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2012 (Senior)
• Played in all 32 matches, earning the starting nod seven times and seeing action in all 110 sets played ... Played in every single match she was eligible for in her career and with 130 matches played, ranks fifth all-time in Dayton history.
• Posted seven double-digit-digs matches, including six of the last seven matches of her career ... Averaged 1.95 digs/set, tallying 214 digs on the season ... Finished her career with 1,675 digs - second-most in UD history.
• Also holds two of the top 10 single-season digs marks (5th - 531, 2011 and 6th - 495, 2009).
• Recorded her first career block versus Kansas State on Sept. 15.
• Honored with the Kacie Hausfeld Award in honor of the late Dayton setter and goes to a person that best represents the University, the community, and what it means to be a complete student-athlete. The recipient is a team player in every sense of the word and leads by example.
• Named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll following the Fall 2012 semester.
2011 (Junior)
• Atlantic 10 Second Team All-Conference … Ranked second in the conference in digs per set (4.74) … Led UD’s defense in holding opponents to a conference-best .096 hitting percentage during league play.
• Two-time A-10 Defensive Player of the Week … Aug. 30 – named the season’s first A-10 Defensive POW after recording a career-high 35 digs in four sets against Green Bay (8/27) … Her 35 digs recorded in the first week of the season remained a match-high of any A-10 player in 2011 … Nov. 14 – Averaged 6.5 digs per set in the last two matches of the conference regular season to earn A-10 co-Defensive POW honors.
• Her second career 30-dig match came at Xavier (11/4) with 31 in five sets.
• Third consecutive season as UD’s libero, starting in all 32 matches.
• 11th Flyer to reach 1,000 digs, eclipsing that mark with 16 against Houston (9/2) … Fifth Flyer to record 500 or more digs in a season, finishing with a career-best 531.
• Flyer Classic All-Tournament Team … 54 digs in three matches (4.50 per set), including 27 in five sets against Pepperdine (9/9) at UD Arena.
• Eight matches with 20 or more digs … Totaled three kills on overpasses.
• Posted 23 digs and five assists in just three sets at Saint Louis (11/13) … Totaled seven aces in the Illini Classic, including a season-high four against Houston(9/2) … Finished with 16 assists, including a career-high 11 against Tennessee (9/3).
• Named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll following the Spring 2012 semester.
2010 (Sophomore)
• Starting libero in 31 matches and played in 109 of UD’s 111 sets.
• Guided the Flyers to lead the Atlantic 10 in opponent hitting percentage (.127) and digs per set (17.3) for the second consecutive season … Averaged 3.99 digs per set to rank 4th in the A-10.
• Recorded 15 or more digs in 14 matches and 20 or more digs in five matches.
• Named to Notre Dame Invitational All-Tournament Team after leading UD to the Invitational title with 42 digs and holding opponents to a .086 hitting percentage through three matches.
• Season-high of 28 digs at Xavier (10/15), a match which featured a combined total of 140 digs – the second-most of any NCAA Division I match this season … Tied a career-high four aces against La Salle (11/5) ... Recorded 20 digs in two three-set matches – at Ohio (11/26) and against George Washington (10/22).
• Named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll following both the Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 semesters.
2009 (Freshman)
• Freshman starter and backbone of the Flyer defense which led the A-10 in the opponent hitting percentage (.166) ... Sixth in the A-10 with 3.75 digs per set.
• Season-high 31 digs in the A-10 Championship against Saint Louis (11/22) ... Notched 20 digs in three sets against Illinois State (9/4) ... Tied that mark four times during the season.
• Accounted for nearly a quarter of all of UD’s digs (495).
• 27 aces on the season ... Reached season-high of four aces in first match as a Flyer against Coastal Carolina (8/28) in West Lafayette, Ind.
High School
• Libero for Benet Academy which finished second in the IHSAA State Tournament in 2008.
• East Suburban Catholic League All-Conference (2007, 2008)... All-DuPage County Honorable Mention … MVP of the 2008 Benet Invite.
• Rated "Best of Class" as a Junior by PrepVolleyball.
• Libero for 2008 JVDA National Championship Sports Performance Club (17's).
Personal
Birthdate: June 20, 1991
Parents: Joseph and Holly Vargas
Siblings: Bryson and Courtney
Major: Adolescence to young adult education
Statistics
| Year | SP-MP | Kills | Errors | TA | Pct. | Assists | Aces | Digs | Blk-Solo | Blk-Assist | Blocks | Pts | | 2009 | 132-34 | 4 | 0 | 25 | .160 | 92 | 27 | 495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | | 2010 | 109-32 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -.333 | 78 | 19 | 435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | | 2011 | 112-32 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .429 | 106 | 22 | 531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | | 2012 | 110-32 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .286 | 39 | 7 | 214 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10.5 | | Total | 463-130 | 10 | 3 | 45 | .156 | 315 | 75 | 1,675 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 85.5 |
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CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 1, 10 Times, Last Duquesne, 10-27-12
Attacks: 3, Three Time, Last Saint Louis, 11-22-09
Assists: 11, vs Tennessee, 9-3-11
Serve aces: 4, Three Times, Last vs Coastal Carolina, 8-28-09
Digs: 35, at Green Bay, 8-27-11
Blocks: 1, vs. Kansas State, 9-15-12
Block Assist: 1, vs. Kansas State, 9-15-12
AWARDS
Conference
• Atlantic 10 Second Team All-Conference; 2011
• Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week (2); 8/30/11, 11/14/11
All-Tournament Teams
• Dayton Marriott Flyer Classic All-Tournament Team; 2011
• Notre Dame Invitational All-Tournament Team; 2010
Team
• Reached 1,000 career digs against Houston (9/2/11)
• Kacie Hausfeld Award, 2012
