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Lizaiha Garcia Senior 5-4 L Dayton, OH Beavercreek

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Head Coach Jim Lodes: "Lizaiha has become the consummate libero. She has the ability to control a match with her passing and defense. Her leadership will allow our youth to reach their potential sooner. Her court presence provides confidence to her teammates."

2006: One of just three players to play in all 117 games for UB...voted team’s Most Valuable Player...broke the school record for digs in a season with 545 in 2006...broke the school record for digs in a three-game match, accumulating 32 against Kent State (9/22)...that total was the eighth highest in the nation for individual digs in a three-game match...reached the 30-dig plateau twice more recording 30 digs against Canisius (9/12) and Ball State (11/14)...reached double digits in digs in 30 of UB’s 34 matches...finished tied for third on the team with 35 service aces...had four aces against Holy Cross (9/9)...also had seven assists against Canisius (9/12).

2005: Had a team-high 15 digs at Albany...had a career-high four service aces, including three straight at the end of game two, versus Maryland-Eastern Shore and had a match-high 28 digs against Army at the Western New York Invitational...had a match-high 21 digs and three service aces against Oral Roberts at the Washington State Tournament...had 21 digs against West Virginia and 20 digs against Duquesne at the WVU Classic...had 27 digs, two assists and two aces in a five-game loss at Akron...had 20 digs against Kent State to help the Bulls to their first MAC win of the year...had a match-high 29 digs in a 3-2 loss to Toledo...had 23 digs in a 3-1 win over Akron.

2004: Team's Top Newcomer...finished with a team-leading 407 digs (tied for seventh all-time in UB volleyball history) and 3.88 digs per game (11th in the Mid-American Conference and third all-time in UB volleyball history)...reached double digits in digs in 23 matches, and had 20 or more digs on seven occasions...was one of three players to appear in all 105 games during the season...had a season-high 30 digs in a four-game loss at Eastern Michigan, the most digs recorded by a UB player since the 1999 season...named to the All-Tournament Team at the Montana State Tournament after averaging 3.57 digs per game in four matches...had 19 digs against host Montana State and 17 digs against Dartmouth...also named to the All-Tournament Team at the James Madison Tournament after averaging 3.36 digs in three matches...had 16 digs in a five-game loss to host JMU and against Stony Brook at the Western New York Invitational...had 20 digs against Northern Illinois and Toledo...had a team-high 23 digs against both Marshall and Miami (OH)...had 22 digs and four assists versus Kent State and 21 digs and four assists versus Akron...recorded her first career kill against Ohio on a dig that sent the ball back over the net where it landed untouched...had a kill and a match-high 13 digs at Marshall.

High School: Was only the third player in the history of Beavercreek High School to start on the varsity volleyball team for four years...was an outside hitter for coaches Phil Anders and Lori Schroeder...a three-time team captain...won her team's Best Defensive Player award all four years and the Best Server award as a junior and senior...was a first-team All-Conference, All-District and All-Area selection and a Senior All-Star in 2003 and a first-team All-Conference and second-team All-District selection as a junior in 2002...played on the Dayton Juniors club team for seven years for coaches Rob Beam and Mike Schroeder, qualifying for Nationals for four straight years and finishing tied for fifth in the nation in 2003...also played club volleyball for Team Z for Rich Zeciski and Tom Hogan.

Personal: Born August 15, 1986...daughter of Howard and Lizzette...has one sister (Erika)...nickname is Liz..chose UB over James Madison, Witchita State and Iona because of the team and the campus...considers her dad to be her greatest athletic influence...enjoys listening to music, accessories and the outdoors.

MATCH HIGHS

Kills:	2 vs. High Point, 8/26/06
Attempts:	6 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/25/04
Aces:	4, two times
Digs:	32 vs. Kent State, 9/22/06
Blocks:	0
Assists:	7 vs. Canisius, 9/12/06