Fran McBride

Position:
Right Side
Height:
6-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
Troy
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
Prev School:
Mississippi State

+ 2024 All-AAC First Team Selection

2024 (Graduate): Played in 103 sets over all of the Pirates' matches ... Ranked second on the team in kills (274) and kills per set (2.66) while leading the Pirates in total blocks with 89 ... Named All-AAC First Team ... Named to the American All-Academic Team ... Named to American Weekly Honor Roll six times.

2023 (Senior): Played in 111 sets over all of East Carolina's 32 matches ... Ranked second on the squad in kills (244), kills per set (2.20) and total blocks (98) while compiling a .271 hitting percentage ... Notched a season-high 15 kills and five blocks while hitting .353 in the Pirates' five-set win at Virginia Tech - the program's first road win over a so-called "Power Five" school since 2019 ... Racked up a campaign-best seven blocks at South Florida ... Posted 14 kills and six digs at Rice ... Tallied 12 kills, four digs and five blocks in ECU's 3-1 win at UTSA to close the regular season ... Put down eight kills against The Citadel in the first round of the NIVC - the first postseason match in program history.

Before East Carolina: Transferred to East Carolina from Mississippi State where she played four seasons for the Bulldogs ... Has two years of eligibility remaining ... Appeared in 53 matches and started two contests, tallying 115 kills, 70 blocks and 55 digs ... Helped Mississippi State to a 25-6 overall record, 16-2 mark in the SEC and a NCAA Tournament appearance in 2021 ... Notched five kills at Tennessee on Nov. 19, 2022 ... Exploded for 11 kills and a .588 hitting percentage at Arkansas in Mississippi State's 3-1 victory over the Razorbacks on Nov. 21, 2021 ... Named to the 2020-21 and 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Prepped at Troy High School under the direction of head coach Tom Vigilant, helping the squad to a pair of district titles as a sophomore and junior ... Named a PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace as one of the Top 150 players in her class ... Slotted the No. 7 player in the state of Michigan by Detroit News her sophomore prep campaign ... PrepVolleyball.com named her one of five right side hitters in its 2018 list of top 50 junior recruits ... Tabbed a Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association All-Region selection following junior and senior seasons.