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University of Illinois Athletics

2007 Women's Volleyball Roster

2 Vicki Brown

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Toledo, Ohio
  • High School Roy C. Start

Biography

At Illinois
2007
• Earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention for the second straight season • Pre-season All-Big Ten honoree
• Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Dayton Flyer Classic, Mizuno Invitational II and was selected the State Farm Illini Classic MVP, her second straight MVP honor at the Classic
• Tallied 19 kills while hitting .519 in the championship match of the Dayton Flyer Classic
• Was named to the All-Tournament team in her last eight tournaments of her career
• Ranked seventh in the Big Ten in hitting percentage in all matches (.321)
• Charted a season-high 21 kills while hitting .412 at Ohio State
• Had nine kills in 14 swings in game one vs. Wisconsin on Sept. 19, the longest game (41-39 in Illinois history
• Tallied her 1,000th career kill on Nov. 3 vs. Michigan State
• Hit over .400, including five over .550.
•Registered double-digit kills marks in 22 matches this season, including 12 of which with 15-or-more

2006
Named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten • Named MVP of the State Farm Illini Classic after posting 45 kills, nine blocks and hitting .413 • Named MVP of the Marquette Kickoff Tournament after hitting .514 on the weekend. • Earned her third straight all-tournament honor at the UNC Volleyball Classic • Had double figures in kills 22 times, and had at least 15 kills in nine of those • Hit a career-high .667 against Ole Miss • Ranked ninth in the Big Ten in hitting percentage (.324) • Ranked among the top 10 in the country in kills through September.

2005
Converted back to middle blocker, a position she played in high school • Recorded seven block assists against UNLV • Recorded double-digits in kills in 13 matches • Named to the State Farm Illini Classic All-Tournament Team after recording 22 kills in 42 attempts and seven blocks in two games • Led the Illini in blocks in 15 matches • Recorded a career high in kills (19) in a five-game victory over Michigan State • In UM-MSU weekend, combined to hit .404 • Recorded a career high in block assists (9) in a five-game loss to Indiana • Set a career high in attack attempts against Purdue with 31.

2004
Was a big spark off the bench • Hit .667 with four kills and no errors in win over Miami in the Illini Classic • Had seven kills and several crucial ones in fourth game of win over USC • Down 27-25 in the fourth game of the Arkansas Tournament, scored the final six Illinois points as the Illini rallied to win, 31-29 • Had five kills vs. Penn State • Finished the season with 60 kills and a .159 hitting percentage.

High School:
Earned All-City honors as both a junior and senior • Earned All-District honors in 2003 after being an honorable mention All-District selection as a junior. • A two-sport standout in both volleyball and basketball • Named to the Springfield Golden Spike All-Tournament team after recording 42 kills in three matches. • Finished the year with 182 kills, 72 blocks, and a .380 attack percentage • As a junior, had nine double-digit kills matches, including three with 15 or more. • Named to the Ohio Valley Region (OVR) High Performance Team at the 2002 Salt Lake City National Volleyball Meet. • High School Coach was Jan Dermer •Named All-City League and Honorable Mention All-District in basketball, leading Start to its City Championship Game.

Personal
Born Aug. 11, 1986 • Daughter of Kelvin and Francine Brown • Member of the high school choir and the "Blessed" Singing Group • Favorite athlete is Tim Duncan because "He doesn't talk a lot on how good his game is; he just shows it on the court" • Would like to play volleyball professionally then teach elementary school.

Vicki Brown By The Numbers

Career Statistics    Year MP  GP  K   E   TA  Pct.    A   SA  SE  RE  DIG BS  BA  TB  BE  BHE    2004    20  40  60  36  151 .159    0   0   1   0   10  1   12  13  2   0    2005    31  117 283 124 587 .271    11  0   0   2   19  16  115 131 14  3    2006    29  101 362 142 680 .324    13  0   0   2   16  22  89  111 25  2    2007    29  115 377 143 729 .321    8   0   0   1   30  19  116 135 2   0    Total    109 373 1082    445 2147    .297    32  0   1   5   75  58  332 390 55  5

Vicki Brown's Career Highs

K:  24 vs. Witchita State (9/9/06)E:  9, three times, last vs. Iowa (11/3/06)TA: 32, twice, last vs. Dayton (9/12/06)Pct:    .667 (18-2-24) vs. Ole Miss (9/1/06)A:  2, three, last vs. Penn State (10/19/07)SA: 0SE: 0D:  3, 4 times, last vs. Northwestern (11/2/07)BS: 3, twice, last vs. LSU (8/31/07)BA: 9, twice, last vs. Indiana (11/17/06)TB: 12 vs. Indiana (11/17/06)

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2004Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    2
  • 2

    2005Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    2
  • 2

    2006Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    2
  • 2

    2007Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    2