As a Sophomore in 2000: Appeared in 26 matches, 83 games...ranked second on the team in hitting percentage (.216)...ranked third on the team in blocks per game (0.76)...recorded a career-high 12 kills in matches against Duquesne (Oct. 7) and Xavier (Oct. 25)...posted 10 blocks in win over Temple (Nov. 11)...named to the UMass Athletic Director’s Honor Roll...selected to the A-10 Commissioner’s Cup Honor Roll.
As a Freshman in 1999: Played in 11 matches … recorded kills in matches versus North Carolina, Rhode Island and Harvard … named to UMass Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Tampa Preparatory H.S. ... led her team in kills, digs, blocks and serving aces in her senior season ... was a first-team All-State and All-Area selection in 1997 ... led her team to the Florida High School State Championship in 1996, 1997 and 1998 ... named to the Florida All-Star team in 1998 ... her club volleyball team, the Tampa Bay Juniors, won the 1998 Kaepa Mideast Tournament 17-Club Championship ... was named Tampa Prep’s Female Athlete-of-the-Year in 1999 and Prep’s Impact Player in 1997 ... served as a team captain as a senior ... also participated in tennis, soccer and horseback riding ... member of National Honor Society her junior and senior years... recipient of Florida Merit Scholarship and Florida Bright Scholarship.
Personal: Full name is Clare Louise Baxter...born on Jan. 18, 1981 in Manhattan, N.Y. ..daughter of Ian and Irene Baxter...has a brother, Mark...enrolled in the School of Management. |
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