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Talented middle blocker who teamed with Lauren Gibbemeyer to form one of the top tandems in the middle in the nation • has great athleticism and a passion for the game • excellent slide hitter and a good blocker who is slated to be one of the starting middle blockers heading into the 2010 season. 2009 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: One of five Golden Gophers to play in every match, and was the only player on the team to play in every set during the 2009 season • hit .455 (11-1-22) with 11 kills and three blocks against No. 22 Kansas State in the AVCA Showcase on Aug. 28 • had 11 kills, seven blocks and hit .474 (11-2-19) against No. 12 Oregon on Sept. 18 • hit .533 (10-2-15) with 10 kills and three blocks against Georgia Tech on Sept. 19 • named to the Pioneer Classic All-Tournament team • tied a school-record for hitting percentage in a single-match as she hit .909 (10-0-11) with 10 kills at Purdue on Oct. 2 • had eight kills and six blocks against Ohio State on Oct. 9 • collected 10 kills and two blocks against eventual national champion Penn State on Oct. 11 • had 11 kills and five blocks at No. 12 Illinois on Oct. 16 • hit .500 (13-2-22) with a career-high 13 kills and six blocks against No. 11 Michigan • tallied a career-high eight blocks at No. 14 Michigan on Nov. 20 • collected eight kills against No. 5 Illinois on Nov. 28 • hit .464 (13-0-28) with 13 kills in 28 swings in the first and second against Louisville and Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament • tallied eight kills and seven blocks against No. 12 Florida State in the NCAA Regional Semifinals on Dec. 11. 2008 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in 12 matches and 23 sets as a freshman • averaged 1.22 kps (28 kills), had a .261 (28-10-69) hitting percentage and tallied 0.74 blps (17) • had two kills in two swings in her collegiate debut against Texas A&M on Aug. 30 • collected four kills and three blocks against Winthrop on Sept. 20 • recorded two blocks at Purdue on Oct. 4 • tallied two kills and three blocks against No. 1 Penn State on Oct. 31 • collected career-highs in kills (14) and blocks (4), and hit .385 (14-4-26) at Iowa on Nov. 26. CLUB BALL: Played for the Front Range Volleyball Club • helped guide 18-1’s team to a No. 12 national ranking • as a member of the 16-1s team she helped the club to a runner-up finish in the AAU Championship and a fifth place finish in the Junior Olympics • competed for the U.S. Young National Training team in the summer of 2007, and was part of the High Performance National team the previous summer. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Lewis Palmer High School in 2008 • she was the 24th-ranked high school senior in this year’s class according to prepvolleyball.com • was named All-Conference, and was Academic All-State in 2006 and 2007 • the team ended up finishing fifth in the 5A State Tournament in each of her three years with the program • as a senior, she was the 5A State leader in blocks • also helped lead her team to a District Championship in 2005. PERSONAL: Born June 18, 1990 • is majoring in Child Pscyhology • Daughter of Pamela and Eddie Filho • her family provided foster care since the time she was born, which led to the adoption of six of her siblings • is the second-youngest of 10 children in her family • has siblings Charlette (32), Alicia (31), Michelle (30), Leticia (25), Shelly (24), Travis (23), David (23), Heather (21), and B.C. (18). |
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