University of San Francisco Athletics

General Capsule - Made a successful transitionto opposite hitter last season... strong blocker and efficientattacker... enjoyed a strong spring campaign... highly motivatedplayer. Miscellaneous - Enters final season on theHilltop ranked ninth in career total blocks (234)... needs 85 tocatch Sharon Mellen (1985-88) in sixth place with 319... competedon the USA BringIt Promotions Developmental Team during itsArgentinian Tour during the summer of 2007. At USF (2006)- Played a key role as team captain in helping USF matchthe most wins in program history (23)... made successfultransistion to opposite hitter... ranked third on the team inblocks (0.89) as the Dons shattered the program record for mostblocks in a season (312.5) for the second consecutive year...turned in eight-kill, seven-block performance against San JoseState (9/1)... recorded season-high nine kills against St. Francis(9/23)... tallied a season-high eight blocks to go along with fivekills at Sacramento State (9/8)... registered five or more blockssix times including seven in back-to-back matches against theSpartans and UC Santa Barbara (9/3) in the USF Powerade/AsicsClassic... matched a career-high with four digs at Marquette(9/15)... dished a career-high three assists in six matches.At USF (2005) - Turned in strong season for theDons in the middle as a sophomore... ranked second on the team inblocks (0.95), third in attack percentage (.229)... enjoyedoutstanding match against William and Mary (9/2), with 15 kills on.700 hitting (15/1/20) to go along with a pair of blocks... set acareer-high with 16 kills on .452 hitting against San Jose State(9/6) and added four blocks for a career-high 18.0 points... turnedin a career-high 11 blocks (two solo) against Cal Poly (9/13) injust three games, good for a share of third place on the Donssingle-match record book... collected 10 kills on .400 hittingagainst Pacific (9/17) in USF's first ever win against theTigers... pounded 11 kills to go along with six blocks (one solo)against No. 18 San Diego (11/22)... registered four blocks or morein 12 matches and tallied five or more eight times. At USF(2004) - Showed signs of brilliance during first season atUSF... tallied a career-high with eight kills against Prairie ViewA & M (9/25) and at #18 Santa Clara (11/13)... recorded acareer-high with eight blocks (two solo) at Loyola Marymount(10/29)... added six blocks (one solo) against #24 Santa Clara(10/15). Prep/Club Career - Four-year varsityplayer at William J. Palmer High School... earned Rocky MountainNews First Team All-State and All-Colorado Springs Metro LeagueFirst Team honors following her senior season... competed in fourUSA Volleyball Junior Olympics with the Colorado Juniors and earnedAll-Rocky Mountain Regional Team selection in 2003... selected totrain with the USA Volleyball High Performance Camp... also playedbasketball and earned All-State Honorable Mention nod after leadingthe Terrors in scoring and rebounding as a senior. Personal- Linzy Kearney... goal for the season is to help the teamwin big matches... chose USF for the location and the quality ofthe team and coaching staff... father Jay (1980) and mother Leslie(1980, 84) were US Olympic Canoe Team members... born June 16, 1986in Lexington, KY. Coach Doron on Kearney - "Linzyis an outstanding leader on this team and does whatever necessaryto make the team succsessful. She's a versatile player and alwaysputs in 110 percent effort. I look for Linzy to have a strongsenior season."