Candace Gay

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
MB
Height:
6-0
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Sacred Heart

5th Year/Senior (2005)... Had a pair of blocks in her final collegiate match vs. No. 2 Penn State (Nov. 26) ... Tallied six kills and four blocks vs. No. 19 Ohio State (Nov. 25) ... Had 11 kills at Northwestern (Nov. 19) ... Started her 10th collegiate match, hitting seven kills and tying a career high with seven blocks vs. Iowa (Nov. 5) ... Had seven kills, four digs and three blocks vs. No. 17 Minnesota (Nov. 4) ... Earned a pair of starts at No. 16 Purdue (10/28) and at Illinois (10/29), tallying seven kills vs. the Boilermakers and recording six kills and a career-best seven blocks vs. the Illini ... Saw action vs. No. 7 Wisconsin and Northwestern (Oct. 22-21) ... Tallied a season-best three kills and added a dig vs. No. 22 Purdue (Oct. 8) ... Had one kill at No. 9 Minnesota (Oct. 1) ... Saw action at Iowa (Sept. 30) and at Georgia (Sept. 16) ... Tallied one kill vs. Cleveland State (Sept. 10) ... Had her first kill of the season and notched a dig vs. Cleveland State (Sept. 9) ... Played in her 25th-career match, taking one swing at Notre Dame (Aug. 27).

Senior/Junior (2004)... Notched her 100th career kill vs. Iowa (11/13), recording four kills and a block in a single game ... Had five kills and one block in one game against Virginia Tech (9/17) ... Had five kills and three blocks in just two games against Oakland (9/11) at the Michigan/Pepsi Challenge ... Led U-M with nine kills and four blocks in her first match of the season, against Maryland-Eastern Shore (9/3) at the Manhattan College Invitational.

Junior/Sophomore (2003)... Academic All-Big Ten ... Saw action in 14 matches, including four starts ... Reached the 10-kill mark on four occasions this season ... Notched a career-high 18 kills, taking a career-best 33 swings, at No. 22 Wisconsin (Nov. 7) ... Notched a career-high 11 kills for her first career 10-kill match against Purdue (Oct. 31) ... Tied her career-high with 11 terminations against Michigan State (Nov. 5), hitting a career-best .500 (11-2-18) ... Recorded a career-high three digs at No. 16 Penn State (Nov. 14) ... Tallied a career-high four blocks -- all assists -- against Purdue (Oct. 31).

Sophomore (2002)... Academic All-Big Ten Conference ... A recipient of U-M’s Athletic Academic Achievement Award ... Saw limited action at Illinois (Nov. 23) ... Filled in for injured Erin Moore and recorded career highs in kills (4) and blocks (3) at Northwestern (Oct. 18) ... Posted a career-high two kills against Toledo (Sept. 19) ... Played in first career match and recorded first career kill against Bowling Green (Sept. 10).

Freshman (2001)... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award ... Redshirted the season.

Prep... Academy of the Sacred Heart (2001) ... National Honor Society ... Honor Roll ... Four-year letterwinner in volleyball ... Two-year member of the lacrosse team ... Lacrosse Division A state champion (2000) ... Also participated in junior varsity tennis and basketball.

Club/Junior Team... Dearborn Victors volleyball club (1999-2000) ... State champions (2000) ... Ann Arbor Go Blue volleyball club ... Blue Division national champion.

Personal... Birthday: November 21, 1983 ... Daughter of Don and Emily Gay.

Statistics

Year	MP	GP	K	E	TA	PCT.	A	SA	D	BS	BA	TB
2002	4	8	8	3	18	.278	0	0	0	0	3	3
2003	14	34	71	30	148	.277	0	2	7	0	14	14
2004	6	10	25	6	47	.404	0	1	1	2	7	9
2005	19	47	65	28	145	.255	2	2	13	3	37	40
Career	43	99	169	67	358	.285	2	5	21	5	61	66