Bio
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2005: The unanimous selection as America East Conference Volleyball Rookie of the Year for the 2005 season…also named honorable mention all-conference and all-rookie team…a seven-time America East Rookie of the Week selection this season, the most by a volleyball rookie in conference history…ranked third in points per game (ppg) and kills per game (kpg) in the conference standings, averaging 4.45 ppg and 3.81 kpg on the year… tallied double-digit kills in every collegiate match except one, scoring nine kills in that match…recorded a team-high 12 double-doubles on the year, including one in each of the first six game…dug a season-high 17 balls on three occasions…averaged 2.69 digs per game on the year, ranking third on the team in that category…recorded double-digit kills in the first 20 matches of the season…put away a season high 24 kills against Cal Poly and hit the 20-plus mark with 23 against LaSalle…scored over 20 points on six occasions…led the team in conference play with 3.62 kpg and 4.21 ppg…recorded 373 kills on the year…played and started in 25 matches, missing four due to illness.
High School: Began playing volleyball at the start of ninth grade and developed into one of the top players in her area, earning the “Mike Burchuck award”, which is giving to the top graduating female volleyball athlete in the Winnipeg Manitoba Area…as a senior at Sisler High School was ranked fourth out of all high school players in the province and earned a spot in the graduating all-star game and named to the All-Manitoba team…led her team in passing, digs and attacks en route to the conference final in which they lost by two points in five sets…earned team MVP honors three-consecutive years (2003-2005)…won the Canadian 18 and under nationals with the Big Sand Volleyball Club…overcame a sprained ankle the week before the nationals…as part of the Provincial Juvenile squad in Manitoba, her team placed second in the USA High Performance Volleyball Tournament in Austin, Texas and won the Canadian Nationals...earned honor roll honors all-four years in high school.
Personal: One of four children to Diane Bailey and Scott Ball…older sister Kate Ball and two other siblings Kaija and Sean Bailey…Sean won the national bantam championships in Saskatoon the week before with the Winman Blue Volleyball club….born on May 29, 1987.