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2 0 0 8 V o l l e y b a l lM e e t t h e S q u a d9 - N a d i a A n d r a d e2007: Led the team in digs with 294 and digs per game with 3.09/Gm… Ranksseventh all time in digs per game in a single season at Newberry… High School:Graduated from Leopoldo de Miranda in 2006... Brazilian Delegate at the YouthScience Leadership Institute in 2006... Youth Ambassador in 2006... Personal:Born January 21, 1989... daughter of Ester Pimenta and Demervaz Andrade...favorite food is ice cream... most respected sports figure is Brazilian volleyballplayer Giba.5-5SophomoreLiberoBelo Horizonte, BrazilLeopoldo de Miranda1 5 - A l e x a n d r a H a g g e2007: Competed in 5 matches as a reserve… High School: Played four yearsof varsity volleyball for head coach Eddie Sikes at Northwood Academy in NorthCharleston... all-state nominee... Junior Olympics Nationals member... alsoplayed two years of soccer, three years of basketball and was a cheerleader forone year... Personal: Born July 11, 1989... daughter of Ken and Jackie Hagge...favorite pro sports team is the NFL’s Carolina Panthers... when she’s not cheeringfor Newberry, Alex supports the Nebraska Cornhuskers.5-8SophomoreOutside HitterCharleston, S.C.Northwood Academy1 7 - B r i a n n a B l a k e l y2007: Led the team in assists with 643… Fourth on the all time list of assistsper game in a single season at Newberry with 9.60/Gm… High School: Playedfour years of varsity volleyball at J. Frank Dobie High in Pasadena, Texas, forhead coaches Donna Branch and Joe Sabatell... 2nd in assists and 3rd in digsin the greater Houston area... first team all-district in three seasons and all-academichonoree... Personal: Born March 4, 1989... daughter of Steve and ReneeBlakely... most respected athlete is Misty May... when not rooting for Newberry,Brianna is a Texas Longhorns fan... favorite movie is Dirty Dancing... older sisterChelsea is setter at Texas-Pan American.5-3SophomoreSetterHouston, TexasPasadena Dobie HS1 2 2 0 0 8 V o l l e y b a l l M e d i a G u i d e