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2007 Unsung Hero Award Winner
Junior - 2007
Played in 30 of the team's 31 matches ... Finished the season with 119 kills, 22 service aces, 36 digs and 50 blocks ... Ranked fourth on the team in both aces and blocks ... Her 22 service aces were 15 more than she had her first two seasons at UM combined ... Reached on double-digit kills on five occasions, including four times in a span of eight matches from Oct. 13 to Nov. 3 ... After averaging 2.2 kills per match through UM's first 14 matches, averaged 5.4 per game over the team's final 16 matches ... Recorded a season-high 11 kills on two occasions (8/24 & 10/27) ... Hit a career-high .562 (10 K, 1 E, 16 TA) at Wake Forest (11/3) ... Had a season-best 7.0 total blocks (2 BS, 5 BA) against North Carolina (11/21) ... Recorded double-digit points in six of the team's final 16 matches ... Tallied a season-high three service aces on five occasions ... Ranked third on the team in blocks per game (0.62) and fifth on the team in hitting percentage (.194) ... Finished the season as one of two Hurricanes, along with Bridget Bomhack, to record at least 100 kills, 20 aces and 50 blocks ... Named co-winner for the team's Unsung Hero Award, given to the player(s) who demonstrated a hard work ethic but whose efforts may have gone unnoticed throughout the season.
Sophomore - 2006
Played in 25 matches and 63 games for the Hurricanes ... Posted a season-high eight blocks against Jacksonville ... Recorded 50 total blocks for the season ... Averaged 1.32 kills per game ... Had a season-high nine kills at Wake Forest ... Finished the season with three aces and 23 digs.
Freshman - 2005
Named the team's Most Improved Player ... Played in 66 games ... Moved into the starting lineup after opening the season on the bench ... Tallied 1.58 kills and 1.08 blocks per game ... Posted a team-best nine total blocks (1 BS, 8 BA) against Wake Forest ... Tied a Miami all-time match record with five solo blocks against Virginia Tech ... Tallied a season-best 12 kills against Florida State ... Led the team in total blocks in six matches during the season.
Alief Taylor High School
Named team captain as a senior ... Garnered First Team All-District honors and was named team Offensive MVP her junior and senior seasons ... As a senior, was named to the Santa Fe and Sealy All-Tournament Teams ... Tallied 193 total blocks in 2004 ... Earned All-District academic honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Named team Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and Most Improved Player as a sophomore ... Was on the "A" and "B" Honor Roll for five semesters ... Graduated cum laude.
Club - Spike Sport
Named Most Improved Player of the Year in 2004 ... Competed in the AAU Nationals at Disney's Wide World of Sports and in the Las Vegas Lone Star and Tour of Texas tournaments.
Personal
Majoring in Sociology with a minor in Public Relations ... Likes to play classical piano and create websites in her spare time ... Chose UM for its outstanding academics, diversity and reputation as a place for elite athletes.