Crystal Young

Class:
Junior
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Clear Lake, Texas
High School:
Blinn

AWARDS & HONORS

Bom Squad MVP (2014)

2015 (SENIOR): Stepped into a significant role as a setter in CSU's new 6-2 offense... Led the Rams in assists (6.22 per set)... Recorded a serve percentage of .952, tied for seventh-best in the CSU record books... Had a career-high 43 assists against Iona (9/13), the most of any CSU player in 2015... Had three double-doubles, each with assists & digs... Had a career-high 13 digs twice - Boise State (32 assists, 9/26) and at UNLV (17 assists, 11/18)... Had double-figure assist totals in all but one match... Had 20-plus assists in 17 matches, including five straight from 10/10-10/22... Ranked fourth on the team with 18 service aces, and had three in one match on two occasions - at Texas A&M (9/15) and versus Iowa State (11/28).

2014 (JUNIOR): Saw action in 15 matches on the season, including 12 of 18 conference contests... Was primarily used as a server... Recorded her first service ace vs. UNLV (10/2)... Earned a start against North Carolina Central, tallying 33 assists, in addition to two kills, five digs and three blocks... Made her CSU debut vs. Florida A&M (9/5), appearing in the third set and tallying three assists and a dig.

BLINN COLLEGE: As a sophomore, led the Buccaneers to the 2013 NJCAA national championship, going 39-3 overall... Earned All-America honors by the NJCAA (first team) and AVCA (second team)... Named the Region XIV Setter of the Year... Set a single-season school record with 1,546 assists (10.96 per set)... Led Blinn with 31 aces (0.22 per set)... In the national title game against Tyler (Nov. 23), posted 47 assists, three kills, eight digs and five blocks in the four-set win... Had a career-high 62 assists against Panola (Nov. 8)... As a freshman in 2012, played in 29 of Blinn's 32 matches... Led the team with 821 assists (8.38 per set) and 21 aces (0.21 per set)... Helped the Buccaneers to a 25-7 mark... Finished her career with 2,367 assists, second-most in school history.

HIGH SCHOOL: Is a 2012 graduate of Clear Brook High School in Houston, Texas... Three-year letterwinner... Earned all-district honors each season, including first team as a senior... Named her district's top setter as a senior after posting 997 assists... Reached the postseason each year, including the regional quarterfinals as a sophomore in 2009... Played club volleyball for the Texas Tornadoes.

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 26, 1994, in Pasadena, Texas... Raised in Clear Lake, Texas... Grandparents are Patsy and Roland Young... Has an older sister, Esperanza... Is a communication studies major.