Three-time All-Atlantic 10 Conference selection … two-time AVCA All-District I selection … one of four players in UMass history to record over 1,000 career kills … currently holds the UMass record for career hitting percentage (.284), ranks second in career kills per game (3.63), total blocks (310) and blocks per game (0.86), and is third in kills (1,304), total attacks (3,019), solo blocks (60) and block assists (250).
As a Junior in 1998: Became the third player in UMass history to earn All- Atlantic 10 honors three times … named to the AVCA All-District I Team for the second consecutive season … recorded double-figure kills in 23 matches and double-figure digs in 14 matches, registering double-doubles 13 occasions … collected 20 or more kills seven times …recorded 1,000th career kill in victory at La Salle (9/19) … ranked fifth in A-10 in kills per game (4.01) and 10th in hitting percentage (.256) … led the team in kills (441) and total blocks (83) in addition to being second in digs (268) … 441 kills tied her own 1997 mark for the fifth-best single season total in school history … 4.01 kills per game average is fourth best ever at UMass … was named to the Varsity Clubs of America Classic All-Tournament Team after collecting 69 kills, 33 digs and 13 blocks in four matches … earned Atlantic 10 Player-of-the-Week (11/16) after registering 20 kills and 23 digs in two matches … named to the UMass Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during both the Fall 1998 and Spring 1999 semesters.
As a Sophomore in 1997: One of three volleyball players in the Atlantic 10 to earn both All-Conference and Academic All-Conference honors … named to the Kaepa/AVCA All-District I Team … recorded double-digits in kills in 24 matches and double-digit figures in digs in 17 matches … led the team in kills (441), hitting percentage (.292) and total blocks (100) in addition to being third in digs (293) … scored three top 10 UMass single-season records, ranking fourth in hitting percentage (.292) and fifth in kills (441) and total blocks (100) … named to the All-Tournament Team in each of the three in-season tournaments that UMass participated in (UMass/Reebok Invitational, LMU/Furama Hotel Classic and the Penn State Classic) … ranked sixth in the A-10 in kills per game (3.74) and hitting percentage (.292) … earned Atlantic 10 Player-of-the-Week honors on Sept. 22 after posting 24 kills and 16 digs in two matches … named to the UMass Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during both the Fall of 1997 and Spring of 1998 semesters.
As a Freshman in 1996: Started all 37 matches and 131 games, one of only two players to accomplish the feat … the lone freshman chosen to the All-Atlantic 10 team … set three UMass single-season records, including total blocks (127), block assists (101) and hitting percentage (.308) … also had 26 solo blocks , the third-best mark in school history … posted at least 20 kills four times and had double-digit kills 21 times …three-time A-10 Rookie-of-the-Week (weeks ending 9/6, 9/30 and 10/27) … earned her first A-10 Rookie honor after posting 28 kills, 25 digs, 10 blocks, 10 service aces in four matches at the UMass / Reebok Invitational… claimed her second rookie award and MVP honors at the UMass / Reebok Classic, recording 34 kills, 39 digs and 10 blocks over the four matches … landed her third rookie honor after leading UMass to its win over Rhode Island (10/25)… named to the UMass Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during both the Fall of 1996 and Spring of 1997 semesters.
High School: Four-year letterwinner for Coaches Rocky and Cami Ciarelli at Huntington Beach … second team All-State as a senior while leading her team to a 24-1 record … played in the Orange County All-Star Game following her senior season … high school team was ranked No. 1 in the nation by USA Today during her senior year … All-State choice as a junior … three-time All-Sunset League and two-time All-Orange County pick … member of Power Volleyball Club … member of National Honor Society … also played basketball and ran track.
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