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2009: Led the team with 51 blocks (0.53 per set) ... Ranked fourth on the team with 172 kills ... Collected 75 digs ... Finished with 1.56 hitting percentage ... Set season high with 11 kills against Loyola. 2008: Recorded 67 kills in 51 games for the season ... Posted seven kills on 11 attacks for a .636 hitting percentage versus Quinnipiac ... Finished with six service aces and two assists ... Recorded 29 total attacks versus Seattle. Previously: Transferred from Grace College where she played for two seasons ... Led the team in kills with 443 and total blocks with 98 last season ... Earned Freshman Player of the Year honors. Prep: Earned several honors while playing volleyball at Southwood High School ... Tabbed first team All-State ... Voted County Player of the Year ... Received first team All-Ft. Wayne and Most Valuable Player for two years ... Member of National Honor Society. Parents are Lavon and Tamera Birkey.

  Season                SP-MP      K    K/S     E    TA    Pct     A   A/S    SA  SA/S    SE  2008................  51-22     67   1.31    39   268   .104     2  0.04     6  0.12     4  2009................  96-29    172   1.79    81   585   .156     8  0.08     8  0.08    16  TOTAL............... 147-51    239   1.63   120   853   .140    10  0.07    14  0.10    20  Season                 DIG   D/S    RE    BS    BA    TB   B/S    BE   BHE  Points Pts/S  2008................    61  1.20     6     2     9    11  0.22     4     0    79.5  1.55  2009................    75  0.78     3     6    45    51  0.53    10     4   208.5  2.17  TOTAL...............   136  0.93     9     8    54    62  0.42    14     4   288.0  1.96