| Celeste Laborde |
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"C is an extremely powerful hitter who learned to balance her force with finesse shots last spring. She has the ability to energize the gym with big swings and will see lots of court time if she can successfully carry a large offensive load for us this fall." - Melissa Aldrich Shelton
Worth Noting--A powerful, dynamic hitter ... has made the transition to the left side after spending her high school and club career in the middle.
2002--Tallied a career-high 170 kills, including eight double-digit kill performances ... set a career-best with 18 kills against the College of Charleston (9/6) ... hit an impressive .600 (12 kills on 20 attempts with no errors) vs. Texas-Pan American (8/31) ... registered 20 points with 17 kills and a career-high three service aces against IUPUI (9/21) ... a 2002-2003 ACC Academic Honor Roll selection.
2001--Saw action in 22 matches with three starts as a freshman ... in 56 games, she recorded 58 digs, 10 kills and six service aces ... registered a career-high 12 digs against North Carolina (10/16) ... twice recorded three kills against N.C. State (10/21 and 11/15) ... named to the 2001-2002 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
High School--A three-year starter at outside hitter and middle blocker for Academy of the Sacred Heart ... team captain and MVP as a senior in 2000 ... was named a USAV National Championships 16's All-American in 1998-99 ... named the MVP of the Episcopal of Baton Rouge and St. Joseph's of Baton Rouge Tournaments and to the All-Tournament Team at the McGill Toolen Tournament as a senior ... selected as MVP of the State Tournament after helping lead Sacred Heart to the 2000 AAA title ... also helped lead team to the finals of the state tournament in 1999 ... named to the All-Tournament team as well as the District MVP ... earned MVP accolades for three tournaments as a junior ... a Times-Picayune All-Metro pick ... MVP of Louisiana Senior All-Star Game ... three-year letterwinner and All-District performer in softball ... played club volleyball for the Cajunland Volleyball Club ... received Highest Honors at Sacred Heart all four years ... volunteered extensive hours in the Learning Partners program, Poydras Home for the elderly, and Langston Hughes Elementary School.
Personal: Daughter of Margaret and Cliffe Laborde ... born 4/14/83 in New Orleans, La. ... member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority ... is a sociology major.
Why Celeste chose UVa-- "I chose UVa because of the great academic and athletic opportunities that are available."
Laborde's Career Statistics
| Year |
MP/GP |
ATT |
K |
E |
Pct. |
K/Gm |
Ast. |
SA |
Digs |
BS |
BA |
| 2001 |
22/56 |
49 |
10 |
14 |
-.082 |
0.18 |
2 |
6 |
58 |
0 |
1 |
| 2002 |
28/78 |
613 |
170 |
108 |
.101 |
2.18 |
6 |
11 |
102 |
1 |
24 |
| Career |
50/134 |
662 |
180 |
122 |
.088 |
1.34 |
8 |
17 |
160 |
1 |
25 |
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