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Senior
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| Hometown:
Castle Rock, Colo.
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| High School:
Douglas County HS
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| Height:
5-9
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| Position:
S
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| Club Team:
Front Range VBC
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2008 - JUNIOR SEASON
• Played in 22 matches for the Knights, starting three
• Posted three double-doubles on the season
• Second on the team with 299 assists and 4.60 assists per set
• Totaled 11 service aces, 94 digs and seven block assists
• Tallied 35 assists and 12 digs in the season-opener vs. Jacksonville (Aug. 29)
• Dished out 39 assists and had 13 digs at Georgia Southern for her second-consecutive double-double of the season (Aug. 30)
• Versus Presbyterian, totaled 31 assists and a service ace (Aug. 30)
• Posted a double-double with a season-high 56 assists and 12 digs vs. Florida Gulf Coast (Oct. 21)
• Had 14 assists, two service aces and six digs vs. Tulane (Oct. 31)
• Posted a season-high three service aces, 22 assists and five digs vs. Southern Miss (Nov. 15)
• Totaled 14 assists, three service aces and nine digs at the C-USA Championship
2007 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Second on the team with 269 assists
• Appeared in 24 games for the Knights
• Recorded 21 blocks, 41 kills, 32 service aces and 72.5 points
• Finished 10th in the league during the conference season with 0.42 service aces per game
• Posted 27 assists, six digs and three kills against No. 11 California (Aug. 31)
• Finished with 37 assists and three kills vs. FAU (Sept. 6)
• Set career-highs in total blocks (5) and block assists (5) vs. George Mason (Sept. 14)
• Tallied 29 assists and seven digs vs. Marshall (Sept. 30)
• Served up a career-high seven service aces vs. Memphis, tying for second in league-standings for aces in a match (Oct. 7)
• Posted 10 digs, seven kills and a service ace vs. Southern Miss, while matching her career-high for attempts (21) (Nov. 9)
• Had 10 digs and two service aces in the opening round of the C-USA Championship vs. Memphis (Nov. 15)
2006 - FRESHMAN SEASON
• Member of the Conference USA double-double club
• Posted three double-doubles on the season
• Started the most games (21) of any freshman on the team
• Led the Knights in assists (699) and assists per game (7.68)
• Made her collegiate debut vs. BYU (Aug. 26)
• Tallied 32 assists in her second start as a Knight vs. FIU (Aug. 26)
• Registered her first-career double-double with with 36 assists and 10 digs vs. Florida A&M (Sept. 9)
• Posted a double-double with a career-high 60 assists and 15 digs vs. Troy (Sept. 16)
• Totaled 57 assists and a season-high five service aces vs. SMU (Sept. 22)
• Tallied 38 assists and a career-high five block assists at Rice (Oct. 6)
• At Florida Atlantic, had 26 assists and six kills (Nov. 1)
• Recorded a double-double with 33 assists and 10 digs vs. UTEP (Nov. 3)
• Totaled 30 assists and career-high nine kills vs. Tulane (Nov. 5)
DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-year letterwinner for head coach Michael Vale
• All-State honorable mention (2005)
• First Team All-League (2005)
• Averaged 3.00 assists, 2.58 kills, 1.55 digs and 0.64 service aces per game (2005)
• Finished her prep career with numerous school records, including games played (232), kills (577), digs (544) and service aces (135)
• Was an AAU All-America selection with the Front Range Volleyball Club (2004)
PERSONAL
• Born in Denver, Colo.
• Daughter of Phillip and Stephanie Youngblood
• Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
FAVORITES
Food: Pizza
Book: The Da Vinci Code
Movie: Dumb and Dumber or Iron Man
TV Show: One Tree Hill
Professional Athlete: Michael Jordan
Professional Sports Team: all of the Colorado professional teams
Celebrity: Jim Carrey
Sport (besides volleyball): basketball
Hang Out: Any pool
Restaurant: Macaroni Grill
Vacation Destination: Lake Powell
Volleyball Moment (as a fan): Watching Front Range 18-1 Black win nationals when I was 14 years old
Volleyball Moment (as a player): Earning All-American at AAU tournament my junior year of high school
Quote(s): "Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them." - Shakespeare
USE ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE
Coach Dagenais: Knowledgeable
Yourself: Hard-working
UCF: Eventful
Your Teammates: Best friends
The Venue at UCF: Awesome!!
