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Paige Erickson
Junior
Middle Hitter
Tulsa, Okla./Jenks

At Delaware: Will start as a middle hitter for the Blue Hens.

2008: One of only two Blue Hens to start all 35 matches along with setter Jess Chason • ranked second on the team with 89 blocks and third with 279 kills • earned Delaware Invitational All-Tournament honors after posting 19 kills, 13 blocks, and 12 digs in the three matches • had an incredible effort against New Hampshire in the opening round of the invitational, posting 11 kills, nine blocks, and four aces • reached double-figures in kills on eight occasions, including a career-high 18 against James Madison • in the team’s 3-1 victory over the Dukes, she hit .467 and added five blocks • fired at least three aces in four matches, including back-to-back contests against Virginia Commonwealth and UMES • finished the season with 24 aces, ranking fourth on the team • also posted a season-high 10 digs against UMES.

2007: The only freshman to start all 36 matches for the Blue Hens • broke the Delaware single-season record for blocks with 144 • her total was also the highest in the CAA • finished fifth in the conference and second among freshmen in hitting percentage with a .270 average • her 1.34 blocks-per-game average in conference matches ranked second in the CAA • notched 12 blocks against James Madison (9/29) • her total was tied for the most in a single-match in the CAA • finished the season as the only player in the conference to post at least 10 blocks in three separate contests • recorded a career-high 13 kills with just two errors against Princeton in the NCAA Tournament • led Delaware freshmen and ranked second on the team with 61 assists.

High School: 2006 Oklahoma Player of the Year • named Frontier Valley Conference Player of the Year as a senior • led Jenks to the 2006 state championship • all-state selection • four-year starter who served as team captain during junior and senior seasons • four-year member of Academic All-Conference Team • mother was high school coach • named to AVCA High School Senior All-America Team • member of National Honor Society and Drug Free Youth. Club Team: Oklahoma Peak Performance Volleyball Club.

Personal: Paige Erickson • daughter of Beth and Bob Erickson • has two brothers, Ross and John • Ross plays basketball at the University of Hartford • business major at Delaware.

Career Highs
Kills:
18 vs. James Madison, 10/17/08
Assists: 4, five times
Digs: 10 vs. UMES, 10/8/08
Aces: 4 vs. New Hampshire, 9/5/08
Blocks: 12 vs. James Madison, 9/29/07

Year M/G Kills Pct. Assists Aces Digs Blocks
2007 36/130 204 (1.57) .270 61 (.47) 1 (.01) 56 (.43) 144 (1.11)
2008 35/128 279 (2.18) .248 32 (.25) 24 (.19) 81 (.63) 89 (.70)
Totals 71/258 483 (1.87) .257 93 (.36) 25 (.09) 137 (.53) 233 (.90)

 

 

 
 
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