Piper Matsumoto - 2018 Women's Volleyball - LIU Brooklyn


#1 Piper Matsumoto

Position: Setter
Height: 5-11
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Fort Myers, Fla.
Previous School: Seacrest Country Day

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2018: Played in 23 matches with 19 starts in her second season in downtown Brooklyn… Led the team with a 7.10 assists per set average and 497 assists on the year… She ranked sixth in the NEC in assists per set… Registered 172 digs and nine service aces… Finished the season with six double-doubles including a season-high 49 assists and 20 digs in victory at Bryant on November 9… Named to NEC Fall Academic and Commissioners Honor Roll.

2017: Played in all 30 matches with 9 starts in her rookie season with the Blackbirds... Named to NEC All-Tournament team... Finished second on the team with 571 assists and 5.95 assists per set average... Ranked in the top-10 in the NEC in assists... Recorded 19 service aces and 169 digs on the season... Earned NEC Rookie of The Week on October 30 after recording 85 assists in two matches... Tallied double-digit assists in 20 matches including a season-high 55 assists against CCSU in the NEC Championship... Named to NEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

Background: Four year varsity player at Seacrest Country Day...Led Seacrest to a Finalist appearance in the Class 3A state championship...Also played for USA South Premier Purple out of Fort Myers...earned FACA All-State, All-Academic, Naples Daily News All-Area and Fall Player of the year finalist honors in 2016...member of the 2017 USA Women's Junior A1 National Training team

Personal: Daughter of Bonita and Tai Matsumoto...has two older siblings attending colleges in Florida - Sydney (Miami) and Dakota (South Florida)..dreams of playing professional volleyball and in the Olympics

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