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#11

Liz Ommundsen

Senior

Middle Hitter/Outside Hitter

5-10

Northport, NY

Northport

At Delaware:

2002: Finished second on team in kills with 277...named Colonial Athletic Association Player of the week after posting back-to-back 'double-doubles' against Loyola (MD) (12 kills, 12 digs on Oct. 22) and VCU (20 kills, 12 digs on Oct. 25)...ranked 9th in CAA in service aces, averaging 0.40 aces per game...posted career-high 23 kills vs. LaSalle (Oct. 15)...notched 16 kills vs. James Madison (Sept. 27) and 18 vs. George Mason (Sept. 28) the next night...posted 13 kills in 3-0 win over William & Mary (Oct. 26)...named to the National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American team this past May for her dedication to strength training and conditioning.

2001: Appeared in just 18 games (eight matches) as a sophomore due to injuries...recorded a career-high 12 kills at James Madison (Sept. 29).

2000: Hit .112 appearing in all 32 matches as a freshman...had 30 aces to rank third on the team...recorded a season-high 10 kills at Maine (Oct. 20)...total of 51 blocks also ranked third on the team.

High School: Four-year starter for the varsity team at Northport High School...1996 Suffolk County Rookie of the Year...1998 Suffolk County Player of the Year...three-time All-Suffolk County and all-state selection (1997, 1998, 1999)...received Suffolk County Exceptional Senior Award...honors student...was also named to the All-Academic team and a New York State Scholar-Athlete in both volleyball and basketball...was a two-time all-league selection in basketball and three-time selection in track...holds Northport HS record in shot put and discus...Club Team: LIBA.

Personal: Elizabeth Lauren Ommundsen...born Feb. 12, 1982...daughter of Svein and Judy Ommundsen...psychology major...youngest of six children...sang Beethoven's 9th Symphany with the Delaware symphony band at the Grand Opera House in Wilmington last spring...played the French Horn in high school...two sisters played collegiate volleyball.

Ommundsen's Career Stats at Delaware

Yr.

M/G

Kills

Avg.

Pct.

Asst.

Aces

Digs

Blocks

2002

29/103

277

2.7

.246

15 (.1)

41 (.4)

194 (1.9)

11 (.1)

2001

8/18

23

1.3

.078

2 (.1)

1 (.1)

2 (.1)

12 (.7)

2000

32/84

111

1.3

.112

31 (.4)

30 (.4)

68 (.8)

51 (.6)

Tot.

69/205

421

2.1

.199

48 (.2)

72 (.4)

264 (1.3)

74 (.4)

Career High Kills: 23 vs. LaSalle (2002)
Career-High Assists: 6 vs. Maine (2000)
Career-High Digs: 21 vs. Hofstra (2003)
Career-High Blocks: 5, three times

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