2019 (Senior Year): Made 16 starts and played in 72 sets across 22 matches … Earned a place on the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters and the MEAC All-Academic Team … Averaged 2.11 digs, 1.88 assists, 0.85 kills and 0.36 service aces per set … Ranked 10
th in the MEAC and No. 96 in the nation in aces … Led the team with 26 total aces and also compiled 152 digs, 135 assists, 61 kills and nine blocks on the year … Finished her career 11
th all-time at NSU in assists (342) … Had eight matches with 10 or more assists, all in the last 10 matches of the season … Had four matches with double-digit digs, one with 10 kills, and two double-doubles on the season … First one came at Delaware State on Oct. 6, hitting .320 with a career-high 10 kills, 16 assists and three digs … Had another one on Oct. 27 against North Carolina Central, posting a season-high 19 assists, 13 digs, a career-high four blocks, three aces and three kills … Finished the year with 12 assists, six kills and seven digs in a win over South Carolina State on Nov. 17 … Posted a career-high 20 digs at Florida A&M on Sept. 27 … Had 11 and 14 digs, respectively, in the previous two matches against George Washington (Sept. 13) and at East Carolina (Sept. 14) … Totaled five kills, a season-high four aces and eight digs also on Sept. 13 against USC Upstate … Handed out 15 assists with four digs on Oct. 11 versus Coppin State … In the next two matches, posted 16 assists, five kills and eight digs against Morgan State (Oct. 14) and 10 assists, four kills and four digs at Howard (Oct. 18) … Added 15 assists, five digs, four kills and two blocks at home versus North Carolina A&T on Oct. 25 … Also reached double figures with 12 assists, three aces and three digs at Coppin State on Nov. 1.
2018 (Junior Year): Competed in 19 matches with 15 starts, including 59 total sets … Named to the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters … Finished with 3.51 assists, 1.66 digs and 0.32 service aces per set … Ranked No. 141 in the nation in aces per set … Led the team with 207 total assists while also compiling 98 digs, 19 service aces, five kills and three blocks … Had 10 matches with double-digit assists, including two with at least 20 … Also finished with three matches with 10 or more digs and three double-doubles … Totaled a career-high 28 assists with 10 digs and three aces in a victory over Delaware State on Nov. 4 … Tallied 21 assists and a season-best 11 digs at Coppin State on Oct. 26 … Also had a double-double of 19 assists and 10 digs in a win at Delaware State on Oct. 7 … Posted a career-high six aces with nine digs and six assists against Hampton on Sept. 4 … Added 18 assists and five digs at home versus Maryland Eastern Shore on Nov. 2 … Contributed 16 assists and four digs against North Carolina A&T on Sept. 21, and 17 assists, five digs and two aces against Coppin State on Sept. 28 … A month later on Oct. 28 in a victory at Morgan State, totaled 16 assists and seven digs.
At Odessa College (Sophomore Year – 2017): Named to the All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC) team … Averaged 5.09 assists and 2.40 digs per set while also tallying 46 kills and a team-best 43 service aces in 127 sets played … Totaled 646 assists and 305 digs … Led Odessa to a 20-14 overall record, 6-4 in the WJCAC … Had 15 matches with 20 or more assists, including a career-high 30 against Lee College on Sept. 30 with 16 digs and three kills … Was one of 12 double-doubles on the year … Had a career-high 22 digs with 27 assists and two service aces on Nov. 4 against Midland College … Also had 27 assists with eight digs and a career-high five kills at Cedar Valley College on Sept. 15 … Had 18 digs, 17 assists and two kills on Sept. 23 at Hutchinson CC … Finished with 29 assists, five digs, four kills and two service aces on Sept. 29 against Trinidad State JC … Had a season-high three service aces on three separate occasions.
At Odessa College (Freshman Year – 2016): Tallied 3.99 assists and 1.98 digs per set … Totaled 447 assists, 222 digs, a team-high 44 service aces, and 16 kills … Led Odessa to the regular season championship in the WJCAC at 9-1 with an overall record of 25-6 … Had four matches with 20 or more assists, including a season-high 26 with 17 digs against Lee College on Oct. 1 … Added 21 assists, 18 digs and three service aces in the season finale on Nov. 5 against Western Texas College … Posted a season-high 21 digs with 15 assists on Sept. 21 against Midland College … Had nine double-doubles on the season … Tallied a career-high five service aces with 14 assists and five digs against Frank Phillips College on Sept. 7 … Went for 20 assists, 12 digs and four service aces at Brookhaven College on Sept. 17.
High School: Competed on the varsity volleyball team at Bastrop High School her sophomore, junior and senior years and the varsity team at Canyon Lake High School her freshman year … Garnered third-team all-state accolades at outside hitter as a senior … Earned first-team all-district honors her junior and senior years … Team MVP as a senior … Was also the Offensive MVP for the district … Named second-team all-district as a sophomore … Was also an academic all-state honoree her three years at Bastrop.
Club: Competed for three years for the Austin Junior Volleyball Club … While competing for the U-18 Molton team, took third at the Lone Star Classic 18s Qualifier to advance to nationals.
Personal: Full name is Halley Nicole McKnight … First name is pronounced HAL-lee … Born on June 19, 1998 … Daughter of Nicole and Trey Creek … Has two younger sisters, Crystal and Treycee, and one younger brother, Mason … Mother played volleyball at Cisco College and father played football at Ranger College … Majoring in business … Wants to eventually own an interior design/furniture company … Member of the National Society of Leadership and Success … Enjoys cooking, painting, drawing, and hiking.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Kills |
10, at Delaware State (10-6-19) |
| Total Attacks |
25, at Delaware State (10-6-19) |
| Hitting Percentage |
.353 (6-0-17), vs. South Carolina State (11-17-19) |
| Assists |
28, vs. Delaware State (11-4-18) |
| Service Aces |
6, vs. Hampton (9-4-18) |
| Digs |
20, at Florida A&M (9-27-19) |
| Block Assists |
4, vs. North Carolina Central (10-27-19) |
| Total Blocks |
4, vs. North Carolina Central (10-27-19) |
| Points |
11.0, at Delaware State (10-6-19) |
