North Carolina State University Athletics
2026 Women's Volleyball Roster
Beyond the Howl - NC State Volleyball
Wednesday, April 22
Meet Volleyball Head Coach Megan Wargo-Kearney
Wednesday, April 22
Pack Volleyball Then and Now. Gear and Uniforms
Wednesday, April 22
Pack Volleyball Then and Now. How the Game is Played
Wednesday, April 22
Jersey Number 4
Sophie Groom
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Bishop Moore
- Prev School:
- Stetson
- Height:
- 6-2
Honors / Awards
CSC Academic All-District (2024)
ASUN All-Freshman Team (2022 at Stetson)
2025 - Senior Season
CSC Academic All-District (2024)
ASUN All-Freshman Team (2022 at Stetson)
2025 - Senior Season
- Redshirted
- Started and appeared in 25 matches before being sidelined with injury
- Tallied a season best 10 kills on 10 attempts for a career best 1.00 hitting percentage against Duke (10/13/24)
- Recorded at least two blocks in all but four matches
- Finished the season with a career best .341 hitting percentage
- Started all 29 matches
- Tallied 233 kills (2.16 per set)
- Totaled 123 blocks - 30 solo and 93 assisted (1.14 per set)
- Career best 14 kills against Fordham
- Career best 11 digs against Presbyterian
- Career best 10 blocks against Jacksonville
- ASUN All-Freshman Team
- Played in 25 matches starting in 4
- Tallied 172 kills (2.1 per set)
- Totaled 64 blocks - 16 solo and 48 assisted (0.78 per set)
- First career kill against USC Upstate in first game
- Career Best 7 kills against Austin Peay
- Played for coaches Tanya Jarvis and Brian Reim at Bishop Moore HS
- Also competed on the Rams' track and field team for coaches Carolista Ware and Alvida Groom
- Over three seasons on the volleyball court she played in 218 sets with 332 kills in 800 attacks for a 34.2 hit percentage
- Recorded 95 block solos and 101 block assists plus also had 130 digs
- Helped her team to district and regional titles during the 2021-22 season, advancing to the state Final Four
- Earned second in the district in the long jump and third in the high jump
- Played club volleyball for OTVA in 2019-20, for GamePoint in 2021 and for Top Select in 2022
- Was an honor roll student who was a member of the National Honor Society and Rho Kappa
- Was also a member of the National English and Science Honor Societies