2024 Women's Volleyball Roster

Joey Gardner

16 Lyric Snowden

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • High School Woodrow Wilson HS
  • Hometown Washington, D.C.

Biography

2024 (Senior): Played in 14 matches across 32 sets with one start…Recorded 31 kills, seven assists, and nine digs, and 12 total blocks…Recorded a career-high 12 kills in MEAC Tournament win over Norfolk State on Nov. 22…Named to the 2024 MEAC All-Academic Team…

2023 (Junior): Returned back to UMES...Played in 17 matches, starting in 1…recorded 67 kills and 11 total blocks during the season…Posted a season-high 10 kills in a Nov. 10 matchup vs Delaware State…Registered a season-high .556 attack percentage on 9 total attempts on Aug. 30 against Villanova…

2022 (Redshirt at NC Central): Transferred to North Carolina Central and did not make an appearance for the Eagles in 2022.

2021 (Sophomore): Saw time as a middle blocker and outside hitter during the season ... Four kills and six digs at George Washington on Sept. 11 ... Three kills, three aces and four blocks versus Saint Francis (Pa.) on Sept. 17 ... Two aces versus NCCU on Oct. 10 ... Made the MEAC All-Academic Team

2020 (Freshman): Lost season due to COVID 19 pandemic 

High School/Club: Competed in volleyball, basketball, track and swimming in high school ... Volleyball DCIAA first team member three times (2016, 2018, 2019) ... DCIAA Player of the Year in 2018 ... DCIAA Senior of the Year in 2019 ... Gatorade Player of the Year Nominee for Washington, D.C. in 2019 ... Played club with East Coast Power Chesapeake and Metro Volley Club

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Raquel Snowden ... Applied Design major at Maryland Eastern Shore ... Member of the Girl Scouts for eight years (2007-15) ... listens to music before every game ... best personal sports moment is becoming the first DCIAA player to be named to the Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention team in 2018 and 2019  ... lists her coach Patrice Arrington as her biggest influence because she taught her to always keep going, to persevere in sports and in life. Arrington also taught Lyric to always give her all and that no one can ever stop her but herself ... best non-athletic accomplishment was surviving the craziness of middle and high school ... Favorite quote is “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated” by Maya Angelou ... Hobbies outside of volleyball are drawing, painting and hanging out with friends ... Favorite book is Autobiography of Malcolm X ... Favorite movie is Avengers: Endgame ... Personal goal for the season is to get playing time as a freshman and make a positive impact on the court ... Personal goal before graduation is to set a new game record ... Personal quote from Lyric "I am a goofball. I am a child at heart. I love to watch old kid movies and read comic books. I love the nostalgia of the past."

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2020Freshman

    OH/MB
    5'10"
    16
  • 16

    2021Sophomore

    OH/MB
    5'10"
    16
  • 16

    2023Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    16
  • 16

    2024Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    16