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2022 Fall Women's Volleyball Roster
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Banton, Marley
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Jersey Number 1
Marley Banton
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Prev school:
- Pedro Menendez HS
- Hometown:
- St. Augustine, Fla.
- Major:
- Leisure, Sport and Recreation Management
Bio
Honors and Awards
2022: Preseason All-Conference USA… C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll...
2021: C-USA Libero of the Year... All-Conference USA Second Team... C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (09/27)... RCAs Female Breakout Performer of the Year... C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll...
2020: C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll...
2022 (Senior)
Started and played in all 29 matches that included a total of 107 sets... Nominated Preseason All-Conference USA... First on the team with 421 digs and a 3.93 digs per set average… Second on the team with 32 aces on a .30 aces per set clip… Had seven matches of 20 or more digs this season, including a season-high 28 digs in a win over Florida Atlantic (10/30)… Tied her career-high in assists twice with 10 against St. John’s (09/17) and Florida Atlantic (10/30)… Banton set the 25-pt era career record for service aces against UTSA on October 7th, and finished her career with 116… Banton set the program’s 25-point era career digs record on October 30 in a win over FAU, finishing her career with 1,263 digs… Finished career with a 3.56 digs per set average which ranks second all-time and first in the 25-point era for the Blue Raiders…
2021 (Junior)
Started and played in all 21 matches that included a total of 83 sets... Named Conference USA Libero of the Year, taking home the first superlative award for the Blue Raiders since joining C-USA... Named Female Breakout Performer of the Year at the RCAs... Nominated All-Conference second team for her historic season... Dug a program best and C-USA season high 39 digs in a win over FAU (10/29)... Her 4.63 digs/set rank first for the Blue Raiders in the 25-point rally scoring era and second all-time... Collected 25 digs on an astounding 8.33 digs/set clip in a sweep over North Texas in the opening round of the C-USA Championship Tournament (11/19)... Second in in-conference play with 5.20 digs/set and first with 281 total digs... Tied her career high of four service aces four times this season... Recorded 20 or more digs in nine matches... Tied her career high of 10 assists in her double-double against Marshall (10/02)... Dug up a team leading 384 digs, good enough for sixth in the conference... Second on the team with 26 service aces and 79 assists...
2020 (Sophomore)
Played and started in all 16 matches and played in all 63 out of 64 sets... Notched a team-best 31 service aces... Finished second on the team in assists with 71... Ranks 27th nationally in aces and aces per set... Finished the season ranked eighth in aces per set in a single season in program history at a 0.49 clip... Finished the season ranked seventh in digs per set in a single season in program history at a 3.84 clip... Recorded a career-high 10 assists against Marshall (3/7)... Collected a career-high 25 digs versus Marshall (3/8)... She recorded at least one ace in every match but two...
2019 (Freshman)
Started in 12 matches as a freshman out of the 26 matches and 102 sets played... Ranked 19th in the conference for her average 0.26 service aces per set... Led the team in service aces with 27 total on the season and ranked fourth on the team in digs with 216 total... Recorded a career-high four service aces against Eastern Illinois (9/13)... Tallied one kill, three service aces and 11 digs in her first collegiate match against Saint Louis (8/30)... Notched a career-high 15 digs in a 3-2 victory over North Texas (10/25)... Recorded a career-high three kills against Purdue Fort Wayne (9/14) and had 14 digs...
Prior to Middle Tennessee
Four-year varsity letter-winner at Pedro Menendez High School in St. Augustine, Fla... Named to the St. Johns River All-Conference Team, St. Augustine Record All-County Team and Florida Times Union All-County Team all four seasons... Three-time Prep Volleyball Defensive Dandy Award recipient... Earned the Prep Volleyball Service Ace Award... Four-time All-Academic Award recipient... Played three years for the Jacksonville Juniors Volleyball Association in club season... Posted over 1,000 digs throughout a three-year stint with the club, along with 164 aces...
Personal
2022: Preseason All-Conference USA… C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll...
2021: C-USA Libero of the Year... All-Conference USA Second Team... C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (09/27)... RCAs Female Breakout Performer of the Year... C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll...
2020: C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll...
2022 (Senior)
Started and played in all 29 matches that included a total of 107 sets... Nominated Preseason All-Conference USA... First on the team with 421 digs and a 3.93 digs per set average… Second on the team with 32 aces on a .30 aces per set clip… Had seven matches of 20 or more digs this season, including a season-high 28 digs in a win over Florida Atlantic (10/30)… Tied her career-high in assists twice with 10 against St. John’s (09/17) and Florida Atlantic (10/30)… Banton set the 25-pt era career record for service aces against UTSA on October 7th, and finished her career with 116… Banton set the program’s 25-point era career digs record on October 30 in a win over FAU, finishing her career with 1,263 digs… Finished career with a 3.56 digs per set average which ranks second all-time and first in the 25-point era for the Blue Raiders…
2021 (Junior)
Started and played in all 21 matches that included a total of 83 sets... Named Conference USA Libero of the Year, taking home the first superlative award for the Blue Raiders since joining C-USA... Named Female Breakout Performer of the Year at the RCAs... Nominated All-Conference second team for her historic season... Dug a program best and C-USA season high 39 digs in a win over FAU (10/29)... Her 4.63 digs/set rank first for the Blue Raiders in the 25-point rally scoring era and second all-time... Collected 25 digs on an astounding 8.33 digs/set clip in a sweep over North Texas in the opening round of the C-USA Championship Tournament (11/19)... Second in in-conference play with 5.20 digs/set and first with 281 total digs... Tied her career high of four service aces four times this season... Recorded 20 or more digs in nine matches... Tied her career high of 10 assists in her double-double against Marshall (10/02)... Dug up a team leading 384 digs, good enough for sixth in the conference... Second on the team with 26 service aces and 79 assists...
2020 (Sophomore)
Played and started in all 16 matches and played in all 63 out of 64 sets... Notched a team-best 31 service aces... Finished second on the team in assists with 71... Ranks 27th nationally in aces and aces per set... Finished the season ranked eighth in aces per set in a single season in program history at a 0.49 clip... Finished the season ranked seventh in digs per set in a single season in program history at a 3.84 clip... Recorded a career-high 10 assists against Marshall (3/7)... Collected a career-high 25 digs versus Marshall (3/8)... She recorded at least one ace in every match but two...
2019 (Freshman)
Started in 12 matches as a freshman out of the 26 matches and 102 sets played... Ranked 19th in the conference for her average 0.26 service aces per set... Led the team in service aces with 27 total on the season and ranked fourth on the team in digs with 216 total... Recorded a career-high four service aces against Eastern Illinois (9/13)... Tallied one kill, three service aces and 11 digs in her first collegiate match against Saint Louis (8/30)... Notched a career-high 15 digs in a 3-2 victory over North Texas (10/25)... Recorded a career-high three kills against Purdue Fort Wayne (9/14) and had 14 digs...
Prior to Middle Tennessee
Four-year varsity letter-winner at Pedro Menendez High School in St. Augustine, Fla... Named to the St. Johns River All-Conference Team, St. Augustine Record All-County Team and Florida Times Union All-County Team all four seasons... Three-time Prep Volleyball Defensive Dandy Award recipient... Earned the Prep Volleyball Service Ace Award... Four-time All-Academic Award recipient... Played three years for the Jacksonville Juniors Volleyball Association in club season... Posted over 1,000 digs throughout a three-year stint with the club, along with 164 aces...
Personal
- Birthday: Nov. 15, 2001
- Daughter of Ted and Amy Banton
- Oldest sibling of six (three brothers and two sisters)
- Mom, Amy, played volleyball at Flagler College in St. Augustine
- Majoring in Elementary Education
Middle Made Moments with senior setter Caroline Macander
Saturday, September 06
Middle Made Moments with Head Coach Alexa Keckler
Saturday, September 06
Season Preview – MTSU Volleyball 2025
Thursday, August 28
2025 MTSU Women's Volleyball Blue & White Game
Monday, August 18
