| Katie Synan |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Fredericksburg, Va.
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| High School:
Chancellor
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| Height:
6-2
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| Position:
Outside Hitter
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| Club Team:
Richmond Volleyball Club
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“The depth of our roster this year allows us to train Katie exclusively on the right side this fall. This specialization will allow Katie to maximize the strength of her left hand and establish a consistent rhythm with the setters. Katie's work ethic, toughness and dedication make her a strong role model for our younger players.” - Melissa Aldrich Shelton
Worth Noting—Has gained valuable starting experience in each of her first three seasons ... possesses tremendous athletic ability ... trained with the USA Volleyball Women’s Junior National Team in the spring of 2001 and was a finalist to make the squad.
2002—Notched a career-best 176 kills while appearing in 96 games ... made 17 starts and played in 32 matches ... also posted a career-best 47 blocks ... tallied a career-high 22 kills and a team season-high 23.5 points against Clemson (9/27) ... set career bests with 11 digs vs. Virginia Commonwealth (9/17) and eight blocks against Georgetown (9/7) ... named to the 2002-2003 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2001—A starter in 18 of the 26 matches she appeared in ... fourth on the team in kills with 159 ... also recorded 66 digs, 29 blocks, 22 assists and 11 service aces ... reached double figures in kills four times, including a season high of 11 on three occasions ... had seven blocks against James Madison (11/21) ... a 2001-2002 ACC Academic Honor Roll pick.
2000—Played in 26 matches with 16 starts and appeared in 76 games ... was sixth on the team with 109 kills ... also tallied 43 blocks, 38 digs and 26 assists ... posted 14 kills against Liberty (10/10) and added seven digs ... also had seven digs in collegiate debut against William & Mary (9/1) ... selected to the 2000-2001 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Named to All-Stater Magazine’s Class of 2000 Super 75 list ... a four-year varsity performer in both volleyball and basketball for Chancellor High School ... played in the 2000 Virginia Volleyball All-Star game ... team captain as a senior in 2000 ... first-team All-State, All-District and All-Region selection in 2000 ... named an All-Area Athlete by the Free Lance Star ... Chancellor finished second in the 2000 AA state tournament ... as a junior in 1999, was the team co-MVP and garnered first-team All-District and All-Region honors ... also captured second-team All-State accolades and was named to the Free Lance All-Area team ... named Chancellor’s Most Improved Player as a freshman and sophomore ... garnered All-District accolades as a sophomore in 1998 ... was a first-team All-State basketball selection in 1999 and was chosen as the Co-District and Co-Region Player of the Year ... team MVP in 1998 and 1999, and Most Improved Player in 1997 ... Chancellor's second all-time leading scorer in basketball and is also just the second player to score 1,000 career points ... member of the Latin Club and a SCA representative ... earned an Academic Letter as a junior.
Personal—Daughter of Marie Anderson and Ron Synan ... born 7/10/82 ... enjoys basketball, shopping, reading, swimming, skiing and snowboarding ... father played basketball at Mary Washington ... stepsister (Amy) played basketball at York College ... majoring in psychology.
Why Katie chose UVa: “I have always loved the school. The volleyball team and coaches are great. The Grounds are beautiful and it is so close to home.”
Synan's Career Statistics
| Year |
MP/GP |
ATT |
K |
E |
Pct. |
K/Gm |
Ast. |
SA |
Digs |
BS |
BA |
| 2000 |
26/76 |
341 |
109 |
70 |
.114 |
1.43 |
26 |
1 |
38 |
1 |
42 |
| 2001 |
26/88 |
476 |
159 |
102 |
.120 |
1.18 |
22 |
11 |
66 |
0 |
29 |
| 2002 |
32/96 |
591 |
176 |
128 |
.081 |
1.83 |
21 |
12 |
68 |
0 |
47 |
| Career |
84/260 |
1048 |
444 |
300 |
.102 |
1.71 |
69 |
24 |
172 |
1 |
118 |
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