Destiny Cox

Photo by: Virginia Tech Athletics

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

AS A JUNIOR (2020):

Played in eight matches, making seven starts, with 32 set appearances in Fall 2020
Tallied 83 kills, averaging 2.59 kills/set, with 24 total blocks
Recorded a season-best 19 kills vs. Duke (10/11/2020)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019):

Played 24 matches, making 85 set appearances
Recorded 146 kills, averaging 1.72 kills per set
Totaled 73 blocks including, three solo blocks
Tallied double-digit kills five times
Notched a season-best 14 kills at UC Irvine with a .423 hitting percentage
Registered a career-high attack percentage of .563 at Virginia with nine kills on 16 attempts
Picked up a season-best, eight digs vs Miami (Ohio)
Collected a career-best, eight blocks vs. Miami (10/11/19) and No. 23 Florida State (10/13/19)

AS A FRESHMAN (2018):

Played in all 27 matches, seeing time in 91 sets
Led the Tar Heels with 290 kills, averaging 3.19 per set
Posted 98 digs and 39 blocks, including five solo blocks
Recorded one double-double with 22 kills and 15 digs vs. Minnesota (8/25/18)
Swatted a single-match high of 25 kills vs. Oklahoma (9/7/18)
Tallied double-digit kills in 17 matches
Collected four blocks, including one solo block vs. NC State (9/26)
Capped of her freshman year with a season-best hitting percentage of .370 (12-for-27) vs. Florida State (11/21/19)

PREP:

Under Armour All-America Third Team selection who was rated the No. 19 recruit in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com
Named PrepVolleyball National Freshman of the Year in 2014
Earned PV High School All-America Special Mention in 2015
Appeared on PV's Soph 79 and Top 50 Junior Recruits lists
Named to the AVCA Phenom Watch List as well as a PrepVolleyball High School All-American as a junior in 2016
A four-your starter at Carrboro High School
Led Carrboro to a pair of Eastern Region runner-up finishes in 2014-15
Helped the Jaguars capture back-to-back state titles in 2016 and 2017, earning NCHSAA 2A State Most Valuable Player honors twice in a row
2016 Mid-State Conference Player of the Year totaling 1,306 kills, 101 blocks, 469 digs and 154 service aces during her high school career
Named to the JVA All-National Team in 2016 and 2017 as a member of Triangle Volleyball Club
Led Triangle to a sixth-place finish at 2016 AAU Championships in Orlando followed by a top-20 ranking at the 2017 Junior National Championship in Minnesota
Won a gold medal with the High Performance A1 National Training Team in 2017

INTERNATIONAL:

Member of the USA women's volleyball junior national team that won gold at the NORCECA Women's U20 Continental Championship in Aguascalientes, Mexico in June 2018.

PERSONAL:

Daughter of Harry Walker and Crystal Cox Walker
Mother is former Tar Heel Crystal Cox, who competed in track & field at UNC from 1997 to 2001 who set a school record in the indoor 60-meter dash
Uncle, Chris Rey competed in track at ECU from 1995 to 1999