Very knowledgeable player who loves the sport • has started at libero for Minnesota the last two seasons and was named Big Ten Defensive Defensive Player of the Year in 2008  • one of two players in school history to record more than 600 digs in a single season • enters her third year as a starting libero for Minnesota, and is one of only three different liberos to hold the position down consistently for Minnesota since 2002 • comes from a volleyball family, which has helped her develop the instincts to be a tremendous defensive player • possesses a strong service game and players with a lot of emotion.  

2008 • JUNIOR SEASON: Named First-Team All-Big Ten, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and Honorable-Mention All-America • broke the Big Ten record for most Defensive Player of the Week honors, when she claimed the award five times (Sept. 1, 22, 29, Oct. 6 & Nov. 10) • the five player of the week honors also tied Stacey Gordon (Ohio State in 2004) for the most weekly honors capture by a single player in a Big Ten season • Tan has seven Big Ten Player of the Week honors, which is a conference record • it is also ties Nicole Branagh for the most player of the week honors by a Golden Gopher • played in all 34 matches and was one of three players to appear in every set • has played in all of the 109 matches that Minnesota has played in her career, and in 359 of 362 sets during that span • led the Big Ten in digs (4.89 dps) overall and in conference play (4.65 dps) • finished first on the team in digs (611), second in assists (56) and second in service aces (22) • the 611 digs was the fourth-highest single-season total in school history • led the Big Ten in serve receive percentage at .983, as she received 664 of the 675 serves that came her way successfully •  had double-figure digs in 31 of the 34 matches, while collecting 14 20-dig matches and three 30-dig matches on the season • named to Diet Coke All-Tournament team • tallied 32 digs in a four-set victory over Texas A&M on Aug. 30 • recorded 20 digs and two assists at then No. 11 Hawai'i on Sept. 4 • tallied a team-high 11 digs in a three-set victory over No. 4 Cal on Sept. 12 • collected 27 digs and a career-high six assists against No. 16 Cal Poly on Sept. 13 • recorded a career-high 39 digs, five assists and a service ace against North Carolina on Sept. 20 • the 39 digs tied the fourth-highest total in school history in a match • tallied 21 digs, three assists and two service aces against No. 18 Wisconsin on Sept. 27 • had 36 digs in a five-set victory at No. 19 Illinois on Oct. 3 • the 36 digs tied for the eighth-highest single-season match total in school history • from Sept. 20 to Oct. 3, she had five straight matches with 20 digs or more • in that span she averaged 7.00 dps (140 digs in 20 sets) • tallied 29 digs, five assists and two service aces in a four-set victory over Michigan State on Oct. 17 • had 21 digs and a service ace in a three-set victory against Purdue on Nov. 7 • recorded 26 digs, two assists and a service ace against No. 16 Illinois in a five-set victory on Nov. 8 • had 23 digs and a service ace in a dramatic five-set victory at Wisconsin on Nov. 14 • tallied 22 digs and two assists in a four-set victory over Michigan on Nov. 21 • tallied 13 digs, two assists and two service aces in a three-set victory over North Dakota State in first round of the NCAA Tournament on Dec. 5 • had 19 digs in a four-set loss to Iowa State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Dec. 6.

2007 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in all 31 matches and appeared in 110 of 112 games on the season • has appeared in all 65 matches that have been played during her career at Minnesota • named the Team MVP at the postseason awards banquet • averaged 4.70 dpg and 0.39 apg overall, and 4.85 dpg and 0.36 apg in Big Ten play • she was fourth in the Big Ten in digs per game, both overall and in conference play • her 517 digs were the sixth-highest total in school history • Tan's pair of 30-dig matches came earlier in a career then any Golden Gopher in school history •  she led the team in digs, finished second in assists and fourth in service aces • had 26 double-figure dig matches and 11 matches with 20 or more digs • tallied 20 digs and three assists against No. 23 Ohio University on Aug. 31 • had 19 digs and two assists against No. 2 Stanford on Sept. 1 • tied a career-high with four service aces against No. 12 San Diego in a four-game victory on Sept. 2 • had a career-high with 30 digs with two assists against Creighton in a four-game victory on Sept. 15 • had a career-high four assists, one kills and 24 digs in a three-game victory over No. 11 Michigan on Sept. 30 • had three assists, three service aces and 16 digs in a five-game victory at Ohio State on Oct. 5 • tied a career-high with 30 digs against Illinois on Oct. 13 • had 25 digs against Ohio State on Oct. 27 • tallied 24 digs and two assists at Michigan on Nov. 2 • had 27 digs in a four-game victory over Michigan State on Nov. 16 • tallied 22 digs in a come-from-behind victory at Illinois on Nov. 23 • had 21 digs and two assists in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Sacramento State on Nov. 30.  

2006 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in all 34 matches and appeared in 124 of Minnesota's 125 games on the season as a freshman • averaged 2.46 dpg and 0.27 sapg • finished second on the team in service aces (33) and third in digs (305) • had 2.15 dpg and 0.27 sapg in Big Ten play • averaged 2.59 dpg and 0.24 sapg in NCAA Tournament play • had 2.74 dpg and 0.20 sapg in 14 matches against ranked opposition • had 14 matches with double-figure digs and nine matches with multiple service aces • tallied 17 digs, two assists and two service aces against No. 20 Louisville on Sept. 9 • had  21 digs at No. 1 Nebraska on Sept. 10 • tallied 10 digs on Sept. 13 against Northern Iowa to complete a stretch of seven consecutive double-figure dig matches to start her career as a Golden Gopher • had a career-high four service aces and seven digs against Connecticut on Sept. 15 • tallied 12 digs and two service aces in her first career Big Ten contest at Northwestern on Sept. 22 • tied a career-high with four service aces at Iowa on Oct. 20 • tallied nine digs and two assists against No. 2 Penn State on Oct. 28 • tallied 12 digs and one assist against Iowa on Nov. 18 • had eight digs and one service ace in her first NCAA Tournament match against Siena on Nov. 30 • tallied 13 digs and two service aces against St. John's in the second round of the NCAA Tournament • had 18 digs in NCAA Regional Finals against No. 1 Nebraska.   

CLUB BALL: Played for the Tampa Bay Juniors club volleyball program • In 2004, she helped lead her club to the 16's National Club Championship title • for that accomplishment she was one of three players on her club to be named to the All-Tournament team. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for Palm Harbor High School in Palm Harbor, Fla. • received First-Team All-County honors in her junior season • named Pinellas County Player of the Year as a senior • was her team's MVP the past two seasons • named as one of the "Senior Aces", which is a list of the top volleyball high school seniors in the national compiled by prepvolleyball.com • also listed among top 23 high school senior backrow players on that same "Senior Aces" list. 

PERSONAL: Born on October 28, 1987 • daughter of Felix and Ivonne Tan majoring in Biology and Physiology.