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Senior
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| Hometown:
Sacramento, Calif.
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| High School:
St. Francis
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| Height:
5-7
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| Position:
Libero
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| Experience:
3L
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• 2008 Most Valuable Player
• UM's All-Time Single Match Dig Leader (49)
• UM's All-Time Single Season Dig Leader (554)
• UM's All-Time sophomore leader in service aces (60)
Junior (2008)...
One of five Hurricanes to see action in all 32 matches on the season, while playing in all 166 sets ... Used as Miami's primary passer to setup the offense and protect on defense ... Broke her own UM record for digs in a single-season (554) while leading the 2008 squad in that category ... Moved into second place all-time at UM for digs in a career (1,424) ... Miami's all-time leader in digs for a three-set (23), four-set (28) and five-set (49) match ... Holds two of Miami's all-time Top 10 single-season service ace totals ... Selected as the 2008 Team MVP last season while finishing the year ranked third in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in digs per set average (4.78) ... Named to the Century Tel Premier All-Tournament Team at the start of the season ... Placed second on the team with 53 assists, while now sitting ninth all-time in UM history for career assists (148) ... Second all-time at Miami in service aces (112), needing just 20 to surpass Valeria Tipiana for first place ... Tied own school record of 11 matches with at least 20 digs on the season, while capturing the most 20 or more dig matches in a career (24) at UM ... Second on the squad with 34 service aces, with 25 coming against ACC opponents ... Set a new second place mark in UM history for service aces in a single-match with six recorded against North Carolina (10/18)--the second-most in a four-set match, trailing just teammate Katie Gallagher (11) ... Also had a season-best 28 digs against the Tar Heels ... Registered 24 digs at Virginia (10/24) ... Had her only kill of the season against Florida Atlantic (10/7) ... Posted five assists against Texas State (8/29) and South Dakota State (9/4) ... Tallied 23 digs and two service aces in the championship game of the Asics/Coca-Cola Classic versus San Francisco (9/13) ... Posted a similar mark (two service aces and 23 digs) versus Florida State (9/19) ... Had three service aces and 23 digs at home versus Georgia Tech (11/14).
Sophomore (2007)...
Played in all 31 matches for the Hurricanes ... Joined teammates Katie Gallagher and Ciara Michel as the only three Hurricanes to appear in all of UM's 113 games ... Tallied 552 digs on the season, surpassing the previous mark of 499 set by Jamie Grass set in 2002 ... Also recorded 60 service aces, the second-most in a single season [most by a sophomore] in program history behind Katie Gallagher's 67, also set in 2007 ... Averaged 4.88 digs per game, the fifth-highest average in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) ... Collected a UM record 49 digs against UT Arlington (9/1), tallying 13 digs in the first game, 11 in the second and third, eight in the fourth and six in the fifth ... Recorded 20-or more digs in 11 matches ... Recorded a season-high five service aces at Marquette (8/31), tallying the third-highest single match total in program history ... Averaged 21.6 digs per match through the first 12 matches of the season ... Tied a career-high with six assists vs. Jacksonville (8/25) ... Top dig total in league play (27) came at NC State (10/19) and again versus Virginia Tech (10/26) ... Recorded double-digit digs in 26 of UM's 31 matches ... Tallied multiple service aces in 10 of 22 league matches.
Freshman (2006)...
Played in 29 of Miami's 31 matches, starting 12 matches at libero ... Set a new Miami record for most digs in a four-game match ... Had a season-high 28 digs versus Clemson (11/5) ... Led the team in digs in 10 matches ... Recorded 15 or more digs in eight matches ... Tallied 318 digs for the season ... Led Miami with 2.94 digs per game ... Posted a career-high 10 kills with a .364 hitting percentage against Virginia ... Served up two aces in three matches ... Finished the season with 18 service aces, the fourth-highest total on the club ... Also ranked third on the team in assists with 44 ... Led the team with 265 digs in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play averaging 3.44 per game ... All five of her total blocks on the season came in ACC play.
St. Francis High School (2002-05)...
High school squad was ranked 11th in the nation during the season, and went on to win the California State Championship ... Named one of the Top 100 players in the nation, and one of the Top 23 back row players as a senior ... Named team captain as a senior... Archbishop Mitty Invitational and State Championship All-Tournament selection ... Selected to the Sacramento All-Metro First Team ... As a junior, named to the Sacramento All-Metro Second Team ... Played club for Team Force ... Finished second at the 2004 Junior Olympics where she was named to the All-Tournament Team ... Selected to the Mitty National Invitational All-Tournament Team in 2005 ... Club squad competed in the Reno Qualifier, Northern Lights Qualifier and Cal Finals ... At the 2006 Junior Olympics, finished among the Top 10 in the 18 American Division.
Personal...
Majoring in Criminology with a minor in Psychology ... Full name is Casilia Loessberg ... In the United State Marine Corps Reserve ... Mother's name is Lourdes.
