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Carrie Ritchie

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
OH
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Mansfield, Ohio
High School:
Madison Comprehensive

Sophomore (2002)... Played as a defensive specialist or libero in all but six matches ... Recorded three kills, seven digs and one block in NCAA Tournament First Round at Kansas State (Dec. 6) ... Served a career-high and U-M season-high five aces and added 10 kills and 14 digs against Northwestern (Nov. 30) ... Set season high in kills (16), tied career high with one block solo and hit .412 (16-2-34) against #15 Wisconsin (Nov. 29) ... Set season highs in digs (16), block assists (2) and total blocks (2) and tied then-season high in kills (12) at Purdue (Nov. 22) ... Played front row for the first time this season and recorded 12 kills at Indiana (Nov. 9) ... Tied season high with three assists against Purdue (Oct. 26) ... Did not play due to illness at Northwestern (Oct. 18) and at #18 Wisconsin (Oct. 19) ... Tied season high with 15 digs at Iowa (Sept. 27) ... Set season high with 15 digs at Notre Dame (Sept. 21) ... Dug a then-season-high 14 attacks and tied season high with one kill against Alabama (Sept. 13) ... Recorded season high in assists (2) and then-season high in digs (12) against Bowling Green (Sept. 10) ... Did not play against Cincinnati (Sept. 6) due to back pain ... Tied season high with seven digs at then-No. 8 Pepperdine (Aug. 31) ... Posted a career-high four service aces against Clemson (Aug. 31) ... Set season highs in kills (1), assists (1) and digs (7) against South Florida (Aug. 30).

Freshman (2001)... Started the season as a defensive specialist ... Became an offensive threat in the last quarter of the season ... Reached double-digit kills for the first time in her career and set a then-career high in kills for the fourth consecutive match with 13 at No. 14 Penn State (Nov. 16) ... Led the team with 10 kills the following night at No. 9 Ohio State (Nov. 17) ... Final weekend of the season consisted of 12 kills and a career-high 18 digs against Indiana (Nov. 23) and a career-high 23 kills against No. 21 Illinois (Nov. 24) ... Set a career high in service aces with three against Pittsburgh (Sept. 7) ... Recorded a career-high four assists against Purdue (10-27-01) ... Posted a career-high four blocks at No. 14 Penn State (Nov. 16).

Prep... Mansfield Comprehensive (2001) ... National Honor Society ... Three-time Scholar-Athlete ... Ohio Heartland Conference Leadership ... President of Varsity M ... Breakfast Club ... Community Action for Capable Youth Senior Spirit Girl ... Yearbook photo editor ... Madison Comprehensive HS Female Athlete of the Year (2001) ... Four-year volleyball letterwinner ... Volleyball highlights include: Gatorade Ohio Player of the Year (2000) ... All-Ohio Player of the Year (2000) ... All-Ohio all-star team (2000) ... All-Ohio second team (1999) ... District 6 Player of the Year (2000) ... District 6 first team (1999) ... Graduated with two Ohio state records - most kills in a match (37 in 2000) and most kills in a season (404 in 2000) ... OHC Player of the Year (2000) ... All-OHC first team (1999) ... MCHS Offensive Player of the Year (2000) ... MCHS Defensive Player of the Year (1998, '99, '00) ... MCHS Coaches' Award (1999) ... Captain (2000) ... Division I Ohio state volleyball champion (1997), semifinalist (1998) and regional finalist (1999, '00) ... Two-year basketball letterwinner ... Basketball highlights include: District first team (2001) ... District second team (2000) ... OHC first team (2001) ... OHC second team (2000) ... MCHS Offensive Player of the Year (2001) ... MCHS Most Valuable Player (2000) ... MCHS Coaches' Award (1999) ... Co-captain (2000, '01).

Club/Junior Team... Premier Renegades (2001) ... AAU 18 and Under Junior National Championships All-America selection (2001) ... Team Xtreme (1999-2000) ... Top 8 finish at the national championships (1999) ... Cleveland volleyball club (1998) ... Ohio Valley Region region champion ... Renegades volleyball club (1997) ... Ohio Valley Region regional champion ... Qualified for the national championships in all five years of club volleyball.

Personal... Birthday: February 24, 1983 ... Daughter of Art and Marilyn Ritchie.

Statistics

Year	MP	GP	K	E	TA	Pct.	A	SA	Dig	BS	BA	TBlk	Kpg
2001	27	107	83	36	207	.227	29	19	206	2	13	15	0.78
2002	28	102	64	34	203	.148	22	15	274	1	3	4	0.63
Career	55	209	147	70	410	.188	51	34	480	3	16	19	0.70