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Leslie
Clark S • 6-0 • Sr. • Olathe, Kansas
#14 Clark’s Career Highs Kills: 6, twice, last vs. Idaho (8/29/08) Attacks: 15, vs. Tulane (9/21/08) Assists: 66, vs. Duke (9/13/08) Service Aces: 5, at Xavier (9/19/08) Block Assists: 7, vs. Western Kentucky (10/17/06) Digs: 15, at Arkansas State (10/8/06) Points: 13, vs. Tulane (9/21/08)
Getting to Know... Clark • My nickname is: Les, Lester, Morelie, Stinky. • One thing people don’t know about me is: I was on the high school bowling team. • The person I admire most is: Jesus. • My dream job would be: a professional guitar player. • One thing I do before each match is: “Jerk it out.” • My favorite sport other than volleyball is: soccer. • My first job was: Home Depot. • My favorite MT athlete is: Ashley Mead and Ashley Waugh. • One thing I never forget on a road trip is: my toothbrush. • My favorite Sun Belt city is: Denver. • I wear No. 14 because: it is hi upside down. • Main goal in life: to live a life that brings glory to my Lord and Savior.
2008 All-America • 2008 First Team All-Sun Belt Middle Tennessee
2008: Named Honorable Mention All-America by the AVCA … Received First Team All-Sun Belt honors … Clark moved into first on the all-time career assists list after recording 43 assists against Troy … Now has 4,354 assists and is just the second Blue Raider in history to reach 4,000 assists in a career … Ended season with 1,534 assists for third 1,000 assist season … Averaged 11.45 assists per set … One of just two Blue Raiders who did not substitute during matches …Recorded career-high 66 assists against Duke on Sept. 13 … Notched five service aces against Xavier on Sept. 19 … Had 10 matches with 50 or more assists. 2007: Received First Team All-Sun Belt Honors … ... Named AVCA Honorable Mention South All-Region ... Named to the Sun Belt All-Tournament team … Led the NCAA in assists throughout the season … Ended the season with 1,662 assists ... Second consecutive 1,000 assist season … Named ESPN The Magazine COSIDA First Team Academic All-District … Named Second Team CVU.com Stellar Spikers … Named Honorable Mention Setter of the Year by CVU.com ... Averaged 13.74 assists per game … Posted 31 service aces, 88 kills and 100 blocks … One of just three Blue Raiders who did not substitute during matches … Notched a career-high 65 assists against UConn … Had 64 assists against Florida International
in the conference tournament semifinals … Posted four 60-plus assists matches. 2006: Appeared in 30 matches, 90 games ... Took over as primary setter, racking up 1,158 total assists and averaging 12.87 per game to lead the conference and set school career record ... Moved into third all-time on the single season assists per game list and fifth on the assists list ... Posted a career-high 62 assists in win at Western Kentucky ... Added 35 kills and 21 service aces ... Defensively, accumulated 159 digs and 65 total blocks.
Olathe South HS
Letterwinner in volleyball and soccer ... As a senior, named 2005 Kansas Volleyball Association Player of the Year and MVP of state tournament ... Chosen to play in the Missouri/Kansas All-Star Match ... Prep Volleyball High School All-American ... Andi Collins Award finalist, recognizing best high school setter in the nation ... First Team All-State Class 6A ... First team All-Johnson County, All-City ... Olathe South High School Female Athlete of the Year ... As a junior, named Second Team All-State, First Team All-Johnson County ... As a sophomore, First Team All-Johnson County, First Team All-City ... Helped soccer team to KSHSAA 6A State Championship. Personal Leslie Lynn Clark ... Born June 15 ... Daughter of Phil and Tina Clark ... Father is principal of Olathe South High School ... Middle Tennessee Academic Service Scholarship recipient.
Peck on Clark: “Leslie will have a record-breaking season in 2009. She continues to prove herself as one of the premier setters in the nation and is one of the main reasons for our success the past three seasons.” Clark’s Career Numbers
Year 2006 2007 2008 TOTAL
GP 90 121 134 345
MP 30 36 35 101
K 35 88 93 216
K/G 0.39 0.73 0.69 0.63
E 24 40 34 98
TA 105 225 247 577
Pct .105 .213 .239 .205
A A/G SA 1158 12.87 21 1662 13.74 31 1534 11.45 35 4354 12.62 87
SA/G 0.23 0.26 0.26 0.25
SE DIG 33 159 55 260 47 239 135 658
D/G 1.77 2.15 1.78 1.91
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RE 0 0 1 1
BS 8 6 9 23
BA 57 94 74 225
TB 65 100 83 248
B/G 0.72 0.83 0.62 0.72
BE 9 16 15 40
BHE Points 47 92.5 51 172.0 23 174.0 121 438.5
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