| Michael Faulkner |
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2006 (Junior)
Appeared in 22 matches with three starts ... made three more starts at the libero position ... played in 53 games total on the year ... led the Deacons with a .944 serve percentage ... tied for fourth on the team with 13 service aces ... ranked fifth on the squad with a career-best 1.98 digs per game ... finished with 0.83 kills per game ... posted double-digit digs in three matches ... opened the season by playing in seven games at the Coors Invitational (Sept. 1-2) ... finished the weekend with 19 kills, 11 digs and five aces ... had seven kills, two aces and a block assist against James Madison (Sept. 2) ... flirted with a double-double against Florida Atlantic (Sept. 2), recording eight kills and eight digs ... also had a career-high three aces against FAU ... had a solid performance at Marriott Flyer Invitational (Sept. 8-9), ending the weekend with 14 kills and 26 digs ... posted a season-high 10 kills in three games against Indiana ... also had seven digs and a season-high 30 attempts against the Hoosiers ... led the team with nine digs against Dayton (Sept. 9) ... started at libero and tallied a team-best 10 digs against LSU (Sept. 9) ... the performance began a streak of three straight matches with double-digit digs ... started at libero in two of three matches at the Black & Gold Challenge (Sept. 15-16) ... turned in a career-best 20 digs and tied her career-high with three assists against George Washington (Sept. 15) ... led the team for the fourth straight match with 14 digs against Davidson ... also tied her career-high with another three assists against the Wildcats ... opened her ACC season with an appearance against Clemson (Sept. 23) ... recorded nine digs, two kills and an ace at NC State (Sept. 30) ... played in four games against Boston College (Oct. 14), serving 12 times without an error ... totaled six digs and an ace in a five-game defeat of North Carolina (Nov. 1) ... followed that performance with five digs and an ace against NC State (Nov. 3) ... recorded seven kills and five digs in three games at Boston College (Nov. 10) ... also had an ace and a block assist against the Eagles ... finished the season with a pair of digs against Miami (Nov. 22).
2005 (Sophomore)
Saw action in 14 matches, making eight starts ... played in 41 games ... received the ACC Top Six for Service Award ... averaged 1.63 kills per game (67 total) and 1.05 digs per game (43 total) ... played in all three matches of the season-opening Courtyard by Marriott Airport Classic at Louisville (Sept. 2-3) ... recorded eight kills and one ace against Tennessee State (Sept. 3) ... for the tournament, compiled 12 kills and five digs ... turned in a strong performance at the UTA Invitational (Sept. 9-10), tallying 30 kills and 16 digs total in the three matches ... had season-highs of 12 digs and two block assists against Arkansas-Little Rock (Sept. 9) ... earned back-to-back double-digit kill totals against Texas-Pan American (Sept. 10) and Iowa (Sept. 10) ... recorded 11 kills in a season-high 34 attempts against Texas-Pan Am and had a season-best 13 kills against Iowa ... played all four games against Georgetown (Sept. 16) in the Black & Gold Challenge, registering seven kills, one ace and one block assist ... closed the tournament against Morehead State (Sept. 17) by hitting .400 with six kills and no errors in 15 attempts ... also tallied 10 digs, two assists and one block solo in the match ... appeared in five ACC matches, totaling 12 kills and seven digs in a combined 10 games ... had five kills and three digs against NC State (Oct. 1) ... closed out her season with three kills and no errors in five attempts against Boston College (Nov. 11).
2004 (Freshman)
Appeared in 28 matches with 16 starts ... played in 75 games total ... finished third on the team in kills per game with 2.21 (166 kills total) ... was sixth on the squad in digs per game with 1.68 (126 digs total) ... also tallied 21 total blocks (three solo, 18 assists) ... had double-digit kill totals six times and recorded three double-doubles in rookie season ... made her collegiate debut against Marshall (Sept. 4), playing one game of the four-game win ... later that day recorded six kills and two digs against Connecticut (Sept. 4) ... had career-high hitting percentage of .643 against Tennessee-Martin (Sept. 11) ... totaled nine kills with no errors in 14 attempts in the match ... turned in first career double-digit kill total with 13 at Wright State (Sept. 18) ... was one kill and one dig away from a double-double at Florida State (Oct. 2) ... also had a career-high four block assists against the Seminoles ... recorded 13 kills in a career-high 51 attempts against Clemson (Oct. 9) ... also had seven digs and three block assists in the match ... registered her first career double-double with 11 kills and a season-best 19 digs against Winthrop (Oct. 16) ... also tallied a season-high two service aces against the Eagles ... posted 11 kills and a block solo against NC State (Oct. 29) ... had five kills and a pair of block assists against North Carolina (Oct. 30) ... recorded a career-high three assists at Clemson (Nov. 5) ... had her second double-double of the season with 17 digs and a career-high 16 kills against Virginia Tech (Nov. 13) ... turned in her second straight double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs against Maryland in the ACC Tournament (Nov. 18) ... closed the season at the St. John's Tournament (Nov. 26-27) with 12 kills and nine digs in two matches.
High School
Played for St. Michael's Academy and Austin Junior Volleyball Club ... named to the first team All-District, All-State and All-Tournament teams, 2000-03 ... played in the All-American Junior Olympics in 2000 ... All-Texas team selection 2002-03 ... named the state MVP in 2002 and the team MVP, 2001-02.
Personal
Majoring in communication with a minor in studio art ... born May 3, 1986 ... daughter of Dorsi and Von Faulkner ... participated in the service crusaders that has helped with Habitat for Humanity, Coats 4 Kids and Disability Resources ... is actively involved with the Wake Forest CHAMPS program, as well as the Student Athlete Advisory Council, Student Athlete Mentors and Feather & Stone Apache Reservation camps ... has one sister, Dylan, who is a sophomore on the Wake Forest volleyball team ... lists her parents as the most impressive people she knows.
