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Highlights: Named to the ACC All-Academic Volleyball Team in 2007, her second such honor after being selected in 2005 as well ...earned the team's Dedication (for work in the weight room) and Tiger Spirit Awards.
2007
Earned time in all 114 games with one start in 2007, playing back row for Lia Proctor
Led team with 36 service aces and tallied 254 defensive saves for the year
Set a career high with five aces against NC State on Oct. 27
Had at least one ace in more matches in those when she didn't record one
Recorded four aces against Boston College on Nov. 23
Had a personal-best 20 digs in Clemson's lone ACC loss at Virginia on Nov. 2
Tallied at least 10 defensive saves in 10 other matches in 2007 - Furman (Sept. 8); at North Carolina (Sept. 22); Wake Forest (Oct. 12 and Nov. 8); Duke (Oct. 13 and Nov. 9); Georgia Tech (Oct. 30); at Virginia Tech (Nov. 3); Alabama (Nov. 30); and UCLA (Dec. 1)
Her 13 digs at Wake Forest on Oct. 12 were impressive considering the Tigers set a record for blocks in a four-game match that night
Also had 28 assists in 2007 with a career-high four against Furman on Sept. 8.
2006
Played in 28 games during the 2006 season
Recorded two service aces and 19 digs for the year
Also had just three service aces in 76 attempts for a .961 serving percentage
Recorded one ace in win over Tennessee State on Sept. 1
Second ace came against NC State on Nov. 11
Also had a season-high six digs against the Wolfpack
Recorded four defensive saves in Boston College match on Nov. 18
Had three digs in Western Carolina and first Boston College matches as well
Recorded two assists during the season, against Western Carolina and NC State
Had just three reception errors in 39 attempts for a .923 passing percentage.
2005
Named to the 2005 All-ACC Academic team
Started 14 matches for the Tigers and played in all 118 games
Recorded 229 defensive saves during the 2005 season, third on the team
Also served 24 aces on the year with the second-highest service percentage with a .943 mark
Also tallied 30 set assists during the season
Served seven straight points against Boston College on Oct. 7 to bring the Tigers within one point of the Eagles
Had at least one ace in 29 matches in 2005
Recorded double-digit defensive saves in five matches
Had 13 in a three-game loss to Georgia on Sept. 7; 11 at NC State on Oct. 14; 10 against Florida State on Nov. 4; 11 at home verse NC State on Nov. 12; 14 against Maryland on Nov. 18; and a season-high 15 in the win over Boston College on Nov. 19
Posted the second-highest reception percentage on the team, of players with over 200 attempts
Committed just 26 reception errors in 438 attempts for a .941 percentage
Played 15 matches in 2005 without a reception error.
2004
Saw action in 113 games as a freshman at defensive specialist
Finished the season with 37 service aces and 215 digs
Had double digits in digs six different times, including the last match of the season versus North Carolina in the ACC Tournament semifinals
Had at least one service ace in 17 matches
Set career high in service aces with four in the win over N.C. State to open the ACC season
Also had five digs in that contest
Had two aces and 12 digs versus North Carolina on September 25
Followed that with three aces and 10 digs in the Tigers' only regular season match against Georgia Tech
Had three aces and nine digs in a win at Duke
Had 10 digs versus Maryland and Wofford within the same week
Totaled 29 digs over three matches in the ACC Tournament
High School:
Three-year letterwinner for Benet Academy
Served as team captain her senior year
Led team to three consecutive regional championships (2001-03)
Played for the Sports Performance club team for nine years, and was team captain for eight of those years
Led Sports Performance to first-place finishes at AAU Tournament in 2001 and 2002
Also led club team to 2000 first-place finish at the Junior Nationals and three first-place finishes in the Great Lakes Illinois Power League
Father Mike Eckman played football at Notre Dame from 1968-72
Born October 25, 1985
Majoring in history