| Katie Gallagher |
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• 2008 100% Award
• 2007 100% Award
• Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 15)
• Second all-time at UM in Assists
• UM Single-Season Service Ace Leader (67)
Sophomore (2008)...
Saw action in 114 sets and all 32 matches for the Hurricanes as the starting setter ... Enters her junior season trailing Jill Robinson (2003-06) by 2,492 assists for a share of first place all-time in assists at UM ... Ended the season ranked 10th at UM in all-time career digs (575) ... Tied for third all-time as a Hurricane for career service aces (99) alongside Elizabeth Tyson (2001-04) ... Finished the season as Miami's assist leader (1,202), assists per set leader (10.54) and third in digs (288) ... Owned team's second-best 15 double-doubles on the season ... Moved into second place all-time at UM for assists ... Ended the year ranked fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in assists ... Picked up her second consecutive 100 percent (100%) Award at the end-of-year banquet for UM, honoring the player who exemplifies 100 percent dedication day-in and day-out ... Collected 131 kills (1.15 kps) while posting team's third-best 32 service aces (0.28 saps) ... Had 47 blocks (42 assisted) ... Named UM Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 15) ... Her season clip of .306 (131-32-324) places her ninth all-time at UM in single-season hitting percentage ... Now holds two of Miami's Top 10 marks all-time for assists in a single-season ... Named as the 2008 Hurricane Invitational MVP while helping the `Canes capture the tournament title with a 3-0 record ... Picked up six kills, five digs and 32 assists in a season-opening win versus Sacramento State (8/29) in the Century Tel Premier Tournament in San Marcos, Texas ... Turned in her second double-double performance with 40 assists and 12 digs, adding six kills against Alabama (9/6) in the second match of the Hurricane Invitational ... Put down a career-high nine kills, 45 assists and seven digs at San Francisco (9/13) in the championship match of the Asics/Coca-Cola Invitational in San Francisco ... Recorded up 52 assists and 10 digs with six kills in Miami's first-ever win at Duke (9/25) ... Collected a season-high 56 assists in a win over Clemson (11/16), while also adding six kills and nine digs ... Placed a career-high tying four blocks (assisted), with 51 assists and career-high 23 digs at Virginia (10/24) ... Had another double-double effort in the season finale at Florida State (11/26) with 55 assists, 10 digs and eight kills.
Freshman (2007)...
Played in all of UM's 113 games ... Led the Hurricanes in attack percentage (.271), set assists (1,243) and service aces (67) ... Her 67 aces set a new UM single-season record ... Also ranked third on the squad with 287 digs ... Her 1,243 assists were the most by a freshman in school history and the third-most all-time at UM ... Ranked second in the ACC and 17th nationally with a 0.59 aces per game average ... Ranked fifth in the league in total assists and seventh in assists per game (11.00) ... Set a new Miami record for assists by a freshman, as well as the freshman record for assists per set (11.00) ... Against Jacksonville (8/25), recorded a UM-record 11 aces and added 40 assists and a season-high 19 digs for her first career triple-double in just the second match of her career ... Recorded a personal-best 62 assists at Virginia (9/21) ... Recorded 45 or more assists 12 times ... Reached double-digit digs 14 times, including nine of UM's first 12 matches ... Had a season-high four total blocks at Boston College (10/12) ... Awarded the team's 100% Award ... Holds Miami's all-time record for service aces by a freshman.
Lake Highland Preparatory School (2003-07)...
Helped lead the team to three consecutive state championships and four-straight final four appearances ... Was one of the state's most consistent and successful setters ... Accumulated a total record of 108-16...Gallagher finished her high school career as Lake Highland's all-time assists leader ... Was named to AVCA's first annual High School All-America Team for girls' volleyball. Club - Orlando Volleyball Academy Helped the program advance to a number of tournament titles as well as runner-up finishes at the US Junior Olympics and the AAU National Championship ... Was selected to the US National High Performance Second Team and was named an AAU All-American.
Personal...
Majoring in Sports Administration ... Parents are Lleana and Steve Gallagher ... Has three brothers in Ian, Ethan and Liam ... Also has a sister, Kristin.
