2012: Played in 88 sets during his final season with the Patriots, starting 20 matches … finished fourth on the team with 180 kills (2.05 kills/set) and 135 digs … averaged 2.05 kills, 1.53 digs and 0.56 blocks per set … had a season-high 20 kills against Juniata on February 4 … had a season-best six blocks on January 20 at Ball State.
2011: Saw action in 16 matches and appeared in 39 sets for the Patriots... Recorded 53 kills and 37 digs on the year... Had five matches with five or more kills including a season-high eight against Sacred Heart... Had eight kills and just one error on 14 attacks in that match, a .500 hitting percentage... Twice had at least six digs in a match, with a season-high seven digs against Sacred Heart... Had four block assists against Princeton, a season high.
2010: Saw action in 23 matches and 66 sets for the Patriots... Averaged 1.42 kills per set and 1.82 points per set... Hit .242 on the season... Finished the season with 54 digs and 32 blocks.
2009: Saw action in 23 matches and 60 sets during the 2009 season... Finished the year with 35 kills, 10 service aces, 33 digs and 14 total blocks... Ranked third on the team in service aces per set with an average of 0.17... Recorded a career-high 12 kills on March 7 against Princeton... Served four aces on March 20 against Ohio State... Had nine digs on March 11 against UC Santa Barbara.
2008: Redshirted during the season, retaining full eligibility.
Prep: Earned three letters in volleyball and two in hockey at Eden High School... Played for the three-time New York State Volleyball Champions... Named to the Eden Pan-Am All-Tournament Team in 2006 and 2007... Named First-Team All-Western New York in 2007... MVP of the Webster Tournament in 2007... Named to the 2006 All-ECIC Team... Member of the Eden Volleyball Club for three years... Club team finished first in 2005 and 2006 at the East Coast Championships, second at the Great Lakes Festival and third at the Penn State Invitational... Two-time All-ECIC Scholar-Athlete.
Personal: Parents are Mike and Debbie Norton... Has a sister, Lindsay... Father, Mike, played football at Kent State... Major is undeclared.
CAREER STATISTICS
YR SP K E TA PCT A SA D BS BA TB
2009 60 35 36 128 -.008 8 10 33 0 14 14
2010 66 94 38 231 .242 9 9 54 2 30 32
2011 39 53 25 153 .183 8 3 37 0 22 22
2012 88 180 93 511 .170 17 19 135 1 48 49
Total 253 362 192 1023 .166 42 41 259 3 114 117
SINGLE-MATCH CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 20, at Juniata, 2/4/12
Total Attempts: 44, at Juniata, 2/4/12
Hitting Percentage: .636, vs. Lees-McRae, 1/23/10
Assists: 3, vs. Juniata, 1/15/11
Aces: 4, vs. Ohio State, 3/20/09
Digs: 15, at Sacred Heart, 2/11/12
Block Solos: 1, three times, most recently vs. Princeton, 4/21/12
Block Assists: 6, two times, most recently at Ball State, 1/20/12
Total Blocks: 6, two times, most recently at Ball State, 1/20/12
