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Kristen Arthurs

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Newport, Mich.
High School:
St. Mary's Catholic Central
Height:
6-3
Position:
MH

2007: Played in all 33 matches, starting 21 ... put down 161 kills for an average of 1.46 per game ... tallied a career-high 12 kills at Ohio State and at Ohio in the NCAA Tournament First Round ... recorded double-digit kills in five matches ... averaged 0.95 blocks per game, good for second on the team ... led team in blocks six times ... chalked up season-best seven stuffs on three occasions: vs. Michigan State and against Michigan twice ... served up two aces vs. Wisconsin.

High School: Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year ... named to Volleyball Magazine's Fab 50 list ... ranked as No. 15 player on prepvolleyball.com's list of senior aces ... one of 10 finalists for Michigan's Miss Volleyball ... three-time all-state honoree ... led team to state championship in 2007 ... team won a share of Huron League title her junior season and advanced to the state semifinals ... three-time all-region and all-Huron League selection ... named League MVP senior year ... named to the Detroit News All-Metro team during junior and senior campaigns ... team MVP both junior and senior years ... named to Academic All-State team senior year ... named to prepvolleyball.com's list of Top 50 recruits as a junior and as one of Volleyball Magazine's 25 Underclassmen to Watch in April 2006 ... also lettered in tennis as a junior and played basketball for two years ... played club ball for the Toledo Volleyball Club.

Personal: Given name is Kristen Denis Arthurs ... born July 6, 1989 ... parents are Kirk Arthurs and Cindy Denis ... has one brother, Blake ... enrolled in the college of liberal arts.

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