OKLAHOMA SOONERS//PLAYER BIOS
#12 TARA
DUNN
SOPHOMORE | 6-2 | OH | 1L POTH, TEXAS POTH HS 2011 (FRESHMAN) Named to the 2011 All-Big 12 freshman team...Earned Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors on Nov. 7 and Oct. 24...Had eight doubledoubles on the year...Second on the team with 2.87 kills per set...Averaged 1.54 digs per set...Averaged 2.92 kills per set during Big 12 action...Played two sets against Tulsa in the NCAA Championship first round...Had 15 kills against Kansas on Nov. 16...Registered 18 kills and 10 digs against Iowa State on Nov. 2...Posted double figure kills in eight straight matches from Sept. 21 - Oct. 22...Tallied 16 kills and eight total blocks against Kansas on Oct. 15...Had five straight double-doubles from Sept. 21 - Oct. 8...Set a season high with two service aces at Iowa State on Oct. 8...Recorded 21 kills and 15 digs at Texas Tech on Oct. 1...Opened conference play with 12 kills, 10 digs and five total blocks at Baylor on Sept. 21...Averaged 2.50 kills per set at the Oklahoma Invitational...Had a season best three block solos against Boise State on Sept. 17... Hit .550 with 11 kills against Arkansas-Little Rock on Sept. 16...Had a match-high 29 kills and recorded her first career double-double with 15 digs at Wichita State on Sept. 14...Her 29 kills were the most for a Sooner since Christina Maynes had 30 against Missouri on Nov. 15, 2003...Committed just two attack errors in 85 attempts to hit .318...Averaged 2.67 kills per set at the North Texas Invitational...Hit .800 at North Texas on Sept. 3, a season best.
leyball.com All-American as a junior...Earned Express News all-area team most valuable player honors as a junior and sophomore... Named MVP of the AA state tournament as a junior...Texas Sports Writers Association AA Player of the Year as a junior...LoneStarVolleyball.com Small School Player of the Year as a junior...Led team to AA state championship... TSWA honorable mention all-state as a sophomore...Team was an area qualifier...Named second team all-district as a freshman...Team was a AA state finalist...Named to numerous all-tournament teams throughout her career...Academic all-state as a senior...Named academic all-district four straight years ..Also participated in basketball and track. CLUB Played two years under head coach Brad Bulycz for the Bexar County 18 Asics in Schertz, Texas. PERSONAL Born Tara Cne’ Dunn in Seguin, Texas...Mother, Julie, played basketball for Texas Lutheran University...Father, Peter, played football at Texas Lutheran University...Has one younger brother, Heath.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
HIGH SCHOOL Earned four varsity letters at Poth High School under head coach Patti Zenner...Recorded 1,654 kills, 243 aces, 1,172 digs and 282 blocks in her four-year high school career...Hit .309 for her career...A 2010-11 UnderArmour American Volleyball Coaches Association High School All-American...PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace...Named to the LoneStar Volleyball All-Texas team two years...Named to the San Antonio Express News Super Team as a junior and senior...Earned Texas Girls Coaches Association all-state honors three straight years...A TGCA all-star...Earned district most valuable player honors three straight years...A PrepVol-
2011 BIG 12 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
CAREER HIGHS Aces ...................................................2 at Iowa St. (10/8/11) Kills .............................................29 at Wichita St. (9/14/11) Hitting %................................. .800 at North Texas (9/3/11) Digs ....................................15, 3x, last at Iowa St. (10/8/11) Assists ........................... 1, 5x, last vs. Texas Tech (11/23/11) Block Solos .....................................3 vs. Boise St. (9/17/11) Block Assists . ................................ 7 vs. Kansas (10/15/11) Total Blocks . .................................. 8 vs. Kansas (10/15/11)
DUNN’S CAREER STATISTICS 2011 TOTAL
sp 94 94
k 270 270
e ta 91 845 91 845
pct .212 .212
a 5 5
ta 50 50
pct .100 .100
14 | 2012 university of oklahoma volleyball
sa 8 8
se 20 20
ta 208 208
pct .904 .904
re 10 10
ta 148 148
pct .932 .932
dig 145 145
bs 8 8
ba 40 40
tot 48.0 48.0
be 8 8
bhe 1 1