BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL SIGNS SEVEN AS CLASS OF 2014
November 19, 2009
BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL SIGNS SEVEN AS CLASS OF 2014
SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Head coach Theresa Garlacy is pleased to announce the addition of seven student-athletes to the 2010 Bryant University volleyball team. Five incoming recruits were signed to National Letters of Intent with two more signing on to join the Class of 2014. The group of seven incoming freshmen include players hailing from five different states and will fill holes across all positions for the 2010 Bulldogs.
The Bryant University volleyball Class of 2014:
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| Mariah Burgess |
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| Alexandria Clyburn |
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| Leigh Fishback |
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| Kendall Gaffney |
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| Kaitlyn Klein |
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| Mikayla LaRosa |
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| Nicole Percz |
Mariah Burgess
I 5-11 I Middle Blocker I Urbana, Ill./Urbana HS
Burgess was a three-year starter and four-year
letterwinner at Urbana High School... Named a Big 12 All-Conference
selection as a junior and a senior... Selected as an all-conference
honorable mention as a sophomore... Named a three-year Most
Valuable Player for the Tigers (2007-09)... Was a three-time
News-Gazette All-Area team from 2007-09... Earned
all-tournament team nods in the 2008 Minooka Tournament and the
2009 Mahomet Tournament... Named a Big 12 Conference
Scholar-Athlete... National Honors Society member... National
Exchange Club Student of the Month... President of the student
senate and editor of the yearbook... Played club for Illini
Elite VBC from 2005-09... Will play for Primetime VBC this
spring... Plans to study actuarial math.
Alexandria Clyburn I 5-10 I
Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter I Cartersville, Ga./Cartersville
HS
Clyburn was a three-year starter and letterwinner
for the Purple Hurricanes... Named the Area 6 Player of the Year in
2009... Named Most Valuable Player of the all-county tournament in
both 2007 and 2009... In 2007, Clyburn led team to a 28-17
record... Team finished as the Area 6 Runner-up and made it to the
Elite 8 in the state tournament... Played club for A5-18s out of
Roswell, Ga.... Plans to study communication at Bryant.
Leigh Fishback I 5-8 I Setter I Edmonds, Wash./Edmonds-Woodway
HS
Fishback was a three-year starter and letterwinner
for the Warriors... Team captain as a senior... Led team to a 35-7
record over her three seasons, including a perfect mark at home...
As a senior was named to the all-area second team... Led
Edmonds-Woodway to a third-place finish in districts and an
appearance in the 4A state tournament as a sophomore, ending the
season with a 12-2 record in league play... Team won the WESCO
South Championship as a junior, finishing second in districts and
earning another appearance in the 4A state playoffs... As a senior,
led team to an 11-3 league record and a third-consecutive 4A state
tournament appearance... Two-time First Team All-WESCO South
selection (senior and junior year) and a second team all-league
honoree as a sophomore in 2007... Was named the Player of the Week
by the Seattle Times, the Everett Herald and the
Edmonds Enterprise throughout the 2007 season... Has
broken her own school record for single-season assists per game in
each of the past two years and holds the top-3 spots in the
category, posting 10.2 aps as a senior in 2009 to set the current
school mark... Holds two more school records for assists in a
career (1375) and assists per set in a career (9.9)... Played club
for Rain City Lokahi from 2008-09... Rain City U-18 team was ranked
fourth in the Puget Sound region... Plans to study communication or
psychology.
Kendall Gaffney I 5-10 I Outside Hitter I Colorado Springs,
Colo./Cheyenne Mountain HS
Gaffney was a three-year varsity starter at
Cheyenne Mountain High School... Led team to its second-straight 4A
state title as a senior in 2009, where she was named the state
tournament Most Valuable Player and led her team to a perfect 28-0
overall record... Named the Denver Post 4A Player of the
Year and the Gazette Big School (5A/4A) Player of the Year as a
senior... Won the league, district, regional and state tournaments
in 2008 with a 29-2 overall record... Made it to the state finals
as a sophomore as well, winning league, district and regional
titles along the way, posting a 27-3 record... Team captain as a
senior... Named to the 2008 all tournament team by the Denver
Post and the Rocky Mountain News... Named a first
team all-conference selection as a junior and an all-state
honorable mention as a sophomore... Four-year honor roll student...
Named to the 2008 academic all-state first team... Plays club ball
for Colorado Juniors... Plans to study applied psychology at
Bryant.
Kaitlyn Klein I 6-0 I Outside Hitter/Rightside I Modesto,
Calif./Modesto HS
Klein was a four-year starter and letterwinner at
Modesto... Led the Panthers to a perfect 60-0 record in Modesto
Metro Conference (MMC) play over her four years at Modesto, posting
15-0 marks from 2006-09... Panthers won the league title all four
seasons... Named the MMC's Most Valuable Player as a senior... Led
her team to the second round of sectionals as a senior... Named to
the Modesto Bee's 2009 All-Stanislaus District First
Team... Led team to the Division I state semifinal as a junior...
Named a scholar-athlete all four years... Will graduate in the top
three percent of her class as a full International Baccalaureate...
Will play for Delta Valley Volleyball Club again this spring...
Delta Valley finished in the Silver Division, competing in the open
division at the 2009 JVDAs in Louisville, Ky.... Plans to study
accounting at Bryant.
Mikayla LaRosa I 5-10 I Outside Hitter/Rightside I Marysville,
Wash./Marysville-Pilchuck HS
LaRosa was a two-year starter and three-year
letterwinner at Marysville-Pilchuck High School... Co-captain as a
junior and senior... Earned a Second Team All-WESCO North 4A
selection in 2008... Led team to an undefeated JV season as a
freshman... Named a high school scholar-athlete from 2007-09...
Honor roll student... Will play club ball for Washington Volleyball
Academy (WVBA) this spring... Plans to study communication and
computer information systems at Bryant.
Nicole Percz I 6-1 I Middle Blocker I Palos Verdes Estates,
Calif./Palos Verdes HS
Percz was a two-year starter and three-year
letterwinner for the Sea Kings... Led team to state CIF appearances
from 2007-09... Senior captain... Named to the Second Team All-Bay
League All-Star Team as a senior... Earned the Sea Kings' Best
Offensive Player Award... Team earned second-place finishes at the
North Torrance Tournament as a junior and senior... Also earned
second place at the Marlborough Tournament in 2008... Four-year
member of the California Scholarship Federation (CSF)... Involved
in Life-teen and the yearbook staff... Also served as editor of the
school newspaper... Will play club for South Bay-VBC... Plans to
study communication at Bryant.