Tawni Schulte Class: Junior Hometown: Manhattan Beach, Calif. High School: Mira Costa Height: 5-9 Position: Def. Specialist Birthdate: 01/07/1982

2003 (Junior)
Finished her career as a Demon Deacon with 480 digs ... played in one game against Miami Nov. 29 ... had three digs in one game against Clemson on Nov. 21 in the ACC Tournament ... came up with eight digs against NC State Nov. 15 ... recorded seven digs against Duke Nov. 1 ... had three digs in two games against NC A&T Oct. 28 ... saw action in one game against Florida State Oct. 25 ... played in one game and had an assist against Maryland Oct. 21 ... had two digs in two games at NC State Oct. 17 ... came up with a season-high 12 digs at North Carolina Oct. 16 ... had two digs and two assists against Clemson Oct. 11 ... played in all three games and recorded four digs against #5 Georgia Tech Oct. 10 ... recorded four digs and tied a career-high with two assists at Florida State Oct. 4 ... notched six digs at Duke Sept. 30 ... had three digs in three games played against Virginia Sept. 26 ... played in one game and had an assist against Gardner-Webb Sept. 23 ... recorded four digs against Campbell Sept. 20 ... came up with one dig against Radford Sept. 19 ... had a dig in two games versus Georgetown Sept. 13 ... notched six digs against William & Mary Sept. 13 ... had her first kill and assist of the season to go along with four digs against Coppin St. Sept. 12 ... saw action in one game against Tenn. Tech on Aug. 30 and recorded a service ace and a dig.

2002 (Sophomore)
Defensive specialist playing mostly as libero ... recorded nine digs in shutout win over Alabama Nov. 30 ... pitched in six digs in ACC quarterfinal against #20 Georgia Tech Nov. 22 ... racked up 15 digs at Clemson Nov. 16 ... led team with 11 digs at #23 Georgia Tech Nov. 15 ... collected seven digs against #12 North Carolina Nov. 9 ... posted 10 digs in 3-0 win over NC State Nov. 8 ... rounded up nine digs in 3-0 win at Virginia Nov. 2 ... led team with 11 digs in 3-0 win at East Tennessee State Oct. 22 ... led team with 14 digs in 3-0 win over Clemson Oct. 15 ... came up with 10 digs at NC State Oct. 12 ... led team with 12 digs at North Carolina Oct. 11 ... tallied eight digs in 3-0 win at Duke Sept. 24 ... shattered career high with 26 digs against BYU Sept. 6 ... had 36 digs over 12 games at Deacon Invitational and 47 more over 13 games at BYU Classic ... took over setting duties in the spring of 2003 after Borhart was injured.

2001 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in 91 games … averaged 1.63 digs per game … posted a career high 15 digs in the five-game match vs. Duke Oct. 9 … led the Deacs in serves with a .888 percentage and 12 service aces for the year.

2000 (Freshman)
Redshirted due to a knee injury … spent the winter break at Manly Beach, Australia competing in the beach volleyball event at the 2001 Sydney Youth Olympic Festival.

High School
Advanced to the California Intercollegiate Federation's (CIF) Division IAA Finals in 1999 … part of the California Junior Olympics squad which placed third in the 17's division … named Honorable Mention all-area by the Daily Breeze her senior season … earned the California Beach Volleyball Associations "AA" rating … in 1998 was part of the Davis National Championship squad in the Under-16 age group … earned a gold medal as part of the AAU Junior Olympics in 1998 as well … won the Davis National Championship in the 14's division in 1996

Personal
Born January 7, 1982 … the daughter of Jan and Karen Schulte of Manhattan Beach, Calif. … has one sister, Tamra, age 32 ... enjoys playing at the beach ... chose Wake Forest because of the great people in the volleyball program, the academics and the beautiful campus.

CAREER MATCH HIGHS
Kills- 2 vs. UT-Arlington 9/8/01
Pct. (min. 10 att.)- 0
Assists- 2, several times
Service Aces- 2, two times (most recent vs. Wyoming 9/8/01)
Digs- 26 vs. BYU, 9/6/02
Block Assists- 0