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Highlights: Became Clemson's first two-time All-American with her second straight AVCA Honorable Mention selection ...named to the First-Team All-ACC and All-East Region for the second straight year ...set the school record for hitting percentage in a season with a .395 figure that led the ACC and ranked 14th nationally ...percentage moved her into first-place all-time with a .342 career hitting average ...her 139 block assists were also fourth-best for a Tiger all-time and her 1.46 blocks per game ranked fifth in program history ...blocking average was also second in the conference ...now owns two of the top-five marks for hitting percentage, block assists and blocks per game for a single season ...also holds the school record with a 1.46 career blocks per game average ...currently ranks third with 417 career block assists and ninth with 85 block solos ... had ACC top-10 marks for kills per game (3.86) and points per game (4.82) ...earned the team's MVP award for the second year in a row, the first to do so since current Assistant Coach Jodi (Steffes) Welp in 2000 and 2001 ...also named the team's Best Offensive Player.
2007
• Played in all 114 games in 2007, starting all 33 matches at the middle position
• Led team with 440 kills and 166 total blocks
• Was a four-time ACC Player of the Week
• First honor came after being named MVP of Microtel Mississippi State Classic. Tallied 39 kills and 20 total blocks in the Tigers' three victories in the tournament
• Second was after posting 31 kills and a .392 hitting percentage against Wake Forest and Duke in October. She averaging 3.44 kills and 1.44 blocks per game for the two matches
• Third was on Nov. 13 after another big weekend against Wake and Duke. Against Duke, had 24 kills with zero errors in 46 attempts in the 3-1 win. For the two matches, averaged 5.14 kills per game with a .479 percentage along with 1.86 blocks per game
• Final honor came in the last week of the regular season after posting 11 kills with just two errors, while recording four blocks in a 3-0 win at Maryland. Then had 17 kills on 26 attempts for a .577 hitting percentage in a sweep of Boston College
• Also earned MVP honors of the Clemson Classic after notching 36 kills with a .433 hitting percentage in leading the Tigers to the tournament title
• Was selected to the Big Orange Bash All-Tournament team
• Posted eight total blocks (2 solos, 6 assists) against Wake Forest on Oct. 12 to help the team set a top-five mark in program history with 19.5 on the night
• Had 11 block assists against Mississippi State on Aug. 26, which tied for second-most in a single match in Tiger history. Also had 17 kills in the contest for a double-double
• Posted at least 10 kills in 26 matches in 2007, including the final 10 of the season. Totaled 20 kills or more twice (22 at Virginia Tech on Nov. 3; 24 against Duke on Nov. 9)
• Recorded her second double-double of the season versus North Carolina on Oct. 26 with 13 kills and a career-best 10 digs
• Followed with a .722 hitting performance against NC State on Oct. 27. Knocked down 14 kills with just one error in 18 attempts in the 3-0 Tiger victory
• Notched her 1,000th career kill and 500th career block during the season
• Her 24 kills against #14 Duke on Nov. 9 set a personal best as did her .722 hitting percentage against NC State on Oct. 27
• Season totals for kills and digs were her highest figures in a year to date...totaled 102 defensive saves
• Had a career-best 10 digs in a 3-1 win over North Carolina on Oct. 26
• Also tallied 13 service aces and eight set assists in 2007.
2006
• Posted 193 total blocks during 2006 with 35 solos and a school-record 158 assists
• Ranked second on the team with 370 kills, while .365 hitting percentage was a team and league best
• Set or tied seven career highs during the season
• Hit over .400 in 11 matches in 2006, including a career best .667 at NC State on Nov. 11
• Had nine kills with one error in 12 attempts in Clemson's 3-0 victory over the Wolfpack
• Opened season with 13 kills and a .522 hitting percentage against Bradley at the Mortar Board Purdue Premier
• Also had six blocks in the contest
• Tallied a career high seven defensive saves against 16th-ranked Purdue in the event
• Totaled 28 kills and 18 total blocks in the tournament, earning all-tournament honors
• Then posted 14 kills against one error for a .619 hitting percentage to kick off the 2006 Big Orange Bash against South Carolina
• Had 42 kills and 28 total blocks in the four tournament matches to be named to her second straight all-tournament team
• In final non-conference game of the season, recorded 18 kills, a .571 hitting percentage and four blocks against Furman on Sept. 16
• Also set a career high with three service aces verse the Paladins
• In ACC home opener against Miami on Sept. 29, posted 18 kills against three errors in 35 attempts for a .429 hitting percentage to go along with six blocks
• One of her top matches of 2006 came at Boston College on Oct. 6
• Had nine kills in 15 attempts with no errors for a .600 hitting figure
• Also posted nine total blocks in the three-game match
• The following weekend, tallied 29 kills without an error in 53 attempts against NC State and North Carolina
• Also had 14 total blocks in the two matches with 10 coming against the Tar Heels, earning her ACC Player-of-the-Week honors
• Recorded a .429 hitting percentage at Virginia Tech on Oct. 22 with 16 kills
• In Oct. 28 match against #25 Duke, totaled 17 kills and 11 blocks
• Career high for kills came against Maryland on Nov. 27
• Had 23 kills in the match with five blocks and a .320 hitting percentage
• Was clutch in Clemson's 3-2 victory over Virginia Tech at home on Nov. 22
• Posted 18 kills and a .441 hitting percentage
• Also set a career high with five solo blocks against the Hokies to go along with five block assists for 10 total blocks
• For the season, totaled 65 digs, 15 service aces and seven set assists
• Was responsible for over one-fifth of Clemson's total points in 2006
2005
• Earned the starting middle blocker role for Clemson in just her first year with the program
• Demolished the record for blocks by a freshman, recording 143 in her rookie season
• 2005 Hall-of-Fame inductee Cindy Stern held the previous top mark with 109 in 1996
• Also posted 120 block assists in 2005
• The statistic helped the Tigers total 494 block assists for the season, a mark which ranks fourth all-time for a single season in school history
• Also set a Clemson freshman record with 12 total blocks against Wake Forest on Sept. 22
• Her 10 block assists in that match also ranked her among the top five in school history for the category
• Also had 12 kills in that contest
• Totaled 227 kills for 2005, third-most on the team
• Had nine double-digit kill matches (12 vs. Wake Forest on Sept. 22; 10 at Miami on Sept. 30; 14 at Florida State on Oct. 2; 16 vs. Virginia on Oct. 21; 12 vs. Virginia Tech on Oct. 22; 15 vs. Georgia Tech on Nov. 15; 10 at Maryland on Nov. 18; 10 at Boston College on Nov. 19; and 11 at Virginia Tech on Nov. 23)
• 16 kills against Virginia was her season-high
• Had a .452 hitting percentage in that game as well
• Top two all-around games were probably the Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech contests, both at Jervey Gym
• Hit .476 against the Hokies with 12 kills and 2 errors in 21 attempts and six block assists
• Had 15 kills with two erros in 28 attempts verse the Yellow Jackets for a .464 hitting percentage
• Also posted six block assists in that contest
• Teamed with Courtney Lawrence to score the Tigers' 17th point on a block in the fifth game against Miami on Nov. 5
• Block was one of seven block assists and eight total blocks
• Clemson then won the game, 18-16, and the match by a score of 3-2
• Also posted eight total blocks in the next match against North Carolina
• Had a season-high four solos blocks to go along with four block assists in that contest
High School
• The #51 national prospect according to PrepVolleyball.com during the early signing period
• Led Dade Christian School to consecutive district championships
• 2003-04 Miami Herald Player of the Year
• Team MVP the past three seasons
• Totaled 288 kills her junior season
• Lettered once in track and field, four times in volleyball and basketball
• Played for Stephanie Sasso at Dade Christian
• Born August 28, 1987
• Majoring in elementary education
