FightingIllini.com
The Official Home of University of Illinois Athletics
- Men's Sports
- MEN'S SPORTS
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Football
- Golf
- WOMEN'S SPORTS
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
|
09/26/2006
Illinois vs. Minnesota Volleyball
Illinois vs. Minnesota September 23, 2006
09/26/2006
Illinois vs. Minnesota Volleyball 2006
Action shots from the Illinois vs. Minnesota 2006
At Illinois
2007
• Earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention for the second straight season
• Pre-season All-Big Ten honoree
• Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Dayton Flyer Classic, Mizuno Invitational II and was selected the State Farm Illini Classic MVP, her second straight MVP honor at the Classic
• Tallied 19 kills while hitting .519 in the championship match of the Dayton Flyer Classic
• Was named to the All-Tournament team in her last eight tournaments of her career
• Ranked seventh in the Big Ten in hitting percentage in all matches (.321)
• Charted a season-high 21 kills while hitting .412 at Ohio State
• Had nine kills in 14 swings in game one vs. Wisconsin on Sept. 19, the longest game (41-39 in Illinois history
• Tallied her 1,000th career kill on Nov. 3 vs. Michigan State
• Hit over .400, including five over .550.
•Registered double-digit kills marks in 22 matches this season, including 12 of which with 15-or-more
2006
Named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten • Named MVP of the State Farm Illini Classic after posting 45 kills, nine blocks and hitting .413 • Named MVP of the Marquette Kickoff Tournament after hitting .514 on the weekend. • Earned her third straight all-tournament honor at the UNC Volleyball Classic • Had double figures in kills 22 times, and had at least 15 kills in nine of those • Hit a career-high .667 against Ole Miss • Ranked ninth in the Big Ten in hitting percentage (.324) • Ranked among the top 10 in the country in kills through September.
2005
Converted back to middle blocker, a position she played in high school • Recorded seven block assists against UNLV • Recorded double-digits in kills in 13 matches • Named to the State Farm Illini Classic All-Tournament Team after recording 22 kills in 42 attempts and seven blocks in two games • Led the Illini in blocks in 15 matches • Recorded a career high in kills (19) in a five-game victory over Michigan State • In UM-MSU weekend, combined to hit .404 • Recorded a career high in block assists (9) in a five-game loss to Indiana • Set a career high in attack attempts against Purdue with 31.
2004
Was a big spark off the bench • Hit .667 with four kills and no errors in win over Miami in the Illini Classic • Had seven kills and several crucial ones in fourth game of win over USC • Down 27-25 in the fourth game of the Arkansas Tournament, scored the final six Illinois points as the Illini rallied to win, 31-29 • Had five kills vs. Penn State • Finished the season with 60 kills and a .159 hitting percentage.
High School:
Earned All-City honors as both a junior and senior • Earned All-District honors in 2003 after being an honorable mention All-District selection as a junior. • A two-sport standout in both volleyball and basketball • Named to the Springfield Golden Spike All-Tournament team after recording 42 kills in three matches. • Finished the year with 182 kills, 72 blocks, and a .380 attack percentage • As a junior, had nine double-digit kills matches, including three with 15 or more. • Named to the Ohio Valley Region (OVR) High Performance Team at the 2002 Salt Lake City National Volleyball Meet. • High School Coach was Jan Dermer •Named All-City League and Honorable Mention All-District in basketball, leading Start to its City Championship Game.
Personal
Born Aug. 11, 1986 • Daughter of Kelvin and Francine Brown • Member of the high school choir and the "Blessed" Singing Group • Favorite athlete is Tim Duncan because "He doesn't talk a lot on how good his game is; he just shows it on the court" • Would like to play volleyball professionally then teach elementary school.
Vicki Brown By The Numbers
Career Statistics Year MP GP K E TA Pct. A SA SE RE DIG BS BA TB BE BHE 2004 20 40 60 36 151 .159 0 0 1 0 10 1 12 13 2 0 2005 31 117 283 124 587 .271 11 0 0 2 19 16 115 131 14 3 2006 29 101 362 142 680 .324 13 0 0 2 16 22 89 111 25 2 2007 29 115 377 143 729 .321 8 0 0 1 30 19 116 135 2 0 Total 109 373 1082 445 2147 .297 32 0 1 5 75 58 332 390 55 5
Vicki Brown's Career Highs
K: 24 vs. Witchita State (9/9/06) E: 9, three times, last vs. Iowa (11/3/06) TA: 32, twice, last vs. Dayton (9/12/06) Pct: .667 (18-2-24) vs. Ole Miss (9/1/06) A: 2, three, last vs. Penn State (10/19/07) SA: 0 SE: 0 D: 3, 4 times, last vs. Northwestern (11/2/07) BS: 3, twice, last vs. LSU (8/31/07) BA: 9, twice, last vs. Indiana (11/17/06) TB: 12 vs. Indiana (11/17/06)
