Piper Roe

Cardinals cheer their seed announcement at the NCAA Pairings Show

The Cardinals bench throw their L’s up for match point during game two against Syracuse.

Piper Roe during the Cardinals match with Texas A&M in the Cardinal Classic at L&N Federal Credit Union Arena on August 31.

Photo by: Jeff Reinking | Louisville Athletics

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
Cave Spring
Hometown:
Roanoke, VA

2020: Piper saw action in three sets with five kills and five blocks. Her best match was against Wake Forest on Senior Day. An outstanding student, Piper was a member of the 2020 ACC Honor Roll, a Red and Black Scholar (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020), a Dean's Scholar (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021) and made the Dean's List (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021).

2019: Piper Roe saw action in 13 matches. The middle blocker recorded 13 blocks with a season-high of five versus Tennessee Tech. She had two versus Arizona State and two versus Xavier. An outstanding student, Piper is on the ACC Honor Roll and is a Red and Black Scholar.

2018: Piper Roe earned a starting role at middle blocker in 2018 and hit .301 with 121 kills. She recorded 69 blocks with a season-high 10 at Notre Dame. She had seven matches where she hit .500 or better including her match against Tennessee-Martin when she hit .727 (8-0-11). She hit .571 at Pitt when she connected on nine of 14 attempts with just one hitting error. She was named to the US Collegiate National Team and competed for Team USA in the summer of 2019. An outstanding student, Piper was a member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll and the ACC Honor Roll.

2017: Piper appeared in 10 matches and a total of 14 sets last season. She had seven kills on nine swings for a .778 hitting percentage against Kent State and had a kill against Illinois and Virginia. She had a total of seven blocks, with five against Kent State.

2016: Piper did not see any action during her freshman season as a red-shirt.

Prep: Piper came to Louisville from Cave Spring High School in Roanoke, Virginia, where she broke the Virginia High School League record for career blocks and also surpassed the 1,000 kills milestone as a senior. Under head coach Tamalyn Tanis' tutelage, Cave Spring High School was the 2014 3A State runner-ups after being named 3A West Region Championships and Conference 32 Champions. As a junior on the state runner-up squad, Piper was named 2014 first team 3A All-State as well as first team All-3A West Region and first team All-Conference 32. In her sophomore campaign, Piper was named first team All-Conference 32. As a freshman, she was named second team all-River Ridge District. Piper also plays club for Lynchburg Volleyball Academy for coach Elizabeth Ellinger . She was also named to PrepVolleyball's Class of 2016 Senior Aces.

Personal: Born January 8, 1998. Daughter of Thomas and Kimberly Roe. Major is chemistry.

Favorites:
Post college ambition: Play pro, career: Medical field/research
Person with greatest Influence on athletic career: High school coach Tamalyn Tanis
Biggest thrill in sports: When I get a huge block/kill and hear everyone go crazy
Athlete she most admires: Kerri Walsh Jennings
Hobbies and outside interests: Hiking/random excursions with friends
Pre-competition superstitions: Wear same headbands/socks
Favorite movies: Harry Potter series
Favorite TV shows: Friends, Gossip Girl
Favorite music group: Arctic Monkey
Favorite food: My mom’s pancakes
Favorite class: Math or science
Favorite book: Harry Potter series
Person she’d most like to meet: Matt Anderson
Words that describe her best: Awkward, competitive, loud
Best advice: You have to be confident and trust in yourself and your abilities
What people should know about her,: The longer I know people, they see how loud I really am
If she could have dinner with three people (real or imaginary), who would they Be: Harry Potter, Steph Curry, Sandra Bullock
Best part about being an athlete: The rush I get when playing
The moment I realized I was good at my sport: When I was offered a scholarship
If she won the lottery, I would use the money to: Support my whole family, travel the world
Favorite place ever visited: Tie between Paris and Italy

Career Highs
Kills: 9 vs. Notre Dame, Oct. 10, 2018
Total Attacks: 20 vs. Boston College, Oct. 26 2018
Block solos: 3 vs. Boston College, Oct. 26 2018
Block assists: 10 vs. Notre Dame, Oct. 10, 2018
Digs: 1 vs. 5 opponents
Piper Roe during the Cardinals match with Texas A&M in the Cardinal Classic at L&N Federal Credit Union Arena on August 31.