13   Renee Ibekwe
	Class: Senior Hometown: Carson, Calif. High School: Banning HS '04 Height: 5-11 Position: OH Major: Sociology

2007: Started 19 of 28 matches, playing in 85 sets... Struck 278 kills against 151 errors in 872 attempts for .146 hitting average... Rate of 3.27 kpg averaged 10th on Big West Conference leaderboard... Also had 17 aces, 112 digs and 25 total blocks (5 solos, 20 assists)... Enjoyed solid Labor Day weekend at Cal State Bakersfield, hitting 22-4-48 (.375) vs. Idaho State then 23-5-38 (.474) vs. host Roadrunners (9/1 & 9/2)... Earned nomination for Big West Player of the Week for that performance... Opened season with 22 kills and two block assists at Northern Arizona (8/24)... Had 13 matches in double-figure kills, including eight with 15-plus... Posted one double-double, recording 14 kills and 14 digs in road match at UC Santa Barbara (10/26)... Served up 3 aces in back-to-back matches vs. Boise State (9/7) and Idaho (9/8).

2006: Saw action in 19 matches and 35 sets... Had 26 kills on 95 swings plus 6 digs and 5 block assists... Best match was 9-2-14 with a block at home vs. Cal State Northridge (11/4)... Kills total vs. Matadors more than doubled her previous career-best mark... Had career-high 20 attacks three nights later vs. Santa Clara (11/7)... Picked up 4 kills and 2 blocks vs. 4th-ranked Washington (9/15).

2005: Appeared in six matches, appearing in eight games... Hit 8-6-30 (.067) with 6 digs for the year... Earned first collegiate start against Long Beach State (10/22) after solid performance against UC Irvine the night before... Hit 4-1-10 (.300) with 2 aces, 4 digs and a block assist vs. Anteaters.

2004: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Banning HS as a senior, King-Drew Medical Magnet HS for three previous years... Captured first-team All-Magnet League honors as a junior, averaging 13 kills, 10 blocks and 12 aces... Served as a team captain as a sophomore... Twice named Best All-Around Player in volleyball... Played club ball for Los Angeles County Starlings... Named to all-star team and helped squad to gold and silver medals at Starlings Nationals.

PERSONAL: Born in Hollywood, Calif.... Double-majoring in sociology and African-American/African studies, with plans to advance to medical school... Parents are Emmanuel & Caroline Ibekwe... Name is pronounced "ee-BECK-weh"... Has two career highlights: posting 18 kills in a volleyball match, and a triple-double (22 points, 11 assists, 13 rebounds) in basketball... Best advice she's received: "You have not failed, you just have found ways that do not work."