| Kadija Fornah |
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Career Statistics
2008 (Freshman)
Saw action in all 32 matches and made 13 starts ... Played in 113 of the 117 sets on the year ... Finished second on the team with 264 kills and averaged 2.34 kills per set ... Fifth on the squad with a total of 41 blocks ... Finished with a total of 98 digs and five assists. Averaged 2.54 points per set ... Only served in four matches and finished with one service ace ... Named to the ACC All-Freshman Team ... Earned the team's Rookie of the Year Award ... Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Black & Gold Challenge ... Played in a total of seven sets at the season-opening Deacon Invitational (Aug. 29-30) and finished with a total of six kills, two blocks and one assist ... Recorded five kills, three digs and one block against Louisville (Sept. 5) in the opening match of the Adidas Classic ... Had two kills against host Indiana (Sept. 5) and rounded out the tournament with 11 kills, one block and one assist against Valparaiso (Sept. 6) ... Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Black & Gold Challenge (Sept. 12-13) after posting 38 kills in the three matches ... Had 14 kills on a season-high 37 attempts in a five-set win over Western Michigan (Sept. 12) and came back the next morning to hit .385 with eight kills and three blocks against East Carolina ... Finished off the tournament with a season-best 16 kills and a .379 hitting percentage against Delaware (Sept. 13) ... Collected 11 kills in each of the first two matches of the Appalachian State Invitational (Sept. 19-20) ... Also had five digs and one block against the host Mountaineers ... Capped off the tournament with seven kills and a .385 hitting percentage in a three-set sweep of NC A&T (Sept. 20) ... Opened ACC-play with 10 kills and five digs against Florida State (Sept. 25) and also posted 10 kills one night later in a three-set sweep of Miami (Sept. 26) ... Recorded seven kills and two blocks in a thrilling five-set win over Duke (Sept. 30) ... Tied a season-high with 16 kills to go along with six digs and two blocks against NC State (Oct. 3) ... Had ten kills, four digs and three blocks against eventual ACC Champion North Carolina (Oct. 4) ... Recorded a total of 18 kills and six digs in two matches at Clemson (Oct. 10) and Georgia Tech (Oct. 11) ... Tallied eight kills, six digs and a season-high four blocks at Virginia Tech (Oct. 17) and returned two days later to post seven kills, four digs and one block at Virginia (Oct. 19) ... Had eight kills and hit a solid .368 in a three-set win over Boston College (Oct. 24) ... Came back the next night and totaled seven kills and two blocks in a second-straight sweep of Maryland (Oct. 25) ... Recorded nine kills, two digs and one block at Florida State (Oct. 31) and seven kills, four digs and one assist in the Deacon's second sweep of Miami (Nov. 2) ... Had 11 kills in each match against Georgia Tech (Nov. 7) and Clemson (Nov. 8) ... Tallied 14 kills, five digs and three blocks in a thrilling four-set win at NC State (Nov. 12) ... Recorded four kills and four digs at North Carolina (Nov. 16) ... Notched eight kills, five digs and a two blocks against Virginia Tech (Nov. 20) and four kills and six digs in a four-set win over Virginia (Nov. 21) ... Finished the year with a season-best 12 digs to go along with her first service ace at Duke (Nov. 25).
High School
Played for three different club teams over the past five years ... Was a member of the Northside VBC (2004-05), Oceanside VBC (2005-06) and Boomers VBC (2006-08) ... Helped high school team win the 2005 Class 4A State Championship ... Was named second team All-State as a senior ... Earned Palm Beach County first team honors in 2007 and second team honors as a junior in 2006 ... Named Team Captain as a senior and finished the season with 320 kills and 270 digs ... Was a member of the International Baccalaureate Program (2004-08) and received an International Baccalaureate diploma ... Was also a National Achievement Scholar as both a junior and senior.
Personal
Undecided on a major ... Born May 13, 1990, in West Palm Beach, Fla. ... Full name is Kadija Kay Fornah ... Daughter of Faye and Emanuel Fornah ... Earned three letters in volleyball ... Chose Wake Forest over Washington State, New Mexico, Villanova, Miami, Memphis and UNLV ... Lists the main reason she chose Wake Forest was because of her relationship with her future teammates and coaching staff ... Has three club teammates playing volleyball at the collegiate level.
