7   Avreeta Singh
Avreeta Singh

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Fresno, Calif.

High School:
Bullard HS '06

Height:
5-6

Position:
L

Major:
Exercise Biology


2008: One of two Aggies (along with Kayla Varney) to play all 29 matches and all 108 sets... Led team and ranked 5th in Big West Conference with 419 digs (3.88 dps)... Lifted career total to 1,417, just 29 behind UC Davis record-holder Mary McClelland (1,446 from 2001-04)... Also paced Aggies with 19 aces (0.18 aps)... Earned all-tournament nods at Air Force Invitational (9/5-9/6) and Aggie Invitational (9/19-9/20)... Reached double-figured digs in 24 matches, including 20-plus five times... Had season-best 23 digs vs. UC Riverside (10/10)... Served up season-best 4 aces twice, both at home and both in five sets: vs. Long Beach State (9/27) and Cal State Fullerton (11/14)... Earned Big West Academic All-Conference and second-team Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar honors.

2007: ALL-BIG WEST CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION... Started all 28 matches at libero, playing in 102 of team's 103 games... Led team with 495 digs, ranking 5th in Big West Conference with 4.85 dpg average... Digs total ranks 3rd in UC Davis history and puts her within 2 of becoming fifth Aggie to break 1,000-dig milestone... Also led team with 23 service aces (0.23 apg)... Posted double-figure digs in all but three matches, including 20-plus on 12 occasions... Season-high total was 36, in 4-setter at Cal Poly (10/27)... Recorded 29 digs and 2 aces vs. Cal State Fullerton (10/12)... Selected as UC Davis female representative for Big West Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year... Also won Big West Academic All-Conference and Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar accolades for her academic prowess.

2006: DIV. I ALL-INDEPENDENT SECOND TEAM... Played in all 28 matches and all 99 games at libero... Finished with 503 digs, ranking 2nd among D-I Independent leaders with 5.08 dpg... Both digs total and digs average ranks 2nd in school history... Earned D-I Independent Defensive Player of the Week on three occasions... First such honor was for school-record 42 digs at Fresno State (9/16)... Picked up second award after 4-game, 40-dig performance at Cal State Fullerton (9/29)... Added third nod with 50 digs in 8 home games vs. Cal State Fullerton (10/26) and UC Riverside (10/28)... Holds top two spots on Aggies' single-match digs list as only player to break 40-dig barrier... Had 20 or more digs seven times.

BULLARD HS '06: Chosen as MVP both for team and County/Metro Athletic Conference in 2004... Also led team to CMAC title as a senior, earning another All-MAC award... Class valedictorian and member of National Honor Society, having compiled a GPA of far better than 4.0... Played club ball for Red Wave Extreme, helping team to Jr. Olympics on three occasions.

PERSONAL: Born in Fresno, Calif.... Pre-med student, majoring in exercise biology... Parents are Premdeep & Parveen Singh... Proudest personal accomplishment was graduating at the top of her class... Career highlight was beating Bullard High's archrival in front of a packed gym... Profiled in UC Davis' 2007-08 Annual Report... Selected to represent UC Davis at NCAA Leadership Conference in May 2007... Serving second year as a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) officer.