2008 SEASON (As A Freshman)
Moving into the role of starting setter in her first season of collegiate volleyball as one of two players at the position in a 6-2 offense … Recorded 10 double-doubles (eight kills-assists and two assists-digs) … Missed recording a triple double on three occasions when she finished in double figures in kills and assists with nine digs … Season highs of 15 kills and 29 assists in match vs. Texas-El Paso on Sept. 13) at the Gonzaga Invitational … Named to the all-tournament team at that event after averaging 2.64 kills/set, 5.21 assists/set1.29 digs/set and 0.50 blocks per set over three matches … Personal-best .632 attack percentage (13-1-19) vs. UNLV on Oct. 31, a mark that was the sixth-highest of the season by an MWC player … Averaged 1.98 kills per set in league play … Led the team with 0.25 service aces/set, a mark that ranked fifth in the MWC overall stats … Second on the squad in hitting percentage both overall (.253) and in MWC matches (.258).
HIGH SCHOOL
Honored as the 2008 Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Colorado and an All-American by Prep Volleyball… Four-year letterwinner and starter at Grandview High School in Aurora, Colo. … Helped the Wolves with three 5A state titles and one runner-up finish during her four-year prep career … As a senior was named to the Rocky Mountain News all-Colorado team and was tabbed by that publication as the Colorado Player of the Year … Garnered first-team all-state honors and was selected to the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News 5A 2007 all-state tournament team as well as the MVP … Earned first-team all-Centennial League honors after a season in which she hit .357, while averaging 4.04 kills, 2.63 digs, 5.44 assists, 1.43 blocks and 0.84 service aces per game … Served as the team captain as a senior and was selected the Fox News/Denver Post Player of the Week on Nov. 25 … As a junior, was second-team all-state and first-team all-Centennial League … Voted “Leader of the Pack” (MVP) by her teammates on a squad that featured five seniors who signed with Division I institutions … Stats included a .355 hitting percentage along with 732 assists and 174 digs … She earned second-team all-league honors as a sophomore.
CLUB
Played club volleyball for Front Range from 2001-07 … Led team to a second-place finish at the Junior Olympic 15 National division in 2005, fifth place at the 16 Open Division in 2006 and third place in the 16 Open Division in 2006 … Competed for Colorado Performance during the 2007-08 club season.
PERSONAL
Born in Englewood, Colo. … Daughter of Bill and Molly Van Orden … Father played football at Cal Poly Pomona … Enjoys movies, music and reading in her spare time … Favorite athlete is volleyball player Kelley Murphy … Also recruited by Drake and Northern Colorado … A sociology major at SDSU.
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