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Cassie Yates

Player Profile

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
LaPorte, Ind.
High School:
LaPorte
Height:
6-1
Position:
MB

2007 Highlights: Appeared in 87 games for the Huskies..totaled 143 kills and 11 blocks to place fifth and third on the squad, respectively...tallied a career-high 10 kills on four separate occasions (Sept. 1, Oct. 19, Oct. 25, Oct. 27)...recorded a career-high 27 attempted kills in a four-game loss versus Western Michigan (Oct. 25)...earned a career-best seven blocks during two separate matches...established a season-high .667 hitting percentage when she successfully executed seven kills on nine attempts during a four-game loss to Western Michigan (Sept. 20)...registered a career-best five assists in a five-game loss to Kent State (Oct. 19).

2006 Highlights: Appeared in eight matches and 12 games in her rookie campaign...garnered seven kills, two block assists and a dig in a three-game sweep of Quinnipiac (Sept. 8)...picked up kills against both Saint Louis (Aug. 26) and Buffalo (Nov. 11).

Prep: Four-year letterwinner and captain for LaPorte...named team MVP as a senior...helped LaPorte to 106 wins and a pair of sectional championships during her tenure...finished her career with 876 kills and 818 total blocks (376 solo)...was the MVP of the Warsaw Tournament...chosen by prepvolleyball.com as one of the top 250 seniors nationwide - "Top 250 Senior Aces"...garnered All-State second team recognition and All-Duneland Conference first team honors as a senior...led Class 4A in both blocking (100) and block assists (147) as a junior...claimed LaPorte Herald Argus All-Area honors as a junior...earned honor roll accolades for every trimester of high school...as a sophomore, led Class 4A in both blocking (110) and block assists (182), good for fifth and second overall, respectively, in the state of Indiana...named to both the Michigan City News Dispatch and LaPorte Herald Argus All-Area teams, while claiming All-Duneland Conference honors.

Club Volleyball: Member of the Dunes Volleyball Club.

Personal: Major - Special Education...Birthdate - July 30, 1987.

Cassie Yates' Career Highs

Three-Game Match

Kills: 9, at Buffalo 10-13-07
Attempts: 18, at Buffalo
 10-13-07
Hitting Pct: .667, at Western Michigan 9-20-07
Assists: 3 vs. Toledo
 11-10-07
Digs: 3, at Akron 10-12-07
Total Blocks: 5, vs. Toledo 10-11-07

Four-Game Match

Kills: 10, vs. four opponents
 2007
Attempts: 27, vs. Western Michigan
 10-25-07
Hitting Pct.: 1.000, vs. Saint Louis 8-26-06
Assists: 2, vs. two opponents
 2007
Digs: 3, vs. Central Michigan
 10-28-07
Total Blocks: 5, vs. Texas-Pan American
 9-7-07

Five-Game Match

Kills: 10, vs. Kent State
 10-19-07
Attempts: 24, vs. Kent State 10-19-07
Hitting Pct.: .333, vs. Kent State
 10-19-07
Assists: 5, vs. Kent State
 10-19-07
Digs: 2, vs. Kent State 10-19-07
Total Blocks: 7, vs. Indiana 8-25-07

CASSIE YATES'S CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR MP-GP K K/G E TA PCT. A A/G SA SA/G SE RE DIG DIG/G BS BA TOT. B/G BE BHE PTS.
2006 8-12 9 0.75 3 19 .316 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 2 0.17 0 3 3 0.25 0 0 10.5
2007 29-91 150 1.65 62 378 .233 19 0.21 0 0.00 0 0 27 0.30 12 55 67 0.74 1 4 189.5
TOTALS 37-103 159 1.54 65 397 .237 19 0.18 0 0.00 0 0 29 0.28 12 58 70 0.68 1 4 200.0