University of South Alabama Athletics

AT SOUTH ALABAMA
SENIOR SEASON (2015)    
Played in South Alabama’s first five matches, starting three, before suffering a season-ending knee injury … Was off to a strong start with 42 kills, 2.10 kills per set and 30 digs, before having the injury vs. Memphis (9/4) … Had 11 kills, seven digs vs. Sacred Heart (8/29) at the Boston College Invitational … Finished with seven kills and a season-high 12 digs vs. Providence (8/29) … Best outing came at Belmont (9/4) where she had 13 kills and seven digs versus the Bruins.

JUNIOR SEASON (2014)    
Played in just 10 of South Alabama’s 31 matches and saw time on the court in 23 sets … Started two matches for USA … Finished the season with 32 kills and a 1.39 kills per set average … Also had 16 digs and seven block assists … Had 10 digs vs. Nicholls State (9/13) …  Made first start of the season vs. Memphis (9/13) and had seven kills … Recorded a season-high 13 kills vs. Little Rock (10/19) … Had seven kills at Texas-Arlington (11/9).

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013)    
Competed in 24 matches and started nine … Saw time on the court in 81 sets … Recorded 59 kills, 139 digs, 14 total blocks – two solo and 12 assists … Averaged 1.72 digs per set … Notched three service aces and a season-high and career-best 14 kills  versus Jacksonville State (9/6) at the Lipscomb Invitational … In that same match, recorded her first career double-double with 20 digs versus the Gamecocks … Added three more double-digit dig tallies during the season, including 17 at Arkansas State (10/4) … Also had nine kills against Little Rock (9/27) and eight kills in the season-opener versus Tennessee State (8/30).

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012)    
Competed in 16 matches and started three … Played in 39 sets … Recorded 44 kills and averaged 1.13 kills per set in her first collegiate season … Also had two service aces, 26 digs and 11 blocks (one solo and 10 assists) … Made her first collegiate start versus Savannah State (9/15) at the Springhill Suites Invitational where she had a season-high 11 kills … Posted five kills and four block assists against Western Kentucky (11/4) … Recorded nine kills in season-finale at Florida International (11/10).

AT MOSLEY HIGH SCHOOL    
Lettered four seasons at Mosley High School in Lynn Haven, Fla., for her father Steve Canfield … During that time she led the Lady Dolphins to 92 wins and four-straight 20 win seasons … Recorded a school-record 1,102 kills, 1,032 assists, 883 digs, 403 service aces – also a record at MHS – and 182 blocks during her career … Ended her high school career also holding the single-season records in kills (379) and aces (119) both set during her senior season … Averaged 4.1 kills per set and registered 235 digs and 284 assists, while helping Mosley finish with a 25-4 record as a senior … Earned first-team all-Bay county honors all four years of her prep career … Selected as the Bay County Player of the Year those same seasons … Named the News Herald Player of the Week 16 times during her prep career … Competed in 2011 for the Florida Athletic Coaches Association “Senior All-Star” team held at St. Leo University where she led the team with 17 assists, 10 kills and three blocks … In the summer of 2009 and 2010, she was selected for the USA A3 High Performance Camp held in Colorado Springs, Colo., during the summers of 2009 and 2010 … During her time at MHS, also excelled on the basketball court where she recorded 1,515 points – only the third Lady Dolphin player in school history to break the 1,500-point barrier – pull down 1,181 rebounds – a program career record – 292 steals, 208 assists and 133 blocks … Selected as the News Herald Basketball Player of the Week 11 times and earned both Bay County Player of the Year and first-team all-Bay County honors all four seasons … Selected to both the Florida Athletic Coaches Association “Senior All-Star” and Freedom Classic “East All-Star” teams as a senior, as well as to the East team at the Florida Panhandle All-Star Classic held at West Florida University … Played eight seasons for Club Fusion and was recruited by Auburn, Georgia State and Texas Rio Grand Valley (formerly Texas-Pan American) … While with Fusion, the club program finished first five times in 2011 – including tourney titles at the Orlando Disney Classic U18 and the Gulf Coast Regional U18 Championships … Competed at the U18 Junior Olympic National Championships held in Atlanta during the summer of 2011.

PERSONAL    
Deanna Elizabeth Canfield … Born in Upper Heyford, England … Daughter of Steve and Marta Canfield … Father was her high school coach … Mother played volleyball for the Costa Rican Junior National team, as well as St. Michaels College and Oxford University … Has three sisters … She is the third of four children … Favorite movie is “Love and Basketball” … Favorite professional teams are the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Bears … Favorite athletes are Kerri Walsh Jennings, Derrick Rose and Michael Jordan … Favorite foods are macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes and mangos … Majoring in sport and recreation management.