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  Katie Wells

Katie Wells

Player Profile

Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Newport Beach, Calif.

High School:
Newport Harbor

Height:
6-0

Position:
MH

Birthdate:
08/31/1989

Club Team:
Orange County VB Club

2009: Second Team All-Atlantic 10 selection for the second straight season... Had a team-best .309 hitting percentage to go with 316 kills (2.43/set) and a team-high 101 total blocks (0.78/set)... Registered double-digit kills 16 times... Named to the All-Tournament team at the St. John's Tournament, after posting 17 kills and four blocks against Boston College and 11 kills and seven blocks at St. John's (9/5)... Also earned All-Tournament honor at the Titan Classic at Cal St. Fullerton, where she totaled 27 kills in matches against Long Beach St., #7 UCLA, and Cal. St. Fullerton (9/19)... Recorded 18 kills and four blocks versus Duquesne (9/25)... Had eight kills and eight blocks versus Dayton (10/9)... Set the school record for hitting percentage in a four set match at .778 (15-1-18) against Rutgers, while also tying a season-high with eight blocks (10/21)... Racked up 13 kills and four blocks against Charlotte (11/1)... Had 10 kills and three blocks against Temple (11/8), while posting 11 kills at Duquesne (11/13)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2008: Second Team All-Atlantic 10 selection... Named team MVP... Led the Rams with a .332 hitting percentage, which was the fourth best single season mark in program history... Ranked fourth in the Atlantic 10 in hitting percentage... Finished with 285 kills (2.59/s) and 79 blocks (0.72/s), both second on the team... Also added 31 digs... Had 12 double-digit kill performances... Had 10 kills and four blocks against Stony Brook (9/13)... Named to the All-Tournament team at the Aggie Invitational... Recorded 14 kills and four blocks at UC Davis (9/20), while also having 14 kills versus La Salle (9/27)... Registered 11 kills and five blocks against Duquesne (10/10)... Had 14 kills and three blocks against Saint Louis (10/11)... Went for a then- season-high 18 kills at George Washington (10/24), but topped that with a career-high 22 kills and five digs against Fairfield (10/29)... Had 18 kills versus La Salle (10/31) and 17 against George Washington (11/9)... Knocked down 12 kills and five blocks at Rhode Island (11/15)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2007: Had a solid first season at Fordham, appearing in 34 matches with 20 starts... Ranked third on the team in kills (312), kills per set (2.56), blocks (59), and blocks per set (0.48), while finishing second in hitting percentage (.275)... Finished 10th in the Atlantic 10 in hitting percentage... Had 13 double-digit kill performances... Had 11 kills in matches against East Tennessee State (8/25) and Canisius (9/1)... Recorded 15 kills in matches against Princeton (9/8) and Seton Hall (9/14)... Named to the Rose Hill Classic All-Tournament team... Had 10 kills and four blocks against Charlotte (9/22)... Posted 19 kills and three blocks at Duquesne (10/5)... Set a season-high with 22 kills at George Washington (11/4)... Had 11 kills and a season-high five blocks at La Salle (11/9)... Finished season with 13 kills against Temple at the Atlantic 10 tournament (11/16).

Before Fordham: Varsity volleyball player at Newport Harbor High School... Served as team captain... First Team All-League, as well as Second Team All-CIF and Second Team All-County selection... Named to the Daily Pilot Dream Team as a senior... Played club volleyball for Orange County VB Club... Member of the Honor Roll.

Major: Majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing, and has a minor in Communications & Media Studies.

CAREER HIGHS (FINAL)
Kills: 22, 2x, last vs. Fairfield, 10/29/08
Assists: 2, 3x, last vs. Seton Hall, 9/11/07
Digs: 5, vs. Fairfield, 10/29/08
Service Aces: 1, at Canisius, 9/1/07
Blocks: 8, 2x, last vs. Rutgers, 10/21/09

CAREER TOTALS (FINAL)
Matches Played: 134 (Tied for 2nd all-time)
Kills: 1,248 (Ranks 4th all-time)
Hitting Percentage: .287 (Ranks 2nd all-time)
Assists: 26
Digs: 95
Service Aces: 1
Blocks: 323 (Ranks 3rd all-time)