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University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2021 Women's Volleyball

Artie Walker
Artie Walker
Artie Walker
Artie Walker
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Artie Walker
Artie Walker

22 Anita Cookey-Gam

  • Position OH
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Prev School Thomas Sumter Academy
  • Hometown Sumter, S.C.

Biography

2021: PBC all-academic team selection ... Played in all 27 matches, earning 18 starts … Recorded five kills in the win over Converse … Tallied four kills and two digs in the victory over Carson-Newman … Tallied a kill and a dig in the win over UNC Pembroke … Recorded four kills and two digs in the victory over North Greenville … Garnered seven kills and two blocks in the win over Limestone … Had five kills and two digs in the victory over Coker … Recorded 11 kills while hitting .476 in the win over Francis Marion … Totaled 13 kills while hitting .385 in the victory over Belmont Abbey … Accounted for 13 kills while hitting .462 in the win over Montevallo … Notched 12 kills while hitting .348 in the win over West Alabama … Totaled four kills and two blocks against Valdosta State … Recorded six kills, five digs and four blocks in the victory at Lander … Tallied seven kills and a dig in the win at Georgia College … Posted five kill and two blocks against Augusta … Accounted for five kills while hitting .500 at Young Harris … Garnered 10 kills and two blocks against Flagler … Posted three kills and three digs in the win over Lincoln Memorial … Registered seven kills and two blocks against Carson-Newman … Had six kills, five digs and two blocks against Mars Hill … Tallied six kills, six digs and an ace against Lenoir-Rhyne … Tallied six kills, 14 digs, three aces and a block in the win over Georgia College … Posted a kill and a block at Augusta … Garnered five kills and five digs in the sweep of Young Harris … Tallied seven kills and a block at Flagler … Totaled six kills, four digs and three blocks in the PBC Tournament win over Young Harris … Recorded four kills at Augusta.                             

2020: PBC all-academic team selection ... Saw time in 13 matches … Posted 48 kills, 38 digs and had 15 blocks … Posted three blocks in the season opener at Flagler … Had six kills and a dig in the win at Francis Marion ... Added seven kills, three digs and two blocks in the win at UNC Pembroke … Tallied seven kills and a dig at Augusta … Totaled three kills while hitting .750 in the win at Young Harris … Added a kill and a dig in the win at Lander … Had four kills, three blocks and a dig in the sweep of Francis Marion … Garnered four kills and two blocks in the sweep of UNC Pembroke … Tallied a kill and a block against Augusta … Had two kills and two blocks in the sweep of Young Harris … Posted 12 digs in the win over Lander … Registered a double-double with 10 kills and 16 digs in the PBC Tournament semifinals at Augusta.                

2019: Played in all 31 matches, earning 22 starts … All-academic team selection … Averaged 1.46 kills per set … Registered five kills and two blocks in the sweep of Lincoln Memorial … Totaled five kills and three digs in the victory over Carson-Newman … Garnered eight kills and two digs in the sweep of Mars Hill … Posted three kills and a block in the victory over North Greenville … Tallied three kills and two digs in the sweep of Florida Southern … Had a kill and a dig in the win over Lee … Garnered four kills and a dig in the sweep of Shorter … Registered two kills in the sweep of Erskine … Slammed home seven kills and had two blocks in the win over West Florida … Totaled five kills in the sweep of Converse … Posted three kills in the sweep of Valdosta State … Posted two kills, two digs and a block in the win over Flagler … Had a kill in the sweep of Emmanuel … Notched seven kills and two digs in the win at UNC Pembroke … Tallied six kills and a block in the sweep at Francis Marion … Posted six kills and two blocks in the win over Lincoln Memorial … Tallied five kills in the win over Lenoir-Rhyne … Garnered five kills, five digs and three blocks in the sweep at Mars Hill … Had two kills in the win at Paine … Pounded home five kills in the sweep of Georgia College … Totaled six kills and two blocks in the win over Augusta … Had four kills and three blocks at Lander … Slammed home 10 kills in the win over Francis Marion … Posted five digs and two blocks in the win over UNC Pembroke … Notched nine kills and a block in the win over Lander … Had 12 kills, four digs and two blocks at Flagler … Posted two kills at Augusta … Slammed home seven kills in the win at Georgia College … Recorded five kills NCAA First Round against Augusta.                 

2018: Played in 18 matches, totaling 50 sets … Averaged 2.26 kills per set … Tallied two kills, two digs and a block in the win over Johnson C. Smith … Accounted for three kills, two digs and an ace in the sweep of Albany State … Had a kill in the sweep of Queens … Slammed home a kill in the sweep of Barton … Garnered eight kills and nine digs in the sweep of Paine … Posted two kills and three digs in the sweep of Albany State … Earned her first start and registered 17 kills to go along with four blocks in the win at Francis Marion … Tied her career high with 17 kills to go along with four digs in the victory at UNC Pembroke … Garnered 11 kills in the win at Lander … Totaled nine kills and four digs in the win over Flagler … Had three kills in the sweep of UNC Pembroke … Had four kills, two blocks and two digs in the sweep of Augusta ... Slammed home 12 kills and added three digs in the win over Georgia College … Garnered 10 kills against the Bobcats in the PBC Semifinals … Led the way with a match-high 10 kills to go along with two digs in the NCAA Tournament victory over Lincoln Memorial … Had a kill in the victory over Georgia College in the NCAA Southeast Region Semifinals …  Had one kill and a dig in the NCAA Southeast Region Championship against Wingate.

High School: Attended Thomas Sumter Academy … Four-year all-region honoree … Two-time Player of the Year … Four-time MVP … National Honor Society member … Played club ball for SC Midlands Volleyball.

Personal:  Anita Adipinye Cookey-Gam was born Apr. 4, 2000 in Fairbanks, Ala. … Daughter of Ivy and Darlington Cookey-Gam … Has two sisters, Darlene and Ashley … Ashley played lacrosse at Furman … Majoring in allied health.

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

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    2019Sophomore

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    2020Junior

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    2021Senior

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