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 Kirsten Berg
Kirsten Berg
Hometown:
La Habra Heights, CA
Position:
Student Assistant
Birthdate:
02/12/1980
Kirsten Berg is in her first season as a student assistant with the Baylor volleyball program following three seasons as a player.

Berg finished her career with 396 kills, 1.90 kills per game, 128 total blocks and 0.62 blocks per game. Berg amassed seven double-doubles, 14 matches with at least 10 kills and 11 matches with at least 10 digs. She was a regular starter each of the past two seasons. Last fall, Berg enjoyed her finest season in the Green and Gold with 220 kills for a 2.65 per game average and 209 digs for a 2.52 per game average, all career bests. She pounded a career-high 21 kills against Texas. Berg earned second-team Academic all-Big 12 Conference honors last year, as well.

A native of La Habra Heights, Calif., Berg is working toward completion of degrees in reading and interdisciplinary studies.

1999: Led the team with 0.80 blocks per game and was third with 67 total blocks...One of five Bears to have at least 100 kills, collecting exactly 100...Played in 28 games before suffering an injury to the medial meniscus in her knee causing her to miss three weeks of action...Came back from the injury with four kills and no errors in seven attempts Oct. 16 against Nebraska...Recorded her 100th career kill Sept. 11 against Butler...Notched career dig No. 100 Sept. 17 against Mississippi...Opened the season with a pair of seven-kill, three-game matches, accomplishing the feat Sept. 3 against Jackson State and again later that day at Arkansas State...Had four blocks, including two solo blocks, later that day against Rice...Tallied seven kills the following day in a three-game match against Akron...Totaled seven blocks in four games Oct. 27 against Colorado...Collected seven blocks Nov. 10 at Texas A&M...Matched her career high with eight total blocks in just three games Nov. 17 at Texas Tech...Had five digs and five total blocks in regular-season finale Nov. 27 against Kansas State...Posted a season-high 11 kills and .529 hitting percentage Dec. 3 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Temple.

1998: Registered 76 kills in 200 total attacks...Season was cut short due to injury September 25th, tearing her ACL in the first game against Texas...Had a career-high 16 kills in just her third collegiate match Sept. 5 against Rice...Also had 12 digs against the Owls...Followed that performance with a seven-kill, no-error, four-block outing at North Texas later in the day...Turned in arguably the best match of her career Sept. 6 against Northwestern with 11 kills, a career-high 16 digs and eight total blocks against Northwestern...Had 10 digs in four games Sept. 10 against Arizona State...Tallied eight kills and 13 digs with a couple of blocks Sept. 18 against Miami University...Had seven digs and four blocks, including one solo, Sept. 19 at Arkansas.

High School: Prepped at La Habra Heights High School in La Habra Heights, Calif., for head coach Dave Sorrells...Two-time, first-team all-Freeway League honoree...Named first-team all-CIF and team most valuable player as a senior...Second-team all-county in 1997...Also lettered in track twice...Principal’s honor roll student with a 4.09 GPA...Named La Habra High Woman of the Year as a senior.

Personal: Full name is Kirsten Alma-Sabina Berg...Born Feb. 12, 1980 in Orange, Calif....Daughter of John and Christine Berg of La Habra Heights, Calif....Has one brother, Sonje, who is 23, and one sister, Kajsa, who is eight...Chose Baylor over Southwest Missouri State and Massachusetts.