Katie Pierucci

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-10
Position:
Opposite/Outside Hitter
Major:
History
High School:
Centennial
Hometown:
Bakersfield, Calif.

2006: Selected as a team captain for the 2007 season … 2007 preseason All-SoCon selection ... started all 34 matches in 2006 … career highs in service aces (37; second on the team) and digs (361) … set a career-high in blocks with 6.0 at Greensboro on Oct. 1 … also set a career-high in service aces with six vs. Georgia Southern on Oct. 15 … posted a triple-double on Oct. 24 vs. Chattanooga with 17 kills, 19 assists and 18 digs … posted a season-high 31 kills on Oct. 15 vs. Georgia Southern.

2005: Eight matches with 15 or more kills … career highs in digs (290) and service aces (31) … hit a personal best .500 (11-2-18) with a career-high five service aces against Elon on Oct. 1 … recorded an eight-match streak of at least 10 kills from Oct. 11-30 … match-high 21 kills and earned a double-double with 20 digs (season high) in 3-2 win over Chattanooga on Oct. 23.

2004: Led Davidson in kills 12 times as a freshman … tied a school single-match record with 33 kills in a victory over Chattanooga on Oct. 3 … attack percentage over .350 seven times … tallied seven double-doubles and one triple-double — 26 kills, 35 assists, 16 digs versus Western Carolina on Oct. 24 … seventh in the SoCon in kills per game (3.74) … team leader in hitting percentage (.237) and service aces (29).

Prep / Personal: Rated among the top 250 recruits by PrepVolleyball.com in 2003 … twice named to the all-area first team and earned league co-MVP honors as a senior prepster … her club team, Club Jamba, captured the 2003 Davis Festival national championship … recipient of the Governor Scholar Award in 2002 and 2003.

PIERUCCI'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year	MP	GP	K	E	TA	Pct.	A	SA	BS	BA	TB	DG
2004	33	121	453	185	1133	.237	116	29	12	38	50	195
2005	32	116	359	173	974	.191	99	31	8	60	68	290
2006	34	130	442	235	1222	.169	95	37	9	55	64	361
Total	99	367	1254	593	3329	.199	310	97	29	153	182	846