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General Capsule - Only returning two yearstarter... brings experience along with speed and big jump to thecourt... hard hitting attacker with an outstanding jump serve...will be looked upon for strength in the front and backcourt.2004 Season - Elevated her game, establishingcareer-highs in most offensive and defensive categories, includingkills (3.25), attack percentage (.174) and digs (2.96)... earnedfirst career all-tournament honors at the TCU/Molten Horned FrogInvitational, averaging 4.4 kills, 3.0 digs and 1.1 aces pergame... slammed career-high 25 kills on .308 hitting against SanDiego State (9/17)... recorded 22 kills and 13 digs at Gonzaga(10/9)... tallied a career-high 22 digs against Loyola Marymount(10/2) and collected 20 against #14 Saint Mary's (11/20)...recorded a career-high six service aces against Grambling (9/25) -seventh best in single-match history... ranked second on the teamwith 14 double-double matches (kills/digs)... reached double-digitkills 20 times and reached double figures in digs 19 times...ranked third among West Coast Conference leaders in service aces(0.36) and was ninth in kills. Miscellaneous -Turned in the most prolific season by a freshman outside hitterwith 277 kills... ranked third in kills per game (2.37) among USFfreshmen behind USF Hall-of-Famer Melanie Kaiser (2.39, 1988) andBrittanie Budinger (2.60, 2000)... tallied 46 service aces, goodfor seventh place on the single-season record books and the mostrecorded by a USF player since 1995... first USF freshman to earnAll-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention selection since TeresaRussell in 1999... sister, Katherine is a sophomore on the USFVolleyball team this season. 2003 NCAA Tournament- Tallied four kills, 12 digs and added a service aceagainst Pacific... added a pair of block assists against the Tigersin USF's inaugural NCAA Tournament appearance. 2003 Season- Started every match for the Dons as a freshman...slammed a career-high 18 kills on .333 hitting and added threeaces, 12 digs and three blocks in a 3-1 win against Saint Mary's(10/25)... led the team and ranked second among WCC leaders with 46service aces this season... reached double-digit kills 16 times,including the first four matches of the season... recorded two ormore aces in 13 matches, including three with four... season-high16 digs to go along with 11 kills against #17 Loyola Marymount(10/31)... chipped in with 17 kills, 13 digs and two blocks inregular season-ending win at Saint Mary's (11/22)... ranked 12thamong league-leaders with 11 double-double performances, the mostturned in by a WCC freshman in 2003. Prep Experience- Enjoyed a standout career at Dana Hills High School...propelled the Dolphins to a pair of CIF playoff appearances, with afirst round showing as a freshman followed by a second round finishas a senior... two-time team MVP... earned All-South Coast LeagueFirst Team honors as a junior and senior... named to the CougarClassic All-Tournament squad... a three-sport athlete at DanaHills, also competed on the basketball and track teams... played onthe Saddleback Volleyball Club... club team was runner-up at Davisfollowing her freshman year before winning the title the nextseason. Personal - Theresa Ann Hart... goal forthe season is to improve her vertical jump... chose USF for thelocation and the diversity... favorite quote is "Don't sweat thesmall stuff"... after graduating plans to move back to OrangeCounty and surf every day... wants to become an architect...parents are Paul and Debra Hart... born December 5, 1984 in MissionViejo, CA. Coach Nelson on Hart - "I'm looking forTheresa to come back and really have a breakout year again. Afterhaving started two years I'm looking for her to be comfortable andreally take her role on and expand upon it. I would like to seeTheresa looking to add to her numbers both in kills and digs andreally stabilize her game and bring consistency to the court everynight."