University of San Francisco Athletics

General Capsule - Has shown rapid recovery froma broken leg suffered last spring... enters the season as theleading candidate to play libero... excellent passing and defensiveskills... aggressive competitor.

Prep Experience - Capped an impressive prepcareer at La Costa Canyon High School... named one of the top-25volleyball players in the San Diego County by the North CountyTimes... propelled the Mavericks to a 30-3 record as a senior enroute to a berth in the state playoffs where LCCHS earned runner-uphonors in the CIF Playoffs... earned All-Avocado League honors andwas selected to the North County Times Third Team following hersenior campaign... Mavericks captured the San Diego Fall ClassicTournament... competed for the Rancho Santa Fe Nike Airmax club...a two-sport athlete started at center for LCCHS's CIF SectionalFinalist lacrosse team.

Personal - Tasha Elena Demkiw... goal for theseason is to have a winning year and go to the NCAA Tournament...chose USF for the opportunity to play Division I volleyball for acoach with a proven track record... best advice is the harder youwork, the more luck you'll have... favorite quote is by Henry Ford"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right"...favorite book is Harry Potter; favorite movie is Dumb and Dumber...parents are Pam and Ted Demkiw... born September 28, 1985 inOceanside, CA.