Blair Cherry

3 Blair Cherry
Blair Cherry
  • Birth Date:
    Mar. 29, 2005
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Hometown:
    Knoxville, Tenn.
  • Position:
    S
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Knoxville Catholic
  • Major:
    Biochemistry
  • Twitter:
    blaircherry6
  • Instagram:
    blaircherry_
  • m
    27
  • k/s
    1.08
  • h %
    .193
  • a/s
    9.83
  • b/s
    0.38
  • sa/s
    0.36
  • d/s
    2.66
Bio

2024 (Sophomore): Was the Eagles top setter logging 1,013 assists in her second year with the Eagles and is the first time a Carson-Newman setter has reached the mark since 2021. She is also the 15th Eagle in history to dish 1,000 assists in a single season. She also averaged 9.83 assists/set, a mark good enough to land her 9th all-time in Eagles history in assists/set in a single season. Cherry was 2nd among all SAC setters in assists/set. At the end of the 2024 season, her 1736 career assists land her 8th all-time in the Carson-Newman record books. She was also an offensive weapon, collecting 111 kills, highlighted by the Sept. 27 match at Tusculum, where she came just a kill shy of the first triple-double in program history. She shined on multiple fronts for C-N with 17 double-doubles, ending the season with six in a row. Cherry's 37 service aces led the team and her 274 digs were 3rd amongst her teammates. 

HONORS: 

  • SAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 30, 2024)
  • 2024 All-SAC 2nd Team
  • CSC Academic All-District 

2023 (Freshman): Was the Eagles' primary setter, playing in all 30 matches starting in 13. She recorded 239 digs, 62 kills, and 24 service aces. She led the team with 723 assists. Excelled in the match against No. 24 Wingate collecting a season-high 52 assists and 19 digs. Collected a season-high five kills in a match five times.

HIGH SCHOOL: Cherry joins the program after leading the region in career aces, accumulating 191 in her high school career. She also racked up 659 career kills and 864 career digs. The setter from Knoxville has a decorative list of personal and team honors from her time at Knoxville Catholic High School. She was a four-time all-region pick, making first-team all-region her sophomore, junior and senior year, on top of a first-team all-state and first-team 5StarPreps pick her junior and senior year. Cherry helped her team collect a regional championship in 2021 and 2022 and a state championship in 2022. She was a member of the National Honor Society and the 30+ ACT club. Her father, Brooks Cherry, played baseball at Freed Hardeman. Her sister, Blake Cherry is also a Carson-Newman volleyball athlete.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 27 18
Sets 103 66
Kills 111 77
Kills per set 1.08 1.17
Errors 43 32
Total Attacks 353 247
Total Attacks per set 3.43 3.74
Hitting Percentage .193 .182
Assists 1013 636
Assists per set 9.83 9.64
Service Total Attempts 360 232
Service Aces 37 23
Service Errors 34 23
Service Aces per set 0.36 0.35
Receptions 4 3
Reception Errors 2 2
Digs 274 187
Digs per set 2.66 2.83
Block Solo 2 2
Block Assist 37 26
Block Total 39 28
Blocks per set 0.38 0.42
Block Errors 2 1
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 168.5 115.0
Points per set 1.6 1.7
Matches started 25 18
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Nov 1 Emory & Henry W, 3-0
Nov 6 Mars Hill L, 3-1
Nov 8 at Coker L, 3-1
Nov 12 at Limestone L, 3-1
Nov 15 Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-2
Nov 19 at Mars Hill L, 3-0
Game Log - Offense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 6 vs. #6 Missouri-St. Louis L, 3-2 1 5 4 3 18 .056 49 6.5
Sep 6 vs. Harding W, 3-2 1 5 3 0 7 .429 42 8.5
Sep 7 at Union (Tenn.) W, 3-1 - 4 6 1 10 .500 50 10.5
Sep 10 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 1 4 5 2 12 .250 38 7.0
Sep 13 vs. Francis Marion W, 3-2 1 5 6 2 15 .267 55 8.5
Sep 13 at USC Aiken L, 3-1 1 4 6 2 13 .308 40 7.0
Sep 14 vs. Montevallo W, 3-2 1 5 4 0 13 .308 50 5.0
Sep 14 vs. #25 Augusta L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 9 -.111 30 0.0
Sep 17 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 1 3 7 3 11 .364 27 7.0
Sep 24 Limestone W, 3-0 1 3 5 3 16 .125 27 6.5
Sep 27 at Tusculum W, 3-2 1 5 9 3 23 .261 55 10.0
Sep 28 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 8 .500 31 7.5
Oct 1 Catawba W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 9 .444 25 6.5
Oct 7 at Mars Hill W, 3-0 1 3 2 4 13 -.154 33 5.5
Oct 9 at Lincoln Memorial L, 3-1 1 4 2 1 9 .111 39 5.5
Oct 11 at [RV] Wingate L, 3-2 1 5 6 4 22 .091 33 7.5
Oct 15 Tusculum W, 3-1 1 4 3 1 14 .143 46 5.5
Oct 17 at Lander L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 11 .364 27 6.5
Oct 22 at Newberry W, 3-1 1 4 6 1 33 .152 52 9.0
Oct 25 [RV] Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 16 .438 39 9.5
Oct 26 Lees-McRae - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-1 1 3 3 0 5 .600 15 5.5
Nov 1 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 1 3 4 2 10 .200 35 6.5
Nov 6 Mars Hill L, 3-1 1 4 4 3 15 .067 37 6.5
Nov 8 at Coker L, 3-1 1 4 4 2 13 .154 38 6.0
Nov 12 at Limestone L, 3-1 1 3 0 0 5 .000 22 0.0
Nov 15 Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-2 1 5 1 2 13 -.077 44 3.5
Nov 19 at Mars Hill L, 3-0 - 3 1 2 10 -.100 34 1.0
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 6 vs. #6 Missouri-St. Louis L, 3-2 1 5 9 0 1 0 1 1
Sep 6 vs. Harding W, 3-2 1 5 10 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 7 at Union (Tenn.) W, 3-1 - 4 12 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 10 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 1 4 7 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 13 vs. Francis Marion W, 3-2 1 5 10 0 3 1 3 0
Sep 13 at USC Aiken L, 3-1 1 4 13 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 14 vs. Montevallo W, 3-2 1 5 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 vs. #25 Augusta L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 24 Limestone W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 27 at Tusculum W, 3-2 1 5 11 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 28 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 5 0 5 0
Oct 1 Catawba W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 7 at Mars Hill W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 9 at Lincoln Memorial L, 3-1 1 4 18 0 1 1 1 0
Oct 11 at [RV] Wingate L, 3-2 1 5 10 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 15 Tusculum W, 3-1 1 4 7 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 17 at Lander L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 22 at Newberry W, 3-1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 [RV] Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 26 Lees-McRae - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-1 1 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 1 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 1 3 18 1 1 0 2 0
Nov 6 Mars Hill L, 3-1 1 4 12 0 3 0 3 0
Nov 8 at Coker L, 3-1 1 4 15 1 0 0 1 0
Nov 12 at Limestone L, 3-1 1 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 15 Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-2 1 5 12 0 3 0 3 0
Nov 19 at Mars Hill L, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 6 vs. #6 Missouri-St. Louis L, 3-2 1 5 16 2 1 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Harding W, 3-2 1 5 12 4 1 0 0
Sep 7 at Union (Tenn.) W, 3-1 - 4 21 4 3 0 0
Sep 10 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 1 4 16 1 4 1 0
Sep 13 vs. Francis Marion W, 3-2 1 5 17 1 1 0 0
Sep 13 at USC Aiken L, 3-1 1 4 13 0 1 1 0
Sep 14 vs. Montevallo W, 3-2 1 5 21 1 1 0 0
Sep 14 vs. #25 Augusta L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 3 0 0
Sep 24 Limestone W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 2 0 0
Sep 27 at Tusculum W, 3-2 1 5 13 0 1 0 0
Sep 28 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 1 3 12 1 1 0 0
Oct 1 Catawba W, 3-0 1 3 11 2 2 2 2
Oct 7 at Mars Hill W, 3-0 1 3 15 3 0 0 0
Oct 9 at Lincoln Memorial L, 3-1 1 4 22 3 2 0 0
Oct 11 at [RV] Wingate L, 3-2 1 5 15 1 0 0 0
Oct 15 Tusculum W, 3-1 1 4 18 2 3 0 0
Oct 17 at Lander L, 3-0 1 3 10 2 1 0 0
Oct 22 at Newberry W, 3-1 1 4 14 3 0 0 0
Oct 25 [RV] Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-0 1 3 13 1 1 0 0
Oct 26 Lees-McRae - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-1 1 3 7 2 0 0 0
Nov 1 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 1 3 13 1 0 0 0
Nov 6 Mars Hill L, 3-1 1 4 13 1 1 0 0
Nov 8 at Coker L, 3-1 1 4 13 1 1 0 0
Nov 12 at Limestone L, 3-1 1 3 9 0 2 0 0
Nov 15 Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-2 1 5 14 1 0 0 0
Nov 19 at Mars Hill L, 3-0 - 3 9 0 2 0 0
Career Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2023-24 30 106 62 0.58 21 211 1.99 .194 723 6.82 94.5 0.9
2024-25 27 103 111 1.08 43 353 3.43 .193 1013 9.83 168.5 1.6
2025-26 30 103 99 0.96 26 285 2.77 .256 1067 10.36 152.5 1.5
Total 87 312 272 0.87 90 849 2.72 .214 2803 8.98 415.5 1.3
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2023-24 30 106 239 2.25 1 15 16 0.15
2024-25 27 103 274 2.66 2 37 39 0.38
2025-26 30 103 266 2.58 3 37 40 0.39
Total 87 312 779 2.50 6 89 95 0.30
Career Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2023-24 30 106 339 24 0.23 32 9 0
2024-25 27 103 360 37 0.36 34 4 2
2025-26 30 103 366 32 0.31 30 6 0
Total 87 312 1065 93 0.30 96 19 2
Split Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 27 103 111 1.08 43 353 3.43 .193 1013 9.83 168.5 1.6
Conference 18 66 77 1.17 32 247 3.74 .182 636 9.64 115.0 1.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 32 38 1.19 14 113 3.53 .212 322 10.06 59.0 1.8
Away 13 48 56 1.17 23 178 3.71 .185 465 9.69 81.0 1.7
Neutral 5 23 17 0.74 6 62 2.70 .177 226 9.83 28.5 1.2
Result
Wins 16 60 79 1.32 23 215 3.58 .260 620 10.33 118.5 2.0
Losses 11 43 32 0.74 20 138 3.21 .087 393 9.14 50.0 1.2
Month
September 12 49 59 1.20 20 155 3.16 .252 494 10.08 84.0 1.7
October 9 32 38 1.19 12 132 4.13 .197 309 9.66 61.0 1.9
November 6 22 14 0.64 11 66 3.00 .045 210 9.55 23.5 1.1
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 27 103 274 2.66 2 37 39 0.38
Conference 18 66 187 2.83 2 26 28 0.42
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 32 93 2.91 1 20 21 0.66
Away 13 48 134 2.79 1 10 11 0.23
Neutral 5 23 47 2.04 0 7 7 0.30
Result
Wins 16 60 149 2.48 1 25 26 0.43
Losses 11 43 125 2.91 1 12 13 0.30
Month
September 12 49 115 2.35 0 22 22 0.45
October 9 32 81 2.53 0 8 8 0.25
November 6 22 78 3.55 2 7 9 0.41
Split Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 27 103 360 37 0.36 34 4 2
Conference 18 66 232 23 0.35 23 3 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 32 117 10 0.31 14 3 2
Away 13 48 168 19 0.40 16 1 0
Neutral 5 23 75 8 0.35 4 0 0
Result
Wins 16 60 217 26 0.43 23 3 2
Losses 11 43 143 11 0.26 11 1 0
Month
September 12 49 164 14 0.29 19 2 0
October 9 32 125 19 0.59 9 2 2
November 6 22 71 4 0.18 6 0 0
News mentions
Cherry and Hafey Named to CSC Academic All-District Teams
Cherry and Hafey Named to CSC Academic All-District Teams

On Tuesday, the College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced the 2024 Academic All-District teams, with Blair Cherry and Trinity Hafey earning the nods.

Ahsmuhs, Cherry and Hurst Honored with All-SAC Selections
Ahsmuhs, Cherry and Hurst Honored with All-SAC Selections

Carson-Newman volleyball has three honored in SAC All-Conference awards.

Carson-Newman Ends Season at SAC Quarterfinals
Carson-Newman Ends Season at SAC Quarterfinals

Carson-Newman’s season ends in the SAC Volleyball Tournament Quarterfinals at the hands of Mars Hill.

SAC Tournament Begins With Quarterfinal Match at Mars Hill
SAC Tournament Begins With Quarterfinal Match at Mars Hill

Carson-Newman begins its journey to the SAC Championship Match with a quarterfinal contest against Mars Hill on Tuesday night. 

Carson-Newman Drops Regular Season Finale Against Anderson
Carson-Newman Drops Regular Season Finale Against Anderson

Carson-Newman battled back-and-forth with Anderson on Friday night, dropping the first five-set match inside Holt Fieldhouse.

Volleyball at Limestone for Final Regular Season Road Match
Volleyball at Limestone for Final Regular Season Road Match

Carson-Newman plays its final regular season road match in a rematch against Limestone.

Carson-Newman Drops at Coker
Carson-Newman Drops at Coker

Carson-Newman fell in four sets on the road to Coker in a crucial stretch in the final part of the season.

Eagles Fall to Red-Hot Lions
Eagles Fall to Red-Hot Lions

Carson-Newman ran into a red-hot Lions team inside Holt Fieldhouse on Wednesday night, falling in four sets.

Carson-Newman Prepares for Rematch with Mars Hill
Carson-Newman Prepares for Rematch with Mars Hill

Carson-Newman plays its penultimate regular season home match against Mars Hill in a rare Wednesday night meeting.

Volleyball Sweeps E&H on Senior Night
Volleyball Sweeps E&H on Senior Night

Carson-Newman broke out the brooms for the seventh time this season, taking down Emory & Henry for its fourth consecutive win.

Volleyball Celebrates Senior Night Before Match Against E&H
Volleyball Celebrates Senior Night Before Match Against E&H

Carson-Newman returns home to take on Emory & Henry in a battle between the top and bottom of the South Atlantic Conference standings.

Block Party Leads to Four-Set Win at UVA Wise
Block Party Leads to Four-Set Win at UVA Wise

Carson-Newman secured its 11th conference win of the season using big blocking performances for the program’s best blocking day since 2019.

Eagles Break Out Brooms Against [RV] Lenoir-Rhyne
Eagles Break Out Brooms Against [RV] Lenoir-Rhyne

Carson-Newman shocked the conference and broke out the brooms against [RV] Lenoir-Rhyne inside Holt Fieldhouse on Friday night.

Eagles Backdoor Sweep Newberry in Conference Dub
Eagles Backdoor Sweep Newberry in Conference Dub

Carson-Newman volleyball served up a backdoor sweep after a conference road win at Newberry.

Eagles Drop Non-Conference Contest Against Lander
Eagles Drop Non-Conference Contest Against Lander

Carson-Newman volleyball dropped a non-conference road contest against Lander on Thursday night.

Volleyball Begins Two-Match Road Trip with Non-Conference Clash Against Lander
Volleyball Begins Two-Match Road Trip with Non-Conference Clash Against Lander

The Eagles begin a two-match road trip to the Palmetto State starting Thursday night with a non-conference match against Lander.

Carson-Newman Sweeps Season Series with Tusculum; Down Pios in Four
Carson-Newman Sweeps Season Series with Tusculum; Down Pios in Four

Carson-Newman rocked and rolled the Pioneers of Tusculum all night long to sweep the season series against the Eagles’ arch-rival.

Eagles Comeback Falls Short in Loss to [RV] Wingate
Eagles Comeback Falls Short in Loss to [RV] Wingate

Carson-Newman fought back down two sets but ultimately fell short to the pre-season conference favorites, Wingate.

Eagles Volleyball Wraps Up Road Trip; Face [RV] Wingate
Eagles Volleyball Wraps Up Road Trip; Face [RV] Wingate

Carson-Newman volleyball looks to bounce back in a big way in a road contest at Wingate, which received votes in the last coaches’ poll.

Red-Hot Eagles Face LMU in Harrogate on Wednesday Night
Red-Hot Eagles Face LMU in Harrogate on Wednesday Night

Carson-Newman takes its perfect conference record and a six-match winning streak on the road at Lincoln Memorial, attempting to go 8-0 in conference play for the first time since 2002.

Eagles Suffer Road Loss to LMU
Eagles Suffer Road Loss to LMU

Carson-Newman suffered its first conference defeat in a road contest at Lincoln Memorial.

Eagles Begin Three-Match Road Trip at Mars Hill
Eagles Begin Three-Match Road Trip at Mars Hill

Carson-Newman begins a three-match road trip with a match against Mars Hill.

Carson-Newman Breaks Out Brooms Against Mars Hill, Protects Perfect Conference Record
Carson-Newman Breaks Out Brooms Against Mars Hill, Protects Perfect Conference Record

Carson-Newman started its road trip off right, breaking out the brooms for the third straight match in a win over Mars Hill.

Eagles Sweep Catawba; 6-0 in SAC Play for First Time Since 2014
Eagles Sweep Catawba; 6-0 in SAC Play for First Time Since 2014

Carson-Newman volleyball is 6-0 in conference play for the first time in a decade.

Blair Cherry Named SAC Offensive Player of the Week
Blair Cherry Named SAC Offensive Player of the Week

Blair Cherry has been named the WePlayed Sports SAC Offensive Player of the Week for the week of September 30.

Carson-Newman Returns to Defend Home Court from UVA-Wise
Carson-Newman Returns to Defend Home Court from UVA-Wise

Less than 24 hours after Carson-Newman departed for Tusculum on Friday night, the Eagles return to the floor at home to take on the Highland Cavaliers.

Carson-Newman Sweeps UVA-Wise; Advances to 5-0 in SAC Play
Carson-Newman Sweeps UVA-Wise; Advances to 5-0 in SAC Play

The Eagles advance to 5-0 in SAC play behind a sweep of UVA-Wise at home.

Carson-Newman Holds Off Tusculum, Advances to 4-0 in SAC Play
Carson-Newman Holds Off Tusculum, Advances to 4-0 in SAC Play

The Eagles rocked and rolled in enemy territory to advance to a perfect 4-0 in conference play.

Volleyball Set for Rivalry Clash with Tusculum
Volleyball Set for Rivalry Clash with Tusculum

Carson-Newman takes a 3-0 SAC record on the road to take on arch-rival Tusculum.

Eagles Block Party Leads to Sweep Over Limestone
Eagles Block Party Leads to Sweep Over Limestone

Break out the brooms, as for the second straight match, Carson-Newman sweeps its opponent, taking down Limestone 3-0.

Volleyball Prepares for Home Test Against Limestone
Volleyball Prepares for Home Test Against Limestone

Carson-Newman volleyball takes its perfect conference record into a match with a red-hot Limestone side.

Eagles Earn First Sweep of Season Over Emory & Henry
Eagles Earn First Sweep of Season Over Emory & Henry

Carson-Newman improved to 2-0 in SAC play with its first sweep of the season over a reeling Emory & Henry side.

C-N Resumes SAC Play with Road Contest at Emory & Henry
C-N Resumes SAC Play with Road Contest at Emory & Henry

The Eagles will continue SAC play against the Wasps of Emory & Henry on the road at the King Center in Virginia.

Volleyball Splits at Day One of USC Aiken Invite
Volleyball Splits at Day One of USC Aiken Invite

Carson-Newman splits matches with Francis Marion and USC Aiken on the first day of the USC Aiken Invite.

Blair Cherry Surpasses 1,000 Career Assists, Volleyball Splits at USC Aiken Invite
Blair Cherry Surpasses 1,000 Career Assists, Volleyball Splits at USC Aiken Invite

Carson-Newman splits matches with Montevallo and No. 25 Augusta at the USC Aiken Invite as Blair Cherry celebrates her 1,000th career assist.

Eagles Prepare for Test at USC Aiken Invite
Eagles Prepare for Test at USC Aiken Invite

Carson-Newman hits the road for its second and final non-conference tournament as it will participate in the USC Aiken Invite in Aiken, S.C.

Blair Cherry Named Tennessee Sports Writers Association Volleyball Player of the Week
Blair Cherry Named Tennessee Sports Writers Association Volleyball Player of the Week

The Tennessee Sports Writers Association has named Carson-Newman volleyball setter Blair Cherry, its Player of the Week.

Freshmen Dominate in Home Opener; C-N Takes 3-1 Win Over LMU
Freshmen Dominate in Home Opener; C-N Takes 3-1 Win Over LMU

The freshmen dominate Lincoln Memorial inside Holt Fieldhouse for a SAC-opening win for Carson-Newman.

Eagles Prepared for SAC Opener Against LMU
Eagles Prepared for SAC Opener Against LMU

Carson-Newman volleyball is finally back in Holt Fieldhouse after a long offseason.

Eagles Take Down Union; Go 2-1 on Weekend
Eagles Take Down Union; Go 2-1 on Weekend

Carson-Newman completed the backdoor sweep over hosts Union (Tenn.) at the Union University Volleyball Classic, taking the match 3-1 behind a 50-assist game from Blair Cherry.

Eagles Split Five-Setters at Day One of Union Volleyball Classic
Eagles Split Five-Setters at Day One of Union Volleyball Classic

Carson-Newman played as many sets as possible on the first day of the season, playing two five-setters.

Carson-Newman Volleyball Position Previews: The Setters
Carson-Newman Volleyball Position Previews: The Setters

The Eagles bring four setters into the 2024 season.