1 Brianna Blair
Fourth year at San Josi State...returning outside hitter...sixth all-time in kills with 1,049...third in career kill attempts at 2,993... seventh player in school history to record 1,000 kills in her career.
2000: Second team all-WAC selection...second on the team in kills with 461, 3.97 per game...played in all 32 matches and 116 games...had 207 digs, 1.78 pg, 62 blocks, 0.53 pg, and 28 service aces, 0.24 pg...a career high 28 kills on 67 attempts against Saint Mary's...had a career high 19 digs against Rice and Eastern Michigan and a season high six blocks against Alabama and Saint Mary's...recorded three service aces against Tulsa, Arizona State, UNLV and Sacramento State...four double-doubles during season - 13 kills and 10 digs at Tulsa, 18 kills and 19 digs versus Rice, 15 kills and 19 digs against Eastern Michigan and 18 kills and 18 digs against Nevada...recorded 10 digs in five matches...hit .300 or better in nine matches including a season high .417 against Arizona (12-2-24)...recorded 20 or more kills in five matches - 28 vs. Saint Mary's, 27 vs. UTEP, 23 vs. TCU, 21 vs. Alabama and 20 vs. UTEP.
1999: Second on the team in kills with 381, 3.35 per game...played in all 31 matches and 108 games...also had 231 digs, 2.14 pg, 59 blocks, 0.55 pg, and 24 service aces, 0.22 pg...San Diego Tournament all-tournament selection...career high 21 kills against San Diego and Fresno State...season high 17 digs against San Francisco...double-figure kills in 20 matches and 20 or more kills in three matches...season high six blocks at Santa Clara.
1998: Played in 28 matches and 76 games...recorded 207 kills, 2.72 pg, and 135 digs, 1.78 pg...had 40 blocks and 17 service aces...season high 20 kills against Cal State Fullerton...63 attempts against Nevada...three matches with double-figure kills and digs...began her collegiate career with 15 kills, 11 digs and three service aces against Santa Clara...nine matches with 10 or more kills.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner at Marcos de Niza High School for head coach Mike Mahon...second team all-state her senior year...named to the all-state Fabulous Dozen...three-time first team all-region and two-time first team all-city...first team all-East Valley twice...played club volleyball at East Valley Juniors for coach Joe Olson.
PERSONAL: A creative art major with a minor in business...would like be an interior decorator after graduation...favorite sports team is the San Francisco 49ers...likes to rollerblade, camp and go to the beach...favorite comedian is Adam Sandler...has one older sister and brother, Kristal and Jeremy, and one younger sister Karissa...daughter of Don and Debbie Blair...Brianna Jean Blair was born on August 11, 1979, in Tucson, Ariz.
Career Statistics
YEAR MP GP K E TA PCT. AST SA DIG BS BA TB
1998 28 76 207 115 631 .146 7 17 135 12 28 40
1999 31 108 381 166 1093 .197 16 24 231 9 50 59
2000 32 116 461 163 1269 .235 10 28 207 6 56 62
Total 91 300 1049 444 2993 .202 33 69 573 27 134 161
Career Highs
28 KILLS Saint Mary's, 9-12-00
78 ATTEMPTS UTEP, 11-10-00
2 ASSISTS Three opponents
4 ACES San Francisco, 9-23-98
19 DIGS Two opponents
5 BLOCK SOLOS Nevada, 9-5-98
8 BLOCK ASSISTS Sam Houston State, 9-11-98
8 TOTAL BLOCKS Sam Houston State, 9-11-98