USD Volleyball 2005

2005 University of San Diego Volleyball

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Christie Dawson #2 Junior Middle Hitter

Apple Valley, CA Granite Hills HS

2004 All-West Coast Conference 2003 All-West Coast Conference

Sophomore in 2004 Played and started in all 29 matches during USD's WCC Championship season of 2004... Helped San Diego win 16 consecutive matches to close out the regular season and 18 matches overall. .. Honored as an AII-WCC Honorable Mention ... San Diego's team leader in attack percentage (.319), which ranked 3rd for all players in the WCC... Also led all USO players with 86 blocks... Totaled 251 kills , which ranked among Torero team-leaders... Had five or more blocks on five different occasions... Enjoyed a career-high eight-block match at San Francisco (10-16)... Blocked six attacks in victories against both Portland (10-30) and Pepperdine (10-22)... Killed eight balls in 1 O attacks (.700) helping the Toreros defeat Pennsylvania (9-18) at the USO Invitational ... Posted double-digit kill performances 11 different times, highlighted by matching a career-high with 15 kills vs. Oregon State (9-18).. Had 14 kills in just three games against both San Diego State (10-5) and Turned in an excellent freshman season... Named an All-West Coast Confer– ence Honorable Mention... Named an All-Tournament Player at the 2003 USO Invitational. .. Ranked fifth in the WCC in attack percentage... Key factor in helping San Diego reach the NCAA Tournament and equal a school record with a No. 16 national ranking ... Her .309 attack percentage during regular season play ranks as the tenth-highest performance ever by a Torero in a single-season... Totaled 254 kills in regular season play, third highest among all San Diego players in 2003 ... Blocked 56 attacks, ranking her among USD's team leaders... Posted 15 kills twice, which was a season-high, first at UC Irvine (9-9) then vs. Dayton (9-27)... Four digs at then-No. 17 Loyola Marymount (10-25)... Went on an early season streak of eight consecutive matches in which she posted double-digit numbers in kills. Prep/Club Four-year varsity letter winner at Granite Hills High School. .. Honored as team MVP as both a junior and senior... Served as team captain her senior year ... AII-CIF First Team selection as a senior... Desert Sky League MVP and Daily Prep co-Player of the Year in 2002... Set a school record with 33 kills in a single match... Numerous tournament MVP honors and was named an all-county player by The Sun... Coached by Carolyn Ruhm as a prep.. Also played for the Rancho Valley club program. Personal Born on August 27, 1985 in Upland, California... Daughter ofTim and Marisa Dawson... Was also recruited by Oregon State and Cal Poly SLO... Collects turtles. Gonzaga (10-29). Freshman in 2003

Christie Dawson

DAWSON'S CAREER STATS Year GP/MP ATT

KILL ATT¾ A

SA DIG

BS

BA TB

2003 2004

96/28

536 511

256 251 507

.302 .319 .309

8 9

2 0 2

29 27 56

13 21 34

43 65

56 86

105/29

Career 201157

1047

17

108 142

Kristen Carlson

USD VOLLEYBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES - 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1993