2 0 0 9 P L AY E R P R O F I L E S league-leading 500 digs her senior season ... recipient of the Presidential Award and Scholar History Award her junior year ... also competed for the City Beach and Vision Volleyball Club teams.
Candace Silva-Martin 5-9 // Fr. // Libero Fremont, CA Harker H.S. Vision VBC
PERSONAL Born Jan. 10, 1991 in Fremont, CA ... full name is Candace Renee SilvaMartin ... nickname is “Candi” daughter of Renee Martin ... enjoys movies, dancing and running ... plans to major in international affairs.
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HIGH SCHOOL Named Team MVP as the senior captain at Harker High School in San Jose, CA, under coach Theresa Smith ... a four-year starter at Libero, was twice named All-County by the San Jose Mercury News as a junior and senior... also was a four-time All-West Bay Athletic League selection including first team as a junior and senior ... was a Prepvolleyball Senior Ace at Libero (Top 250 recruit) ... led the Eagles to the 2007 NORCAL Division IV Championship her junior season ... recorded 404 kills, 61 aces and a
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Erika Videtto
Born March 31, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan ... full name is Erika Anne Videtto ... daughter of Daniel and Tina Videtto ... has one sister, Amy (20) ... enjoys playing softball, basketball and tennis ... plans to major in Asian studies.
6-0 // Fr. // Outside Hitter Riverside, CT Greenwich H.S. Connecticut Impact
14 HIGH SCHOOL Named Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Connecticut as a senior at Greenwich High School under coach Steve Lapham ... two-time MVP and team captain her junior and senior seasons ... also twice-named to First Team All-Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conf. and MVP of the Fairfield Co. Western Div. All-Star game ... two-time selection to Connecticut H.S. Coaches Assoc. All-State Class LL First Team ... member of the school’s Chinese Club.
Southwestern Conference championship ... averaged 5.7 kill per set while hitting .362 as a senior with 27 aces, 46 blocks and 325 digs ... was the National Honor Society President as a senior and Academic Awards honoree all four years ... member of the school’s Student Council and Multicultural Club.
Lauren Whyte 6-1 // Fr. // Outside Hitter Olmstead Falls, OH Olmstead Falls H.S. Cleveland VB Co.
PERSONAL Born Feb. 10, 1991 in Olmstead Falls, OH ... full name is Lauren Michelle Whyte ... daughter of Wayne and Mary Whyte ... has an older sister, Kendra (21) ... enjoys basketball and softball ... plans to major in international business with an eye toward a career in the fashion business.
13 HIGH SCHOOL Named Second Team AVCA All-America, First Team All-Ohio, First Team All-District and District Player of the Year as a senior at Olmstead Falls High School under coach Dawn Moses ... also named First Team All-Conference, Southwestern Conference MVP and Player of the Year by the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Ohio Magazine ... set school records for kills in a career (1,431) and single season (516) ... the Bulldogs posted a 29-0 record her senior season and won the Ohio State Div. I State championship along with the Div. I Regional championship and the Div. I District championship and
Four NCAA Tournament Appearances www.GWsports.com
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