#3 LEXI SULLIVAN 6-0 - Senior - Outside Hitter - Mesa, Ariz. - Mountain View High School working and fun.
GET TO KNOW LEXI... Nicknames: Lou Lou, Pinky.
One thing people don't know about me is: I was home-schooled for five years.
Pet Peeves: When people ask too many questions, and chipped finger nail polish.
Two things I want to do in my lifetime: Travel all over the world, and go sky diving.
Favorites: Food: chicken enchiladas, honey BBQ wings; Movie: Breakfast Club; Color: if it’s bright, I love it!
The most influential people in my life and why: My parents because they push me to be my best and are both coaches, so I have learned a lot.
Favorite Quote: “Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.” -H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Why I chose Northern Arizona: I really love the atmosphere! The cool weather is a nice change. I also love the coaches, they are fun and energetic!
My dream job would be: Playing in the AVP (Association of Volleyball Professionals).
My favorite season is, and why: Fall, because it’s game time.
My favorite pre-match ritual is: Dancing- it gets me energized and pumped up.
What I like best about Coach Choate: How much of a better player he has made me.
Three words that best describe me to others: Friendly, hard-
Academic Notes: Majoring in health sciencesphysical education with a minor in health education...Three-time Big Sky All-Academic selection...Four-time Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award recipient. Career Notes: Sixth in program history with 2,916 attacks...Sixth in program history with 3.34 kills per set average...Tenth in program history with 960 kills. 2011 (RS Junior): Appeared in all 25 matches with 14 starts...Played in 91 sets...Led the team and ranked ninth in the Big Sky with 2.73 kills per set, totaling 248 kills for the season...Led the team with 784 attacks and 3.13 points per set...Posted 12 matches with double-digits kills, with a season-best 22 kills at Sacramento State...Totaled 68 digs, with season-high seven digs at Air Force...Totaled 30 blocks with five solo blocks, with career-high four blocks vs CSU Bakersfield and Portland State...Also posted 19 service aces and six assists. 2010 (RS Sophomore): Appeared in 25 matches with 12 starts...Played in 78 sets...Started seven Big Sky matches...Led team and was ninth in the Big Sky with 3.42 kills per set...Posted 11 matches with double-digit kills...Season high 23 kills in match at Montana State...Season best .625 hitting percentage against Rider...Led team and was eighth in the Big Sky with 3.13 points per set...Recorded double-digit points in 13 matches...Season high 24 points in match at Montana State...Totaled 50 digs with season high seven digs against Murray State.
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2009 (Sophomore): Received medical hardship after suffering season ending injury…Played and started in eight matches…Through eight matches led team in kills per set with 3.38 and 3.71 points per set…Season-high .333 hitting percentage against USC on Sept. 5…Season-best 21 kills (5.25 kps), eight digs (2 dps) and 23.5 points against Boise State on Aug. 28…Averaged 1.19 digs per set. 2008 (Freshman): Named the Big Sky Freshman of the Year and All-Big Sky Honorable Mention after leading the team and ranking second in the conference with 4.13 kills per set ...Ranked 25th in NCAA Division I in kills per set and was the only freshman to rank among the top 50...Honored as the 2008 Fiesta Bowl Tournament MVP after averaging 4.3 kills per set in leading NAU to a 3-0 record and the team title...Named to the Country Inn & Suites Green Bay Classic All-Tournament Team...recorded double-digit kills in all but one match... Played in all 25 matches with 17 starts, and played in all 92 sets...Tallied two double-doubles in the final two matches of the season with 25 kills and 12 digs in a 3-2 win vs. Idaho State, and 20 kills along with
12 digs in a 3-2 win at Northern Colorado...Knocked down a career-high 31 kills vs. Weber State on Nov. 13...Big Sky AllAcademic...Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award recipient. High School: Four-year letter winner and starter for coach Katie Roberson at Mountain View HS...Named Mountain View’s Female Athlete of the Year in 2008...Earned a United Dairymen of Arizona HS All-American Award as a senior...First team all-state selection by both the Arizona Republic and the East Valley Tribune in 2007...5A Conference All-Region East Valley Player of the Year in 2007...Two-time team MVP...Second team all-state selection by the Tribune as a junior...Also on the track and field team for three years. Personal: Lexi Jo Sullivan was born March 8, 1990 in Mesa, Ariz...Daughter of Joe and Lynn Sullivan...Has one sister, Jade...Enjoys dancing and shopping...Father, Joe, played football at Arizona State and Mesa CC...Mother, Lynn, played volleyball for two years at Mesa CC.
CAREER STATISTICS K-Avg
Year
MP-SP
D-Avg
BS-A TB-Avg
2008
25-92 380-4.13 149-1,119 .206 1-0.01 10-0.11
97-1.05
3-26 29-0.32
2009
8-26
.104 0-0.00
5-0.19
31-1.19
1-5
2010
25-78 244-3.13 136-704 .153 1-0.01
9-0.12
50-0.64
2-23 25-0.32
2011
25-91 248-2.73 120-784 .163 6-0.07 19-0.21
68-0.75
5-25 30-0.33
88-3.38
E-AT
56-309
Pct
A-Avg
CAREER BESTS
SA-Avg
6-0.23
Career 83-287 960-3.34 461-2916 .171 8-0.03 43-0.15 246-0.86 11-79 90-0.31
CAREER SUPERLATIVES 10+ kills: 52
10+ digs: 2
Double-Doubles: 2
Kills ...... 31................vs. Weber St. (11/13/08) Attacks .. 72................vs. Weber St. (11/13/08) Pct. .......522 ..........vs. CSU Bakersfield (8/26/11) Digs 12 (2x) ....last at N. Colorado (11/22/08) Blocks 4(2x) ......last vs. Portland St. (11/5/11)