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  Kristen White
Kristen White

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Harrison, Ohio

High School:
McAuley

Height:
6-0

Position:
OH

Birthdate:
09/07/1989

Career Statistics

2008 (Sophomore)
Played in 29 of the 32 matches, making 26 starts ... Saw action in a total of 96 sets ... Led the team with 26 service aces ... Second on the team with a .970 reception percentage with only 17 errors in 563 attempts ... Finished the season with 238 kills on 864 attempts ... Second on the team with 2.48 kills per set ... Had a total of 230 digs and finished with an average of 2.40 digs per set which was fourth-best on the team ... Finished with a total of 96 assists ... Had a total of seven double-doubles on the season ... Named to the Academic All-ACC Team for the first time ... Earned the team's dedication award, giving to the athlete who has made significant contributions to the team through her achievements as a student and as an athlete ... Started the season strong, recording 15 kills with a season-best .440 hitting percentage to go along with eight digs and a service ace in a 3-0 win over Davidson (Aug. 29) ... Notched another six kills and a service ace in a win over Norfolk State (Aug. 30) and closed the Deacon Invitational with eight kills, 11 digs and two services aces against Winthrop (Aug. 30) ... Had 11 kills, seven digs and no reception errors in 31 attempts against Louisville (Sept. 5) in the opening match of the Adidas Classic ... Tallied two kills and three digs against Indiana (Sept. 5) and rounded out the tournament with her first double-double of the season, notching 11 kills and 11 digs against Valparaiso (Sept. 6) ... Started the Black & Gold Challenge (Sept. 12-13) by narrowly missing a double-double with 10 kills and nine digs against Western Michigan (Sept. 12) ... Had a season-best four total blocks to go along with seven digs and six kills in a win over East Carolina (Sept. 13) and closed the tournament with four kills, eight digs, three blocks and two service aces against Delaware (Sept 13) ... Opened the Appalachian State Invitational (Sept. 19-20) with a season-best 18 kills and tied her season-high with 17 digs in the four-set win over the host Mountaineers (Sept. 19) ... Notched her second-straight double-double with 12 kills and 13 digs against Charlotte (Sept. 20) and finished with 10 digs and five kills against NC A&T (Sept. 20) ... Started ACC-play with a stellar performance against Florida State (Sept. 25), notching 16 kills and 11 digs for her fourth double-double of the season ... Nearly had another double-double the next night against Miami, totaling 11 kills and nine digs ... Notched her fifth double-double of the season in a thrilling five-set win over Duke (Sept. 30) with 16 kills and a season-best 17 digs ... Also went 32-for-32 on reception attempts and had three blocks against the Blue Devils ... Had nine kills, eight digs and two assists against NC State (Oct. 3) but suffered a slight concussion towards the end of the match and was forced to miss the next match ... Returned to post eight kills, five digs and tie her career-high with a pair of block solos at Clemson (Oct. 10) ... Recorded 11 digs and six kills at Georgia Tech (Oct. 11) ... Had nine kills and nine digs against Virginia Tech (Oct. 17) and notched her sixth double-double of the season one night later against Virginia with 13 kills and 12 digs ... Also tied her career-high with three service aces against the Cavaliers ... Played in just one set against Boston College (Oct. 24) and recorded two kills ... Totaled eight kills and six digs in a three-set sweep of Maryland (Oct. 25) ... Had nine kills and six digs in a loss at Florida State (Oct. 31) and rebounded with nine kills and 11 digs in the Deacons' second sweep of Miami (Nov. 2) ... Recorded her seventh double-double of the season against Georgia Tech (Nov. 7) with 11 kills and 14 digs while also tying her career-high with three service aces ... Played in just two sets against Clemson (Nov. 8) and only one set against NC State (Nov. 12) ... Had three kills and three digs at North Carolina (Nov. 16) ... Had two digs in two sets against Virginia Tech (Nov. 20).

2007 (Freshman)
Saw action in 30 of 31 matches ... Played in a total of 105 sets ... Named to the Dean's List in 2007-08 ... Finished the season second on the team with 276 kills, for an average of 2.63 kills per set, which was third-best on the team ... Was also second on the team with 509 reception attempts and third with a .941 reception percentage ... Her 223 digs ranked fourth on the squad and she was fifth at 2.12 digs per set ... Finished with seven double-doubles and had 13 matches of 10 or more kills ... Made collegiate debut with three kills and one block assist in five sets against Pittsburgh (Aug. 31) at the Best Western/Sycamore Inn Classic (Aug. 31-Sept. 1) ... Followed that up with eight kills and four digs against host Miami (OH) (Sept. 1) ... Saw action in two matches at the Black & Gold Challenge (Sept. 7-8), recording six kills against Radford (Sept. 8) and posting her first double-digit kill performance with 10 kills in a four-set win over Jacksonville ... Also notched two block assists and hit a season-best .471 against the Dolphins ... Played in all three matches of the Univ. of Houston Tournament (Sept. 14-15), finishing the weekend with a combined 17 kills, 10 digs and six total blocks ... Had nine kills and seven digs against Houston (Sept. 15) in the final match of the tournament ... Made ACC debut against Duke (Sept. 18), posting six kills and first collegiate service ace in three sets ... Followed that performance with six kills against Boston College (Sept. 21) and posted a season-high two block solos in a three-set win over Maryland (Sept. 22) ... Her 14 kills against Miami (Sept. 28) started a streak of five-straight matches with double-digit kills ... Recorded first collegiate double-double with 16 kills and 11 digs at Florida State (Sept. 30) ... Also tied a season-high with a pair of assists against the Seminoles ... Collected another double-double with 13 kills and 13 digs against North Carolina (Oct. 4) and two days later, posted 10 kills and tied a season-high with five total blocks in a three-set sweep of NC State (Oct. 6) ... Had 14 kills and 17 digs in four sets against Duke (Oct. 9) ... Collected a combined 17 kills and 15 digs in weekend matches with Clemson (Oct. 12) and Georgia Tech (Oct. 13) ... Did not record a reception error in a season-high 39 attempts against the Yellow Jackets ... Notched fifth double-double of the season in four sets against Virginia (Oct. 19), collecting 13 kills, 10 digs and a season-best three service aces ... Had 10 kills and three total blocks one day later against Virginia Tech (Oct. 20) ... Totaled 12 kills and 15 digs at Boston College (Oct. 28), while also collecting a season-best five block assists and matched a season-high with two assists in the five-set match against the Eagles ... Posted a combined 14 kills and 13 digs in back-to-back home matches against Florida State (Nov. 2) and Miami (Nov. 3) ... Had 14 kills and nine digs at Clemson (Nov. 8) and the next night, posted 10 kills, four total blocks and two service aces at Georgia Tech (Nov. 9) ... Tallied 19 digs and 17 blocks in a hard-fought, five-set match against North Carolina (Nov. 14) ... Had a nine-kill, nine-dig performance in the final home match of the season against NC State (Nov. 16) ... Turned in her best performance of the year in the season's final match at Virginia (Nov. 23) ... Posted season-highs of 21 kills and 64 attempts in the five sets ... Also collected a season-best 25 digs against the Cavaliers.

High School
Played with the U.S.A. Junior A-2 team in 2006 and helped the squad win the gold medal at the international tournament ... Was a member of the Cincy Volleyball Club for one year and the Cincy Classics Volleyball Club for four years ... Helped Cincy Classics win the 17 American Nationals in 2005, earning all-tournament honors ... Served as captain of the OVR High Performance team in 2005 ... Two-time all-state honoree at McAuley High School ... Named first team all-state in 2006 and second team in 2005 ... Three-time All-Greater Girls Catholic League selection ... Three-time Cincinnati Enquirer All-City honoree ... First team all-district in 2005 and 2006 ... Finished her prep career as McAuley's career kills leader with 738 ... Named as one of PrepVolleyball.com's Senior Aces ... Chosen as a PrepVolleyball.com Academic All-American ... Graduated in the top five percent of her class ... National Honor Society member.

Personal
Undecided on a major ... Born Sept. 7, 1989 ... Full name is Kristen Elizabeth White ... Daughter of Steve and Mary White ... Brother, Brian, is a senior on the College of Mount Saint Joseph football team ... Also recruited by Cincinnati, Dayton, Duke, Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina.