Svetlana Volnaya Class: Senior Hometown: Minsk, Belarus High School: Independence (Kan.) C.C. Height: 6-1 Position: Forward Birthdate: 04/04/1979 Experience: 2L Honors: First Team All-ACC (2000), Kodak Honorable Mention All-American

Pronunciation
svet-LAH-na vol-NY-a

Notes: Svetlana Volnaya finished her career at Virginia 18th on the career scoring list with 1,034 points in three seasons…She finished sixth on the Virginia career three-point field goal list with a total of 124…Volnaya was selected Kodak Honorable Mention All-America and was an All-ACC First Team selection following her junior season…She entered the 2000-01 season as a preseason All-ACC selection… Played for the Belarussian national team for three summers with UVa teammate Elena Kravchenko.

2000-01 Season Highlights: Served as one of the team captains for the 2000-01 season...Finished second on the team in scoring with an average of 12.6 points….Started 26 of 31 games and averaged 4.0 rebounds and 29.2 minutes... Shot 45.0 percent (49-109) from three-point range...Connected on 43.4 percent (132-304) from the field and 63.9 (78-122) from the line… Became the 19th Virginia player to score 1,000 career points after netting 11 on February 22 against Duke…Named ACC Player of the Week on December 4... Scored a season-high 27 points at Maryland (Feb. 5) and pumped in a career-high six three-point field goals... Netted 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds against St. Francis (Nov. 27)... Scored a team-high 20 points in the win over Mount St. Mary’s (Nov. 10)... Registered 17 points, three rebounds, three assists, and three steals at Clemson (Feb. 15)... Led the Cavaliers in scoring with 18 points against Florida State (Mar. 3) in the ACC Tournament, and registered eight rebounds and two steals…Sprained her right ankle and missed the NCAA Tournament game against Michigan (Mar. 17)…A Preseason All-ACC selection.

1999-00 Season Highlights: Selected Kodak Honorable Mention All-America…An ACC All-Conference First Team selection…Received votes for ACC Player of the Year...A two-time ACC Player of the Week (Jan. 17, Jan. 30)… The team’s second leading scorer and ranked seventh in the ACC in scoring … Second in the ACC in three-point field goal percentage…Ranked fifth in ACC in free throw shooting…Played in 33 games and started all but first three of the season…Led team in scoring during its 10-game winning streak (18.0 ppg) … Scored 20 or more points in seven games …Scored in double figures in 21 games …Netted 23 points and led team in scoring in Syracuse game (Dec. 30)…Scored 29 points in Georgia Tech game...In upset of ninth-ranked North Carolina (Jan. 6), scored 19 of her 22 points in the second half…Scored 14 straight points over first 3:29 of the second half to put away the Tar Heels…Hit three straight three-pointers in that spurt…Ignited a second-half rally and scored 17 of her 28 points in the second half to lift Virginia to win over Maryland (Jan. 15)…Played a season-high 38 minutes in upset of N.C. State (Jan. 17) and scored 18 points and had six rebounds. She was 5-7 from the field, including 1-1 from long range, and her three-pointer with 2:15 remaining in the game squashed a comeback bid by the Wolfpack…Played all 50 minutes of double-overtime win vs. Clemson (Jan. 20) and scored 15 points and had five rebounds…Hit a perfect 6-6 from the line and matched her career-high with three assists…Led the team with 20 points vs. Wake Forest (Jan. 27)…Scored only nine points in upset of Duke (Jan. 30), but shut down the Blue Devils’ perimeter shooting…Hit the tying and winning free throws with 3.5 seconds remaining to lift Virginia to the win at Georgia Tech (Feb. 3). Her only rebound of the game came off a missed Renee Robinson shot in the waning seconds and she was fouled on the putback attempt which set up her winning free throw…Scored a game-high 22 points at Clemson (Feb. 17) …Averaged 13.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in the ACC Tournament.

1998-99 Season Highlights: Started the first 10 games of the season… Scored in double figures in six games … Netted 16 points vs. West Virginia (Nov. 15) in her Cavalier debut …Scored a season-high 18 points and five rebounds in Brown game (Dec. 28)…In the ACC Tournament, she averaged 8.5 points and 6.0 rebounds off the bench.

at Independence CC: Averaged 19.0 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists per game …Shot 45 percent from the field and 75 percent from the free throw line …Independence Community College finished second in the Kansas Junior Community College Conference with a 24-9 record…Named to the All-Conference team and All-Region VI First team…Selected to the National Junior College Athletic Association All-America Third Team…Named an Honorable Mention Kodak All-American…Voted the ICC Fans’ Favorite Player, Best Offensive Player and team MVP. Personal: Svetlana Vladzimirovna Volnaya …Born April 4, 1979 in Minsk, Belarus… The daughter of Tatyana and Vladzimic Volnaya…Has a younger brother Pavel …Majored in Government and International Relations.

Career Highs Pts. 29 vs. Georgia Tech (1-3-00) 3-Pt. FGM 6 vs. Maryland (2-5-01) 3-Pt. FGA 9 vs. Maryland (2-5-01) 9 vs. Clemson (1-20-00) Reb. 8 vs. Grambling (11-26-99) 8 vs. Florida State (2-25-01) 8 vs. Florida State (3-3-01) Ast. 6 vs. Kent (1-24-00) Bl. 2 vs. Syracuse (12-30-99) 2 vs. Loyola (11-25-00) Stl. 3 vs. Brown (12-28-98) Min. 50 vs. Clemson (1-20-00)