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    Katherine Culwell

    Player Profile

    Class:
    Junior

    Hometown:
    Dallas, Texas

    High School:
    Highland Park

    Position:
    Outside Hitter

    Major:
    Finance

    04/23/2012

    Auburn Honors Tiger Student-Athletes at "AUSPYS"

    Tigers honored at annual awards banquet

    01/25/2012

    42 Tigers Named To SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

    Football and soccer lead with 16 each

    2009-2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll

    2011:
    Redshirted the 2011 season.

    2010:
    Played in 31 of 34 matches, starting 26 times and competing in 86 sets during the year ... Tied for second on the team with 11 solo blocks ... Recorded 126 kills on 417 attacks with 66 errors for a .144 hitting percentage ... One of six Tigers with double-digit service aces on the year (15) ... Had two double-doubles on the season ... Posted 10 kills and a career-high 18 digs in 3-1 loss to Cincinnati (Sept. 11) ... Recorded 12 kills and 11 digs in Tigers' win over No. 24 Kentucky, the first win over a ranked opponent in program history (Sept. 24) ... Had double-digit kills in one other match, posting 10 in a 3-0 victory over South Carolina (Nov. 5) ... Best offensive match of the season came against Mississippi State, where she hit .400 (5-10-1) in the Tigers' 3-0 win (Oct. 1) ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

    2009:
    Started at outside hitter in 30 of Auburn's 31 matches and saw playing time in all 113 sets during her freshman campaign ... Finished third on the squad with 241 total digs ... Set a season-best with 17 digs at Georgia Southern ... Was fourth on the team in total kills with 224 and finished with a .166 attack percentage ... Had a season-best offensive performance against South Carolina, tallying a season-high 18 kills on 34 attempts with just two errors for a .471 attack percentage ... Her 37 attacks at Georgia Southern was a personal best ... Led the squad with 24 service aces and had a season-high five service aces against Alabama A&M on Aug. 28 ... Finished fifth on the squad with 36 total blocks ... Set a personal-best with four blocks against Tennessee ... Was named SEC Freshman of the Week on two occasions (Aug. 31, Sept. 14) ... Recorded three double-doubles on the season with her first collegiate double-double coming against Coastal Carolina (15 kills, 12 digs) ... Had a double-double at Georgia Southern (14 kills, 17 digs) and against South Carolina (18 kills, 12 digs).

    High School:
    Earned four letters in volleyball at Highland Park High School ... Named Texas Class 4A Player of the Year in 2008 and a three-time All-State team member ... A 2008 All-Area Player of the Year and a three-time District 10-4A Most Valuable Player ... Listed as the No. 34 recruit on PrepVolleyball.com 2008 Senior Aces list ... Member of the elite Dallas Skyline club that finished second at the 2008 U.S. Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships ... Selected to the 2008 U.S. Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships All-Tournament team ... Also successful in track and field, earning the bronze medal and All-State selection in 2007 ... A four-time Academic All-District selection ... A National Honor Society member.

    Personal:
    Full name is Katherine Adrianne Culwell ... Daughter of Arianne and Mike Culwell ... has two sisters, Blair and Caroline.

    Year Sets MP Kills KPS E TA Pct. Ast. APS SA SAPS SE Digs DPS RE BS BA TB BPS
    2009 113 31 224 1.98 114 661 .166 24 0.21 24 0.21 34 241 2.13 30 7 29 36 0.32
    2010 87 31 126 1.45 66 417 .144 9 0.10 15 0.17 44 153 1.76 19 11 19 30 0.34
    2011 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
    Totals 200 62 350 1.75 180 1078 .158 31 0.16 39 0.20 78 394 1.97 49 18 48 66 0.33

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