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Kim Stern

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio

High School:
Mother of Mercy

Height:
6-2

Position:
Middle Blocker

Birthdate:
01/10/1983

2003 (Junior)
Finished the season second for the Deacs with .62 blocks per game and .51 assists per game ... had 15 kills and 10 digs against Clemson, Nov. 21 in the ACC tournament ... had 12 kills with nine digs and seven assists against North Carolina on Nov. 14 ... played exceptionally well against Clemson on Nov. 4 with 14 kills, 14 digs, five block assists and a career-high six assists ... hit a career-best .667 and tied a career-high with four service aces against NC A&T on Oct. 28 ... notched her first double-double of the season against Maryland with 12 kills and 11 digs on Oct. 21 ... hit .545 with 14 kills and had three assists against Virginia, Sept. 26 ... led all players with 13 kills and hit a career-high .611 to go along with four assists against William & Mary, Sept. 13.

2002 (Sophomore)
Led the team with 99 blocks on the year, including 22 solo stuffs ... second on the club with 301 kills, putting away 2.92 kills-per-game ... started every match but two ... blew up at Clemson Nov. 16, breaking school record with 13 block assists, tying career high with 21 kills and hitting .326 over five games ... had 10 kills and two blocks against #12 North Carolina Nov. 9 ... put together .375 attack percentage at Maryland Oct. 29 with eight kills and only two errors ... had four blocks in two games against Duke Oct. 25 ... hit .424 against Florida State Oct. 20 with 18 kills and five blocks ... led team with career high 21 kills to go with five blocks against #20 Georgia Tech Oct. 19 ... chipped in 14 kills and four blocks in 3-0 win over Clemson Oct. 15 ... led team with career-highs 18 kills and seven blocks at NC State Oct. 12 ... posted 10 kills against LIberty Oct. 8 ... had 14 kills and seven blocks against Maryland Oct. 5 ... led team with 13 kills and six blocks in 3-1 win over Virginia Oct. 4 ... led team with a .421 attack percentage, putting away 10 kills on 19 attempts with only two errors in four games at Florida State Sept. 27 ... led team with .522 attack percentage in 3-0 win at Duke Sept. 24, putting away 15 kills (career high) on 23 attempts with only three errors ... named to the Black & Gold Challenge All-Tournament Team after leading the team with a .463 hitting percentage (25 kills, only 6 errors on 41 attempts) over eight games ... led squad with 12 kills and three service aces against UAB Sept. 20 ... led team at BYU Classic with 40 kills and 12 blocks ... had five blocks at BYU Sept. 6 to go with 14 kills and three aces ... recorded four blocks in Virginia Tech win Aug. 31 to go with nine kills.

2001 (Freshman)
Broke into the starting rotation as a freshman ... played in 55 games ... registered career high 10 kills and five digs vs. Elon Nov. 7 ... averaged 1.71 kills per game ... finished third on the team with a .286 hitting percentage and fifth with a total of 25 blocks.

High School
Led the Bobcats of Mother of Mercy to the regional finals in 1998 and 2000 and to the sectional finals in 1999 ... made second team all league (GGCL) in 1999 and first team all league in 2000 ... broke high school record with 18 kills in a match ... posted 2.6 blocks per game ... played club ball with the Southwest Ohio Volleyball Club in 1998 and 1999 and with the KVT Rockets in 2000-2001 ... led the Rockets to third place in nationals in 2000 ... made the All-Academic team 1998, 1999 and 2000 ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Daughter of Sue and Larry Stern of Cincinnati, OH ... born Jan. 10, 1983 ... has one brother, Douglas and two sisters, Kathleen and Cynthia ... Cynthia played volleyball at Clemson from 1996-1999 and played as a right side hitter for the Chicago Thunder in the USPV ... enjoys writing ... chose Wake Forest because of the academics.

CAREER MATCH HIGHS
Kills- 21, twice (most recent at Clemson 11/16/02)
Pct. (min. 10 att.)- .667 vs. NC A&T 10/28/03
Assists- 9 vs. North Carolina 11/14/03
Service Aces- 4, twice (most recently vs. NC A&T 10/28/03)
Digs- 19 vs. Virginia 10/26/03
Block Assists- 13 at Clemson 11/16/02