of Patrick and Margie Matthews
• Has three older sisters, Jessica, Patrice and Whitney
• Cousin Benavia Jenkins is current volleyball head coach at ETSU and former standout at Florida who made two Final Four appearances with the Gators